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WOODLAND BIRDS. 



No. 26. 



Order: Macrochires. 

 Family: Caprimulgidae , 



WHIPPOORWILL. 



Genus: Antrostomus. 

 Species: A. vociferus. 



Distribution: 



A common summer resident of New England. 



Date of Arrival: Late May. 



Date of Departure: Middle of September. 



General Plumage: 



Mottled, general effect brown, throat and end of outer tail 

 feathers in male, white, in female pale brown. Bill black, 

 feet dark. Length about 9.50. 



Song and Other Notes: 



"Whip-poor-will," which is often "preceded by a click," 

 a chatter and soft whistling notes. 



Haunts: 



Nocturnal, seeking retired places during the day. 



