. Key to North American birds; containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary . nd variegated ; the voice is peculiar. Migratory. 114. Genus ANTEOSTOMUS Gould. * The rictal bristles with lateral filaments. Chiich-wiirs-widow. Singularly variegated with black, white, brown,tawny and rufous, the prevailing tone fulvous; a whitish throat-bar;several lateral tail feathers tipped with white in the $ , with rufous in the9. Large; a foot long; wing 8-9; tail 5J-6J, slightly rounded. SouthAtlan
. Key to North American birds; containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary . nd variegated ; the voice is peculiar. Migratory. 114. Genus ANTEOSTOMUS Gould. * The rictal bristles with lateral filaments. Chiich-wiirs-widow. Singularly variegated with black, white, brown,tawny and rufous, the prevailing tone fulvous; a whitish throat-bar;several lateral tail feathers tipped with white in the $ , with rufous in the9. Large; a foot long; wing 8-9; tail 5J-6J, slightly rounded. SouthAtlantic and Gulf States, strictly; resident in Florida. Wils., vi, 95, pi. 54, f. 2; NuTT., i, 612; Aud., i, 151, pi. 41 ; Bd., 147. carolinensis. * * The rictal bristles simple. WMj^poorioill. Night-jar. Upper parts variegated with gray, black, whitish and tawny; black streaks sharp on the head and back, the ;. wiiippoonviii. colors elsewhere delicately marbled, including the four median tail feathers; prevailing tone gray; wings and their coverts with bars of rufous spots ; lateral tail feathers black, with tawny marbling iu distant broken bars, and tipped with wliite {$) or. CAPRIMULGIU^, GOATSUCKERS. GEN. 115. 181 tawny ( 9 ) ; a bar across the throat Tyhite (c? ) or tawny ( 9 ) ; below mottledwith dusky and whitish; 9-10 long; wing 5-6; tail 4-5, much United States, abundant; a nocturnal bird, rarely seen, but wellknown for its loud strange cry, whence its name is taken. Eggs 2, ellip-tical, 1^ by J, white, speckled and blotched. WiLS., v, 72, pi. 41, f. 1, 2, 3; NuTT.,i, 614; AuD., i, 155, pi. 42; Bd., 148 vociferus. I^iittcdls W]iippooi~will. Somewhat similar; small; about 8 ; tail under4 ; much paler in tone ; crown barred transversely ; throat patch very laige ;tawny prevailing over black on the Avings; terminal white tail spots diflcrent, the first syllal)le being omitted. Plains to the Pacific, U. ,vii, 350,1)1. 495 ; Cass., 111. 2
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