THE RED-NECKED NIGHTJAR. 



Caprimulgus rtiJicoUis^ Temminck. 

 Plate 23. 



The only British example of this beautiful Nightjar was shot on 5th October 

 1856 at Killingworth, near Newcastle, and recorded by the late John Hancock. It 

 is common in many parts of southern Spain and Portugal, and also in Morocco, 

 while a paler form of the same bird occurs in Tunisia and Algeria. 



Lord Lilford says, in his work on British Birds, "it is very common in most 

 parts of Andalucia during the summer months, especially frequenting the sandy pine- 

 woods, though by no means infrequently met with also in the scrub-grown wastes." 

 He also states that in comparison with the common Nightjar " there is a very 

 perceptible difference between the ' churring ' notes of the two species." 



Their eggs are very much alike in colour, and there is apparently very little 

 difference in their food and habits. 



The sexes are similar in the colour of their plumage, both having the white 

 spots on the three outer primaries, and broad white tips to the two pairs of outer 

 tail feathers. 



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