GOATSUCKERS 33 



(C a. auratus) a smaller, darker race, inhabits the South Atlantic 

 and Gulf States. 



Washington, common S. R., rare W. V. Ossining, common 

 S. R., Mch. 25-Oct. 30; a few winter. Cambridge, very common 

 S. R., common W. V. N. Ohio, common S. R., Mch. io-Nov. 15 

 a few winter. Glen Ellyn, common S. R., Mch. 7-Dec. 24; 

 a few winter. SE. Minn., common S. R., Mch. 21-Oct. 16. 



Thirty years ago the Flicker, High-hole or Yellow- 

 hammer, was prey of any boy with a gun and was corre- 

 spondingly wild and little known; now, thanks to the 

 Audubon Society, he is almost ss domestic as the Robin. 

 In search of ants and their eggs, he hunts our lawns and 

 even accepts the hospitality of our nest-logs. A great 

 acquisition to our dooryard life is this bird of beautiful 

 colors, quaint habits, and strange notes. His loud, 

 strongly accented call, kee-yer, his rapidly repeated mellow 

 weechew, weichew, possess character even if they lack 

 musical quality. 



The Flicker nests in holes and lays from 5-9 white eggs 

 in late April or early May. 



GOATSUCKERS, SWIFTS, HUMMINGBIRDS. 

 ORDER MACROCHIRES 



NIGHTHAWKS, WHIP-POOR-WILLS, ETC. 

 FAMILY CAPRIMULGIOE 



CHUCKWILL'S WIDOW 

 Antrostromus carolinensis. Case 6, Fig. 40 



A larger, browner bird than the Whip-poor-will, with branched, 

 not simple bristles at the sides of the bill. Breast-patch whiter 

 in the male than in the female. L. 12. 



Range. Southern states north to Virginia; wintering from 

 southern Florida southward and migrating northward in March. 



Washington, one record. Cambridge, A. V„ one record, Dec. 



What the Whip-poor-will is to the north the Chuck- 

 will is to the south. The difference in their names expresses 



