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Order Coraciiformes. 111 



Family Alcedinidae: Kingfishers.. 111 



Megaceryle alcyou alcyon: Eastern belted kingfisher 111 



Habits 111 



Distribution 126 



Megaceryle alcyon caurina: Western belted kingfisher 129 



Habits 129 



Megaceryle torquata torquata: Ringed kingfisher 130 



Habits 130 



Distribition 139 



Chloroceryle americana septentrionalis: Texas kingfisher 140 



Habits 140 



Distribution 146 



Order Caprimulgiformes 147 



Family Caprimulgidae: Goatsuckers 147 



AntrGstomus carolinensis: Chuck-will's-widow 147 



Habits 147 



Distribution 161 



Antrostomus vociferus vociferus: Eastern whippoorwill 163 



Habits 163 



Distribution 181 



Antrostomus vociferus arizonae: Stephens's whippoorwill 183 



Habits 183 



Phalaenoptilus nuttalli nuttalli: Nuttall's poorwill, 187 



Habits 187 



Distribution 193 



Phalaenoptilus nuttalli calif ornicus: Dusky poorwill 194 



Habits 194 



Phalaenoptilus nuttalli hueyi: Desert poorwill - 197 



Habits 197 



Phalaenoptilus nuttalli dickeyi: San Ignatio poorwill 198 



Habits 198 



Nyctidromus albicoUis merrilli: Merrill's pauraque 199 



Habits 199 



Distribution 205 



Chordeiles minor minor: Eastern nighthawk 205 



Habits 205 



Distribution 231 



Chordeiles minor henryi: Western nighthawk 235 



Habits 235 



Chordeiles minor chapmani: Florida nighthawk 237 



Habits 237 



Chordeiles minor sennetti: Sennett's nighthawk 239 



Habits 239 



Chordeiles minor hesperis: Pacific nighthawk 240 



Habits 240 



Chordeiles minor howelli: Howell's nighthawk 242 



Habits 242 



Chordeiles minor aserriensis: Cherrie's nighthawk 243 



Habits 243 



Chordeiles acutipennis texensis: Texas nighthawk 244 



Habits 244 



Distribution 252 



