WHIP-POOR-WILL. 
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assert that the night hawk and the 
dilFercnt birch, and do not even 
have o-o*^ ^^n^her. The naturalists of Europe, however, 
to - ® v considered the two names as applicable 
also *P«cins; and this opinion has 
natiiraliJf . distinguished 
ProfessA Partram, of Kingsessing,* and 
heinir d f of Phihidclphia.f The writer of this, 
forhlm*^ u™+**'r* ^ ascertain the truth by examining 
this distf *■’ following effectual mode of settling 
submit-^ til l>articulars of which he now 
which Clmt If t "^aally <;allcd night hawks, 
«mes<le7cm;dff “j'l.i*’'' sn allows, "and some: 
tofirbSilf SMy bTowing 
SineV*rth ifirirffiy 
tlm«« » • ’ outwardly and by dissection. Nine of 
former' to be males, and four females. The. 
their markings and tints of 
differinrr agreed in their marks, 
the same specie^ *’‘°"rh evidently of 
from the nests "L r^rn” f Y''*'® 
cases, were t wo in T which, in both 
These also a-r,.ced hTtf ground, 
with the four nrp .L-'*® “'‘’''V*'®® "f plumage 
found to he females The "" <^'«section, were 
^'bin-nnAr-MMii ’ 1 secured. A 
actyreneatimrhi*' I**® evening, while in the 
l>ird was^ fimi d e 'J and well known notes. This 
able particular' I'r “ differing in many remark- 
shot at diffbro * *? feemer. Three others were 
dark shaded .?•. I""'c the day, in solitary and 
found to he fl of the wood. Two of tliese w'ore 
two ea'.rs which had been sitting on 
^ oo • le two females resembled each other 
^’‘‘‘Sme^ilTofthe whip-poor-will, or night hawh. 
also Amtrican Ph'f Histori; of Pennsi/huma, p. 3. See 
-r-nu. prans. vol. iv. p. 203, 209, note. 
