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are never seen in flocks and do not feed during daylight. 



The Whip-poor-will is a solitary bird, feeding after 

 dark near the ground. With noiseless wings it glides 

 across the fields at dusk in pursuit of insects. It is abouo 

 ten and one-half inches long, of a general ashy-gray 

 color, finely mottled, with a black medium stripe on the 

 head and a collar of white marking the under side of the 

 neck ; the belly is of a dirty white with faint brown trans- 

 verse bars, and a part of the outer tail feathers are dirty 

 white. 



The picture of the Whip-poor-will in this collection 

 was kindly furnished me by Professor A. E. Shirling. 

 (Fig. 65.) 



