Dict: easton - Night-hawk

easton:

Night-hawk @ (Heb. tahmas) occurs only in the list of unclean birds kjv@Leviticus:11:16; kjv@Deuteronomy:14:15). This was supposed to be the night-jar (Caprimulgus), allied to the swifts. The Hebrew word is derived from a root meaning "to scratch or tear the face," and may be best rendered, in accordance with the ancient versions, "an owl" (Strix flammea). The Revised Version renders "night-hawk."