128 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



birds on December 29, 1889, of Red-shafted Flicker, a fine male 

 of which I skinned and preserved. Saw several others on April 

 17, 1895, and have frequently seen the birds since then, but made 

 no more notes or dates." 



Order MACROCHIRES. Goatsuckers, Swifts, etc. 

 Suborder Caprimulgi. Goatsuckers. 

 Family Caprimulgidae. Goatsuckers. 

 *416. Antrostomuscarolinensis (Gmel.). Chuck-will's-widow. 



Caprinmlgus carolinensis. 



Geog. Dist. — Breeds in Southern United States north to south- 

 ern Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, southwestern Indiana, 

 southern Illinois, southern Missouri, rarely to Kansas; west to 

 southwestern Texas. In winter to the West Indies and through 

 eastern Mexico to South America. 



In Missouri a fairly common summer resident from Perry Co. 

 south west ward along the southern slope of the Ozark Mountains 

 from the latter part of April to the end of September. 



*417. Antrostomus vociferus (Wils.). "Whip-poor-will. 



Caprimulgus vociferus. 



Geog. Dist. — Eastern North America from the Atlantic to the 

 Plains, north to the southern provinces of Canada, west to Mani- 

 toba, Dakotas, central Nebraska, rarely to Kansas. Breeds from 

 northwestern Louisiana and Florida northward and winters 

 from Florida southward to Guatemala. 



In Missouri the Whip-poor-will is a well-known summer resi- 

 dent in most parts of the state. It is most numerous on the 

 northern slope of the Ozarks inhabiting the densely scrub-oak 

 covered hillsides, its ideal home site. Next to this most favored 

 territory it chooses the rocky parts of the Ozark border region 

 and the wooded river bluffs of central and northern Missouri. 

 On the southern slope of the Ozarks it is generally replaced by 

 the Chuck-will's-widow, but in many localities both species 

 occur together, coming into towns together to perform their noisy 

 serenades alternately or ensemble. These performances become 

 shorter and less and less regular in June and cease entirely in 

 July but are sometimes heard again in late August or September. 



