European nightjar, Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) Description
Title: British zoology
Year: 1776 (1770s)
Authors: Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798; Berry, S. Stillman (Samuel Stillman), 1887-1984, former owner. DSI; Roper, Clyde F. E. , 1937- , donor. DSI
Subjects: Vertebrates; Zoology
Date 1776
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/19796510064/
Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/britishzoolog11penn/#page/n584/mode/1up
Author Thomas Pennant, 1726-1798; Berry, S. Stillman (Samuel Stillman), 1887-1984, former owner. DSI; Roper, Clyde F. E., 1937- , donor. DSI
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:British_zoology_(1776)_(19796510064).jpg
The European nightjar, Eurasian nightjar or just nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) is a crepuscular and nocturnal bird in the nightjar family that breeds across most of Europe and temperate Asia. The Latin generic name refers to the old myth that the nocturnal nightjar suckled goats, causing them to cease to give milk.
