Contrihutions to the Ornithology of India, 8)'c. 167 



less e;xtension of the white o-ular patch of feathers^ and the exis- 

 tence of a more or less visible paler supercilliary stripes are 

 noticeable as in C. apus ; young- ones also show the whitish 

 marginations on the feathers of the under parts." 



In these latter remarks I entirely agree^ and I would add that 

 even in the same localities the birds vary vei*y much in size, the 

 wing varying from 4'8 to about 5*5 in Indian specimens. 

 Dr. Finsch indeed gives the wing* of specimens from the Bine Nile 

 and St. Thome at 5 '6 ; but I have seen no Indian bird quite 

 so large as this. 



jr^ 113.— Oaprimulgus mahrattensis, Sykes. 



Goat-suckers are very scarce in Sindh. I myself never suc- 

 ceeded in securing" a specimen, except a single male of this species 

 at the very northern boundary of Sindh, on the banks of the 

 Indus. This specimen measured, length, 8*9 ; expanse, 20 ; tail 

 from vent, 4*25 ; wing", 6*8 ; wings when closed, reached to 

 within 0-55 of end of tail; weight, 2*25 ozs. The legs and feet 

 were pale fleshy brown ; the claws black ; bill and irides, dark 

 brown. 



I am told that at Larkhana, Mehur, and near the Munchur 

 Lake, goat-suckers have been often noticed, I hope local ob- 

 servers will preserve specimens and send them to me for identi- 

 fication. 



117.— Merops viridis, L. 



Pretty common all the year round in Upper Sindh ; in Lower 

 Sindh it appears comparatively rare. The Sindh specimens 

 almost entirely lack the rufous tinge on the head ; in fact in color- 

 ation as in geographical position, they are at the opposite end 

 of the scale to the Burmese birds in which the rufous tinge on 

 the cap is so conspicuous. 



^120.— Merops segyptius, Forsh. 



I myself failed to procure a specimen, as this species is not 

 a cold weather visitant to Sindh, but it is common everywhere 

 in L^pper Sindh at any rate during the hot weather and rains, 

 and I have received specimens procured there subsequent to my 

 departure. 



123.— Coracias indica, L. 



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The Indian roller, though scarcely ever met with in the desert S^ 

 portions of Sindh, is as common in the better wooded and culti- 

 vated portions of the province as elsewhere throughout India. 



