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SimiEIONG BIRDS— STIUSORES. 



No detailed account of tlie haljits of this species has been published, but 

 it is probable that they resemble those of C. alci/on. The eggs are white, 

 as in other species of the family. (Baii-d.) 



Family CAPEIMULGID^, The Goat-Suckeks. 



CiiAB. Bill very short, triangular, tlie culmen less than one sixth the 

 gape. The anterior toes united at the base l)y a membrane. The inner 

 anterior toe with three joints, the otliers with four ; all with distinct scutel- 

 Ire above. Tlie toe much elongated, its middle claw pectinated on the inner 

 edge. Hind toe directed a httle more than half forwards. Tarsi partly 

 feathered superiorly. The biU more or less bristled ; the nostrils separated, 

 rather nearer the commissure than the culmeu. Plumage soft, lax, and 

 owl-lilce. (Baird.) 



A. CaroUnensis. 



The chuck-wills-widow (_A. CaroUnensis) is the only species of the family 

 in which the bristles of the mouth have lateral filaments, as shown in the 

 ficrure above. 



