. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE WHIP-POOR-WILL. 339 ghostly noiselessness, only to drop down into the brush again a rod or so away. It is almost idle to search for it with the eyes alone, so perfectly do [y blended colors of the Whippoorwill's plumage assimilate to those of the leaf-strewn mold. On other occasions the bird may be seen resting on some low limb or fence-post, and twice during migrations I have seen it high m trees in broad daylight, squatting lengthwise of a dun-colored limb. Wh
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE WHIP-POOR-WILL. 339 ghostly noiselessness, only to drop down into the brush again a rod or so away. It is almost idle to search for it with the eyes alone, so perfectly do [y blended colors of the Whippoorwill's plumage assimilate to those of the leaf-strewn mold. On other occasions the bird may be seen resting on some low limb or fence-post, and twice during migrations I have seen it high m trees in broad daylight, squatting lengthwise of a dun-colored limb. Whip] r- wills are crep- uscular and nocturnal in habit, and >e- cure their in- sect prey by fly- ing 1" and fro b u s h y pastures and swampy mead- ow s. The bird's enormous gape, seconded by the 1 in sties on either side ol the beak. the pur- oul as as that of the entomol- o g i s t, w h o sweeps the tops of the weeds with a mos- netting bag, "catching b ; These noc- turnal fly-catch- ers are rather irregular in their distribu- tion about the Photo by R. F. Griggs. state Thev are THE whippoorwilvs nest. likely to appear almost anywhere during migrations; but for a breeding haunt. 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 Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Jones, Lynds, b. 1865. Columbus, Wheaton Pub. Co.
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