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The Piramidig has the power of inflating himself in the same manner, and he utters this whizzing note when one approaches his nest. He is mainly nocturnal in his habits, and his ways are worthy of study and observation. He obtains his food by scratching up the leaves and rubbish that lie upon the surface of the ground in damp and wooded places, and by boring into the earth for worms.
While they are soaring and circling in the air, they occasionally utter the shrill and broken note which has been supposed to resemble the word Piramidig, whence the name is derived, and now and then they dart suddenly aside, to seize a passing insect.
There are several other species, more or less interesting, ridiculous, or frightful. I will leave them, to speak of birds of more pleasing habits and a more innocent character. The next remarkable family of nocturnal birds comprises the Moth-Hunters, including, in New England, only two species, the Whippoorwill and the Night-Hawk, or Piramidig.
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