| 1775 - 674 Seiten
...thirty-eight pounds ; the head, neck, and fhoulders are very fmall, in proportion to the other parts of ihe body ; the tail is nearly as long as the body, thick...inches long, and the hind-legs two-and-twenty ; its progrefs is by fucceffive leaps or hops, of a great length, in an ereQ pofture ; the fore-legs are... | |
| 1785 - 456 Seiten
...under its full growth, weighing only thirtyeight pounds. The head, neck, and fhoulders, are very fmall in proportion to the other parts of the body; the...thick near the rump, and tapering towards the end: the fore- legs of this individual were only eight inches long, and the hind-legs two and twenty : its progrefs... | |
| New moral system - 1790 - 236 Seiten
...quadruped as large as a meep. They calHt a kanguroo : the head, neck, and fhouldcrs arc very fmall in proportion to the other parts of the body ; the tail is long, but thick near the rump, and tapers to the end. The fore legs are eight inche* long, and the... | |
| George Mason - 1801 - 260 Seiten
...KANGARCXO. n. An animal of South Wales. The head, neck and ihoulders are very imall in proportion ; the tail is nearly as long as the body, thick near the rump, and tapering towards the end : the fore legs of this were only eight inches long, the hind ones two and twenty; its progrefs is by fucceflive... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1813 - 368 Seiten
...the gerbua not being larger than a common ia', and this animal, when full grown, being as big as n sheep : this individual was a young one, much under...individual were only eight inches long, and the hind-legs two and twenty : its progress is by successive leaps or hops, of agreat length, in an erect posture... | |
| 1815 - 476 Seiten
...greyhound; has a long tail; instead of running, it leaps upon its hind-legs like the jerboa, or mus jaculus. The head, neck and shoulders are very small in proportion...rump, and tapering towards the end; the fore-legs of one, which was a young one, were only eight inches long, and the hind-legs twenty-two; its progress... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1828 - 612 Seiten
...which open and shut like a pair of scissars, and cut grass, probably this animal's principal food. The head, neck, and shoulders are very small in proportion...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... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1853 - 1236 Seiten
...which open and shut like a pair of scissors, and cut grass, probably this animal's principal food. The head, neck, and shoulders are very small in proportion...near the rump, and tapering towards the end ; the skin is covered with a short fur, excepting the head and the ears, which bear a slight resemblance... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 614 Seiten
...which open and shut like a pail' of scissors, aud cut grass — probably this animal's principal food. The head, neck, and shoulders are very small in proportion...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... | |
| Natural history - 1854 - 320 Seiten
...largest jerboa not exceeding the size of a large rat, whereas the kangaroo is as large as a small sheep. The head, neck, and shoulders are very small in proportion...parts of the body ; the tail is nearly as long as the whole body, tapering towards the end ; the skin is covered with a short fur, except the head and ears,... | |
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