GOATSUCKER. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Bill a little incurved, very short, and furnished with bristles 
round the base. 
Mouth extremely wide. 
Ears large. 
Tongue sharp and entire. 
Nostrils tubular ; very prominent. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Caprimulgus Carolinenbis. C. supra lineis transversis angula- 
tis alternis atris et griseis varius, 
subtus ex rufo griseus lineis 
nigricantibus longitudinalibus, 
cauda griseo atro cancellata. 
Linn. Syst. Nat. Gmel. l.p.1028. 
Variegated above by transverse 
angled lines ; alternately black 
and gray 5 below rufous gray, 
with blackish longitudinal lines; 
tail gray, latticed with black. 
Rain Bird. Brown. Jam. p. 467 . 
Shortwinged Goatsucker. Arct. 
Zool. 2. p.434. no. 336. 
Caroline Goatsucker. . . Buff. Birds 6. p. 448. Catesl. 
Carol. 1. 1. 8. Lath. Synop. 2. 
p. 592 . no. 4. 
The eyes of this species, in common with the rest 
of the genus, are too delicate to bear the light of 
day; hence they never appear till sun-set in the 
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