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gobble, gobble”, the “caws” being loud and the "gobbles” gradually 
diminishing in volume. Its food is similar to that of other Nightjars. 
nest. None, the egg is deposited on the bare ground. 
egg. Yellowish-olive, sparingly spotted and blotched with reddish- 
purple or roundish lavender markings. Breeding-season: September 
to December 
23. Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Horsfield 
Cap-ri-mu /g'-u s—L., caper, goat; L., mulgere, to suck: mac-rur'-us- Gk, 
macros, long; Gk, ura (oura ), tail. 
distribution. Northern Territory and northern Queensland. 
notes. Usually singly, at rest during the day on the ground or on a 
log Inhabits forest country near the coast, and the pockets on the 
mountains; it has a strange call like “Chop, chop”, resembling the 
cutting down of a tree heard at a distance. Food: insects of various 
kinds, chiefly moths. 
nest. None, the eggs are deposited on the bare ground. 
eggs. Two, pinkish-stone or a faint reddish-cream, with indistinct 
spots, blotches, and clouded markings of purplish-brown and slate-grey. 
Breeding-season: September to October. 
