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The Natural Hiftory of the Book III. 
From the Head rife Two hairy Feelers of about an Inch long: From 
the Neck likewife, clofe to the Head, come the Two foremoft Pair of 
Legs, which are about an Inch and a half long, and jointed in the Mid- 
dle: Atabout an Inch farther Diftance from thefe come the Two hin- 
dermoft Legs. Kner Seria Bark Diet 
The whole Body of this Animal, at about half an Inch Diftance from 
the hindermoft Legs, ends in a fomewhat forked Tail. 
The CaAvE-BatT. 
AS this hath nothing in common with Birds, but its Wings, and thefe 
differing from theirs by the Want of Plumage; and as it likewife 
lays neither Eggs, nor hath a Bill, which are the chief Charateriftics of 
Birds ; I have ventured to remove it from that Clafs, where many Writers 
have given it a Place. 
The great Bochart obferves, that its very Name in Hebrew is apuy 
Atalleeph, i.e. a Bird of Darkne/s. 
This Bat hath its Name from its Place of Refidence (3). 
It is often as big as a young Pigeon. . Its Body is covered with a Snuff 
coloured foft Hair: Its Ears are more upright, and larger, in proportion, | 
than thofe of a Rat ; and its whole Head, efpecially its Mouth and Nofe, 
fhorter and thicker. From the Extremity of one Wing to the other exe 
tended, meafures Eighteen Inches: Its Feet are guarded with Six fharp 
Talons, each turning inwards like Fifh-hooks. 
Some of the common People are of Opinion, that as Bats are always 
awake at Night, therefore their Flefh dried to Powder, and given to Dogs 
will make them likewife watchful at Night : And this Powder is very 
often, by credulous People, mixed with their Food for that Purpofe. 
The Movuse-Bar. 
; | ‘HIS is of the fame Species with thofe in Exgland. Their Wings 
# at the middle Joints, are provided with fharp Hooks, by Rehicls 
they cling to the Roof of Caves, or under the Eaves of Houfes. 
(3) From hence that Phrafe in the Prophecy of //aiah, Chap. ii. 20, In that Day, i.e. in the Difirefs of 
the \fraelites, fhall a Man caft his Idols of Silver and Gold to the Bats and Molss, i. : ' 
Caverns of the Earth, Melts, i. e. hide them in the Holes and 
Of 
