NIGHT HAWK (Fulco nocturnus). A bird peculiar to North America; it makes its appearance at evening time, and is seen high in the air in eager pursuit of insects ; it is sometimes mistaken for the whip-poor-will.
Harewood, Harry. A Dictionary of Sports. London: T. Tegg and son, 1835
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