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with, though sparhigly, all over India, where it chiefly affects forest countries 

 and well-wooded districts — is everywhere recognizable by its peculiar call, 

 which sounds something like " Tew-yo-yo !" frequently repeated. The Neil- 

 gherry Night-jar {Caprimulgus kelaarti) remains during the day in the dense 

 woods, only issuing from them about sunset, and coming into the open 

 ground, where it perches on stones and trees, and from thence darts off in 

 pursuit of its insect prey with a cry much resembling that of the species last 

 named. The Common Indian Night-jar (C Asiaticus) — found throughout 

 India, inhabiting low jungle or thin forest jungle, or in thick gi-oves, gardens, 

 or hedges — is so bold and familiar at night as to come close to houses and even 

 enter verandahs in search of moths : it utters a note so closely resembling the 

 sound of a stone scudding over ice, that it is sometimes called the " Ice-Bird," 

 or, as some syllabize it, " Tyook-tyook-tyook !" while the Large Bengal Night- 

 jar (C Albonotatus) — to be seen commonly in Central India, skimming over 

 the open country with a low silent flight — makes a noise like the striking a 

 plank with a hammer, occasionally varied by a low chirp. 



The eggs of the goatsucker are deposited in a depression or cavity on the 



