nightjarn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtdʒɑː/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌdʒɑr/

Forms: 1600s nightiarr, 1700s nightjarr, 1700s– nightjar.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., jar n.¹

Etymology: < night n. + jar n.¹The second element in the name reflects the bird's distinctive call; compare other (chiefly regional) names for the bird, as churn-owl n., churr owl n. at churr n. Compounds, eve-churr n. 2, eve-jar n., jar-owl n., nightchurr n. at night n. and int. Compounds 4. Many similar imitative formations for the name of this bird are found in other languages.

a. A nocturnal, insectivorous, migratory bird, Caprimulgus europaeus (family Caprimulgidae), of Europe and eastern and central Asia, which has grey-brown cryptic plumage and a distinctive churring call. Also called fern-owl, goatsucker.

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1630 T. May Contin. Lucan vii. sig. K4 Ill boding Owles, Night-iarrs, and Rauens with wide-stretched throats.

1783 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds II. 593 Dorr Hawk, Night Jarr, or Night Hawk.

1793 C. Smith Old Manor House IV. ii. 29 The only sound he heard was that of..the night jar as it flitted before him.

1831 J. Rennie Montagu's Ornithol. Dict. (ed. 2) 337 The Nightjar is most plentiful in the wild tracts of uncultivated land.

1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel II. iv. 47 The night-jar spinning on the pine-branch.

1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere III. vii. xlvi. 321 Suddenly they heard the purring sound of the night-jar.

1917 S. Sassoon Old Huntsman 63 Far off the long churring night-jar's note.

1950 A. W. Boyd Coward's Birds Brit. Isles (rev. ed.) 3rd Ser. 155 The Nightjar is a late immigrant, arriving at the end of April or early in May.

1991 Bird Watching June 75/3 Suddenly another sound begins, completely evoking the spirit of the ancient heath—the hypnotic ‘churr’ of the nocturnal nightjar.

†b. English regional (Northamptonshire). A shrike. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > family Caprimulgidae > member of genus Caprimulgus

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1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. 424 The Butcher-Bird..breeds sometimes in Northamptonshire, and particularly in Whittlewood Forest, where 'tis called the Night-Jarr.

1805 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. (ed. 3) II. 224 (note) Synonyms [for the great shrike].—..Mattages, Wierangle, Murdering-bird, Shreek or Shrike, Night Jar, Mountain Magpie, French-Pie.

2. Any of various other birds of the family Caprimulgidae. Frequently with distinguishing word. Cf. nighthawk n. 1b.

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1832 T. Nuttall Man. Ornithol. U.S. & Canada: Land Birds 619 Night-hawk, or Night-jar... Early in May they are first seen near the sea-coast of Massachusetts.

1840 Penny Cycl. XVI. 228/2 Scotornis climaturus, African Long-tailed Night-Jar.

1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 180 Whippoorwill. Nightjar..A nocturnal bird, rarely seen, but well known for its loud strange cry.

1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 640 A second species of Nightjar, C. ruficollis,..is a summer visitant to the south-western parts of Europe.

1929 A. H. Chisholm Birds & Green Places 157 A ‘laughing owl’, the white-throated nightjar of ornithology.

1944 A. Russell Bush Ways II. 17 The nightjar, who lays her single egg on the rough earth.

1995 Times 16 Aug. 3/8 The new nightjar—also called the Nechisar nightjar..—is the fourth new species to have been found in Ethiopia in the past 20 years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nightjar
释义	nightjarn. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtdʒɑː/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌdʒɑr/ Forms: 1600s nightiarr, 1700s nightjarr, 1700s– nightjar. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., jar n.¹ Etymology: < night n. + jar n.¹The second element in the name reflects the bird's distinctive call; compare other (chiefly regional) names for the bird, as churn-owl n., churr owl n. at churr n. Compounds, eve-churr n. 2, eve-jar n., jar-owl n., nightchurr n. at night n. and int. Compounds 4. Many similar imitative formations for the name of this bird are found in other languages. 1. a. A nocturnal, insectivorous, migratory bird, Caprimulgus europaeus (family Caprimulgidae), of Europe and eastern and central Asia, which has grey-brown cryptic plumage and a distinctive churring call. Also called fern-owl, goatsucker. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > family Caprimulgidae > member of genus Caprimulgus > caprimulgus europaeus (nightjar) goat-milker1611 goatsucker1611 nighthawk1611 nightjar1630 dor-hawk1668 churn-owl1674 fern-owl1678 goat owl1766 eve-jara1793 puckeridgea1793 moth-hunter1816 wheel-bird1817 jar-owl1832 nightchurr1837 night-swallow1840 eve-churr1861 wheeler1862 scissors-grinder1875 puck1878 spinner1885 1630 T. May Contin. Lucan vii. sig. K4 Ill boding Owles, Night-iarrs, and Rauens with wide-stretched throats. 1783 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds II. 593 Dorr Hawk, Night Jarr, or Night Hawk. 1793 C. Smith Old Manor House IV. ii. 29 The only sound he heard was that of..the night jar as it flitted before him. 1831 J. Rennie Montagu's Ornithol. Dict. (ed. 2) 337 The Nightjar is most plentiful in the wild tracts of uncultivated land. 1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel II. iv. 47 The night-jar spinning on the pine-branch. 1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere III. vii. xlvi. 321 Suddenly they heard the purring sound of the night-jar. 1917 S. Sassoon Old Huntsman 63 Far off the long churring night-jar's note. 1950 A. W. Boyd Coward's Birds Brit. Isles (rev. ed.) 3rd Ser. 155 The Nightjar is a late immigrant, arriving at the end of April or early in May. 1991 Bird Watching June 75/3 Suddenly another sound begins, completely evoking the spirit of the ancient heath—the hypnotic ‘churr’ of the nocturnal nightjar. †b. English regional (Northamptonshire). A shrike. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > family Caprimulgidae goatsucker1611 nightjar1712 the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > family Caprimulgidae > member of genus Caprimulgus goatsucker1611 nightjar1712 1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. 424 The Butcher-Bird..breeds sometimes in Northamptonshire, and particularly in Whittlewood Forest, where 'tis called the Night-Jarr. 1805 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. (ed. 3) II. 224 (note) Synonyms [for the great shrike].—..Mattages, Wierangle, Murdering-bird, Shreek or Shrike, Night Jar, Mountain Magpie, French-Pie. 2. Any of various other birds of the family Caprimulgidae. Frequently with distinguishing word. Cf. nighthawk n. 1b. ΚΠ 1832 T. Nuttall Man. Ornithol. U.S. & Canada: Land Birds 619 Night-hawk, or Night-jar... Early in May they are first seen near the sea-coast of Massachusetts. 1840 Penny Cycl. XVI. 228/2 Scotornis climaturus, African Long-tailed Night-Jar. 1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 180 Whippoorwill. Nightjar..A nocturnal bird, rarely seen, but well known for its loud strange cry. 1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 640 A second species of Nightjar, C. ruficollis,..is a summer visitant to the south-western parts of Europe. 1929 A. H. Chisholm Birds & Green Places 157 A ‘laughing owl’, the white-throated nightjar of ornithology. 1944 A. Russell Bush Ways II. 17 The nightjar, who lays her single egg on the rough earth. 1995 Times 16 Aug. 3/8 The new nightjar—also called the Nechisar nightjar..—is the fourth new species to have been found in Ethiopia in the past 20 years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1630
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