I04 BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 



FAM. CAPRIMULGJDyE. 



GOATSUCKERS. 



ANTROSTOMUS CAROLINENSIS. {Cm.-) 

 Chuck-wills-widow. 



Local Name. — Death Bird. 



Winter Plumage, Male. — Lateral filaments to the bristles of 

 the mouth ; general color, pale rufous, mottled with reddish brown ; 

 crown streaked with black, feathers of the throat paler and having 

 the appearance of a brownish bar; terminal two thirds of the tail- 

 feathers, with the exception of the four central ones, rufous-white ; 

 outer webs mottled to the tips; quills mottled and barred with red- 

 dish brown ; females showing much more dull white ujoon the tail. 



Length 11.50, wing 8.25, tail 5.50,* tarsus .64, bill .50, upper 

 mandible along the edge i.So. 



This rare and interesting species is found during the winter on 

 many of the islands. My first specimen was procured at Long 

 Bay Key, Andros Island, on the 14th of January. It cannot be 

 considered at all common, and it is rarely seen on account of its 

 nocturnal habits. It remains concealed during the daytime, only 



