The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Caprimulgus \Caprimulgus\ n.
   the type genus of the Caprimulgidae, including the
   whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus) and the
   chuck-will's-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis).

   Syn: genus Caprimulgus.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Caprimulgidae \Caprimulgidae\ n. [L. capris goat + mulgere to
   milk.]
   a widely distributed natural family of nocturnally active
   birds including the whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus
   vociferus), the chuck-will's-widow (Caprimulgus
   carolinensis), and the common nighthawk (Chordeiles
   minor); -- called popularly the goatsuckers or
   nightjars. The nighthawks are sometimes active during the
   day.

   Syn: goatsuckers, nightjars, family Caprimulgidae.
        [PJC]

              The family . . . is alternately known as the
              nightjars (derived from the "churring" sounds of
              several species -- "jarring" the night air), or
              goatsuckers, a nonsense name that should be
              discontinued as it has its origin in the
              preposterous myth that the birds sucked the milk
              of nanny goats until they were dry. --Terence
                                                  Michael Short
                                                  (Wild Birds of
                                                  the Americas)

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chuck-Will's-widow \Chuck`-Will's-wid"ow\, n. (Zool.)
   A large whippoorwill-like bird (a species of goatsucker)
   (Caprimulgus carolinensis, formerly Antrostomus
   Carolinensis), of the southern United States; -- so called
   from its note.
   [1913 Webster]