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GRACILE GOATSUCKER. 

 (Caprimulgus gracilis.) 



CA. cinereo Jusco alboque varius, subtus albidus striis maculis- 



que ferrugineo-Jlavis, cauda Integra. 

 Ash-coloured Goatsucker varied with brown and white ; beneath 



whitish, with stripes and spots of a rusty yellow; tail entire. 

 Caprimulgus gracilis. Lath. Ind. Orn. Sup. Iviii. 4. 

 Gracile Goatsucker. Lath. Syn. Sup. II. 263. 6. 



THIS is a large species : its beak is pale brown : 

 irides yellow : the plumage mottled, and streaked 

 in a similar manner to the common Goatsucker ; 

 with all the under parts from the chin whitish, 

 variegated with ferruginous yellow : legs yellow : 

 it has a very slender appearance, which is height- 

 ened by its long tail. It is a native of New South 

 Wales, and is called Poo-book. 



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