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CAPRIMULGUS, GOATSUCKER. 



former in their small bill, wide mouth, and copious viscid sali- 

 vary fluid ; in their long wings, and diminutive feet ; and in 

 their flight, mode of seizing their prey, and migratory habits. 

 Their affinity to the Owls is manifested by their very large eyes 

 and ears, adapted to their nocturnal flight, which is like theirs, 

 noiseless and stealthy ; in the softness and minute and intricate 

 marking of their feathers, and in the structure and proportions 

 of their digestive organs. 



The foot is represented by the accompanying figure, in 

 which the claw of the middle toe is seen to be curiously pec- 

 tinate. 



Fig. 273. 



