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remarkable performance. A case is reported in Forest and 

 Stream, June 25, 1885, p. 427, where Mr. Stewart Ogilby of 

 Staten Island, New York, found nineteen young Flickers in 

 one nest. 



The usual number of eggs laid is six to eight. Six eggs 

 taken at Bangor, June 3, 1905, were in a nest in a dead stub 

 near the edge of thick woods. The diameter of the outside of 

 the hole was two inches and the depth of the cavity was two 

 feet. The entrance was eight feet from the ground. These 

 eggs were pure glossy white and measure 1.25 x 0.86, 1.12 x 0.86> 

 1.16x0.85, 1.14x0.83, 1.25x0.87, 1.18x0.85. 



A set of eggs taken at Orono, June 14, 1893, which were 

 known to be the second set laid by the birds that season were 

 noticeably smaller in measurements, the eggs measuring 

 0.85x0.75,0.99x0.79,0.98x0.77, 0.97x0.78, 0.77x0.72, 

 all being smaller than normal and the last one far smaller 

 than the others and nearly round. 



Order MACROCHIRES. Goatsuckers, Swifts, etc. 

 Suborder CAPRIMULGI. Goatsuckers, etc. 



Family CAPRIMULGI D^. Goatsuckers, etc. 



Key to the species of CAPRIMULGI D^E. 



A. Wing with a very conspicuous white spot, readily perceived when 



the bird is flying as well as when in hand. Nighthawk. 



B. Wing without white spot. Whip-poor-will. 



Genus ANTROSTOMUS Gould. 



•''^417. Antrostomus vociferus (Wils.). Whip-poor-will. 



Plumage of adult male: above brownish or grayish; the head finely 

 mottled with black and white ; back mottled with ochraceous buff and black ; 

 primaries black with rufous marks ; tail black and cream whitish, the end of 

 the three outer feathers white ; upper breast with white band ; lower parts 

 in general mottled or barred blackish and cream buff. Plumage of adult 



