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Beak and claw structure of representative caprimulgiforms.

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Batrachostomus

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In caprimulgiform: Reproduction
In Batrachostomus the nest is a pad of the birds’ own down, bound and camouflaged externally with cobwebs and lichens, one white egg being laid. Both sexes are believed to incubate, the period being about 30 days. Owlet-frogmouths nest mostly in hollow trees but also in…
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