84 ON THE OCCURRENCE OF CAPRIMULGUS RUFICOLLIS. 
It unfortunately happens that the notes I made at the time were 
very incomplete, and I am therefore prevented from giving a 
full description of the animal; that given, may, however, be 
sufficient to identify it, should other specimens be obtained. 
Ihave great pleasure in naming this species after my kind 
friend, Mr. Alder, to whom we all owe so much for his labours 
amongst the zoopytes of our district, and who may be said to be 
“the father of the zoophytology of Tyneside.” 
EXPLANATION OF THE FIGURES 10-15. (PLATE IL). 
Fig. 10 Podocoryne Alderi 
» 11 Free medusoid 
» 12 Pair of tentacles with eye spots at their base 
», 13 Portion of tentacle showing granulated appearance 
», 14 Peduncle 
» 15 One of the tentacular processes of peduncle 
XIV.—Wotice of the occurrence of Caprimulgus ruficollis in 
England. By Jonny Hancock. 
On the 6th October, so far back as 1856, I obtained a fresh 
killed specimen of this rare European Goat Sucker, of Mr. Pape, 
game dealer, of this town. It was shot the previous day at 
Killingworth, near Newcastle. I could not determine the sex 
from dissection, but I think itis most probably a male, as the 
first primaries have each a spot upon their inner webs, and the 
first two spots are white. Ihave delayed until now making 
this announcement, for I found on comparison, that the bird in 
question differed slightly from a Hungarian specimen in my 
collection, and I was consequently anxious to see others before 
doing so. I have now had an opportunity of referring to a 
specimen in the British Museum, and find that it quite agrees 
with my bird. I have therefore no longer any hesitation in 
stating that it is the true Rujicollis of authors; and Ihave much 
