486 MB. W. B. OGILVIH GRANT ON [May 8, 



124. Cypseltjs pacificts. 



Cypselus pacificu8, Lath.; Swinhoe, Ibis, 1870, p. 89. 

 Micropus pacific™, Hartert, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xvi. p. 448 (1892). 

 Apus pacificug, Hartert, Das Tierreich, Macropt. p. 86 (1897). 

 Observed in large numbers in Xychow Harbour, South Hainan 

 (Swinhoe). 



125. Cypselus subfuecatus. 



Cypselus subfurcatus, Blvth ; Swinhoe, Ibis, 1870, p. 89 ; Hartl. 

 Abh. nat. Ver. Bremen, xiv. p. 361 (1898). 



Micropus suhfurcatus, Hartert, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xvi. p. 456 

 (1892). 



Apus subfurcatus, Hartert, Das Tierreich, Macropt. p. 88 (1897). 



North and South Hainan {Swinhoe Q Hartl aub). 



126. Tachoenis infumata. 



Cypselus tinus, Swinhoe, Ibis, 1870, p. 90. 



Tachomis infumatus (Sclat.); Hartert, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xvi. 

 p. 467(1892).' 



Central, South-east, and South Hainan (Swinhoe). 



127. *CAPEIMrLGTTS JOTAKA. 



Caprimulqus jotaha, Temm. & Schleg. ; Swinhoe, Ibis, 1870, 

 p. 89 (Xao Chau) ; Hartert, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xvi. p. 552 (1892). 



Caprimulgus indicus jotala. Hartert, Das Tierreich, Caprimulg. 

 p. 61 (1897). 



The two specimens collected by Whitehead, though considerably 

 different one from another, agree in general characters with 

 typical C. jotaka, but are somewhat smaller : — 



a. TA ing 7*1 inches ; tail 4 - 4. 



6. „ 7-8 „ ; „ 5-1. 



The smaller bird has the general colour of the head, wing-coverts, 

 and scapulars grey, and in this respect, as well as in the larger 

 white markings on the four outer quills, differs considerably from 

 b, the latter having many more of the feathers of the crown 

 largely mixed with black, while the scapulars and wing-coverts 

 are more conspicuously marked with black and rufous. Both 

 Whitehead's birds belong to the smaller form obtained by Swinhoe 

 on the adjacent island of Xao Chau. 



128. Mebops sfmateanus. 



Merops sumatranus, Baffl. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xvii. 

 p. 61 (1892) ; Styan, Ibis, 1893, p. 432. 



Two immature birds from the Hummocks, Xorth Hainan, 

 18th September (Styan). 



129. *Xyctioenis athertoni. 



Nyctiornis athertoni (Jard. & Selby) : Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xvii. p. 88 (1892). 



