THE BIRDS OF SOUTH-WEST AND PENINSULAR SIAM. 141 



218. Caprimulgus indieus jotaka Temm. & Sclileg. 



Gaprimidgus jotala, Temm. & Schleg., Fauna Japon., Aves, 1847, 



p. 37, pi. 12 (Japan) ; F., p. 37 (Trang). 

 Caprimulgus indieus jota La ^ J., p. 153 (Langkawi). 



On the coasts and islands of the westei-n side of Peninsular 



Siam tliis migratory species is not uncommon during the wintei' 



months, 



219. Caprimulgus asiaticus Latham. 



Caprimulgus asiaticus, Latham, Ind. Orn. ii, 1790, p. 588 (India, 

 Bombay) ; G., p. 150 (Ratbuvi and Petchaburi) : 1., p. 109 (Koh 

 Lak) ; K., p. 97 (Koh Lak . 



Not known south of Koh Lak. 



220 Caprimulgus macrurus ambiguus Haitert. 



Caprimulgus macrurus ambiguus, Harteit, Ibis, 1896, p. 373 

 (Malay Peninsula ; Burma ; Assam ; Eastern Himalayas) ; K., 

 p. 94 (Koh Lak. Type locality restricted to South Tenasserim) : 

 L., p. 97 (Junk Seylon). 



Caprimulgus macrurus. A., p. 58, 498 (Tavoy to Malewoon) ; B., p. 

 51 (Junk Seylon and Malay J eninsula) ; E., p. 107 (Patani). 



Capritnidgus ambiguus, F., p. 37 (Trang'. 



Caprimulgus macrurus bimaculatus, 1., p, 109 (Hue Sai and Hat 

 Sanuk)'; J., p. 153 (Langkawi) ; M., p. 436 (Klong Wong Hip, 

 Peninsular Siam). 



$. Koh Rah, Takuapah, Peninsular Siam, 16 February 1919 

 (No. 4075). 



^, 9. Tapli, Pakchan, Peninsular Siam, 2-3 March 1919 

 (Nos. 4354, 4398). 



" Iris dark ; bill blackish ; feet pinkish brown." 



Total length d, 287; 9, 273, 277; wing cT, 198; 9, 193, 189; 

 tail d, 153; 9, 135, 145; tarsus c?, 18; 9, 14, 16. 5; bill from gape 

 cJ, 34; 9, 31, 34 mm. 



Much has been written on the races of this widespread goat- 

 sucker, which it is unnecessary to repeat here. It appears to be 

 fairly well established that three races exist on the Asiatic conti- 

 nent, viz., 



G. macrurus albonotatus, Tickell, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 



I- Gyldenstolpe, Kungl. Sv. Vet. Akad. Handl. IWI. Baker, Journ. N. H. Soc. Siam, iii, 1919. 



56, No. 2. 1916. (first part). 



J. Robinson, Journ. F. M. 8. Mils, vii, 1917 Baker, Journ. N. H. Roc. Siam, iii, 1919. 



K. Kloss, Ibis, 1918. , (second part). 



L. Robinson and Kloss, Journ. N. H. Soc. Siam, M.I. Baker, Journ. N. H. Soc. "Siam, iv, 1920. 



iii, 1919. (third part). 



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