CAPKBIULGICE — THE GOAT-SUCKERS — ANTROSTOMUS. 341 

 Genus ANTROSTOMUS, Gould. 



Anirostojiius, Gould, Iconcs Avium, 1838 (Agassiz). 

 Gen. Chau. Bill remarkably small, with tubular nostrils, ami tbe gape with long, stiff. 



A. NuttaUi. 



sometimes pectinated bristles. Wings long, somewhat rounded, second quiU longest, tbe 

 primaries emargiuated. Tail rounded. Plumage loose and soft. 



Antrostomus Nuttalli, Audubon. 

 NTTTTAIL'S WHIPPOORWILL. 



Caprimul/jus NiitfaUi, AuDUBoy, Birds Amer. VII. 1843 ; pi. 495, Appendix. — Antrostoiiuis 

 Nuttulli, Cassin, J. A. N. Sc. Phila. 2d Scries, II. 1852, 123. In. lUiis. I. 1855, 237.— 

 Newberry, Zool. Cal. and Or. Route, 77 ; P. R. Rep. VI. iv. 77. — Baird, P. K. Rep. 

 IX. Birds, 149. — Kennerly, X. iv. 23. — Heermaxx, X. vi. 35. — Cooper and 

 SucKLEY, XII. iii. Zool. of W. T. 16G. — Coues, Pr. Phil. Ac. 18G6, 58. 



Sp. Cn.\R. Male. General color of upper parts dark lirownish-gi-ay, lighter on the 

 head and medial tail feathers, which extend a lialf-inch beyond the others, all which are 

 minutely streaked and sprinkled with brownish-black and ash gray. Quills and coverts 

 dull cinnamon color, spotted in bars with brownish-black ; tips of former mottled with light 

 and dark brown ; three lateral tail feathers barred with dark brown and cinnamon, and 

 tipped with white. Throat brown, annulated with black ; a band of white across fore neck; 

 beneath the latter black, mixed with bars of light )ellowishgray and black lines. Under 

 tail coverts dull yellow. Length, 7.25 to 8.00; extent, 17.50; wing, 5.75; bill, edge, 

 0.19; second and third quills nearly equal. Tail to end of upper feathers, 3.50 ; tarsus, 

 0.63 ; middle toe, 0.63 ; claw, 0.25 ; strongly pectinated. Iris brown ; bill and feet gray. 



Hub. High central plains, and mountains to the Pacific Coast. 



