bull-bat

There are many accounts of the flying clown, in books, nearly all of which refer to him as bull-bat or nighthawk, and a member of the

Bird Stories

-- The nighthawk, or bull-bat, also renders important service in the destruction of weevils, and catches them on the wing in considerable numbers, especially during its migration.

Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation

A near relative, the bull-bat, or nighthawk, seemed hardly less wonderful.

The Story of My Boyhood and Youth

The "snort" of the grizzly bear from the rocky ledge -- the howling bark of the coyote -- the "hoo-hoop" of the burrowing owl, and the shrill periodical cries of the bull-bat and goatsucker.

The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico

By day the cooing of doves, the soft tones of the golden oriole, and the lively chatter of the red cardinal; by night the booming note of the bull-bat, the sonorous call of the trumpeter swan, and that lay far excelling all -- the clear song of the polyglot thrush, the famed mocking-bird of

The Lone Ranche

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.

First Across the Continent; The Story of The Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6