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112. Caprimulgus asiaticus {Lath) Tlie Common Indian Night¬ 
jar.— Descr. Jerdon, I; “ S. F.” VII, 109. 
Loc. Sind, Catch, Kdthidwdr, and Gujardt. Permanent resident. 
Scarce in Sind, tolerably common in the other three districts. 
113. Caprimulgns mahrattensis [Sykes) Sykes’s Goatsucker. — 
Descr. Jerdon, I. 
Lor,. Sind, Cutch, Kathiawar, Gujardt. Permanent resident. 
Common in Sind, not plentiful in the other three districts. 
114. Caprimulgus monticolus ( FranJcl .) Franklin’s Night-jar. — 
Descr. Jerdon, I. 
Loc. Kdthidwdr, Gujarat, and Mount Aboo. Common at Aboo 
and not uncommon in some localities in the other two districts. 
Fam.— MEROPIDiE (Bee-eaters). 
117, Merops viridis (Lin.) The Common Indian Bee-eater.— 
Descr. Jerdon, I, and “ S. F.” I, 167 ; III, 49 ; IV, 304; 
VI, 67. 
Loc. Sind, Cutch, Kdthidwdr, Gujarat, and Mount Aboo. Perma¬ 
nent resident, except, perhaps, in the hot weather at Aboo. Very 
common. 
118. Merops philippinus (Lin.) The Blue-tailed Bee-eater. — 
Descr. Jerdon, I; “ S. F.” II, 162. 
Loc. Mount Aboo. Rare, occurring only as a straggler. 
120, Merops persicus (Pall.) The Egyptian or Blue-cheeked 
Bee-eater. — Descr. Jerdon, I ; “ S. F.” I, 167 ; II, 466 ; 
III, 326, 456. 
Loc. Sind, Cutch, Kdthidwdr, and Gujardt. Observed only in 
the hot weather. Sparingly distributed. 
