BIRDS OF INDIANA. 847 



south Missouri; west to Texas and Indian Territory, casually to 

 southern Kansas; accidental in Massachusetts. Breeds throughout 

 most of its United States range. Winters from Florida and Louisiana 

 southward. 



Eggs, 2; laid on ground; white, cream, or pinkish, blotched or veined 

 with different shades of brown, purplish and gray; 1.41 by 1.01. 



Summer resident in lower Wabash Valley, at least as far north as 

 Knox County. Breeds. In that region it is not uncommon. In 1865, 

 Mr. Ridgway heard it as far north as Richland County, Illinois, 

 three miles south of Olney. He says 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 (Ridg., 

 Birds of 111., I., p. 367). Mr. Ridgway wrote me of its occurrence 

 in this State, as follows: "I have both seen the Chuck- will's- widow, and 

 frequently heard its unmistakable note in Knox County, Ind., imme- 

 diately opposite Mt. Carmel" (111.) Mr. William Brewster and Mr. 

 Ridgway identified this species on the Indiana side of the Wabash, 

 April 20, 1878. 



*168. (417). Antrostomus vociferus (WiLs.). 



Whip-poor will. 



Adult Male. Bristles at the base of bill, not branched. Above, 

 mottled, gray, brown and tawny, more or less streaked with black, 

 which is not conspicuous on the grayish crown and wing coverts; 

 primaries, blackish, spotted and barred with ochraceous rufous; the 

 three outer pairs of tail feathers with the terminal half white. Below, 

 mottled as above; darker forward, lighter behind; a white band across 

 the neck. Adult Female. Similar, but the three outer pairs of tail- 

 feathers tipped with reddish or buffy white; band across the neck 

 more brownish. 



Length, 9.10-10.00; wing, 5.80-6.70; tail, 4.80-6.50. 



RANGE. North America, from Guatemala and West Indies north 

 to Nova Scotia, southwest Keewatin and Manitoba; west to North Da- 

 kota, western Kansas and Texas. Breeds from Florida and Louisiana 

 northward. Winters from Florida, Louisiana and, rarely, southern 

 South Carolina, 



Eggs, 2; deposited on ground; white, or creamy-white, spotted and 

 streaked with different shades of brown, lilac or pearl-gray; 1.15 by .84. 



Common summer resident; breeds. Prefers more open woods over- 

 grown with underbrush, or bushy pastures. 



