Goatsuckers 



^ 4(3. 



4 1 6. Ghuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis), 

 L. 12. Mouth bristles with fine, hair-like branches 

 near their base. Ad. ^. End half of outer tail- 

 feathers white, rusty, and black on ouler wgbs; chin zhlefly 

 fas/y; throat-patch bufty. /Id. $, No white in tail. 

 Notes. A loudly whistled chuck-wiU' s-mdtyw, repeated 

 many times. 



Range, — South Atlantic and Gulf States; breeds norfi to Virginia 

 and Illinois; west to Ifansas and central Texas; winteri from southern 

 Florida southward. 



4 17. Whip-poor-will iAntroitomm vociferus). L. 

 9.7. Mouth briiCks without branches. Jd. (J'. Three 

 outer tail-feathers ?t?-r3*t/;> tipped with white; white on 

 inner vane of outer feather 1.4 or more wide; throat 

 patch white; chin chiefly black. Ad. ?. Three nnter 

 tail-feathers narrowly . tipped with rusty buff; throat 

 patch rusty buff. Nutes. A rapid, vigorous, whistled 

 whip-poor-will, repealed many times. 



R.if'e. — Eastern North America, 

 Gulf StaltiH nurth t'l Nbsv Bruiii*^ 

 Gulf States SL/uthwucd. 



west to the Plains; breeds (totu 

 ick djiJ Mdiilluba; winiers from 



417a. Stephens Whip-poor-will (A. v. macromy 

 itux). Similar to No. 417, but slightly larger, W. O.5; 

 mouth bristles much longer; male with throat-patch 

 rusty; white on inner web of outer feather Uss than i.j 

 wide. 



Range.— "Arizona. New Mexico, ani southwestern Texas, smith 

 over tnountains bordering tablelands at Mexico to Guatemala." 

 (Bailey,) 



418. Poor-will (Phal^Moptilus nuitallii). L. 7.7. 

 Primaries 7-iistji barred with black. Ad, ^. Three 

 outer tail-feathers evmly tipped with white; a large 

 white throat patch: plumage above suggesting in color 

 the wings of certain moths. Ad. §, Similar, buttail- 

 tips buffy. Notes. Variously rendered poor-will, co%i>- 

 day, pearl-roi-it, puir-whee-er. 



Range,— Western United States; breeds from Kansas, Nebraska, 

 and Dakota west to eastern slope of Sierra Nevadas; north to Mon- 

 tana and Brillsh Columbia; winters from Mexican border souttiward. 



41ga. Froated Poor-will {T. n. nitidis). Similar 

 to No. 418, but paler, |the upperparts especially whiter, 

 TTiQx^frosly. 



Range. — "Texas to Arizona and from western Kansas souin to 

 northern Mexico," [Bailey.) Lower Califoroia. 



{T. n. califofnicui) 



4 1 8b. California Poorwill 



Similar to No. 418, but darker. 



Range, — Breeds on coast of California, north to Butte Couriiy; 

 winters from southern CalltornU Southward. 



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