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Topic: Nyctidromus


  
  Eye Shine in Birds, with Notes on the Feeding Habits of some Goatsuckers
Antrostomus voei)eerus Antrostomus carolinensis Nyctidromus albieollis $etopagis parvulus (4) Phalaenoptilus nuttallii nuttallii (5 and 6) and P.  cali)eornieus (6) Chordeiles acutipennis texensis (6) 2.
Because so common and so easily seen, Nyctidromus albicollis was more apt to be regularly met with than any of the other four species encountered in Sal- vador.
We saw one on a stump in a corn field at a hundred paces, and the glow at that distince was plainly visible.
elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Condor/files/issues/v029n01/p0025-p0028.html   (3570 words)

  
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The distribution of 199 observations of the Pauraque, Nyctidromus albicollis, in Suriname
Each small square indicates the observation of at least 1 (group) of these birds, the medium ones at least 4 observations and the largest ones 10 or more.
Most observations are about nest with eggs, some about fledglings, or feeding at a nest or the building of a nest.
webserv.nhl.nl /~ribot/php4/ov.php4?Nyal   (255 words)

  
 Retinal Morphology and Electrophysiology of Two Caprimulgiformes Birds: The Cave-Living and Nocturnal Oilbird ...
Oilbirds (Steatornis caripensis) breed in the total darkness of caves and forage at night on fruits.
Common pauraques (Nyctidromus albicollis) are crepuscular and nocturnal foragers on flying insects.
We examined if their retinal structure and function can be correlated with their types and periods of activity.
content.karger.com /ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=ShowAbstract&ProduktNr=223831&Ausgabe=230030&ArtikelNr=77540   (448 words)

  
 Caprimulgiformes
Binocular vision and nocturnal activity in oilbirds (Steatornis caripensis) and pauraques (Nyctidromus albicollis): Caprimulgiformes.
Retinal morphology and electrophysiology of two caprimulgiformes birds: The cave-living and nocturnal oilbird (Steatornis caripensis), and the crepuscularly and nocturnally foraging common pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis).
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tolweb.org /tree?group=Caprimulgiformes&contgroup=Neoaves   (491 words)

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