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Change log entry 55705
Processed by: vermillon (2015-01-15 07:42:03 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 53390 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
"nighthawk" is a single word, but anyway only some New World nightjars are called nighthawks, says Wp.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightjar

All the Chinese species are named "*** nightjar":

中亞夜鷹 Caprimulgus centralasicus; Vaurie's nightjar
林夜鷹 Caprimulgus affinis; savanna nightjar
長尾夜鷹 Caprimulgus macrurus; large-tailed nightjar
普通夜鷹 Caprimulgus jotaka; grey nightjar
毛腿耳夜鷹 Eurostopodus macrotis; great eared nightjar
歐夜鷹 欧夜鹰 Caprimulgus europaeus; European nightjar
埃及夜鷹 Caprimulgus aegyptius; Egyptian nightjar
Diff:
- 夜鷹 夜鹰 [ye4 ying1] /night hawk/
+ 夜鷹 夜鹰 [ye4 ying1] /nightjar (nocturnal bird in the family Caprimulgidae)/
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