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Nidification . — The breeding-season on the western side of the island is during the first three or bur 
months of the year. It lays usually two eggs on the bare ground, often without any depression or nest- 
formation • but the shelter of a bush or stump is generally chosen. The eggs are ovals m shape and smoo 
in texture * of a light salmon or reddish-grey ground-colour, marbled slightly and bloched openly iroug ou 
the surface with Luna-red over faint clouds of bluish grey. An egg obtained in the m-garden 
measured T12 by O' 73 inch ; but in ‘ Nests and Eggs * the average is given at 1 04 by 0 77nc1 \ J 
are much more salmon-coloured than those of the last species and smaller. In India this species breed 
chiefly in April and May. but its eggs have been taken in July j and Captain Date » ot 
twice" in the year, he having shot a hen bird, in company with a young one just fledged, on the 20th ot July, 
and found on dissecting her, that she was about to lay again. It is said not to be so particular in choosing 
its situation as other Nightjars. Mr. R. Thompson, as quoted by Mr. Hume, says that he has found the eggs 
« in a quite unsheltered spot in the middle of a dry pebbly nullah. 
