. Cassell's book of birds . nches. The upper parts of the body are dark brownish grey, spotted with brownishblack ; the region of the cheeks is brownish red, the wing-covers and quills are dark brown, spotted inlines with a paler tint, the latter tipped with a mixture of both shades ; the four centre tail-feathers THE GAPERS. I29 resemble the back in colour and markings, whilst those at the exterior are white, slightly spotted onthe upper portion, and dark brown towards the end. The upper parts of the throat and breast aredark brown, with blackish t>rown markings; the rest of the under side
. Cassell's book of birds . nches. The upper parts of the body are dark brownish grey, spotted with brownishblack ; the region of the cheeks is brownish red, the wing-covers and quills are dark brown, spotted inlines with a paler tint, the latter tipped with a mixture of both shades ; the four centre tail-feathers THE GAPERS. I29 resemble the back in colour and markings, whilst those at the exterior are white, slightly spotted onthe upper portion, and dark brown towards the end. The upper parts of the throat and breast aredark brown, with blackish t>rown markings; the rest of the under side is of a paler hue. A yellowishwhite line passes across the front of the throat North America is the actual habitat of this species,which is, however, frequently seen in Central America and the West Indies during the course of itsmigrations. The AFRICAN NIGHT JARS {Scotornis) constitute a group of birds distinguished from theircongeners by their remarkably long graduated tail, which far exceeds the body in length; the third. THE whip-poor-will {Antrostomus vociferus). quill of the wing is longer than the rest, thereby rendering it less pointed than that of most Goat-suckers ; the beak is very small and delicate, and the bristles at its base comparatively long; theinner toes are longer than those on the exterior. The plumage is somewhat difficult to describe; inScotornis dimacurus the body is principally of a pale reddish brown, with dark markings; the chin,cheek-stripes, and extremities of the smaller wing-covers are white, the quills black, spotted with greyon the lower half; the first six are striped with white in the middle; the rest are spotted with redand black, and tipped with white. The centre tail-feathers are marked with undulating lines ofdifferent shades ; those at the exterior are white upon the outer web, and the two next in orderterminate in a white spot; the lower side is a mixture of brown and grey, arranged in wave-likecurves. The male is about fifteen inches l
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