WHIP-POOR-WILL
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Whip″–poor–will′ (?), n. (Zoöl.) An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; — so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening. [Written also whippowil.]
Source: 567
Whip″–poor–will′ (?), n. (Zoöl.) An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; — so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening. [Written also whippowil.]