72 VERTEBRATES: BIRDS. 



each other. The last two are each about ten inches 

 long, and of a dark color marked with white. The 

 Chuck-will's Widow gets its name from its notes, which 

 sound like the words chuck-will's widow, and the Whip- 

 poorwill its name from a resemblance of its notes to 

 the syllables whip-poor-will, which are also uttered in 

 the evening and at early dawn. They make no nest, 

 but lay their eggs on the ground, or on a flat rock. 



KINGFISHERS. 



These birds feed upon fish, and make their nests in 

 holes which they dig in the banks of ponds and streams. 

 They have a long, straight bill, and short legs. The 

 Belted Kingfisher, of North America, is nearly as large 



Fig. 118. Belted Kingfisher. 



as a small dove, the head crested, the color blue above 

 and white below, with a blue belt. Sitting on a branch 



