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USEFl'L lURDS 



THE WHIPPOORWILL AND NIGHT HAWK. 



These tw(^ birds, sometimes confused by the uninitiated, yet 

 perfectl}- distinct species, are both insect-eaters and one of them — 

 the \\"hippoor\vin — not often seen and not very well known. It 

 is a bird of the woods, unless disturl)ed. lining- only by night, and 

 characterized !)}• its jieculiar note, oft-repeated : "Whip-poor-will !" 

 '■\Miip-poor-will I" "\\'hi])-pn()r-\viir' with a "cluck'' or "chuck" 

 before each call, audible to one close at hand. This song, quite 

 forceful and penetrating, is heard in the first part of the niglit 

 and just before dawn. In coloration, the bird harmonizes closely 

 with the wood colors. When flushed, it disappears with absolutely 

 noiseless flight. 



Xisht Hawk. 



The Xight IIa\\k, on the otlier hand, is markedl\- a bird of 

 the open, frequently in tiight in the afternoon and early in the 

 evening-, high in the air. uttering at fre(|uent intervals his rather 



