. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. CAPRIMULGIDjE. 267. THE NIGHTJAR. CAPRiMdLGus EUROP^us, Linnseus. The Nightjar is the latest of our regular summer migrants to arrive, and is seldom noticed before the middle of May; while it usually leaves us in September, though it has been known to remain until November in the mild south-west of England. Uncultivated ground more or less covered with ferns, gorse or heather, and the cool shade of woodland glades, are its favourite haunts, and the species is consequently local; but it is distributed as far as the northern extremity of the mainl
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. CAPRIMULGIDjE. 267. THE NIGHTJAR. CAPRiMdLGus EUROP^us, Linnseus. The Nightjar is the latest of our regular summer migrants to arrive, and is seldom noticed before the middle of May; while it usually leaves us in September, though it has been known to remain until November in the mild south-west of England. Uncultivated ground more or less covered with ferns, gorse or heather, and the cool shade of woodland glades, are its favourite haunts, and the species is consequently local; but it is distributed as far as the northern extremity of the mainland of Scotland, as well as in the western islands, except the Outer Hebrides, to which, as to the Orkneys and Shetlands, it is only an irregular visitor. In Ireland it is rather common in some of the southern and central counties, but rare in the north and west. The Nightjar sometimes visits the Faroes, and in Scandinavia it has been found nesting up to about 63" N. lat.; but in Russia it has a less extensive range, while eastward it does not reach beyond Lake Baikal in Siberia. Throughout the summer it is found over the greater part of Europe, down to the elevated districts of Spain ; but in the south of that country (though common on passage early in May, and obtained as late as December nth), its place is chiefly. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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