. A catalogue of the birds of Indiana. Birds. Night Hawk. "158. Chordeiles virginianus (CjhiZ). Night Hawk; Bull-Bat. Throughout the northern part of the State a common summer resident, breed- ing in suitable localities; further south they are not common in summer and but few breed. In some cities they have been found breeding upon the flat roofs of the houses. They arrive during and June and depart in September. It is a very interesting sight to see, at dusk some pleasant September evening, the great num- bers migrating along some water-course, for then they may be seen to best adva
. A catalogue of the birds of Indiana. Birds. Night Hawk. "158. Chordeiles virginianus (CjhiZ). Night Hawk; Bull-Bat. Throughout the northern part of the State a common summer resident, breed- ing in suitable localities; further south they are not common in summer and but few breed. In some cities they have been found breeding upon the flat roofs of the houses. They arrive during and June and depart in September. It is a very interesting sight to see, at dusk some pleasant September evening, the great num- bers migrating along some water-course, for then they may be seen to best advan tage. Suborder CYPSELI. Swifts. Family Swifts. Subfamily CH^ETURIN^E Spine-tailed Swifts. Oenus CH^ETURA Head and tail feather of Chimney Swift; "159. Chaetura pelagica {Linn.). C umney Swift. Common summer resident throughout the State Breeds. In some localities colonies of these birds may still be found occupying hollow trees as nesting sites. I have also known them to build their nests in a shed upon a beam. They are such nuisances in houses with large, old-fashioned chimneys that many persons cover the tops of the chimneys with coarse wire-cloth to exclude the 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 resemble the original Butler, Amos W. (Amos William), 1860-1937. [S. l. : s. n.
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