IN THE HANCOCK COLLECTION. 333 



Case 



171. Alpine Swift. Cypselus melba, (Linn.). 



Remark. — No locality for this specimen, which, has been 

 in the collection of J, Hancock for many years. Stuffed March 

 2l8t, 1879. J. H. 



Fam. GAPRIMULGID^. 

 Genus. CAPRIMULGUS. 



112. Nightjar. Caprimulgus Europseus, Linn. 



No. 1 (upper left). Male. Northumberland, 1839. 

 ,, 2 (middle left). Female. Northd., 1838. 



Presented by Mr. Armstrong. 

 ,, 3 (lower left). Two, in first plumage. 



Taken in the County of Durham, July 15th, 1878. 

 Presented by Thomas Thompson, Esq., Winlaton. 



RemarJi. — Ground made to represent the plumage of the 

 birds as they are generally found in nature. J. H. 



Red-necked Nightjar. Caprimulgus ruficollis, 



Temm. 



No. 4 (right). Shot at Killingworth, near Newcastle, and 



purchased of Mr. Pape, Gamedealer, by John Hancock, 



Oct. 6th, 1856, the day after the bird was shot. This is 



the first British killed specimen on record. J. H. 



Order. COLUMB.E. 

 Fam. COLUMBID^. 



Genus. COLUMBA. 



173. Ring Dove. Columba palum.bus, L. ex. Briss. 



No. 1 (left). Male. Cumberland, May 3rd, 1883. 

 „ 2 (right). Female. Cumberland, April 22nd, 1883. 



Nob. 1, 2 presented by Mrs. Henry Watson, Newcastle. 

 ,, 3 (lower). Two in the down. 



E. Bidwell, Esq., Sept. 8th, 1883. 



