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Among their tops the bull-bat darts erratically. The pale star of thistledown mounts on some mysterious current, like an infant soul departing heavenward. The hum of the near city is hushed. The sound of the church-bells is muffled. The trumpeting of the steamer comes from the bay, as though some lone sea-monster called aloud for companionship.
"Ah, let him do his work!" he cried. "You come here, and I'll sing to you." His partners howled in derision. "Sing!" cried Husky. "You ain't got no more voice than a bull-bat!" Joe turned on him furiously. "Well, at that, I ain't no fat, red-headed lobster!" he cried. A violent wrangle resulted, into which Shand was presently drawn, making it a three-cornered affair.
We also killed a large bull-bat or goatsucker, of which there are many in this neighborhood, resembling in every respect those of the same species in the United States. We have not seen the leather-winged bat for some time, nor are there any of the small goatsucker in this part of the Missouri.
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