. Birds of village and field: a bird book for beginners . d. Its usual note is a sharp eek or 2^cejit,and may be heard of an evening in Washington,New York, or other of the cities, for the birdsfind good nesting-places on the flat roofs of cityhouses. The Nighthawk and Whip-poor-will belong tothe same family, and their tints suggest the 190 GOATSUCKERS, SWIFTS, ETC. Grouse, wood-colors being the most effective dis-guise for birds tbat uest on the ground. As a family the Goatsuckers are perhaps more crepuscularthan any birds except 100. They are in the same order Slender wing of Hum-
. Birds of village and field: a bird book for beginners . d. Its usual note is a sharp eek or 2^cejit,and may be heard of an evening in Washington,New York, or other of the cities, for the birdsfind good nesting-places on the flat roofs of cityhouses. The Nighthawk and Whip-poor-will belong tothe same family, and their tints suggest the 190 GOATSUCKERS, SWIFTS, ETC. Grouse, wood-colors being the most effective dis-guise for birds tbat uest on the ground. As a family the Goatsuckers are perhaps more crepuscularthan any birds except 100. They are in the same order Slender wing of Hum- ^^-^j^ ^j^^ g^^-f^^ . ^^ pj^^^^miugbircl. 11. J). 24), and like them havepeculiarly small bills and wide, gaping throats,whose doors they throw wide open as, like de-vouring monsters,they mow theirway through acloud of Whip-poor-FiG. 101. wiiis^ in addition Short, thick ^ymg of Sparrow. ^^ ^^^^.^, euomiOUS mouths, have long, stiff bristles at the base ofthe bill, that may be effective aids in holdingsquirming June bugs and such uneasy
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