348 NOTES ON SOME BIRDS COLLECTED ON THE NILGHIRIS 
[102.—Cypsellus_ batassiensis, J. #. Gr. The 
Palm Swift. 
Occurs in the Wynaad at any rate, asa specimen was sent 
us by mistake from Sultan’s Battery with several C. unicolor.— 
A. 0. H.] 
103.—Collocalia unicolor, Jerd. The Indian Edible 
Nest Swiftlet. 
Very abundant on the Nilghiris and Bramagherries, where 
they breed in caves, but never make a pure nest, the nest always 
being composed of moss and lichen, merely agglutinated to- 
gether with saliva. 
104.—Dendrochelidon coronata, Tick. The Indian- 
Crested Swift. 
I have never met with this species on the Nilchiris commonly 
as Dr. Jerdon seems to have done (vide B. 1., Vol. L., p. 186). 
I have met with it occasionally in the Wynaad, and on the 
Ghats. 
105.—Batrachostomus moniliger, Lay. The Sing- 
alese Frogmouth. 
I have never myself met with this species either in the 
Wynaad or the Ghats of the Nilghiris, nor have I met with 
any one who has obtained a specimen in these localities. It 
must, I think, be extremely rare, if indeed it occurs at all.* 
108.—Caprimulgus kelaarti, Bly. The Nilghiri Night- 
jar. 
This species is common on the Nilghiris, and it also occurs, 
though somewhat more sparingly, through the Wynaad. 
During the day it retires into some shady place, settling on the 
ground, or perching on a thick bough. It makes its appearance 
in the open soon after sunset. 
During the pairing and breeding season the males are very 
‘noisy. The following are the dimensions taken in the flesh of 
a male and female :— 
Male.—Length, 11°4; expanse, 24°5 ; tail, 5:9; wing, 7°9; 
tarsus, 0°7 ; bill from gape, 1:4; weight, 3 ozs. 
Female.—Length, 10°6; expanse, 22:0; tail, 4:9; wing, 
7°45; tarsus, 0°6 ; bill from gape, 1:4. 
* ‘oe have it from the Travancore hills, but from nowhere as yet further 
north —Ep., 8. F 
