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feathers that surround the eyes and base of the bill in the 

 Owls. The eyes and ears are also large and prominent in 

 the whole of this genus, and the texture of the feathers very 

 soft and delicate. Their food consists of the Phalaenas and 

 other winged nocturnal insects, which they take with extend- 

 ed mouth during their flight. They moult once in the year, 

 and the males are generally to be distinguished from the 

 other sex by white spots ornamenting some of the quills, and 

 the tips of the outer tail-feathers. 



Some of the exotic species are decorated by extraneous 

 feathers, or other appendages, issuing from the wings, tail, 

 or bill. 



EUROPEAN GOATSUCKER. 



Caprimvlgus Europxus, Linn. 

 PLATE XLII •. 



Caprimulgus europseus, Linn. Syst. 1. p. 346. 1. 



Fau. Suec. No. 274 Gmel. Syst. 1. p. 1027 — Lath. Ind. Ornith. v. 2. 



p. 584. 5 Rati Syn. p. 26. A. 1—Will. p. 70. t. 14 — Briss. 2. p. 470. 1. 



t. 44. 

 Caprimulgus punctatus, Meyer, Tasschenb. Deut. v. 1. p. 284. 

 L'Engoulevent, Buff. Ois. v. 6. p. b\2.—Id. PL Enl. 193. 

 L'Engoulevent ordinaire, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. Tagschlafer. — Bechst. 



Naturg. Deut. v. 3. p. 940 — Frisch, t. 100. 

 Geitmelker, Sep. Nederl, Vog. v. 1. t. p. 39. 

 Nocturnal Goatsucker, Er. Zool. 2. No. 173. t. 59. 

 European Goatsucker, Arct. Zool. 2. p. 437. A — Will. (Ang.) p. 107. — 



Albin. 1. t 10 White\^ Hist. Selb. p. 62. 94 — Lath. Syn. 4. p. 593. 5 



Id. Supp. p. 194 Lewins Er. Eirds, 3. t. 127 — Mont. Ornith. Diet 



Id. Supp Pult. Cat. Dorset, p. Vi.— Walk. Syn. 2. t. 255 Don. Br. 



Birds, 3. t. 67- 

 Night Jar, Bewick'' s Br. Birds, v. 1. p. t. 262. 



Provinciai., — Dor-Hawk, Fern-Ovvl, Night-Hawk, Jar-Owl, Churn- 

 Owl, Wheel-bird. 



The Goatsucker is a summer periodical visitant, arrivino; „ . ,. , 



. . ^ Periodical 



in Britain about the end of May, or begmning of June, and visitant. 



departing in September, or in the commencement of the en- 

 suing month. 



