CAPKIMULGIDJB. 



Caprimulgus indicus, Lath. 



Caprimulgus kelaarti, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 337 (1878) ; Oates ed. Hume, 

 Nests ^ Eggs Ind. Birds, iii. p. 41 (1890) ; HarteH, Cat. Birds 

 B. M. xvi. p. 555 (1892). c, • 7 



Caprimulgua indicus, Barnes, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. koc. iv. p. 7, 

 pi. — . fig. 107 (1889) ; Oates ed. Hume, JSfests ^ Eggs Ind. Birds; in. 

 p. 40 (1890) ; Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 190 (1895) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-list, ii. p. 88 (1900). 



The eggs of the Jungle Nightjar resemble very closely those of 

 C. amliguus, but are rather more brightly coloured. They measure 

 from l-ll to 1-25 in length, and from -8 to -87 in breadth. 



2. Central Provinces, 12th April {F. Jt. Hume Coll. 



BleiiJitt). 

 1. Eaipur, C. Provs., ISth July Hume Coll. 



(F. B. B.). 



1. Mysore, 8th April (C. J. W. Hume Coll. 



Taylor). 



2. Kotagherry, Nilghiri Hills, 1st April Hume Coll. 



{Miss Cockburn), 



1. Kotagherry, 18th April (Miss Cock- Hume Coll. 



burn). 



2, Kotagherry, 10th May {Miss Cock- Hume Coll. 



burn). 



2. Kotagherry, 11th May {Miss Cock- Hume Coll. 



burn). 



1. Coonoor, Nilghiri Hills, April. Hume Coll. / 



1. Nilghiri Hills, 24th May. Hume Coll. 



1. Ceylon, 4th May {A. L. Butler), Crowley Bequest. 



Ceylon, 9th May (^.i. -B.). Crowley Bequest. 



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Caprimulgus jotaka, Temm. 6f Bchleg. 



(Plate I. fig. 14.) 



Caprimulgus jotaka, Qodw.-Aust. Journ. Asiat. Soc. Beng. xliii. pt. ii. 

 p. 163 (1874) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests ^ Eggs Ind. Birds, iii. p- 45 

 (1890) ; Hartert, Cat. Birds B. M. xvi. p. 652 (1892) ; Tacz. Faune 

 Orn. Slier. Orient, p. 162 (1893) ; La Touche, Ibis, 1900, p. 41 ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 88 (1900). 



The eggs of the Japanese Nightjar resemble those eggs of 

 C. europceus which have tfhe ground-colour white or ashy white. 

 Six examples measure respectively : 1-16 by -9 ; 1-2 by "88 ; 1*23 

 by -87 ; 1-22 by -87 ; 1-2 by -91 ; 1-27 by -91. 



1. Eastern Siberia {Dybowski: Tris- Crowley Bequest. 



tram Coll.). 



2. Hondo, Japan, 28th June. Crowley Bequest. 



2. Shillong, Assam, 29th May. Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen 



[C.]. 

 1. Kuatun, Fohkien, Chma, C. B. Riokett, Esq. [P.], 



21st May. 



