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During the bright parts of the day, he sits 

 upon limbs of trees, or upon the roof of a house, 

 or even again, in the country, upon a rock, quite 

 motionless. 



Nighthawks nest upon the ground in rocky 

 pastures and uplands. 



The Western Nighthawk differs from the 

 eastern variety in being a little lighter in color. 



PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. Head, broad ; bill, 

 small, curved and pointed ; upper parts, mottled, with 

 light grayish-buffy or yellow markings predominating ; 

 lower parts, throat, white ; upper breast, narrow bars 

 of buffy and black alternating ; lower breast-bars, wider. 



Summer resident. 



THE POORWILL. 



GENERAL DESCRIPTION : 



Upper parts: soft brownish-gray, mottled. 

 Under parts : somewhat lighter than upper. 

 Length, 7.25 to 8.5. 



The Poorwill is, as its looks indicate, closely 

 related to the Nighthawk and it is the western 

 representative of the eastern Whip-poor-will. It 

 is much smaller and its song much less notice- 

 able and commanding. The eastern bird has 

 almost an adult human voice and a superior 



