1548 R. Crowley sig. Eiiiv For the daye birdes can holde theym selues contente wyth thys lyght. As for the lurkinge night byrds that fle the lyghte [etc.].
1775 G. White in (Royal Soc.) 65 266 It does not withdraw to rest till a quarter before nine..being the latest of all day-birds.
2012 J. Young iv. 53 The night birds move off to their rest as the day birds start waking up.