Adult taking lizard to feed young.]
[Illustration:
Arizona. W. L. and Irene Finley.
Small young in nest.]
PLATE 5
ROADRUNNERS.
[Illustration:
Mojave Desert, Calif., May 28, 1916. W. M. Pierce.
Young nearly grown.]
[Illustration:
Arizona. W. L. and Irene Finley.
Adult on nest.]
PLATE 6
[Illustration:
Logan County, Ill., June 21, 1913. A. D. DuBois.
NEST OF YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO.]
[Illustration:
Arizona. F. C. Willard.
NEST OF CALIFORNIA CUCKOO.]
PLATE 7
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS AND YOUNG.
[Illustration:
Battle Creek, Mich., August 30, 1936. L. H. Walkinshaw.]
[Illustration:
Ithaca N. Y. A. A. Allen.]
PLATE 8
NEST OF BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO.
[Illustration:
Sioux City, Iowa. T. C. Stephens.]
PLATE 9
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO.
[Illustration:
Omaha, Nebr., July 1, 1901. F. H. Shoemaker.
Young in juvenal plumage.]
[Illustration:
Hennepin County, Minn., June 11, 1935. A. D. DuBois.
A well-made nest.]
PLATE 10
YOUNG BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS.
[Illustration:
Showing the sucking pads.]
[Illustration:
Ithaca, N. Y. A. A. Allen.
Showing the unopened feather sheaths.]
PLATE 11
ADULT BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO ON NEST.
[Illustration:
Allen Frost.]
PLATE 12
EASTERN BELTED KINGFISHERS.
[Illustration:
Carver County, Minn., June 29, 1936. A. D. DuBois.
Feeding young at entrance.]
[Illustration:
Ithaca, N. Y. A. A. Allen.
Brooding newly hatched young.]
PLATE 13
EASTERN BELTED KINGFISHERS.
[Illustration:
Young just hatched.]
[Illustration:
Ithaca, N. Y. A. A. Allen.
Older young.]
PLATE 14
EASTERN BELTED KINGFISHER.
[Illustration:
Ann Arbor, Mich. F. N. Wilson.]
PLATE 15
NESTING OF WESTERN BELTED KINGFISHER.
[Illustration:
Jackson County, Oreg., May 24, 1931.]
[Illustration:
J. E. Patterson.]
PLATE 16
TEXAS KINGFISHERS.
[Illustration:
Copana Bay, Tex. G. F. Simmons.
Nesting site.]
[Illustration:
Near Los Amates, Guatemala, May 5, 1932. A. F. Skutch.
Young ready to leave nest.]
PLATE 17
YOUNG RINGED KINGFISHERS.
[Illustration:
April 10, 1932.
Nestling 2 weeks old.]
[Illustration:
Near Los Amates, Guatemala, April 26, 1932. A. F. Skutch.
Juvenal 29 days old.]
PLATE 18
NESTING OF CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW.
[Illustration:
Near Dania, Fla., April 14, 1927. D. J. Nicholson.]
PLATE 19
CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW.
[Illustration:
Plant City, Fla., May 1934. A. M. Bailey.
Courtesy of Chicago Academy of Sciences.
Female and young.]
[Illustration:
Miami County, Kans., May 24, 1929. Walter Colvin.
Eggs in nest.]
PLATE 20
YOUNG CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOWS.
[Illustration:
Duval County, Fla., May 22, 1932. S. A. Grimes.]
[Illustration:
Dade County, Fla. F. N. Irving.]
PLATE 21
NESTING OF EASTERN WHIPPOORWILL.
[Illustration:]
[Illustration:
Raynham, Mass., June 5, 1903. A. C. Bent.]
PLATE 22
EASTERN WHIPPOORWILLS.
[Illustration:
Sangamon County, Ill., May 17, 1908. A. D. DuBois.
Downy young.]
[Illustration:
St. Lambert, Quebec. L. M. Terrill.
Young 16 days old.]
PLATE 23
EASTERN WHIPPOORWILL.
[Illustration:
St. Lambert, Quebec, June 11, 1933. L. M. Terrill.
Female brooding young.]
PLATE 24
NESTS OF STEPHENS’S WHIPPOORWILL.
[Illustration:
Huachuca Mountains, Ariz. F. C. Willard.]
[Illustration:
Santa Rita Mountains, Ariz., June 27, 1932. A. J. van Rossem.]
PLATE 25
NESTS OF DUSKY POORWILLS.
[Illustration:
Mariposa County, Calif., June 21, 1933. J. E. Patterson.]
[Illustration:
Stanislaus County, Calif., June 23, 1934. J. E. Patterson.]
PLATE 26
DUSKY POORWILL ON NEST.
[Illustration:
Stanislaus County, Calif., June 23, 1934. J. E. Patterson.]
PLATE 27
EGGS AND YOUNG OF DUSKY POORWILL.
[Illustration:
San Bernardino County, Calif. W. M. Pierce.]
[Illustration:
Longbard, Calif. E. C. Aldrich.]
PLATE 28
PAURAQUE (NYCTIDROMUS ALBICOLLIS ALBICOLLIS).
[Illustration:
May 20, 1930.]
Nest and eggs.
[Illustration:
Lancetilla Valley, Honduras, May 22, 1930. A. F. Skutch.
Young 1 and 2 days old.]
PLATE 29
EASTERN NIGHTHAWK.
[Illustration:
Michigan, June 18, 1924. K. Christofferson.
Roof nest.]
[Illustration:
Near Church Creek, Md. F. R. Smith.
Ground nest.]
PLATE 30
EASTERN NIGHTHAWK.
[Illustration:
Roosting poses.]
[Illustration:
Charlevoix, Mich., June 20, 1925. W. E. Hastings.
A well-made ground nest.]
PLATE 31
EASTERN NIGHTHAWKS.
[Illustration:
Brunswick, Maine, June 25, 1921. A. O. Gross.
Young 1 day old.]
[Illustration:
Brunswick, Maine, June 27, 1922. A. O. Gross.
Young 12 days old.]
PLATE 32
EASTERN NIGHTHAWKS.
[Illustration:
Brunswick, Maine, July 11, 1921. A. O. Gross.
Young 17 days old.]
[Illustration:
Brunswick, Maine, July 18, 1921. A. O. Gross.
Young 24 days old.]
PLATE 33
EASTERN NIGHTHAWKS.
[Illustration:
Brunswick, Maine, June 16, 1922. A. O. Gross.
Adult male roosting.]
[Illustration:
Brunswick, Maine, June 16, 1921. A. O. Gross.
Adult female incubating.]
PLATE 34
NESTING SITES OF PACIFIC NIGHTHAWKS.
[Illustration:
Jackson County, Oreg., June 22, 1924. J. E. Patterson.]
[Illustration:
Flathead County, Mont., June 30, 1914. A. D. DuBois.]
PLATE 35
PACIFIC NIGHTHAWK.
[Illustration:
Flathead County, Mont., July 12, 1914. A. D. DuBois.]
PLATE 36
NESTING OF HOWELL’S NIGHTHAWK.
[Illustration:
July 4, 1911.]
[Illustration:
North Park, Colo., June 28, 1911. E. R. Warren.]
Transcriber’s Note:
Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by underscores, _like
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Words may have inconsistent hyphenation in the text. These have
been left unchanged. Three asterisks separated by spaces indicates
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Obvious printing errors, such as backwards, upside down, reversed
order, missing or partially printed letters and punctuation,
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letters at line endings or page breaks were removed. Twelve
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Changes:
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Added missing word ‘by’ to protected from invasion by the wasps.
Changed ‘South’ to ‘East’ in description of breeding range of
chuck-will’s-widow.