mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects 同义词：goatsucker, caprimulgid,
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills. They are sometimes referred to as goatsuckers from the ancient folklore that they sucked milk from goats (the Latin for goatsucker is Caprimulgus).
例句与用法
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2 a nightjar in deep - leaved shadow called three long notes , and hushed 一只欧夜鹰在密密的树叶间发出三声长啼，旋即静默无声。
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Teams will also employ different skills such as hearing the owls or nightjar churring during mid - night to record bird species 他们也会在赛事中运用不同技术，如在深宵聆听猫头鹰和欧夜鹰的鸣叫声等来寻找鸟类。
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All teams will design their own route , which usually covers the birdwatching hotspots such as long valley , tsim bei tsui and tai po kau . teams will also employ different skills such as hearing the owls or nightjar churring during mid - night to record bird species . participating teams include junior police call team and baptist wing lung secondary school team formed by young birdwatchers 比赛当日，各队伍将自行定出观鸟路线，前往本地的观鸟热门地点如?原尖鼻嘴及大埔? ，运用各种观鸟技巧，日间找寻雀踪，晚上细听鸟鸣，务求在24小时内记录到最多品种取胜。
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