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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



FAMILY CAPRIMULQID^E. 



Night-hawks, Whip=poor=wills, etc. 



Feet, small and weak; mouth, very large; bill, small; middle toe 

 nail, with fine comb-like edge; front toes, connected at base. 



A band of white on the wiiig; tail feathers, not tipped with white. 



Night-hawk. 



Chordeiles virginianus, and races, 

 See No. 337. 



Xo white on the wing; primaries, banded with rufous brown ana black; wing, 

 over 7.50. Chuck-will's-widow. 



Antrostomust carollnensis. 

 See No. 335. 



Chuck-will's- widow 



No white on wing; 

 outer tail feathers, 

 broadly tipped 

 with white : wing, 

 under 7 .50. 



Whip-poor-will. 

 Antnstomns vociferus, 

 .See No. 336. 



