. 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, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds; 1887. CAPIUMULGIB^âCAPRIMULGIN^: TRUE GOATSUCKERS. 449 127. all niu- genera excepting ChordecUles, the rictal bristles are an inch or more in length, in a firm regular
. 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, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds. Birds; Birds; 1887. CAPIUMULGIB^âCAPRIMULGIN^: TRUE GOATSUCKERS. 449 127. all niu- genera excepting ChordecUles, the rictal bristles are an inch or more in length, in a firm regular series along the gape â thoy are relatively longer and stiff'er than the whiskers of a cat. Our several genera are readily discriminated by good characters of the nostrils, enormous rictal bristles, and comparatively short vifings of the Niglit-jars proper, in coiujjarison with the slight bristles, forked tail and long pointed wings of Chordediles; they respectively represent two sections of the subfamily â Setirostres, bristled-billed (fig. 289), and Glairirostres, smooth- billed (fig. 290). In both the feet are so extremely short that the birds cannot perch in the usual way, but sit lengthwise on a large branch, or crouch on the ground. They lay two lengthened, white or thickly spotted eggs, on or near the ground, in stumps, etc. The sexes are distinguishable, but nearly alike. The voice is peculiar, and has given several of the species their fanciful onomatopoetic names. Migratory. Obs. Since the orig, ed. of the Key was published, a flue genus and species, Nyctidromus alhicollis, has been added to our Fauna. " Nuttall's Whippoorwill" has been made the type of a new genus, PhalmiopUlus, on the ground of its naked feet, short square tail, and other good characters. The common whippoorwill has been refeiTed back to the old genus Caprimulgus. While it certainly differs from the chuck-will's-widow, type of Antrostomus, in not having the rictal bristles garnished wi
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