Birds of Canada, 25 



NIGHT HAWK. 



Chordeiles popetue. The Night Hawk. 



This is a well known bird. It arrives here 

 from the south about the middle of May. The 

 colors of this bird, though plain, have a beautiful 

 effect from the elegance of their disposition : the 

 plumage being beautifully freckled, barred, and 

 spotted with brown, black, grey, and ferrugi- 

 nous, variously arranged and diversified. The 

 bill is small, flat, and hooked at the tip; the 

 eyes are large, full, and black ; the legs are 

 short, rough, and scaly, and feathered below the 

 knee. The male is distinguished from the female 

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