566 



CAPKIMITLGIDJ. 



with black, the three outer pairs more or less uniform ochraceous 

 near the tips, about the terminal half or more of the inner webs 

 silky white above, ochraceous-buiF from below ; lower parts pale 

 fulvous, mottled and barred with blackish ; throat with a transverse 

 bar of buff; breast darker; vent and lower tail-coverts more uni- 

 form ; under wing-coverts deep brown, barred with ochraceous 

 buff. Total length about 11 to 12 inches, wing 8-3 to 8-8, tail 6-2, 

 tarsus 0-8. 



Adult female. The whole of the tail-feathers mottled, without any 

 white, or uniform ochraceous ; the white patches on the outer 

 rectrices vary in extent, sometimes occupying nearly the whole 

 length, the terminal half of the outer web and the tip being 

 sometimes quite uniform, sometimes mottled — the former character 

 denoting the older individuals. 



Hah. Southern Atlantic and Gulf States of Jforth America and 

 lower Mississippi Valley, north to North Carolina and Southern 

 Illinois, south to Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Colombia ; islands of 

 Cuba, Porto Eico, Jamaica, Haiti, and San Domingo, and the 

 Bahamas. 



a. S ad. sk. 



b, c. d ; d. 2 



ad. sk. 

 e. 5 ad. sk. 



/. (5 ad. sk. 



ff-k. d ; I- 2 ad. 



sk. 

 7n. d : n. 2 ad. 



sk. 

 o. d ad. sk. 



2). $ ad. sk. 

 q. d ad. sk. 



r. d ad. sk. 



s. 5 ad. sk. 

 t. d ad. sk. 

 u. d ad. sk. 

 V. 5 ad. sk. 



If. 2 ad. sk. 



S. Carolina (Laicrence). 



Tai-pou Springs, Floiida, May 

 (Scott). 



]\liami, Florida, April 23 {Hen- 

 shaw). 



Ocklawaha R., Florida, April 

 17 (C. H. Men-iam). 



Da Soto County, Florida, April, 

 June, & Nov. (iScott). 



Corpus Cbristi, Texas, Oct., 

 Nov. {F. B. Armstronf/). 



Hildago, Texas, April 10 

 [Armstrong). 



San Francisco. 



N. Leon, Mexico, April (Arm- 

 strong) . 



Sierra S. Domingo, Tehuante- 

 pec, Mexico, April {Richard- 

 son). 



Duenas, Guatemala (O. Sahin). 



Costa Rica (Eyidres). 



Volcano of Chiriqui (Arce). 



Medellin, U.S. of Colombia 

 {Salvton). 



Samana, San Domingo, Feb. 22 

 (McGn'gor). 



28. Caprimulgus rufus. 



Sclater Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Purchased. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Engoulevent roux de Cavenne, Bi'ff. Hist. Nat. Ois. vi. p. /Jlo 



(1779). 

 Crapaud volant on Tette-chevre de Cayenne, Baubenf. Fl. Enl. 7-'^5 



(178.3). 

 Tke Ruious Goatsucker, Latlt. (ren. Sy?i. ii. p. 597 (1783). 

 Caprimulgus rufus, Fwld. Tab/. Fl. Enl p. 46 (1783) ; fJm. Sgst. Nat. 



