Definitionn. mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes
Last update: June 24, 2015
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Peculiarities of the skeleton or portions of the skeleton of certain birds - one of the most remarkable of which is that on the component parts of the foot (pp. tot - toy) pointing out the aberration from the ordinary structure exhibited by the Goatsucker (Caprimulgus) and the Swift (Cypselus) - an aberration which, if rightly understood, would have conveyed a warning to those ornithological systematists who put their trust in birds' toes for characters on which to. [Please select]
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A goatsucker may be confused with a swallow, and a swallow may pass as a tern. [Please select]
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Surely this splendid representative of the Goatsucker family deserves the gratitude of all American citizens. [Please select]
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Both the nighthawk and the whip-poor-will belong to the goatsucker family. [Please select]