European nightjar, Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) Author
Cornelius Nozeman (1720–1786)
Christiaan Andreas Sepp
Jan Christiaan Sepp (1739–1811)
Martinus Houttuyn (1720–1798)
Title
Nederlands: Nachtzwaluw uit Nederlandsche vogelen; volgens hunne huishouding, aert, en eigenschappen beschreeven
English: European nightjar from Nederlandsche vogelen (Dutch birds) by Nozeman and Sepp (1770-1829)
Description
English: Plate 21 from the Nederlandsche vogelen by Nozeman and Sepp.
Nederlands: Plaat 21 uit de Nederlandsche vogelen door Nozeman en Sepp.
Date between 1770 and 1829
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nederlandsche_vogelen_(KB)_-_Caprimulgus_europaeus_(038b).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.
