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nighthawk

help with synonyms  synonyms: Chordeiles minor, nightjar, goatsucker, bullbat ???
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Definition:
a nocturnal bird that feeds primarily on moths. Previously called "goatsuckers" because in European folklore it was believed they drained goats of their milk.

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sound file: by Aubrey John Williams [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 )]
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The bats flittered in and out of the dull firelight, and the soft watery burble of a night hawk came from across the fields.

John Steinbeck. The Grapes of Wrath, p.53 (1939)
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A night hawk screamed as he winged his way through the starlit night.

Wilson Rawls. Where the Red Fern Grows (1961)
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