CHAPTER XIII 



SOME QUEER RELATIONS 



Whippoorwill — ^Night-hawk — ChimnetSwift — ^Rubt- 

 throated humming-bird 



The Whippoorwill 



Length — 9 to 10 inches. About the size of the robin. 



Apparently much larger, because of its wide wiag- 



spread. 

 Mole — ^A long-winged bird, mottled all over with reddish 



brown, grayish black, and dusky white; numerous 



bristles fringing the large mouth. A narrow white 



band across the upper breast. Ends of outer tail-quills 



white. 

 Female — Similar to male, except that the tail is dusky in 



color where that of the male is white. Band on breast 



buff instead of white. 

 Range — ^United States to the Plains. Not common near 



the sea. 

 Migrations — ^Late April to middle of September. Summer 



resident. 



(See plate, on opposite page.) 



A queer, shadowy bird, that sleeps all day in the woods 

 and flies about through open country after dark with un- 



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