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and figured it *. Dr. Linnaus calls it a 

 variety of the Caprimulgus Europceus, or 

 Goat-fucker: its fhape, colour, fize, and 

 other qualities, make it difficult to diftin- 

 guifh them from each other. But the pe- 

 culiar note of the American one diftin- 

 guimes it from the European one, and from 

 all other birds : it is not found here during 

 winter, but returns with the beginning of 

 fummer. I heard it to-day, for the firft 

 time, and many other people faid, that 

 they had not heard it before this fummer ; 

 its Englifh and Swedijh name is taken from 

 its note ; but, accurately fpeaking, it does 

 not call Whipperiwill, nor Whip-poor-will, 

 but rather WMpperiwhip, fo that the iirft 

 and laft fyllables are accented, and the in- 

 termediate ones but Slightly pronounced. 

 The Englifh change the call of this bird 

 into Whip-poor-will, that it may have fome 

 kind of fignification : it is neither heard 

 nor feen in day-time -, but foon after fun- 

 fet it begins to call, and continues for a 

 good while, as the cuckow does in Europe. 

 After it has continued calling in a place 

 for fome time, it removes to another, and 

 begins again : it commonly comes feveral 



times 



* Caprimulgus minor Jmericanus. Caicjb. Nat. Hift. of 

 Carolina, Vol. ill. t. 16. Edwards $ Nat. Hift. pf BIrd6 3 



