North American Birds Eggs. 



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4 I 4a. Brown Flicker. ('(ihijif<s chri/xdidf-^ Iiriiii lusreiis, 



Hange. — Northern Lower California. 



This is a slightly smaller anti darker variety of tlie (iilded Flicker. 



4 15. Guadalupe Flicker. ('<il(ij)f(x riiliii/lfii><. 



Range. — Guadalupe Island. 



Similar to the Ked-shafted Flicker, hut with the crown darker and the rump a 

 solid pinkish white. They are crjmmon in a large cypress grove in the middle 

 of the island, hut rarely found on any other portions. The eggs have heen des- 

 cribed by Mr. Walter E. Bryant, who found thenr breeding on the island, to be 

 indistinguishal)Ie from those of the others of the genus. 



GOATSUCKERS, SWIFTS, AND HUMMINGBIRDS. 



Order XVI. MAORROHIRES. 



GOATSUCKERS. Family CAPRIMULGID/E. 



Goatsuckers are long winged birds, with small bills, but with an extraordinarily 

 large mouth, the opening of which extends beneath and beyond the eyes. They 

 are chieHy dusk or night tilers, their food consisting of insects which they catch 

 on the wing. Their plumage is a mottled black, brownish and white, resembling 

 the ground upon which they lay their eggs. 



416. Chuck-wiirs-widow. AutrofftDinns cdroliitcii-sis. 



Range.— South Atlantic and Gulf States, breeding north to Virginia and In- 

 diana, and west to Arkansas and eastern Texas. 



These birds are al)undant summer residents in 

 the southern portions of their range, but as they ^ 



are silent and hiding in the woods during the day * 



time, they are not as popularly known as are most 

 birds. They rarely tly during the day time unless 

 disturbed from their roosting place which is on the 

 ground under underbrush or in hollow logs. Their 

 notes, wliich are a rapid and repeatedly uttered 

 whistling repetition of their name, are heard until 

 late in the night. They nest during April, Mayor 

 June, laying two eggs on the ground amid the 

 leaves in woods or scrubby underbrush. The eggs are grayish to creamy white 

 in color, handsomely marked with shades of lilac, gray and brownish: size 1.40 

 X 1.00. 



r<iraj-ish whitej 



