The western world. Picturesque sketches of nature and natural history in North and South America (1874)
Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814-1880 · London, New York [etc.] T. Nelson and Sons · leaf 484
GOATSUCKERS. 481 to kill it; supposing the bird to be the receptacle for departed souls, come back to carth, unable to rest for crimes done in their days of nature. Ignorance alone has given the goatsucker its name. When the moon shines bright, it may be seen close by the cows, goats, and sheep,… … bellies. ‘“ Approach a little nearer,” says Waterton ; “he is not shy, he fears no danger, for he knows no sin. See how the nocturnal flies are tormenting the herd, and with what dexterity he springs up and catches them as fast as they alight on ‘the bellies, legs, or udders of the animals! Observe…
Natural history · Natural history -- America
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