FLYING FISH

so named from its habit of leaping from water to escape foes, by means of powerful tail-stroke; pectoral fins extremely elongated and wing-like, acting as sustaining gliding planes.. BATS (Pteropod i doe), family of Bats, containing 136 species, distinguished by — enormous size (up to 5 feet from tip to tip of wings); many have fox-like heads; — feed on fruits, flowers, and the juices of! trees; occur in warmer regions of Old World. h