66 CAPKniULGIDiE. 



Family CAPRIMULGID.5:. 

 Sub-Family NYCTIBIINJS. 



Genus NYCTIBIUS, Vieill. 



Nyctibius jamaicensis (Gm.). 



(Plate I. fig. 13.) 



Nyctibius jamaicensis, Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 41 (1847) ; HarterUCdt. 

 ' Birds B. M. xvi. p. 625 (1892) ; Goeldi Ibis, 1896, p. 299, flp^s. 1 & 2 ; 

 Sharps, Hand-l. ii. p. 79 (1900) ; von Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. 

 p. 257 (1900). 



An egg of the Jamaica Nightjar presented to the Museum by 

 Dr. Goeldi is a perfect ellipse in shape and almost devoid of gloss. 

 It is white, sparingly marked with spots and small blotches of 

 chocolate-brown and violet-grey. It measures 1-62 by 1'16. 



1. Colonia Alpina, Eio de Janeiro, Dr. E. A. Goeldi [P.]. 

 2.5th Nov. 



Sub-Family CAPRIMULGIN^. 



Genus CHOEDEILES, Swains. 

 Chordeiles virginianus {Gm..). 



Capvimulgus virginianus, Thien. Fortpfianz. ges. Voff. tab. xlii. fig. 17 



(1845-54). 

 Chordeiles virginianus, Bretver, N.Amer. Ool. pt. i. p. 87, pi. v. figs. 59-61 



(1856) ; Hartert, Cat. Birds B. M. xvi. p. 610 (1892) ; Salv. ^ Godm. 



Biol. Cmtr.-Amer., Aves, ii. p. 396 (1894) ; Bendire, Life-Kist. 



N. Amer. Birds, ii. p. 163, pi. iii. figs. 1-3 {1895) ; von Ihering, Beo. 



Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 257 (1900) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 79 (1900). 

 Chordeiles popetue, var. popetue, Baird, Brewer &■ Bidgw. N. Amer. Birds, 



ii. p. 401 (1874). 



The eggs of the American Night-Hawk are of a greyish-white or 

 cream-colour, densely marked with lavender-grey and various shades 

 of brown. Some are speckled, others spotted and blotched, and 

 others again are clouded and marbled. They are moderately glossy, 

 and measure from l-lo to 1-3 in length, and from -85 to -9 in 

 breadth. 



W. Eadcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 Old Collection. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman CoU, 

 (Jould Coll. 

 Crowley Bequest. 



