2 6l 
BRITISH BIRDS* 
THE NIGHT- JAR. 
GOAT-SUCKER, DORR-HAWK, OR FERN OWL. 
( Caprimulgus Eur opens, Lin. — L 9 Engoulivent, Buff.) 
The length of this bird is about ten inches and 
a half: The bill is fmall, flat, and fomewhat hook- 
ed at the tip, and is furnilhed on each fide of the 
upper mandible with feveral ftrong briftles, where- 
by it fecures its prey ; the lower jaw is edged with 
a white ftripe, which extends backward towards 
the head ; the eyes are large, full, and black ; the 
plumage is beautifully freckled and powdered with 
browns of various hues, mixed wdth ruft colour and 
white, but fo diverfified as to exceed all defcrip- 
tion. The male is diftinguilhed by an oval fpot of 
white on the inner webs of the three firft quill fea- 
thers, and at the ends of the two outermoft feathers 
of the tail ; the legs are fhort, rough, and fcaly, 
and feathered below the knee ; the toes are con- 
