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 winter resident. The Flicker nests In every county of thet 

 state but Is always more abundant In the open farming reg- 

 ions than in the wilder forested sections. 



417. Antrostomus vorciferus vorclferus (Wils . ) . Whip-pocr- 

 will. 



This species, tho common in migrations, is a rare 

 breeder, except in the wilder and more mountainous regions 

 of the state. At the present time, the Whip- poor-will is 

 a rare nester in southeastern Pennsylvania but more common 

 in the less thickly populated sections. In Berks County, 

 Mr. Leibelsperger finds it as a frequent breeder and has 

 taken several sets of eggs about Fleetwood., In sections of 

 Monroe, Pike, Wayne, Luzerne, Center, Huntingdon, Clarion, 

 and Venango Counties, I have found this bird not uncommon 

 during the breeding season, while Mr. Simpson finds them 

 regularly in the mountains of Warren County. Mr. Dickey 

 tells me that it is a common breeder at Waynesburg, Green 

 County. 



4 20. Chordeiles virginianus vlrginianus ( Gmel . ) . Nighthawk. 



The Nighthawk has a peculiar distribution in 

 Pennsylvania, occuring locally as a breeder in all three life 

 zones. Some years ago, Mr. J. Parker Norris secured a set 



