. Birds of Arkansas . lities as the chuck-wills-widow. It is recorded as abundant atClinton, arriving there from the south March 31 and nesting in therocky ravines of the mountains.! It is reported also as breeding atPea Ridge, and I noted a few at Pettigrew about June 1, evidentlyon their breeding grounds. As a migrant it is reported from Helena,Newport, Monticello, and Delight, noted at the latter place March 31and September 9 to 14. Like the preceding species, this bird is veryretiring in its habits and is rarely seen, though its loud voice at nightreadily betrays its presence. The mistaken
. Birds of Arkansas . lities as the chuck-wills-widow. It is recorded as abundant atClinton, arriving there from the south March 31 and nesting in therocky ravines of the mountains.! It is reported also as breeding atPea Ridge, and I noted a few at Pettigrew about June 1, evidentlyon their breeding grounds. As a migrant it is reported from Helena,Newport, Monticello, and Delight, noted at the latter place March 31and September 9 to 14. Like the preceding species, this bird is veryretiring in its habits and is rarely seen, though its loud voice at nightreadily betrays its presence. The mistaken notion that this bird andthe nighthawk are the same species is Aery prevalent. The whip-poorwill is one of the most valuable of all our birds, being a greatdestroyer of moths, May beetles, caterpillars, and other harmfulinsects. It lias been known to eat the potato beetle and also theRocky Mountain locust. i Pleas, C. Oolopsi, VII, pp. l«« ^ 1890. Bui. 38, Biological Survey, U. S. Depi • Agr rjlture. Plate The Goatsuckers of Arkansas. Nighthawk, Whippoorwill, and Chuck-Wills-Widow. GOATSUCKEKS. 51 Nighthawk. Chordeiles virginianus virginanus. The nighthawk, or bullbat, occurs as a common migrant and arare and local summer resident. It arrives from the south aboutthe 20th of April, and migrating individuals are more or less commonfor a month or more. In the fall the southward movement beginslate in August and continues through September, the birds beingmost abundant during the latter month. The species is reported tobreed at Clinton, Pea Ridge, and near Newport. I observed it insmall numbers at Mena (May 24), Pettigrew (June 1), and MammothSpring (June 15). A flock of 10 seen at Womble, May 22, may have
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