A General History of QuadrupedsE. Walker, 1807 - 525 oldal |
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vii. oldal
... Yellow 413 Horse 1 the Ring - tailed 442 the Arabian 4 the Tail - less 444 the Race - horse 6 the Mongooz 445 the Hunter 8 the Black 446 the Black 10 Mangabey 465 Old English Road Poney the Common Cart 13 the Improved Cart 14 9 Manis ...
... Yellow 413 Horse 1 the Ring - tailed 442 the Arabian 4 the Tail - less 444 the Race - horse 6 the Mongooz 445 the Hunter 8 the Black 446 the Black 10 Mangabey 465 Old English Road Poney the Common Cart 13 the Improved Cart 14 9 Manis ...
viii. oldal
... Yellow - breast- Nyl - Ghau 112 ed 255 Meminna 109 Mexican Hog 169 Ocelot 222 Mole 4.27 Ondatra 415 Radiated 429 Opossum , Saragoy · 430 the Yellow ibid . Monax 402 Monkey , the Hare lipped 463 the Patas , or Red the Chinese ibid ...
... Yellow - breast- Nyl - Ghau 112 ed 255 Meminna 109 Mexican Hog 169 Ocelot 222 Mole 4.27 Ondatra 415 Radiated 429 Opossum , Saragoy · 430 the Yellow ibid . Monax 402 Monkey , the Hare lipped 463 the Patas , or Red the Chinese ibid ...
35. oldal
... yellow : their hair is beautifully curled ; and their whole form extremely handsome . The Oxen frequently grow to a considerable size , are very active , and consequently useful in the draught . They are well suited to a cold climate ...
... yellow : their hair is beautifully curled ; and their whole form extremely handsome . The Oxen frequently grow to a considerable size , are very active , and consequently useful in the draught . They are well suited to a cold climate ...
74. oldal
... bears a strong similitude to the Ram : its eyes are placed near the horns ; and its ears are shorter than those of the Goat : its horns resemble those of the Ram , in being of a yellow colour and a. 74 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS .
... bears a strong similitude to the Ram : its eyes are placed near the horns ; and its ears are shorter than those of the Goat : its horns resemble those of the Ram , in being of a yellow colour and a. 74 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS .
75. oldal
... yellow ; the muzzle and inside of the ears are of a whitish colour ; the other parts of the face are of a brownish grey . The Musmon is found in the wild and uncultivated parts of Greece , Sardinia , Corsica , and in the desarts of ...
... yellow ; the muzzle and inside of the ears are of a whitish colour ; the other parts of the face are of a brownish grey . The Musmon is found in the wild and uncultivated parts of Greece , Sardinia , Corsica , and in the desarts of ...
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
America animal ash colour attack beautiful belly Brazil breast breed brown colour Buff Buffon canine teeth Cape Caracal chiefly Civet claws climate common creature Deer dusky easily tamed eight Elephant enemy extremely eyes feeds female fierce five flesh fond foot fore feet fore legs four frequently Goat grey Hare head herds Hippopotamus holes horns Horse Hounds hunting inches long inhabits killed kind Lapland larger length likewise Lin.-Le Lincolnshire Lion lives long hair male MONKEY Mustela naked native nature neck nerally Newcastle upon Tyne North America nose numbers Ocelot Opossum orange colour prey pursued quadrupeds Rabbit Ratel remarkable resembles Rhinoceros round Scotland seldom Sheep side Simia skin slender soft sometimes Sparrman species spots Squirrel Stag strong tail is long teeth thick toes trees tusks upper variety Weasel whilst wild wool yellow young
Népszerű szakaszok
347. oldal - My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind, So flew"d, so sanded; and their heads are hung With ears that sweep away the morning dew ; Crook-kneed and dew-lapp'd like Thessalian bulls ; Slow in pursuit, but match'd in mouth like bells, Each under each.
310. oldal - By wintry famine roused, from all the tract Of horrid mountains which the shining Alps, And wavy Apennine, and Pyrenees, Branch out stupendous into distant lands ; Cruel as Death, and hungry as the grave, Burning for blood, bony, and gaunt, and grim, Assembling wolves in raging troops descend ; And, pouring o'er the country, bear along, Keen as the north-wind sweeps the glossy snow. All is their prize.
47. oldal - Now, shepherds, to your helpless charge be kind, Baffle the raging year, and fill their pens With food at will; lodge them below the storm, And watch them strict : for from the bellowing east, In this dire season, oft the whirlwind's wing Sweeps up the...
126. oldal - Their rein-deer form their riches. These, their tents, Their robes, their beds, and all their homely wealth Supply, their wholesome fare, and cheerful cups Obsequious at their call, the docile tribe Yield to the sled their necks, and whirl them swift O'er hill and dale...
482. oldal - When apprehensive of danger from dogs, it sought the protection of its master, and would endeavour to spring into his arms for greater security. It was frequently employed in catching fish, and would sometimes take eight or ten salmon in a day. If not prevented, it always made an attempt to break the fish behind the...
36. oldal - Their colour is invariably white, muzzle black ; the whole of the inside of the ear, and about one-third of the outside from the tip, downwards, red ; horns white, with black tips, very fine, and bent upwards ; some of the bulls have a thin upright mane, about an inch and a half, or two inches long...
104. oldal - ... a tobacco pipe ; it is about seven inches high, and about twelve from the point of the nose to the insertion of the tail. It is the most delicately shaped animal in the world, being completely formed like a stag in miniature ; except that its horns, when it has any, are more of the gazelle kind, being hollow and annulated in the same manner.
349. oldal - Flourish'd in air, low bending plies around His busy nose, .the steaming vapour snuffs Inquisitive, nor leaves one turf untried, Till, conscious of the recent stains, his heart Beats quick; his snuffling nose, his active tail, Attest his joy ; then with deep opening mouth, That makes the welkin tremble, he proclaims Th...
229. oldal - ... qualities, the seller was to forfeit to the buyer the third part of its value. If any one stole or killed the cat that guarded the prince's granary, he was to forfeit a milch ewe, its fleece and lamb ; or as much wheat as, when poured on the cat suspended by its tail (the head touching the floor) would form a heap high enough to cover the tip of the former.
18. oldal - ... and unmixed ; and the black, or brown, thick and lustrous. Such is the beauty of this creature, that it Seems by nature fitted to satisfy the pride and the pleasure of man ; and formed to be taken into his service. Hitherto, however, it appears to have disdained servitude ; and neither force nor kindness have been able to wean it from its native independence and ferocity.