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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 lavendar markings. Breeding-season: September to 
December. 
23. Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus ntacrurus Horsfield 
Cap-ri-mulg-us —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 moun¬ 
tains ; it has a strange call like “Chop, chop,” resembling the cutting down 
of a tree heard at a distance. Food: insects of various kinds, chieflv 
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. 
