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GRACILE GOATSUCKER. 

 (Caprimulgus gracilis.) 



Ca. cinereo Jusco alboque varius, suhtus albidus striis maculis' 



que ferrugineo-Jlavisy caudu 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. IL 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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