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Bill, black ; irides, brown ; feet, fleshy ; claws, dusky. 
3. Sanju, 11th August.—Length, 6:4; expanse, 15:2; wing, 
6°25 tail, 3°0; tarsus, 0°45; closed wings exceed tail, 1:2; 
bill, from gape, 0°75; weight, 1 oz. Bill and claws, black ; 
irides, brownish black ; feet, fleshy. 
This Swift was not discriminated from Cypselus pekinensis 
at. the time I obtained it, but the point which Mr. Hume 
considers distinctive, viz., the black feet of Cypselus pekinensis 
against the flesh colored feet of this species wis certainly 
noted by me from the fresh birds. I can only say, about 
the Swift under consideration, that a specimen was obtained 
at Yarkand in July and another at Sanju in August, and that 
this species must have been associated with Mr. Swinhoe’s 
Swift—at the former place, at all events. Curiously enough, 
the name given to the bird preserved at Sanju was Yar Kar- 
loghach, t. e., Bank Swallow and not Kirich Karloghach. 
Of course I do not mean to say that the Yarkandis were 
aware that they had two species of Swift in their country. 
I put down in my notes at the time that “ the Swift is called 
Kirich—(sometimes Yar) Karloghach.” 
c: . egyptius, Licht. 
112A.—Caprimulgus ae Severtsov.* 
Q Ljitku, Dolan District, 28th July.—Length, 10:1; ex- 
panse, 22; wing, 7:4; tail, 5°15; tarsus, 0°63; bill, from 
gape, 1:33; closed wings fall short of tail, 0°8. 
Bill, black at tip, brownish at base ; irides, darkish brown ; legs 
and feet, fleshy ; claws, brownish black. 
This Goatsucker was never met with in the immediate neigh- 
bourhood of Kashghar or Yarkand, and the only specimen I ob- 
tained was captured in the forest region of the Dolan about 
thirty miles from the city of Yarkand. ‘Phe following is the 
account given of this species by the Yarkandi Shikaris: The 
name of this bird is Ayagh siz., (‘ footless’ or ‘ without feet’) ; it is 
only found in the forest of the Dolan among the Toghrak 
(poplar) trees, and it lives there permanently. It sits still on the 
branches during the day time, but at night it flies about, making 
a noise like the croaking of a frog and catches its prey (moths, 
insects) while on the wing, like a Swallow. The male bird is of 
a lighter color than the female. Breeds in May and June; the 
young birds often seen flying about towards the end of July. 
125.—Coracias garrula, Lin. 
1. §. Sulaghz Langar, 12th August.—Length, 12°5 ; expanse, 
25°4; wing, 7:4; tail, 5°4; tarsus, 0°8; bill, from gape, 1°73; 
closed wings fall short of tail, 2:0; weight, 3°5 oz. 
* I feel no certainty that I have correctly identified this species. —A, O. H 
