Natural history of animals; . Fig. 116. — Whippoorwill Southern States, and the Whippoorwill and Nighthawkof the United States generally, are closely related to. Fig. 117 86 VERTEBRATES : BIRDS. each other. The last two are each about ten incheslong, and dark, marked with white. The Chuck-willsWidow gets its name from its notes, which soundlike chuck-wills-zvidow, and the Whippoorwill from aresemblance of its notes to the syllables whip-poor-will,uttered in the evening and at dawn. They make nonest, but lay their eggs on the ground, or a flat rock. Kingfishers. These Birds feed upon fish, and
Natural history of animals; . Fig. 116. — Whippoorwill Southern States, and the Whippoorwill and Nighthawkof the United States generally, are closely related to. Fig. 117 86 VERTEBRATES : BIRDS. each other. The last two are each about ten incheslong, and dark, marked with white. The Chuck-willsWidow gets its name from its notes, which soundlike chuck-wills-zvidow, and the Whippoorwill from aresemblance of its notes to the syllables whip-poor-will,uttered in the evening and at dawn. They make nonest, but lay their eggs on the ground, or a flat rock. Kingfishers. These Birds feed upon fish, and make their nests inholes which they dig in the banks of ponds and have a long, straight bill, and short legs. TheBelted Kingfisher, of North America, is nearly as large
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