长尾夜鹰

Traditional form:

長尾夜鷹

Pinyin (reading):

chángwěiyèyīng

Definitions:

• (bird species of China) large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)

Characters:

• 长 - long, lasting; to excel in
• 尾 - tail; extremity, end; back, rear
• 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night
• 鹰 - eagle, falcon, hawk

Traditional characters:

• 長 - long, lasting; to excel in
• 尾 - tail; extremity, end; back, rear
• 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night
• 鷹 - eagle, falcon, hawk