The fesant hens of Colchis, which have two ears as it were consisting of feathers, which they will set up and lay down as they list. PlinyNatural History. Bk. X. Ch. XLVIII. Hollands trans.
See! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings: Short is his joy; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. PopeWindsor Forest. L. 111.