 Squirrels some are neare as greate as our smallest sort of wilde rabbits, some blackish or blacke and white, but the most are gray. A small beast they have, they call Assapanick but we call them flying squirrels, because spreading their legs, and so stretching...  History of the American Bison: Bison Americanus - Page 475by Joel Asaph Allen - 1877 - 145 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Smith - 1819 - 278 pages
...Squirrels doe. Their Squirrels some are neare as great as our smallest sort of wilde Rabbets, some blackish or blacke and white, but the most are gray. A small beast they haue they call Assapanick, but we call them flying Squirrels, because spreading their legs, and so... | |
 | John James Audubon, John Bachman - 1846 - 420 pages
...Governor SMITH of Virginia, in 1624, speaks of it as " a small beaste they call Assapanick, but we call them Flying Squirrels, because spreading their legs, and so stretching the largeness of their skins, that they have been seen to fly thirty or forty yards." RAY and LINNAEUS supposed it to be only... | |
 | Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) - 1877 - 1032 pages
...blackish, or blacke and white, bat the most are gray. A small beast they have, they call Annapanick, but wee call them flying Squirrels, because spreading...the largeness of their skinnes, that they have been seeu to flic thirtio or íortie yards. An Opassam hath a head like a Swine, and a taile like a Rat,... | |
 | Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) - 1877 - 1046 pages
...Squirrels doe. Their squirrels, some are neere as great as our smallest sort of wilde Rabbets, some blackish, or blacke and white, but the most are gray. A small beast they have, they call Aesapanick, but wee call them flying Squirrels, because spreading their legs, and so stretching the... | |
 | Biological Society of Washington - 1882 - 502 pages
...blackish, or blacke and white, but most are grav. A small beast they have they call Assapanich, but we call them flying Squirrels because, spreading their legs, and so stretching the largenesse of their skins that they have been scene to fly 30 or 40 yards. An Opossum hath a head like... | |
 | Biological Society of Washington - 1882 - 506 pages
...some blackish, or blacke and white, but most are gray. A small they have they call Assapanick, but we call them flying Squirrels, because, spreading their legs, and so stretching the largenesse of their skins that they have been scene to fly 30 or 40 \.ir<K. An ()/\nx.<um hath a head... | |
 | John Smith - 1884 - 1150 pages
...doe. Their Squirrels sqmmtt. some as neare as greate as [14] our smallest sort of wilde rabbits ; some blackish or blacke and white, but the most are gray. A small beast they haue, they call Assapanick, but we call them flying squirrels, because spreading their legs, and so... | |
 | Samuel Purchas - 1906 - 598 pages
...doe. Their Squirrels, Squirrels. some are neere as great as our smallest sort of wilde Rabbets, some blackish or blacke and white, but the most are gray. A small beast they have, they call Assapanick, Assapanick a but wee call them flying Squirrels, because spreading Squirrel their legs, and so stretching... | |
 | Lyon Gardiner Tyler - 1907 - 510 pages
...Squirrels doe. Their Squirrels some are neare as greate as our smallest sort of wilde rabbits ; some blackish or blacke and white, but the most are gray....small beast 'they have, they call Assapanick, but we call them flying squirrels, because spreading their legs, and so stretching the largenesse of their... | |
 | American Museum of Natural History - 1915 - 548 pages
...Squirrels doe. Their Squirrels, some are neere as great as our smallest sort of wilde Rabbits, some blackish or blacke and white, but the most are gray....A small beast they have, they call Assapanick, but we will call them flying Squirrels, because spreading their legs, and so stretching the largenesse... | |
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