 | Tobias Smollett - 1789 - 594 pages
...with a tame bat, which • would take flies out of a perfonrs hand* If you gave it any thing .to eat, it brought its wings round before the mouth, hovering...in the manner of birds of prey when they feed. The adroitnefs it fhowed in fhearing off the wings of the flies,, 'which were always rejeded, was worthy... | |
 | 1789 - 754 pages
...fummer with a tame bat, which, would take flies out of a perfon's hand. If you gave it any thing to eat, it brought its wings round before the mouth, hovering...in the manner of birds of prey when they feed. The adroitnefs it (hewed in {hearing off the wings of the .flies, which were always rejected, was worthy... | |
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 524 pages
...sight of a tame Bat. " It would take Flies out of a person's hand. If you gave it any thing to eat, it brought its wings round before the mouth, hovering...in the manner of birds of prey when they feed. The adroitness it shewed in shearing off the wings of the Flies, (which were always rejected) was worthy... | |
 | 1810 - 328 pages
...which would take flies out of a person's hand ; and when any thing was offered it to eat, would bring its wings round before the mouth hovering and hiding its head, in the manner of hirds of prey. The adroitness it shewed in shearing off the wings of flies was exceedingly singular,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 524 pages
...tame bat. " It would take flies, says he, out of a person's hand. If you gave it any thing to eat, it brought its wings round before the mouth, hovering...in the manner of birds of prey when they feed. The adroitness it showed in shearing off the wings of flies, which it rejected, was worthy of observation,... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1822 - 380 pages
...Summer with a tame bat, which would take flies out of a person's hand. If you gave it any thing to eat, it brought its wings round before the mouth, hovering...in the manner of birds of prey when they feed. The adroitness it showed in shearing off the wings of the flies, which were always rejected, was worthy... | |
 | 1829 - 494 pages
...: — " It would take flies," says he, " out of a person's hand. If any thing were given it to eat, it brought its wings round before the mouth, hovering...in the manner of birds of prey when they feed. The adroitness it showed in shearing off the wings of flies, which it rejected, was worthy of observation,... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 382 pages
...person's hand. " If,'' says he, " you gave it any thing to eat, it brought its wings round before its mouth, hovering and hiding its head in the manner of birds of prey when they feed. The adroitness it showed in shearing off the wings of flies, (which were always rejected,) was worthy of... | |
 | Samuel Roper - 1832 - 178 pages
...summer with a tame Bat, which would take flies out of a person's hand. If you gave it any thing to eat, it brought its wings round before the mouth, hovering...in the manner of birds of prey when they feed. The adroitness it showed in shearing off the wings of the flies, which were always rejected, was worthy... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1832 - 354 pages
...summer with a tame bat, which would take flies out of a person's hand. If you gave it any thing to eat, it brought its wings round before the mouth, hovering...in the manner of birds of prey when they feed. The adroitness it showed in shearing off the wings of the flies, which were always rejected, was worthy... | |
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If you gave it anything to eat, it brought its wings round before the mouth, hovering and hiding its head in the manner of birds of prey when they feed. 
