European Nightjar

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Nightjar, goatsucker, or fern-owl.
Caprimulgus europæus, Linn.

Artist

Name:: Keulemans, John Gerrard
Dates:: 1842-1912
Country:: Netherlands

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Lithograph
Lithographer:: Greve, Wilhelm
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Coloured figures of the birds of the British islands, vol. 2
Author:: Powys, Thomas 4th Baron Lilford (issued by)
Publisher:: London: R. H. Porter, 1885-1897
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Description:

The European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) is a migratory bird in the family Caprimulgidae. It spends its days dozing and becomes active soon after sunset, when it starts hunting for night-flying insects it catches on the wing. The author describes its flight as noiseless as that of an owl.

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{{cite web | title=European Nightjar | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/european-nightjar/ | author=Keulemans, John Gerrard | year=1885-1897 | access-date=May 2, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}