This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 Excerpt: ... Marsupials of the first tribo live 7 Where arc they found? 7. Why are Opossums called Peimunn? How many species of Opossum are known? Where do they belong? How many tcelh have ihey? 8. What is the appearance of the common Opossum? Describe its tail? 9. Is this animal equally active in-all situations? How docs it ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 Excerpt: ... Marsupials of the first tribo live 7 Where arc they found? 7. Why are Opossums called Peimunn? How many species of Opossum are known? Where do they belong? How many tcelh have ihey? 8. What is the appearance of the common Opossum? Describe its tail? 9. Is this animal equally active in-all situations? How docs it obtain its food? 10. Are Opossums found in New Holland? What Marsupials are found there 1 11. What are Phalangers? What are Hying Phalangers? KOALA, --POTOROO.--KANGAROO.--RODENTIA. 75 12. The. Koalas: --Of this tribe only one species is known, --Koala Cinerea, --which inhabits New Holland. It has a short, stout body, short legs and no tail. The toes of the fore feet, five in number, when about to seize any object, separate into two groups; the thumb and index on one side, and the remaining three on the other. It passes one part of its life in trees, and the other in burrows at their foot. 13. The Potoroos., --Hypsiprymnus: --Of this tribe only one species is known. It inhabits New Holland, arid is described by most authors under the name of theKanyarao-rat. It has a long powerful tail, and the two first toes of the hind feet are united as in the kangaroos. It is frugivorous. 14. The Kangaroos, --Halmalurus, --(Plute 3, fig. 11.) are herbivorous animals, very remarkable for the smallness of their fore paws, the length of their hind legs and tail, -upon which they sit vertically as on a tripod. By the assistance of these great paws they leap very well, and there is one species known that can clear a space of twenty feet at a. single bound. The.disposition of the nail of the middle toe of the hind feet, makes them somewhat resemble ungulate mammals, for it is very large and almost in the form of a hoof. They inhabit New Holland, -and the neighbouring Is
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