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" It would take flies out of a person's hand; 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. The adroitness it showed in shearing off the wings of... "
The penny cyclopędia [ed. by G. Long]. - Pagina 20
door Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1837
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 81

1789 - 754 pagina’s
...Jail fummer with a tame bat, which, would take flies out of a perlbn's hand. If you gave it any thing to eat, it brought its wings round before the mouth,...in the manner of birds of prey when they feed. The adroitnefs it (hewed in (hearing oft" the wings of the £ies, which were always rejefted, was worthy...
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Animal Biography, Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners ..., Volume 1

William Bingley - 1803 - 524 pagina’s
...with the 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,...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 of observation,...
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Zoography; Or, The Beauties of Nature Displayed. In Select ..., Volume 1

William Wood - 1807 - 658 pagina’s
...year 1766, of seeing a tame bat, and he has left us the following account of its manner of feeding: " 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 and hiding its head, in the...
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A History of the Earth and Animated Nature, Volume 2

1810 - 328 pagina’s
...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,...
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The Natural History of Selborne: Observations on Various Parts of Nature ...

Gilbert White - 1833 - 410 pagina’s
...caverns, at Torquay, Devonshire ; the lesser I was much entertained last 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 1 and hiding its head in the...
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The natural history of Selborne, arranged for young persons [by G. Ellis].

Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 pagina’s
...present, I know only two species of BATS, I was much entertained last 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 and hiding its head in the...
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The Penny Cyclopędia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful ..., Volume 7

1837 - 524 pagina’s
...sunset to take their prey. White, in his ' Selborne,' thus describes the mode of feeding of įtame bat : ' It would take flies out of a person's hand;...it showed in shearing off the wings of flics, which «ere alwajs rejected, was worthy of observation and pleased me much. Insects seemed to be most acceptable,...
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The natural history and antiquities of Selborne. With The naturalist's ...

Gilbert White - 1837 - 680 pagina’s
...murinus 10 and the Vespertilio auritus n . I was much entertained last 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 and hiding its head in the...
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A gazetteer of the Old and New Testaments: to which is added the ..., Volume 2

William Fleming - 1838 - 646 pagina’s
...becomes tame, but White, in his " Natural History of Selborne," thus describes the mode of feeding a tame bat :—" It would take flies out of a person's...anything to eat, it brought its wings round before ”ц mouth, hovering and hiding its head in the manner of birds of prey when they feed. The adroitness...
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Quadrupeds; or, Outlines of a popular history of the class Mammalia

Natural history - 1840 - 180 pagina’s
...of presenting to our readers. He says, " I was much entertained last 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 winps round before the mouth, hovering and hiding its head, in the...
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