﻿1874'.] mil Banges oftlie N. E. Frontier. 153 



100«. Cypselus subfukcatus, Blyth. 



This is, I think, the first record of the occurrence of this species within 

 the Indian area. I observed a few pairs in June breeding in the cliffs that 

 overhang the falls of the '' Umkrau" at Shillong. They were not easy to 

 obtain, and the first I shot fell into grass so far down that it was never found ; 

 however, a day or two after I secured one, and after this they soon left the 

 place. I could not get at the nests. My specimen agrees with those from 

 Amoy and Malacca in Lord Walden's collection. 



Wing, 5-1," t. 0-5,'' bf. 0-23/' It will probably be found in all similar 

 deep valleys with precipitous sides that occur in the Khasi hills. 



108^. Capeimulgus jotaka, 2, Schlegel. 



I shot this bird near the Umshirpi falls on the 29th May. It got up off 

 the path and immediately settled again about 10 yards off on the open path, 

 on again putting it up it did the same. Captain Badgley, who was walk- 

 ing behind me, called out that he had found the eggs. I then put the bird 

 up a third time and brought her down. The eggs were laid close in under 

 the rock on side of the path lying on the bare grouad with no signs of any 

 thing in the way of preparation for them or the young. The two eggs are 

 of a dull vvhite, blotched with three shades of umber and one shade of ashy 

 brown : in the one they are distributed pretty evenly throughout and this is 

 symmetrical in form, the minor axis being in the centre of the length : in 

 the other the markings are mostly confined to the larger end and the 

 shape is rounder : 



1st. major axis 1'22, minor axis 0*88/'' 



2nd. „ 1-19," „ 0-91/ 



Another ? was obtained by me near the village of Sopvomah in the 

 Naga Hills, in January, at an elevation of 5000 feet, which, Lord Walden 

 tells me, is identical with Japanese and Burmese individuals. 



Caprimulgus is a common bird at Shillong during May and part of 

 June, after which I did not hear their chukking noise so often, and at the time 

 I started for Calcutta in August, they had apparently left the vicinity of the 

 station owing probably to the increased rain-fall. 



114. Capeimulgus moeticolus, Franklin. 



From the Garo Hills. 



W. 7-55," T. 4-85," t. 0' 83/ 



122. NYCTiOEms Atheetoni, Jard. and Selby. • 



Garo and Naga Hills. 

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