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419. Merrill's Parauque. Nyctidromus albicollis merrilli. 



Range. — Mexico, north to the Lower Rio Grande in southern Texas. 



This species is the same length as the Chuck-will's widow, hut is not 

 built, and has a slightly longer tail. It can be dis- 

 tinguished from any other of the family by its tail, 

 the outer feather on each side being black lor brown 

 ish barred with black in the female), and the next 

 two having white ends for nearly half their length. 

 Their eggs are laid on the ground in open localitie 

 and generally under the protection of an over- 

 ing bush. They are two in number and differ greatly 

 from those of any other American member of this 

 family, being a buff or rich salmon hull' in color, spot- 

 ted and splashed with gray, lavender, and reddish 

 Data. — Brownsville. Texas, April 16, 1900. 

 thicket. Collector, Frank B. Armstrong. 



stoutly 



Sa Lmon 

 brown ; size 



buff 

 1.25 x .90. 



Eggs laid on the ground in a dense 



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