WOODPECKEliS. 327 



Mexico, south to Central America; 80uth in 

 Sept., north in March; rare in Bahaman; 

 accidental in Mass. Note. chuck-wilV s-widow 

 rapidly oriven, sometimes also a series of 

 chuckling sounds. Found in woodlands by 

 day. often flies about dwelings at night. 

 Flight, erratic and Hitting. 



jS"ighthawk, 1-5. 



354. WHIP-POOR-WILL. 



Smaller, 10, darker than last, white 

 crescent on throat and patch on outer tail 

 feathers white on both surfaces, fig. 262; 

 female, without crescent on throat. Breeds 

 throughout eastern N. A. from N. C. north 



