European roller (Coracias garrulus), Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)

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Subject:	European roller (Coracias garrulus), Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
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Description
Roller.
Nightjar.
Date 1919
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/8263809085
Author Coward, T. A.
Full title The birds of the British Isles and their eggs.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_birds_of_the_British_Isles_and_their_eggs_(8263809085).jpg

The European roller (Coracias garrulus) is the only member of the roller family of birds to breed in Europe. Its overall range extends into the Middle East, Central Asia and Morocco. The European roller is found in a wide variety of habitats, avoiding only treeless plains. It winters primarily in dry wooded savanna and bushy plains, where it typically nests in tree holes.

The European nightjar, Eurasian nightjar or just nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) is a crepuscular and nocturnal bird in the nightjar family that breeds across most of Europe and temperate Asia. The Latin generic name refers to the old myth that the nocturnal nightjar suckled goats, causing them to cease to give milk.

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