164 DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS OF VICTORIA: 



This bird is a great destroyer of night-flying insects. 

 It remains in the hollow spout of the tree during the 

 day, and, when evening sets in, it leaves its hiding-place, 

 and sallies forth in search of food; the Cut- Worm 

 Moths, Agrotis, Heliothis, etc., and their larvae, which 

 do an immense amount of damage to crops, etc., are 

 destroyed in great numbers by these useful birds. No 

 doubt many Codlin Moths which are dusk-flyers are 

 eaten by them ; so every protection should be afforded 

 this little Nightjar, which is found in Victoria, New 

 South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, South 

 Australia and Tasmania. 



