a nocturnal European bird, Caprimulgus europaeus, of the family Caprimulgidae, having a short bill and a wide mouth and feeding on insects captured in the air.
Also called goatsucker. any other nocturnal or crepuscular bird of the family Caprimulgidae.
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Then a nightjar began to hiss from among the rocks, and the stream to dash along more wildly.
The third nightjar, which also is confined chiefly to forest tracts, is known as Franklin's nightjar (C. monticolus).
In addition to this note Horsfield's nightjar emits a low soft chur, chur, chur.
This peculiar sound is responsible for the name nightjar, frequently given to this curious bird.
There are very few birds in it; but the nightingale sings there all day and the nightjar sings there all night.