. A history of British birds . eing, when the feathersbegin to grow, nearly as long as those of the adult. At thisage the claw of the middle toes is not serrated. The firstplumage much resembles that of the parents; but the maleshave the spots on the wings and tail buff, more or lessmottled with brown, instead of pure white.* * Mr. Hancock recorded (Ibis, 1862, p. 39) the occurrence, October 5tb,1856, at Killingwortb in Northumberland, of a Red-necked Nightjar, Capri-mulgus riificollis,—a South-European species, much resembling our own, butdistinguishable by its larger size, its lighter grey h
. A history of British birds . eing, when the feathersbegin to grow, nearly as long as those of the adult. At thisage the claw of the middle toes is not serrated. The firstplumage much resembles that of the parents; but the maleshave the spots on the wings and tail buff, more or lessmottled with brown, instead of pure white.* * Mr. Hancock recorded (Ibis, 1862, p. 39) the occurrence, October 5tb,1856, at Killingwortb in Northumberland, of a Red-necked Nightjar, Capri-mulgus riificollis,—a South-European species, much resembling our own, butdistinguishable by its larger size, its lighter grey head and rufous collar. Otherexamples may possibly have visited this country, and been mistaken for thoseof the common species, but C. ruficolUs has a range so far to the southward thatits only known appearance in England, especially when the season of the occur-rence is considered, seems at present not to justify its being regarded as a BritishBird. It has not been recognized in any part of Germany, or even in
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