364 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXVII. 



The Key gi^^en below may perhaps be a useful supplement to that given 

 in the " Fauna of India Birds", (Blanford and Gates) on which individual 

 specimens do not always work out correctly. 



Finally I would urge all members interested to endeavour to obtain and 

 submit for competent identification any Nightjars about which they are 

 doubtful, especially all Nightjars which are caught at sea on board ship on 

 the voyage between India and England. Nightjars frequently come aboard 

 and often can be caught. 



KEY TO PUNJAB MEMBERS OF THE GENUS CAPRIMULGUS. 



( Note : White includes buff.) 



f 2 outer pairs of tail feathers with large white 



I terminal spots. . . . . . . . . . 2 



I 4 outer pairs of tail feathers with white sub- 



1 ^ terminal spots . . . . . . . . indicus S 



I Outer tail feather without white spots . . 5 



I 2 outer pairs of tail feathers entirely white 



t except at the tip . . . . . . . . monticola S 



„ C Wing under 160 mm. . . . . . . . . asiaticus d 2 



\ Wing over 160 mm. . . . . . . . . 3 



f Large white spots on 1st four primaries . . 4 



X Large white spots on 1st three primaries . . maerurus S 



( General tint above sandy grey. Black spots 



3 on crown transverse . . . . . . . . mahrattensis <S 2 



I General tint above silvery grey. Black spots 



V. on crown lanceolate . . . . . . . . unwini S 



Large white spots on 1st three primaries . . unwini 5 

 Large white spots on 1st four primaries . . 6 



f General colour above dark brown with black 

 n J markings . . . . . . . . . . indicus $ 



I General colour above dark brownish grey 



(^ with rufous markings . . . . . . monticola $ 



THE JUNGLE NIGHTJAR, CAPRIMULGUS INDICUS INDICUS. Lath. 



The Jungle Nightjar has been divided into three races, the typical form 

 C. indicus indicus (wing in c^' 197-203 mm.) found in India, replaced in 

 Ceylon by the smallest race, C. indicus helaarti, with a wing in the male of 

 173-183mm. The third form is C. indicus jotalca of S. E. Siberia, China, 

 Japan and other eastern localities which is larger, with a wing in the male 

 of 212-224mm. 



There has been a certain amount of confusion regarding these Nightjars 

 as the various races intergrade with one another both in size and colour 

 and it is impossible to be sure of the correct identification of individuals. 

 Under the circumstances therefore so far as the Punjab is concerned (lying 

 in the extreme N. W. corner of the entire range of the species) I propose 

 to treat all records of the Jungle Nightjar as referring to C. indicus indicus, 

 irrespective of the name under which the record was made. Since, from 

 the geographical position of our area, it is extremely unlikely, whatever 

 may be the case in other parts, that the status of the sub-species may be 

 confused by migration from the areas of the other two races. 



I find the following records : — 



Ratray took a clutch of eggs at Fort Munro, Baluchistan border, on 

 28th July 1904, which is figured in the Journal B. N. H. S. Vol. xvi, p. 660. 

 The bird is apparently not uncommon about Hazara and the Galis. Hume 



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