BIRDS OF THE KHASIA HILLS. 907 



1076. Tachornis infumatus.— The Eastern Palm-Swift. 



Common, breeding in the roof of houses when these are of thatch or bam- 

 boo leaves. 



1077. Centura Sp. 



I saw some Spine-tails hawking over the Shillong tank, they were probably 

 nudipes, but were not near enough to identify. 



Family OAPRIMULGID^. 

 1090. Caprimulgus monticola.' — Franklin's Nightjar. 

 Rare. I have heard its call. 

 1093. Caprimulgus macrurus. — The White-spotted Nightjar or Horsfield's 

 Nightjar. 

 Common. 



1095. Caprimulgus indicus.— The Assam Jungle Nightjar. 

 Fairly common. 



Order TROGONES. 

 Family TROGONID^. 

 1101. Harpactes erythrocephalus. — The Red-headed Trogon. 

 Not rare in low forested parts. 



Order COCCYGES 

 Family CUCULID^E. 



1104. Cuculus canorus. — The Cuckoo. 



Very common after the end of March, when its call may be heard all over 

 the Hills. 



1105. Cuculus saturatus. — The Himalayan Cuckoo. 



This bird is at least as common as canorus, perhaps even more so, but whereas 

 I get very great quantities of canorus' eggs I get practically none of this 

 Cuckoo's. Rattray and other observers have, of course, noted that this bird 

 lays much later and it may be that they have not yet started (10th June), but 

 they began calling early in April, and several of the birds now calling (June 

 20th) are beginning to lose their voices, a sure sign that the breeding season 

 is on the wane. 



1106. Cuculus poliocephalus.— The Small Cuckoo. 

 Appears to be rare. 



1107. Cuculus micro pterus. — The Indian Cuckoo. 

 Very common, but keeps lower down in these Hills. 



1108. Hierococcyx sparverioides. — The Large Hawk-Cuckoo. 



Not rare. I have taken here one of Rattray's Blue type of eggs, from the 

 nest of Lanius nigriceps. 



1110. Hierococcyx nisicolor. — Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo. 

 Not rare. 



1115. Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus. — The Violet Cuckoo. 

 Very rare. I have received specimens from the foot of the Hills near 

 Sylhet. Keeps almost entirely to evergreen forest and frequents the tallest 

 tree. 



