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Antrostomus carolinensis (Gmel.) 



CHtrCK-WILL'S -WIDOW. 



Popular Bynonym. Dutch Whip-poor-will. 



Caprimulgus carolinensis Gmel. S. N. 1, 1788,1028.— Wils. Am. Orn. iv. 1811, 95, pi. 5J. 

 flg. 2.— NuTT. Man. i, 1832. 012.— Aud. Orn. Biog. i, 1832, 273; v, 1839, 401, pi. 52; Synoii. 

 1839.31; B. Am. i, 151. pi. 41. 

 Antrostomus carolinensis GovLD, Icones Avium.— Baied. B.N. Am. 1858, 147; Cat. N. 

 Am. B. 1859, No. 1838.— CouEs, Key, 1872, 180; Check List, 1874, No. 2B4; 2J ed. 1882, 

 No. 396; B. N. W. 1874, 263.— B. B. & B. Hist. N. Am. B. ii, 1874, 410, pi. 46, flg. 1.— 

 BiDGW. Nom. N. Am. B. 1881, No. 353. 



Has. South Atlantic and Gull States, and lower Mississippi Valley, north to southern 

 llUnois and Indiana; in winter, eastern Mexico and south to Costa Eiea; Cuba? 



bP. CH.iK. Bristles ol gape with lateral filaments. Above, finely mottled gray, ochra- 

 ceous, tawny, and black; the pileum with broad irregular streaks of black, the scapul.ars 

 with irregular blotches of the same; primaries dusky, spotted with ochraeeous rufous. 

 Lower parts mixed tawny ochraeeous and grayish, vermicuhated and transversely barred 

 with dusky; the gular region and crissum with ochraeeous prevailing. Male. Inner 

 webs of three outer tail-feathers with terminal third, ormore. white (ochraeeous on lower 

 surface). Female. Inner webs of outer reotrices without white. Wing, 8.70-8.90; tail, 

 6.2G-0.30. 



The Chuck-will's-widow is essentially a southern bird, the extreme 

 northern limit of its range being the lower Wabash valley, where, 

 as far north as Mount Carmel it is, or at least was, not uncom- 

 mon. The writer has heard its easily recognized notes as far north 

 as the then (in 1865) heavily timbered Big Creek bottoms in Rich- 

 land County, about three miles south of the town of Olney. Its 

 habits are essentially the same as those of the Whip-poor-will, and 

 its notes are somewhat similar, but louder, and easily distinguished 

 after once being heard. 



Antrostomus vociferus (Wils.) 



WHIP-POOBWILL. 



Caprimulgus vociferus Wels. Am. Orn. v. 1812, 71. pi. 41.flgs. 1, 2, 3.— Nutt. Man. i. 1832, 

 614.— AUD. Orn. Biog. i, 1832, 443; v,1839, 405. pi. 82; Synop. 1839, 32; B. .^.m. i, 1840, 1,55. 

 pi. 42.-RIDGW. Nom. N. Am. B. 1881, No. 354. 

 Antrostomus vociferus Bp. 1838.— Baird, B. N. Am. 1858, 148; Cat. N. Am. B. 1859. No. 

 112.— CouES, Key. 1872, 180: Check List. 1874, No. 265; 2d ed. 1882. No. 397; B. N. W. 

 1874, 260.— B. B. & E. Hist. N. Am. B. ii, 1874, 413, pi. 46, flg. 2. 



Hab. Eastern United States and British Provinces. north to about 50° in the interior; 

 winters in Gull States.and south through eastern Mexico to Guatemala. (Replaced ih 

 Arizona and table-lands of Mexico by A. vociferus ariionce Brewster.) 



Sp. Chae, Bristles of gape without lateral filiiments. Above finely mottled gray, 

 browu and tawny, the gray prevailing on the pileum, which has a median series of black 

 longitudinal blotches, with narrower streaks on each side. Scapulars blotched with black ; 



