NIGHTHAWK. 
420. Chordeiles virginianus. 10 inches. 
Male with white throat and white band across tail; 
female with rusty throat and no white on tail. Notice 
that the Nighthawk has a forked tail and white band 
across the wings, thus being readily distinguished at a 
distance from the W hip-poor- -will, 
Note.-—A loud nasal ‘‘peent.” 
Nest.-—None, the two mottled gray and white eggs 
being laid on bare rocks in pastures, on the ground — or 
under brush, or on gravel roofs in cities; size ‘1.20 x .£5. 
Range.—United States east of the Plains, breeding 
from Florida to Labrador; winters south of United 
States. Three sub-species occur :—420a. Western Night- 
hawk (henryi), west of the Plains; 420b. Florida Night- 
hawk (chapmani) ; 420c. Sennett Nighthawk (sennetti), 
a pale race found on the Plains north to Saskatchewan. 
TEXAN NIGHTHAWK 
421. Chordeiles acutipennis texensis. 
This species is found in southern Texas and New 
Mexico. It differs from the last in having the primaries 
spotted with rusty, like those of the whip-poor-will. 
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