A Natural History of the Most Remarkable Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Serpents, Reptiles, and Insects, Том 1C. and C. Whittingham, 1825 |
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... tamed by the Orien- tals and used in the chase of hares and antelopes . In five or six bounds it seldom fails to secure the game . Panthers , leopards , and Ounces were anciently dedi- cated to Bacchus . THE LYNX . THE Lynx is an ...
... tamed by the Orien- tals and used in the chase of hares and antelopes . In five or six bounds it seldom fails to secure the game . Panthers , leopards , and Ounces were anciently dedi- cated to Bacchus . THE LYNX . THE Lynx is an ...
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... tamed , and then becomes exceedingly playful and amusing . THE SLOTH . Of the Sloth there are only three species , none of which are natives of Europe . There are two princi- pal kinds , distinguished from each other by having three or ...
... tamed , and then becomes exceedingly playful and amusing . THE SLOTH . Of the Sloth there are only three species , none of which are natives of Europe . There are two princi- pal kinds , distinguished from each other by having three or ...
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... tamed , and in the eastern countries they are taught various tricks , and are exhibited as spectacles to the people . The female Wolf goes with young about fourteen weeks , and generally produces five or six at a litter . These she ...
... tamed , and in the eastern countries they are taught various tricks , and are exhibited as spectacles to the people . The female Wolf goes with young about fourteen weeks , and generally produces five or six at a litter . These she ...
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... tamed as this animal , which is naturally gentle ; and when he is once domesticated he manifests great affection for his master . In the state of New York , a successful attempt has been made to employ Elks in the labours of agriculture ...
... tamed as this animal , which is naturally gentle ; and when he is once domesticated he manifests great affection for his master . In the state of New York , a successful attempt has been made to employ Elks in the labours of agriculture ...
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... tamed . THE CAPIBARA . In its shape , the colour and coarseness of its hair , its short thick neck , and rounded bristly back , the Capi- bara , or Cabiai , has some similarity to a hog . Like that quadruped it is also fond of water and ...
... tamed . THE CAPIBARA . In its shape , the colour and coarseness of its hair , its short thick neck , and rounded bristly back , the Capi- bara , or Cabiai , has some similarity to a hog . Like that quadruped it is also fond of water and ...
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Africa America animal appearance Argali ash colour Asia Baboon bird body Brazil breed brown colour BROWN RAT burrows Cape Vulture CAPIBARA Cassowary chiefly claws cloven hoof covered creature deer devour domestic domestic goat druped dusky ears eggs eight erect exceedingly extremely eyes Fallow Deer feathers feeds feet in length female Fieldfare five flesh fond fore feet forest four feet frequently gray ground hair hare hind feet hole horns Hyæna inches long Indian inhabits insects kanguroo kind legs lion live Madagascar maize male Manati monkey mouth native nest nose numerous OPOSSUM Ostrich pale Pangolin plumage prey quadrupeds quills rabbit resembles sagacity seems seldom sheep short side skin snout sometimes South America species spots Squirrel strong subsists tail teeth thick three feet toes trees tribe upper variety Weasel wild wings winter yellow young zard
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Страница 140 - Again they rise, their jaws clap together, re-echoing through the deep surrounding forests. Again they sink, when the contest ends at the muddy bottom of the lake, and the vanquished makes a hazardous escape, hiding himself in the muddy turbulent waters and sedge on a distant shore.
Страница 164 - It seems among birds what the sloth is among quadrupeds, an unresisting thing, equally incapable of flight or defence. It is furnished with wings, covered with soft ash-coloured feathers, but they are too short to assist it in flying. It is furnished with a tail, with a few small curled feathers; but this tail is disproportioned and displaced. Its legs are too short for running, and its body too fat to be strong. One would take it for a tortoise that had supplied itself with the feathers of a bird;...
Страница 208 - It remains with us the whole year, and in great flocks frequents churches, old towers, and ruins, and sometimes, though rarely, even chimneys, hollow trees, and rabbit burrows, where it builds its nest: the female o2 lays five or six eggs, paler than those of the crow, and smaller.
Страница 161 - ... which, on plain ground, it treads very securely ; in its course it uses a very odd kind of 'action, lifting up one wing, which it keeps elevated for a time ; till letting it drop, it lifts up the other.
Страница 151 - That with the muzzle of a dog is the most common, being about six inches in length, from the tip of the nose to the insertion of the tail.
Страница 177 - England, is about twenty inches in length, and four feet and a half in breadth, when measured across the expansion of the wings. The lower parts of the body are pale, varied with brown; on the upper parts dusky bars of a darker hue, mark the wings and tail, the latter of which is grayish beneath, and tipped with dusky white. The legs are yellow, the claws black, and the bill leadcolored, short, and hooked.
Страница 140 - Behold him rushing forth from the flags and reeds. His enormous body swells. His plaited tail brandished high, floats upon the lake. The waters like a cataract descend from his opening jaws. Clouds of smoke issue from his dilated nostrils. The earth trembles with his thunder. When immediately from the opposite coast of the lagoon, emerges from the deep his rival champion. They suddenly dart upon each other. The boiling surface of the lake marks their rapid course, and a terrific conflict commences.
Страница 136 - They begin by raising the earth, and forming a pretty high arch. They leave partitions, or a kind of pillars, at certain distances, beat and press the earth, interweave it with the roots of plants, and render it so hard and solid, that the water cannot penetrate the vault, on account of its convexity and firmness. They then elevate a little hillock under the principal arch ; upon the latter they lay herbs and leaves for a bed to their young. In this situation they are above the level of the ground,...
Страница 169 - ... prey with which it is replenished. " The eyes of the Eagle have the glare of those of the lion, and are nearly of the same colour ; the claws are of the same shape; the organs of sound are equally powerful, and the cry equally terrible*.
Страница 140 - Miguel was awakened early in the morning by violent shakes, and a horrible noise. Clods of earth were thrown into the middle of the hut. Presently a young crocodile two or three feet long issued from under the bed, darted at a dog that lay on * Passo dc U rituat.