Chotacabras is a kind of owl, Caprimulgus europaeus. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: ORNITHONOMY.] Reference
I give here a list of birds which I have stuffed, all of which were killed in this neighbourhood: — Night-jar (Caprimulgus Europœus), wry neck. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
A wing was all that was known of an Ethiopian nightjar, Caprimulgus solala, but adventurous birdwatchers managed to spot it, though they weren't able to capture it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-07-01] Reference
Occasionally seen are glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellis, rednecked nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis, little buttontail Turnix sylvatica, and azure-winged magpie Cyanopico cyanus. From Wordnik.com. [Doñana National Park, Spain] Reference
Rallus: he also shot another species of Rallus on the water-hole near our encampment; he also brought in a true Caprimulgus. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845] Reference
Supposed to be the Caprimulgus Americanus: the bird that is called by the Anglo-Americans 'Whip poor Will,' because his notes or cry seem to express those words. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Manor House] Reference
House martin 12.445 Caprimulgus Europæus Caprimulgus 1.8 Goatsucker. From Wordnik.com. [Notes on the State of Virginia] Reference
Great bat 12.243 Caprimulgus Europæus Caprimulgus minor Americanus 3.16 Whip-poor Will 12.246. From Wordnik.com. [Notes on the State of Virginia] Reference
Caprimulgus europaeus is the European nightjar. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: ORNITHONOMY.] Reference
Caprimulgus solala - solala meaning 'only a wing.'". From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
(Caprimulgus), allied to the swifts. From Wordnik.com. [Easton's Bible Dictionary] Reference
Caprimulgus Americanus (night-hawk). From Wordnik.com. [The Maine Woods] Reference
Caprimulgus pulchellus. From Wordnik.com. [Western Java montane rain forests] Reference
Caprimulgus. From Wordnik.com. [The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day] Reference
Caprimulgus. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon] Reference
Caprimulgus Europæus. From Wordnik.com. [Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds] Reference
Caprimulgus minor Americanus. From Wordnik.com. [Notes on the State of Virginia.] Reference
Caprimulgus europaeas. From Wordnik.com. [Allgemeines Polyglotten-Lexicon der Naturgeschichte mit erklaerenden Anmerkungen] Reference
Caprimulgus Europæus. From Wordnik.com. [Notes on the State of Virginia.] Reference
I. Caprimulgus Europæus. From Wordnik.com. [Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds] Reference
Rufous Nightjar Caprimulgus rufus. From Wordnik.com. [10,000 Birds] Reference
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus 180, 268. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
Caprimulgus indicus, castanea, Merula, castaneiceps, Abrornis. From Wordnik.com. [The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1] Reference
Quail, black-grey partridge, hares, continue; a goat-sucker (Caprimulgus,) was seen. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
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