RED-NECKED NIGHTJAR 



RUSSET-NECKED NIGHTJAR. 



PLATE LVI I. FIGURE II. 



Caprimulgus ruficollis, .... TEMMINCK. 



Scotornis trimaculatus, .... SWAINSON. 



THE Red-necked Nightjar has only once been recorded 

 as occurring in Great Britian ; it breeds in the south 

 of Europe. 



The nest is placed on the ground in a hollow, or under 

 some shrub. The eggs, which resemble those of the Night- 

 jar, are two in number. 



