Goldsmith's Natural history, with notes collected, with a life of O. Goldsmith by G.M. Bussey, by H. Innes1853 |
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... inches in height at the shoulder , with about two inches more at the rump . In its first year , the ibex is of a light ashy - gray colour , deepening to brown as it advances in age ; and in the adult , varies from a red brown in summer ...
... inches in height at the shoulder , with about two inches more at the rump . In its first year , the ibex is of a light ashy - gray colour , deepening to brown as it advances in age ; and in the adult , varies from a red brown in summer ...
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... inches from the snout to the root of the tail ; his head from the snout between the horns is nine inches , and his tail five . His horns are erect and spiral , diverging off towards the points . His silky hair is long , flat , and fine ...
... inches from the snout to the root of the tail ; his head from the snout between the horns is nine inches , and his tail five . His horns are erect and spiral , diverging off towards the points . His silky hair is long , flat , and fine ...
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... inches ; length of the tail two feet ten inches . The description answers very nearly to that of the leopard , of which I be- lieve it to be a variety only . The tiger of the plains is evidently of the same species , the only difference ...
... inches ; length of the tail two feet ten inches . The description answers very nearly to that of the leopard , of which I be- lieve it to be a variety only . The tiger of the plains is evidently of the same species , the only difference ...
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... inches in length , and two feet three inches in height . The tail is so short , as to be hardly visible . The gene- ral colour is a deep iron gray . The ears are large , and the upper jaw is considerably longer than the lower , and is ...
... inches in length , and two feet three inches in height . The tail is so short , as to be hardly visible . The gene- ral colour is a deep iron gray . The ears are large , and the upper jaw is considerably longer than the lower , and is ...
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... inches long , and erect , like those of a rabbit ; but the tail is not above two inches . It is cloven - footed , like beasts of the goat kind ; the hair on the head and legs is half an inch long , on the belly an inch and a half , and ...
... inches long , and erect , like those of a rabbit ; but the tail is not above two inches . It is cloven - footed , like beasts of the goat kind ; the hair on the head and legs is half an inch long , on the belly an inch and a half , and ...
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