1840.] 



of the Peninsula of India, 



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red, and the wing coverts are light ochreous brown, finely streaked with 

 black, instead of black and white. 



Family CAPRIMULGID^E.—Mg^^/ar^. 



Genus CAPRIMULGUS, L. 



Sub-Genus CAPRIMULGUS, Sw. 



Chippuk, H. vulgo DubcJiooree ox Duhhulc — also Undhe-chooree, 

 names given from its habit of squatting. 



The species of this genus so much resemble one another that it is 

 almost impossible to make them out from description alone, and I feel 

 uncertain whether I am referring my specimens to their proper places. 

 Four species have been described as inhabitants of the continent of 

 India. I also possess what 1 consider four distinct species, and shall 

 in the proper place describe the most essential points of difference be- 

 tween these four Indian Night-hawks^ without reference to any others 

 of the genus. 



250. — C. monticolus, FranH. Cat. 



The only specimen of this species which T procured was immediately 

 below the Ajunteh ghaut, in the low land of Candeish, so that the name 

 of ' monticolun' appears inappropriate to its habits in this part of the 

 country, whatever they may be in Bengal. It differs remarkably from the 

 other Indian Caprimu^gi by the two external feathers of the tail being 

 entirely white, tipped with mottled brown. The white marks in the 

 four external quill feathers also are much larger than in any of the 

 others. 



Length of my specimen 10 inches ; of wing which reaches to the end 

 of the tail 8 ; tail 4| ; tarsus y^^ths. 



251. — C. Indicus, Lath. ? — New species ? — Neilgherrtj night-jar. 



I hnve temporarily placed this bird under the old name of C. Jndicus 

 of Latham, chiefly from the fact of its being leathered to the toes, as the 

 C. Indictis is represented in the figure in Gray and Hardwicke's Illus- 

 trations of Indian Zoology. It differs, however, from the description 

 and figure of that bird iti having much less rufous tint, and bein^- of a 

 darker shade altogether, both above and beneath. This may depend 



