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Nightjar

noun

Mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects. Synonyms: caprimulgid, goatsucker.

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European nightjar

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"Nightjar" Quotes from Famous Books

... doubt; An' keep that lurcher on the road, the gamekeepers is out;" 'E thumped upon the footboard an' 'e lumbered on again To meet a gold-dust sunset down the owl-light in the lane; An' the moon she climbed the 'azels, while a nightjar seemed to spin That Pharaoh's wisdom o'er again, 'is sooth of lose-and-win; For "up an' down an' round," said 'e, "goes all appointed things, An' losses on the roundabouts means profits on ...

— Poems of To-Day: an Anthology • Various

... the Nightjar in the distance. "I wish the Nightjar wouldn't make that noise when one wants to sleep," said the Kangaroo. "It hasn't got any voice to speak of, and the tune is stupid. It gives me the jim-jams, for it reminds me I've lost my baby kangaroo. There ...

— Dot and the Kangaroo • Ethel C. Pedley

Words linked to "Nightjar" : Caprimulgidae, bullbat, poorwill, Caprimulgus vociferus, Caprimulgus europaeus, goatsucker, nighthawk, Caprimulgus carolinensis, European nightjar, caprimulgid, mosquito hawk, chuck-will's-widow, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii, family Caprimulgidae, European goatsucker, whippoorwill, caprimulgiform bird