76 EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



ORDER XVI. — MAOROGHIRES. Goatsuckers, 



Swifts, etc. 



Eggs, 2 or 4, deposited on the ground, in holes, in caves, in 

 hollow trees, in chimneys, or in crevices of rocky cliffs. 



Family XLII. — CAPRIMULGIDiE. Goatsuckers, Etc. 



Eggs, usually 2, elliptical, generally spotted, and deposited 

 on the ground, without any nest. 



416. Chuck-wills-widow, Antrostomus carolinensis. Eggs, 

 2, elliptical, pale salmon, handsomely marked with large spots 

 and blotches of pale brown and lilac, irregularly disposed 

 over the entire surface; .95 -}- 1.30 to 1.07 -[- 1.55. Breeds 

 in the South Atlantic and Gulf States, south through Eastern 

 Mexico to Central America and Cuba, north into the interior 

 to Southern Illinois, in May. 



417. Wnip-POOR-wiLL, Antrostomus vociferus. Eggs, 2, 

 elliptical, delicate creamy white, spotted and blotched irregu- 

 larly with lilac, pale lilac, and pale brown ; .75 -|- 1-20 to .80 -|- 

 1.25. Breeds in Eastern United States, to the plains, in May. 



417a. Stephen's Whip-poor-will, Antrostomus vociferus 

 arizonoB. Eggs, 2, elliptical, white or creamy, faintly marked 

 with pale brown and lilac ; .86 -\- 1.15 to .87 -|- 1.17. Breeds 

 in Arizona and the table-lands of Mexico, in May. 



418. Poor-will, Phalmnoptilus nv.ttaJli. Eggs, 2, elliptical, 

 pure white, unspotted; .80 -f- 1.05 to .81 -|- 1.06. Breeds in 

 Western United States, from the Pacific coast eastward to 

 Eastern Nebraska and Eastern Kansas, south to Southern 

 Mexico, in April and May. 



41 Sa. Frosted Poor-will, Phalmnoptilus nuttalli nitidus. 

 Eggs, probably similar to those of No. 418. Breeds in 

 Arizona and Soutliern Texas. Recently described by Mr. 

 William Brewster, in the " Auk " for April, 1887. 



4186. California Poor-will, Phaloenojytilus nuttalli cali- 

 fornicus. Eggs, probably indistinguishable from those of No. 



