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European Nightjar № 183

European Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

Aristotle passed on the story that it sucks milk from goats and leaves them blind, hence Caprimulgus, the goat-milker. In parts of England it was the lich-fowl, or corpse fowl.

Photo · Вячеслав Юсупов · CC BY 4.0 · source · iNaturalist. Cropped and resized.

Call · Philippe_Grange · public domain

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