CAPKlMULGIDa; — THE GOATSUCKERS. 867 



Antrostomus carolinensis (Gmel.) 



CHaCK-WILL'S -WIDOW. 

 Popular synonym. Dutch Whip-poor-will. 



Caprimulgus carolinensis Gmkl. S. N. i, 1788,1028.— Wils. Am. Orn. iv. 1811. 95, pi. 54, 

 flg. 2.— NuTT. Man. i, 1832, 612.— .VuD. Orn. Biog. i. 1832, 273; v, 1839. 4U1, pi. 52; Synop. 

 1839.31; B. Am. i. 151, pi. 41. 

 Antrostomus carolinensis Goui,l>. Icones Avium.— Baikd. B.N. Am. 1858,147; Cat. N. 

 Am. B. 1859, No. 1838.— CouEs, Key. 1872, 180; Chock List, 1874, No. 264; 2d ed. 1882. 

 No. 396; B. N. W. 1874, 263.— B. B. & R. Hist. N. Am. B. ii. 1874, 410, pi. 46, flg. 1.— 

 BiDGW. Nom. N. Am. B. 1881, No. 353. 

 Hab. South Atlantic and Gull States, and lower Mississippi Valley, north to southern 

 Illinois and Indiana; in winter, eastern Mexico and south to Costa Bioa; Cuba? 



Sp. Chae. Bristles of gape with lateral filaments. Above, finely mottled gray, ochra- 

 ceous, tawny, and black; the pileum with broad irregular streaks of black, the scapulars 

 with irregular blotches ot the same; primaries dusky, spotted with ochraceous rufous. 

 Lower parts mixed tawny ochraceous and grayish, vermiculatod and transversely barred 

 with dusky; the gular region and erissum with ochraceous prevailing. Male. Inner 

 webs of three outer tail-feathers with terminal third, ormore, white (ochraceous onlower 

 surface). Female. Inner webs of outer reotrices without white. Wing. 8.70-8.90; tail, 

 6.26-6. 3U. 



The Chuck-will's-widow is essentially a southern bird, the extreme 

 northern limit of its range being the lower Wabash valley, where, 

 as far north as Mount Carmel it is, or at least was, not uncom- 

 mon. The writer has heard its easily recognized notes as far north 

 as the then (in 1865) heavily timbered Big Creek bottoms in Rich- 

 land County, about three miles south of the town of Olney. Its 

 habits are essentially the same as those of the Whip-poor-wiU, and 

 its notes are somewhat similar, but louder, and easily distinguished 

 after once being heard. 



Antrostomus vociferus (Wils.) 



■WHIP-POOK-WILL. 



Caprimulgus vociferus Wils. Am. Orn. v. 1812, 71, pi. 41, figs. 1. 2, 3.— Nutt. Man. i. 1832, 

 614.— AUD. Orn. Biog. i. 1832, 443; v.1839, 405. pi. 82; Synop. 1839, 32; B. Am. i, 1840, 155, 

 pL 42.— BroGW. Nom. N. Am. B. 1881, No. 354. 

 Antrostomus vociferus Bp. 1838.— Baikd, B. N. Am. 1858, 148; Cat. N. Am. B. 1859. No. 

 112.— CouES, Key, 1872, 180; Check List, 1874, No. 265; 2d ed. 1882, No. 397; B. N. W. 

 1874, 260.— B. B. & R. Hist. N. Am. B. ii, 1874, 413.pl. 46, flg. 2. 

 Hab. Eastern United States and British Provinces, north to about 50° in the interior; 

 winters in Gulf States, and south through eastern Mexico to Guatemala. (Replaced in 

 Arizona and table-lands of Mexico by A . vociferus ariionce Brewster.) 



Sp. Chab. Bristles of gape without lateral filaments. Above finely mottled gray, 

 brown and tawny, the gray prevailing on the pileum, which has a median series of black 

 longitudinal blotches, with narrower streaks on each side. Scapulars blotched with black ; 



