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Measurements. — Like those of Caprimulgus macrurus albonotatus. 1 



Type-locality. — Nepal. 



Geographical distribution. — Nepal; probably also Sikkim, Darjiling, 

 and Bhutan. 



Remarks. — This form shares the large size of Caprimulgus macrurus 

 albonotatus, and by this alone is separable from all the other 

 subspecies. We have seen no authentic examples, but it is appar- 

 ently a recognizable race. It was first characterized from Nepal 

 specimens by Doctor Hartert in his account of Caprimulgus macrurus 

 albonotatus, in volume 16 of the Catalogue of Birds in the British 

 Museum, 1892, p. 541, and the manuscript name Caprimulgus 

 nipalensis Hodgson applied to it, although it was not here formally 

 recognized. The name, however, must date from this characteriza- 

 tion, which is perfectly explicit. 



CAPRIMULGUS MACRURUS ATRIPENNIS Jerdon. 



[Caprimulgus] atripennis Jerdon, Illust. Ind. Orn., 1847, text to pi. 24 (Eastern 

 Ghauts, southern India). 



Caprimulgus spilocircus Gray, List. Spec. Birds Brit. Mus., pt. 2, sect. 1, Fis- 

 sirostres, 1848, p. 7 (based on Caprimulgus macrourus Jerdon, 111. Orn., text 

 to pi. 24; and Caprimulgus mahrattensis Jerdon, Madras Journ. Lit. and 

 Sci., vol. 11, 1840, p. 234 [Jaulnah, India]; idem, vol. 13, pt. 2, December, 

 1844, p. 143 [Eastern Ghauts]). 



Chars, subsp. — Similar to Caprimulgus macrurus nipalensis, but 

 much smaller and darker. Resembling Caprimulgus macrurus 

 macrurus, but ground color of crown more finely mottled with dark 

 brown, and the dark brown streaks more confined to the median 

 line; white spot on the outer primaries more restricted, that on 

 second quill not forming a complete band, but interrupted at the 

 shaft. 



Measurements. 2 — Total length, 264.2-279.4 mm.; wing, 1G5.1- 

 190.5; tail, 129.5-152.4; tarsus, 17.8. 



Type-locality. — Eastern Ghauts, southern India. 



Geographical distribution. — Ceylon, and extreme southern India, 

 north on the western side to Belgaum, and on the eastern side to 

 Godaveri. 



Remarks. — This is another race that I have not seen, but it is 

 without much doubt recognizable, and a subspecies, as contended by 

 Doctor Hartert. 3 



1 Hartert, Tierreich, Lief. 1, 1897, p. 54. 



2 Compiled from published measurements given by Blanford (Fauna Brit. India, Birds, vol. 3, 1895, 

 p. 189), Jerdon (Birds of India, vol. 1, 1862, p. 196), Hartert (Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. 16, 1892, p. 543), 

 and Legge (Ibis, 1874, p. 12). 



3 Ibis, 1896, p. 372. 



