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feathered membrane, having a tubular opening ; anterior toes 

 united as far as the first joint ; middle claws long and pectinate ; 

 hind toe versatile ; 2nd and 3rd primaries longest. 



C. vociferus. The Whip-poor-will. 

 Antrostomus vociferus, Wils. ! Buonap. ! Baird ! 



v.s p. Bill black ; legs and feet whitish ; irides deep hazel ; 

 eggs 2, bluish white blotched with dark olive. 



Dorsal aspect. Feathers of the head and back minutely speck- 

 led with brown and white, with black streaks along the shafts ; 

 a ferruginous tint prevails on the scapulars and coverts, the former 

 of which are broadly tipped with black ; tail round ; the three 

 lateral tail feathers white on their distal halves ; the others speck- 

 led and barred with black, brown, and ferruginous ; primaries 

 and secondaries brown, speckled with ferruginous towards their 

 extremities; with ferruginous spots, causing bars on the outer 

 and inner vanes of both. 



Ventral aspect like the dorsal ; a narrow white line traverses 

 the throat, and a pale ferruginous tint prevails on the abdomen, 

 though much intermingled with black ; vent feathers and inner 

 tail coverts pale ferruginous. 



2nd primary longest ; 3rd next; 1st a little longer than 4th. 

 Length lOj inches, alar breadth 19 inches; middle claw pectin- 

 ate on its inner margin. The female has the white parts of the 

 male pale ochreous. 



C. Virginianus, Night Hawk or Mosquitoe Hawk. 

 Chordeiles popetue ? Baird ! 



v.s.p. Bill black ; feet and legs blackish ; irides deep hazel ; 

 eggs 2, bluish white mottled with umber colour. 



Dorsal aspect. Glossy brownish black, speckled with numerous 

 small spots, and narrow zigzag bars of a pale grey or cream co- 

 lour; the cream colour predominating on the scapulars; wings 

 brownish black, tipped with soiled white, and intersected on the 

 five first primaries by a white spot forming a band ; the white 

 spot obsolete on the outer vanes of the 1st ; tail furcate, blackish 

 brown barred with grey. " In the male there is a white band on 

 the tail."— (Nuttall). 



Ventral aspect. A white spot on the throat ; breast, belly and 

 vent dirty cream colour, barred with blackish brown ; the bars 

 lorgest and most distinct on the belly ; most numerous and least 

 distinct on the breast and chin. 



