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NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 
JJJJ Genus CERYLE, Boie. 
Streptoceryle. Bill very stout and thick-. Tarsus about equal to the hind 
toe ; much shorter than the inner anterior. Plumage without metallic gloss ; 
the occipital feathers much elongated, linear, and distinct. 
C. alcyon. Above ashy-blue ; beneath with a concealed band across 
the occiput and a spot anterior to the eye, white. A band across the 
breast like the back. Tail spotted with white. Female and young 
with sides and band across the belly chestnut. Length, 12.75 ; wing, 
6.00. Hah. All Northern America to Panama ; West Indies. ( Belted 
Kingfisher.') 
Chloroceryle. Bill long, thin. Tarsus longer than hind toe ; almost or 
quite as long as the inner anterior. Plumage with a green metallic gloss 
above ; the occiput with a crest of rather short, indistinct feathers* 
C. americana, var. cabanisi. Upper parts, a pectoral and abdominal 
band of blotches, and a line on each side the throat, glossy green. 
Under parts, a collar on the back of neck, and a double series of spots 
on the quills, white. Female , with a broad band of chestnut across the 
breast. Length, 8.00 ; wing, 3.14. Hah. Southern Texas, southward, 
passing gradually into var. americana. ( Green Kingfisher.) 
■ Family CAPRXMTJLGIDiEI. — The Goatsuckers. 
Char. Bill very short ; the gape enormously long and wide, opening to beneath or 
behind the eyes. Culmen variable. Toes connected by a movable skin; secondaries 
lengthened ; plumage soft, sometimes very full and loose, as in the Owls. Iris hazel or 
brown. Eggs usually two in number, and laid on the ground ; generally marbled : white 
in Antrostomus nuttalli. 
3 Subfamily CAPEIIULGXN^l. 3 
Chordeiles. Gape without bristles ; tarsi moderate, partly feathered ; tail narrow, 
slightly forked ; plumage rather compact. (Page 88.) 
Antrostomus. Gape with bristles ; tarsi moderate, partly feathered ; tail broad, con- 
siderably rounded ; plumage soft. (Page 89.) 
Nyctidromus. Gape with bristles tarsi lengthened, bare ; tail broad, rounded ; 
plumage soft. (Possibly occurring in Texas.) 
3 Genus CHORDEIIiES, Swainson. (Page 88.) jJJJ 
C. popetue. White patch on primaries extending over the five outer quills, 
anterior to their middle portion. No rufous spots on quills, anterior to the 
white patch. 
a. Dark mottling predominating on upper parts ; lower tail-coverts dis- 
tinctly banded. 
Length, 9.50 ; wing, 8.00 ; tail, 4.40. Hah. Eastern Province 
of United States and northwest coast. ( Night-Hawk ; Bull 
Bat.) var. popetue. 
