EGYPTIAN OE ISABELLINE NIGHTJAE. 



CAPRIMULGUS JEGYPTIUS, Licht. 



Caprimulgus segyptius, Lichtenstein, Verz. Doubl. p. 59; 

 Dresser, iv. p. 629; Whitaker, Zool. 1883, p. 374; 

 Saunders, Man. Br. B. p. 260. 



One occurrence. The gamekeeper of Mr. J. Whitaker, 

 of Rainsworth Lodge near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, 

 shot a Nightjar on 23rd June, 1883, his attention 

 having been attracted to it by its light colour. This 

 specimen, on examination, proved to be a Caprimulgus 

 cegyptius. 



The bird has also occurred on Heligoland, but its 

 home is Turkestan, Baluchistan, Egy[)t, and Nubia, 

 whence it probably migrates further south in the winter 

 season. [0. S.J 



