1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault vii. xliii. 872 The flesh of night beastes, that is to say, such as flie about in the night.
1886 H. S. Sutton Mount Perilous of Pride in 37 Day, when it arrives, must fright away All night-beasts to their dens.
1995 J. Brockway tr. T. Doelwijt in S. Brown & J. Wickham (1999) 251 After ten o'clock the night beasts gather together to whistle tori to each other, the whole night through.