350 GOATSUCKER. 



streaks, twenty-five or thirty in all; quills dusky, the first five marked 

 with a white spot on both webs, about the middle; but only on the 

 inner webs on the two outer feathers ; tail four inches long, much 

 like the quills, all but the two middle feathers marked with a white 

 spot near end, and crossed with seven or eight ash-coloured mottled 

 bars; legs flesh-colour, middle claw serrated; wings a trifle longer 

 than the tail . 



Inhabits Virginia in summer, coming in April, chiefly in the 

 mountainous parts, frequently approaching the houses in the even- 

 ing, where it settles on a rail or post, and cries for several times 

 together like the word, Whip-poor- Will ; it continually flies from 

 place to place, repeating the same words ; sometimes four or five cry 

 together, and this noise is chiefly after sun-set, and before sun-rise. 

 It catches insects on the wing, but often will sit in a convenient spot, 

 and spring upon them as they fly by, returning to the same place. 

 It arrives in Georgia about the 13th of April, and may be found 

 often in the day-time on the ground, under shady trees, in thick 

 woods, mostly dogwoods ; lays two eggs, larger than those of the 

 Caroline Species, not unlike those of the European, but the markings 

 paler, and more numerous. 



Probably this may be the Moschito Hawk, of Hudson's Bay; 

 but Mr. Hutchins's description gives the length nine inches and a 

 half, and breadth twenty-three ; weighing, when exenterated, one 

 ounce and three quarters. It is called Paysh or Peesh from the note, 

 and is there migratory ; said to be very numerous in the interior parts, 

 feeding on muskitoes and flies; at sun-set may be seen swimming 

 along the air, and darting down every now and then, very rapidly, 

 rising again immediately. 



In a male bird, received from Mr. Abbot, all but the two 

 middle tail feathers were marked with a white spot on the shaft, about 

 half an inch from the end ; and for the most part another on the edge 

 of the inner web parallel ; and in some feathers uniting into one 



