. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 410 NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. Antrostomus carolinensis, Gould. CHVCK-WIIX'S WIDOW. Caimnmlgus carolinensis, Gmklin, Syst. Nut. I, 1788, 1028.âAttd, Orn. Diog. I, 1832, 273, pi. lii; V, 1839, 401.â In. Birds Am. I, 1840, IDl, ]il. xli. â Waiitiiacsun, Cab. J. 18tJ8, 368 (nesting). Antrostomus carolinensis, Gould, Icones Avium, 1838 ? â , lUiist. N. Am. IHids, I, 1855, 230. â UAiim, Birds N. Am. 1858, 147. â , H. Flu. 300. Caprimulcjiis ni/iis, Vikillot, Ois. Am. Sept. I, 1807, 57,
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 410 NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. Antrostomus carolinensis, Gould. CHVCK-WIIX'S WIDOW. Caimnmlgus carolinensis, Gmklin, Syst. Nut. I, 1788, 1028.âAttd, Orn. Diog. I, 1832, 273, pi. lii; V, 1839, 401.â In. Birds Am. I, 1840, IDl, ]il. xli. â Waiitiiacsun, Cab. J. 18tJ8, 368 (nesting). Antrostomus carolinensis, Gould, Icones Avium, 1838 ? â , lUiist. N. Am. IHids, I, 1855, 230. â UAiim, Birds N. Am. 1858, 147. â , H. Flu. 300. Caprimulcjiis ni/iis, Vikillot, Ois. Am. Sept. I, 1807, 57, pi. XXV (9). C'upriiiiulgus hnic/ii/pterus, Stephkns, Shaw's Zoiil. X, I, 1825 ? 150. S/wrl-win/jcd Goatsucker, Pennant, Arctic Zoiil. 11, 1785, 434. Sp. Char. Bristles of the bill with lateral filaments. Wing nearly nine inches long. Top of the head finely mottled reddish-brown, longitudinally streaked with black. The. ^â ^rrsna Antroslmnus carolinensis, prevailing shade above and below pale rufous. Terminal two-thirds of the tail-feathers (except the four CLMitral) rufous white ; outer webs of all mottleiV ho\vever, nearly to the tips. Female without the white patch on the tail. Length, 12.(.'^; wing, Hau. South Atlaiitic and Gulf States to Veragua; Cuba in wintT. Cuba (Caban. J. IV, C, winter) ; San Antonio, Texas (Dkesskr, Ibis, 1805, 70, breeds); Costa Rica (Lawk. IX, 120); Veragua (Salvin, P. Z. S. 1870, 303). This, fccording to Sclater, is the largest of the Antrostomi and the only species with lateral filaments to the 1)ristles of the mouth. The extent of the Avhite spaces on the inner webs of tail-feathers varies with the individual, but in none does it occu])y less than the terminal half The A. rii/iis {Cwprimahjus rnfm, BoDD. ct Gmel. ex PI. Eiil. 73.'; (?);. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resem
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