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1427. (1071) Micropus _ pacificus acuticauda. The Khasia 
Hills Surft. 
Cypselus acuticauda Blyth, Ibis, 1865, p. 45 (Cherrapoonjt, 
Khasia Hills). 
Khasia Hills and ? 
1428. (1071) Muicropus pacificus cooki. The Burmese While- 
rumped Swift. 
Cypselus paciticus cooki Harington, Bull. B.O.C., xxxt., 
p. 56 (1912), (N. Shan States). 
N. Shan States ; resident. 
1429. (1072) Micropus pacificus leuconyx. Blyth’s White- 
rumped Swift. ; 
Cypselus leuconyx Blyth, J.A.S.B., aviv. p. 212 (1845), 
(NV. W. Himalayas). 
N. W. Himalayas ; resident. 
1430. (1073) Micropus affinis affinis. The Common Indian 
House-Surft. ; 
Cypselus affinis Gray, Ill. Ind. Zool., pl. 35 (1832), (Ganges). 
Tropical India. 
1431. (1073) Micropus affinis galilegensis. The Kashnur House- 
Swift. 
Cypselus galilegensis Antinori, Nawmannia, 
(Palestine). 
N. W. Africa, 8S. E. Asia to Kashmir. 
1432. (1074) Micropus affinis subfurcatus. The Malayan 
House-Swift. 
Cypselus subfurcatus Blyth, J.A.S8.B., xviit., p. 807. (1849) 
(Penang). 
Assam, Burma and Malay Pen. 
1433. (1075) Tachornis batassiensis batassiensis. The Palm- 
Swift. 
Cypselus balassiensis (misprint), Gray, in Grif. An. King. vii., 
p. 60 (1829), (India). 
India and Ceylon. 
1434. (1076) Tachornis batassiensis infumatus. The Eastern 
Palm-Swift. 
Cypselus infumatus Sclater, P.Z.S., 1865, p. 602 (Borneo). 
Assam, Burma, E. to China, 8. to Java, ete. 
Sub-family CH&TURINA, 
*1435. (1077) Hirundinapus caudacuta nudipes. The White- 
necked Spine-tail. 
Chetura nudipes Hodg., J.A.S.B., v., p. 779 (1836), (Nepal). 
Himalayas, Hazara to Assam. 
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* Chaturae is the generic name for an American species quite different to our 
Indian forms. Hirundinapus must therefore be used for t e big forms whilst our 
two small ones which are both quite different generically from the large birds 
must be calledIndicapus Mathews, and Rhapidura, Oates. 
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p. 307 (1855), 
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