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Definition of Nighthawks
1. nighthawk [n] - See also: nighthawk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nighthawks
Literary usage of Nighthawks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America: With Keys to the Species and by Frank Michler Chapman (1895)
"The nighthawks, however, are equally at home in treeless countries. nighthawks feed
high in the air, like Swifts, while other species frequent the borders ..."
2. Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America: With Keys to the Species, and by Frank Michler Chapman (1895)
"The nighthawks, however, are equally at home in treeless countries. nighthawks feed
high in the air, ..."
3. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"Goatsuckers, nighthawks and Whip-poor-wills. C. No comb-like edge on middle toe;
tail feathers tipped with pointed spines; plumage dark; birds of diurnal ..."
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