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CHORDEILES VIRGINIANUS VIRGINIANUS (Gmelin). 



lCaprimulgus-\ virginianus Gmelin, Syst. Nat., vol. 1. pt. 2, 1789, p. 1028 

 (Virginia) (based on: [Caprimulgiis] europwus ^.[-~iCaprt7nulgus 

 minor americanus, Linn^us, Syst. Kat., ed. 12, vol. 1, 17GG, p. 346; 

 Hwipperiwill, Kalm, Kesa Norra Amer., vol. 3, 1761, p. 93 [Racoon, New 

 Jersey] ; Caprimulgns 'virginianus, Brisson, Ornitb., vol. 2, 1760, p. 

 477 [Virginia]; Whip-poor-will, Caprimulgus minor Americanus, 

 Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carolina, Florida, and Babania Islands, vol. 2, 

 Appendii 1743, tj. 16, pi. 16 [Virginia] ; Whip-poor-will, Edwards, Nat. 

 Hist Birds, vol. 2, 1747, p. 63, pi. 63 [Virginia] ; Le W hip-pour ^xll, 

 BXJFFON, Hist. Nat. des Oiseaus [orig. ed.], vol. 6, 1779, p. 534 [Vir- 

 ginia] • Longwingcd Goatsucker, Pennant, Arctic Zool.. vol. 2, 1<S5, p. 

 436 [excl pi. 18], No. 337 [Cbarleston, South Carolina, to Henly House, 

 Albany River, Ontario]; Virginia Goatsucker, Latham, Gen. Synop. 

 Birds, vol. 2, pt. 2, 1783, p. 595 [Virginia]). 

 Caprimulgus popctuc Vieillot, Ois. Amer. Sept., vol. 1, ISO., p. oG, pi. Zi 



(Nova Scotia). ok ^ An 



Caprimulgus americanus Wilson, Amer. Ornitb., vol. 5, 1812, p. 65, pl._4U 



(eastern Pennsylvania) (nee Caprimulgus americanus Linn^us. l.oS, 



qui Siphonorhis americanus Auct.). 



Caprimulgus variegatus Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Nat., 2d ed., vol. 10, 



1817, p. 238 (Paraguay). 

 Ciaprumilgus]. jaspideus Merrem, in Erscb und Gruber, Allgem. Encycl. 

 Wissenscb. und Kiinste, sec. 1, vol. 15, 1826, p. 148 (Paraguay). 

 Chars. suhsp.-Size large; upper parts black or blackish the ligbt 

 markings sparse or onlv moderately numerous, and mostly whitish 

 or buffy, with very little tawny; general tone of lower surface rela- 

 tively dark, the dark areas of anterior portion blackish, the posterior 

 part slightly washed with cream color or buff, and heavily barred 



with blackish. ^ l- ry -i 



Z>«sov»<io».-Adult male, No. 38895, Museum Comparative Zool- 

 0^, Pocantico, New York, May 19, 1891; W. E. D. Scott; or.giual 

 number 11425. Upper surface blackish clove brown, irregularly 

 SDotted'with brownish white, cream white, cream color, cream butt, 

 buff, ochraceous buff, and ochraceous, these markings most numerous 

 on 4rvix, largest on scapulars (which are also much mottled w tl 

 crrayish and buffy on their subterminal unexposed portions), least 

 frequent on pileum and back, which are almost unmarked, and in the 

 form of irregular bars on the upper tail-coverts; tail gi-ayish clove 

 brown, crossed by about seven (none of which is terminal) irregular 

 and broken bars of brownish white, buffy white, and pale brown, 

 these bars widest on the middle pair of rectrices and by a broad sub- 

 terminal band of white on all but the two middle fea hers; wmg- 

 qums dark brown, like the tail, but slightly darker, he outer si^ 

 primaries crossed by a broad band of pure white posteriorly (dis- 

 ally) to the tip of the ninth primary (counting from the outermost) , 

 secondaries and inner primaries narrowly tipped with pale brown- 

 ish; outer half or so of the inner webs of the secondaries with 



