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Birds of Celebes: Cypselidae. 
c. Cypselus vittatus (I) Jard. & Selb., 111. Orn. 1843, lY, pi. 49; (2) Swinh. Ibis 1860 
48, 429; 1861, 254, 328; (3) id., ib. 1863, 253; (4) id., P. Z. S. 1863, 263;Vdj Blytb’ 
Ibis 1863, 263. 
Cypselus pacificus (1) Blyth, J. A. S. B. 1843, XIY, 212, 548; (2) ScL, P. Z. 8. 1865, 599; 
(3) Gld., HL. B. Austr. 1865, I, 105; (4) Swinb., Ibis 1870, 89; (5) Blytb, ib’ 
161, (6) Jerd., ib. 1871, 355; (7) Tacz., J. f. 0. 1872, 351; (8) Swinb., Ibis 1874, 
435; (9) Salvad., Ucc. Borneo 1874, 119; (10) Hume, Str. F. 1875, 14, 43; (11) 
Swinb., Ibis 1876, 331; (12) Hume & Davis., Str. F. 1878, YI, 48; (13) Salvad., 
Orn. Pap. 1880, I, 534; (14) Hume, Str. F. 1880, IX, 246; 1882, X, 185; (15) 
Oates, B. Brit. Burmab 1883, H, \\ (16) Eamsay, Tab. List 1888, 3; (17) Seek, 
B. Japan 1890, 177; (18) Tacz., Faun. Orn. Sib. Orient. 1891, I, 168; (19) Pleske, 
Mel. Biol Ac. Petersb. 1892, XH, pt. 2, 294; (20) Oust., Xouv. Arcb. Mus. 1893, 
138; (21) id., ib. 1894, 112; (22) Styan, Ibis 1894, 334; (23) Blanl, Faun. Br. 
Ind. B. 1895, HI, 167. 
d. Micropus pacificus (1) Stejn., Bull. U. S. Xat. Mus. Xr. 29, 1885, p. 321; (2) Hartert, 
Kat. Y. Mus. Senckenb. 1891, 119; (3) id.. Cat. B. XYT, 1892, 448., 
e. Apus pacificus (1) Hartert, Tierreicb 1897, I, 86. 
For further synonymy and references cf. Salvad., 75; Hartert d 3. 
Figures and descriptions. Grould & JI; Jardine & Selby cl; Higgles bill; Hume 10: 
Salvador! 13; Oates 15; Hartert d 3; Taczanowski 18; Blanford 23. 
Adult. Seal-brown, tail darker; across the uropygium and flanks a broad white band with 
dark shaft streaks, the feathers of the upper surface narrowly fringed with white; 
chin and throat white with dark shafts streaks; remaining under parts brown, 
paler than the upper surface, each feather broadly fringed with white (Ussuri, Q, 
25. Y. 1884 — 0 10426). brides brown; eyelids pinkish grey; bill black; inside of 
mouth fleshy; feet pinkish; claws dark horny (Oates 10). 
Measurements. 
Wing 
Tail 
Tarsus 
Bill 
from gape 
a. (C 10426) Q ad. Ussuri, Manchuria 
190 
83 
11 
18 
h. (C 10509) ad. Cape York, Australia 
181 
76 
— 
19 c. 
c. (Xr. 2572) juv. ? Siao, Sangi 
167 
72 
— 
19 c. 
Eggs. China: 2 in number; pinkish white until blown, then becoming unpolished white. 
Average 20.5 X 17.8mm (Swinh. 8). 20 X 16 mm (Xehrk. MS.). See, also, Tacz. 18. 
Nest. In holes and crannies of the rocks, a shallow saucer, nearly 4 inches in greatest 
breadth, of refuse -straw and a few bits of catkins and feathers, all strongly aggluti- 
nated with a gelatinous matter, doubtless the bird’s saliva. Another nest, perhaps 
the accumulation of six years, consisted of six nests one placed above another and 
strongly glued to it (Swinh. 8). 
Breeding season. China, breeding in numbers, June 22"'^. 
Distribution. Southern Siberia from the Yenesei to Japan (Seebohm77); Tibet (Bonv. & Pr. 
d’Orl. 20); X. W. India from Upper Assam, Cachar and the Khasia Hill s (Jerdon 
5, 15) east to China (Swinh. c 2) and Formosa (Swinh. c 3), south to Burmah (Oates 
15); Tenasserim (Davison 12); Malay ■ Peninsula (Blyth etc. 9); Sangi Islands ^ — Siao 
(Meyer in Dresd. Mus.); Xew Guinea (Salvad. 13); as far as Yictoria and South 
. Australia (Bam say 16). 
having been previously used by Linnaeus for a plant-genus (Syst. JSTat. 1766, II, 580). Zoologists are divided 
in opinion as to the admissibility of such names into zoology, and, until a general agreement as to nomen- 
clature has been arrived at, we prefer not to allow Micropus to replace the familiar name Cypselus. 
