 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1813 - 368 Seiten
...progress is by successive leaps or hops, of agreat length, in an erect posture ; the fore-legs arc kept bent close to the breast, and seemed to be of...which bear a slight resemblance to those of a hare. This animal is called by the natives kangaroo. The next day, our kanguroo was dressed for dinner, and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1828 - 612 Seiten
...the body, thick near the rump, and tapering towards the end ; the skin is covered with a short fur, excepting the head and ears, which bear a slight resemblance to those of the hare. We are not told, however, from the formation of its stomach, to what class of quadrupeds... | |
 | James Cook - 1842 - 636 Seiten
...; the fore-legs are kept bent close to the breast, and seemed to be of use only for JULv, 1770. 241 digging : the skin is covered with a short fur, of...which bear a slight resemblance to those of a hare. This animal is called by the natives Kanguroo *. The next day our kanguroo was 'dressed for dinner,... | |
 | James Cook - 1842 - 636 Seiten
...time breast, and seenmed to be of use only for JULY, 1770. COOK'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD. 241 digging : the skin is covered with a short fur, of...mouse or grey colour, excepting the head and ears, wimich bear a slight resemblance to those of a hare. This animal is called by the natives Kanguroo... | |
 | Natural history - 1854 - 322 Seiten
...as long as the whole body, tapering towards the end ; the skin is covered with a short fur, except the head and ears, which bear a slight resemblance to those of the hare. It is furnished with a pouch. It moves precisely in the same manner as the jerboa, taking... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 614 Seiten
...body, thick near the rump, and tapering towards the end ; the skin is covered with a short fur, except the head and ears, which bear a slight resemblance to those of the hair. We are not told, however, from the formation of its stomach, to what class of quadrupeds... | |
 | 1866 - 268 Seiten
...not being larger than a common rat, and this animal, when full grown, being as big as a sheep. This was a young one, much under its full growth, weighing...which bear a slight resemblance to those of a hare. The next day our kangaroo was dressed for dinner, and proved most excellent meat. On the 19th, in the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1875 - 1412 Seiten
...the body, thick near the rump, and tapering towards the end ; the skin is covered with a short fur, excepting the head and ears, which bear a slight resemblance to those of the hare. We are not told, however, from the formation of its stomach, to what class of quadrupeds... | |
 | Edward Ellis Morris - 1898 - 568 Seiten
...to any animal already known to admit of illustration by reference. Inform it is most like thegerbua, which it also resembles in its motion, as has been...account, it will be seen, is based on the notes of Banks.] 1774. Oliver Goldsmith, ' Animated Nature,' Book VII. c. xvi., 'The Gerbun,' [in four-vol.... | |
 | James Cook - 1904 - 454 Seiten
...seemed to be of use only for digging : the skin is covered with a short fur, of a dark mouse or gray colour, excepting the head and ears, which bear a slight resemblance to those of a hare. TUBTLE. The next day our kangaroo was dressed for dinner, and proved most excellent meat ; we might... | |
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... its progress is by successive leaps or hops, of a great length, in an erect posture ; the forelegs are kept bent close to the breast, and seemed to be of use only for digging : the skin is covered with a short fur, of a dark mouse or grey colour,... 
