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Goatsucker

noun

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

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... a fire beneath a little arbour of bamboos, fried our charqui (or dried slips of beef), took our mate, and were quite comfortable. There is an inexpressible charm in thus living in the open air. The evening was calm and still; — the shrill noise of the mountain bizcacha, and the faint cry of a goatsucker, were occasionally to be heard. Besides these, few birds, or even insects, frequent these dry, ...

— The Voyage of the Beagle • Charles Darwin

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