 | William Bingley - 1803 - 524 sidor
...first discovered in New Holland, in the year 177O, by Captain Cook, has frequently been found near nine feet in length, from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail ; and some of the species have been found to weigh so much as a hundred and fifty pounds, though this... | |
 | Linnean Society of London - 1808 - 406 sidor
...inhabitant of Van Diemen's Land, where it burrows in the ground, and preys on the smaller quadrupeds, £c. Length from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail 2 feet 2 inches, of which the tail is 8 inches, and the head 6. Height from the fore heel to the top... | |
 | Albert Baron von Sack - 1810 - 318 sidor
...Varied-banded or annulated Lizard is a very pretty creature ; it is not above four inches and a half in length from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail ; the head is flat and pointed ; the feet terminate each in five small sharp claws ; the tail is. of a pyramidical... | |
 | Thomas Webster - 1855 - 678 sidor
...and resembles the common weasel in its form ; it is in length from fourteen to sixteen inches, from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail ; the body is from ten to twelve inches long. The change of colour which the ermine experiences in winter... | |
 | 1837 - 886 sidor
...mustela (weasel), and resembles the common weasel in its form ; is from fourteen to sixteen inches from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail. The body is from ten to twelve inches long. It lives in hollow trees, river banks, and especially in beech... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1820 - 808 sidor
...red at the root of the tail; the face of a Meshy colour, strewed with blackuh dots and spots. Whole length, from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail, 46 inches and ll-12tlis. The thumb of the fore-paws is only a short itump, and this distinguishes thenc... | |
 | 1821 - 270 sidor
...subjeet af inquiry. 2. The Iehneumon is a native of Egypt, Barbary, and the Cape of Good Hope. Its length, from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail, is from twenty-four to forty-two inehes, of whieh the tail takes near the half. Its eolour is pale... | |
 | 1822 - 536 sidor
...thunder. Rana to Bannasa ; distance 7839 paces. Ascents and descents to the small village of Barí 2356 paces ; 684 paces further descent to the Burha...tail, 3 inches only 5 0 Height from shoulder to toe 3 2| Girth at the chest 2 11^ Girth at the loins 2 4 Length of the hair at the shoulders, eight inches,... | |
 | 1823 - 720 sidor
...in shooting one of them, I can give a description of its dimensions. ч.- -I •• • • Ft. in.I Length from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail, the length of the face being 11 inches, . . and of the tail 3 inches only 5 0 Height from shoulder to toe .. 3 2§ Girth at... | |
 | 1823 - 678 sidor
...many toilsome chaces, in shooting one of them, I can give a description of its dimensions. Fi. ID. Length from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail, the length of the face being 1 1 inches, and of the tail 3 inches only ...... 5 0 Height from shoulder to toe . . 3 2J Girth... | |
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... inches from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail. The body is from ten to twelve inches long. 
