 | Antonio de Ulloa, Jorge Juan - 1758 - Страниц: 564
...his victory. AMONG the great variety of animals in this country, one of the moft remarkable is the perico ligero, or nimble peter, an ironical name given it on account of its extreme fluggifhnefs and floth. It refembles a middling monkey in fhape, but of a wretched appearance, the... | |
 | 1759 - Страниц: 760
...their retreats. AMONG the great variety of animals in this country, one of the molt remarkable is, the perico- ligero, or nimble Peter» an ironical name given it on account of its extreme fluggifhiisfs and floth. It refembles a middling monkey in Шаре, but of a wretched appearance,... | |
 | 1767 - Страниц: 550
...his victory. Among the great variety of animals in this country, one of the moft remarkable is the Perico Ligero, or nimble Peter, an ironical name given it on account of its extreme fluggifhnefs and floth. It refembles a middling monkey in fhape, but of a wretched appearance, the... | |
 | John Almon - 1784 - Страниц: 422
...Among the great variety of animals in this country, one of the mart remarkable is the Perico Legere, or Nimble Peter, an ironical name given it on account of its extreme fluggifhnefs and floth. — Whenever he moves every ftep is attended with fuch a plaintiff, and at... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1796 - Страниц: 326
...his victory. Among the great variety of animals in this country, one of the moft remarkable is the Perico Ligero, or Nimble Peter, an ironical name given it on account of its extreme fluggifhnefs. This difgufting creature is well known to naturalifts by the name of the floth. When... | |
 | William Granger - 1805 - Страниц: 648
...extraordinary Animal, AMONG the great variety of animals in South America, one of the moft remarkable is the Perico Ligero, or nimble Peter, an ironical name given it, on account of its extreme fluggifhnefs and floth. It refeinblas a middling monkey, but of a wretched appearance, the (kin of... | |
 | Antonio de Ulloa - 1806 - Страниц: 530
...of his victoryAMONG the great variety of animals in this country, one of the moft remarkable is the Perico ligero, or nimble Peter, an ironical name given it on account of its extreme fluggifhnefs and floth. It refembles a middling monkey, but of a wretched appearance, its fkin being... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1813 - Страниц: 920
...his victory. Among the great variety of animals in this country, one of the moft remarkable is the Perico ligero, or nimble Peter, an ironical name given it on account of its extreme fluggiihnefs and floth. It refembles a middling monkey, but of a wretched appearance, its ikin being... | |
 | R. P. Forster - 1818 - Страниц: 514
...his victory.. Antong the great variety of animals in this country, one of the most remarkable is the Perico ligero, or nimble Peter, an ironical name given it on account of its extreme sluggishness. This disgusting creature is well known to naturalists by the name of the sloth. When... | |
 | Thomas Rymer Jones - 1873 - Страниц: 500
...are near together. Don Antonio de Ulloa says that in the country about Portobello, there is an animal called Perico ligero, or Nimble Peter — an ironical name given it on account of its extreme sluggishness and sloth. He is so lumpish as not to stand in need of either chain or hutch, for he never... | |
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AMONG the great variety of animals in this country, one of the moft remarkable is the perico ligero, or nimble peter, an ironical name given it on account of its extreme fluggifhnefs and floth. It refembles a middling monkey... 