* Caprimulgus vociferus. Whip-poor-will. Locally common summer resident in eastern Kansas; two specimens reported from Finney County, but status in west poorly known. Two nests reported, at Geary, Doniphan County, June 16 and June 14 to July 3, 1923, by Linsdale. In recent years, Chuck-will's-widows seem to have increased at the expense of Whip-poor-wills in Kansas.
Subspecies in Kansas: C. v. vociferus Wilson.
* Phalaenoptilus nuttallii. Poor-will. Summer resident, common in west, rare and local in east.
Subspecies in Kansas: P. n. nuttallii (Audubon).
* Chordeiles minor. Nighthawk. Common transient and summer resident throughout state.
Subspecies in Kansas: Nesting; C. m. minor (Forster) in northeast, C. m. chapmani Coues in southeast, and C. m. howelli Oberholser in west, intergrading with one another through fairly broad zones. Migration; C. m. sennetti Coues throughout state.
* Chaetura pelagica (Linnaeus). Chimney Swift. Common transient and summer resident in east; status in west poorly known. Schwilling reports this species only in migration in Finney and neighboring counties.
No subspecies recognized.
* Archilochus colubris (Linnaeus). Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Common transient and summer resident in east; much less common in west, status there poorly known.
No subspecies recognized.