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Birds of Kohat and Kurram . 
November, and appearing at intervals throughout the cokl 
weather if the season is mild. 
[1089.] Caprimulgus mahrattensis. Sykes’s Nightjar. 
Rattray, J. B. N. Id. S. xii. p. 342 (Thall); Cumming, 
Of), cit. xvi. p. 690 (abundant in Seistan from April till 
September). 
Nightjars are not common in the neighbourhood of 
Kohat, but round Thall the country is better suited to 
their habits and they are plentiful. We did not meet with 
this species, and are indebted to Col. Rattray for the 
following notes he made at Thall:—“ Fairly numerous. 
The birds are not permanent residents, but arrive about 
the middle of May with C. europaus. I always found this 
species on the open hill-sides, and not; amongst jungle. 
It breeds in the more open nullahs during June and July. 
I obtained four nests with eggs, the female in each case 
being shot on leaving the eggs.” 
Major Magrath procured an example at Bannu in 
September 1907. 
[1090.] Caprimulgus monticola. Franklin’s Nightiar. 
Kattrav, J. B. N. H. S. xii. p. 313 (Thall). 
The following details are again taken from notes made by 
Colonel Rattray at Thall :—“ Common and a permanent 
resident. I found it breeding plentifully ; all the eggs that 
1 procured from five nests were laid without any depression, 
and were extremely highly coloured, being almost brick- 
red.” 
[1092.] Caprimulgus europ^eus. The Common Nightjar. 
Rattray, J. B. N. FI. S. xii. p. 343 (Thall : commonest 
Nightjar in summer ; found ten nests) ; Marshall, op. cit. 
xv. p. 351 (fairly common at Quetta in summer); Rattray, 
op. cit. xvi. p. 661 (not common in the Murree Hills). 
Passes through Kohat in spring and autumn, and nests 
commonly in the scrub-jungle around Thall. I shot several 
examples. 
[1101.] Cuculus canorus. The Common Cuckoo. 
Marshall, J. B. N. H. S. xv. p. 351 (Quetta: very common 
