History of Vermont, Natural, Civil, and StatisticalFor the author, by C. Goodrich, 1842 - Natural history |
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Page 18
... colors melting into each other in all their mellow loveliness . The motions of the meteor were rapid , undu- latory and from north to south varying a little towards the zenith . The sky was clear and of a deep blue color where it was ...
... colors melting into each other in all their mellow loveliness . The motions of the meteor were rapid , undu- latory and from north to south varying a little towards the zenith . The sky was clear and of a deep blue color where it was ...
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... color of the back yellowish brown , the belly yellow- ish gray ; fur soft and fine , and blackish towards the roots ; head covered with fur , excepting about the nostrils ; color blackish about the mouth ; whiskers few , short and stiff ...
... color of the back yellowish brown , the belly yellow- ish gray ; fur soft and fine , and blackish towards the roots ; head covered with fur , excepting about the nostrils ; color blackish about the mouth ; whiskers few , short and stiff ...
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... color uniform bright ferrugin- ous ; beneath yellowish brown ; last joint of the tail not enveloped in the membrane . Bones supporting the membrane very ap- parent . Length of the specimen before me , from the snout to the extremity of ...
... color uniform bright ferrugin- ous ; beneath yellowish brown ; last joint of the tail not enveloped in the membrane . Bones supporting the membrane very ap- parent . Length of the specimen before me , from the snout to the extremity of ...
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... Color dark brown ap- proaching to black ; body cylindrical ; nose long , tapering and surrounded at the ex- tremity by a fringed membrane , having twenty points ; tail nearly as long as the body , strangulated at the base and then ...
... Color dark brown ap- proaching to black ; body cylindrical ; nose long , tapering and surrounded at the ex- tremity by a fringed membrane , having twenty points ; tail nearly as long as the body , strangulated at the base and then ...
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... color ; legs short ; whiskers strong . Usual length of the head and body 22 inches , tail 9 inches ; height 12 inches . will seldom , if ever , attack a person ex- | alternately ringed with black and dirty cept in defence of its cubs ...
... color ; legs short ; whiskers strong . Usual length of the head and body 22 inches , tail 9 inches ; height 12 inches . will seldom , if ever , attack a person ex- | alternately ringed with black and dirty cept in defence of its cubs ...
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