Caprimulgus - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: caprimulgusCaprimulgus
the type genus of the Caprimulgidae including the whip poor will Caprimulgus vociferus and the chuck wills widow Caprimulgus carolinensis...
Caprimulgidae
a widely distributed natural family of nocturnally active birds including the whip poor will Caprimulgus vociferus the chuck wills widow Caprimulgus carolinensis and the common nighthawk Chordeiles minor called popularly the goatsuckers or nightjars The nighthawks are sometimes active during the day...
Goatsucker
One of several species of insectivorous birds belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera esp the European species Caprimulgus Europaeligus so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats The European species is also goat milker goat owl goat chaffer fern owl night hawk nightjar night churr churr owl gnat hawk and dorhawk...
Chuck Wills widow
A large whippoorwill like bird a species of goatsucker Caprimulgus carolinensis formerly Antrostomus Carolinensis of the southern United States so called from its note...
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