Physical Characteristics
Found in 71 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 22 June 1902
Cecil requests that the two Highland ponies be sent in a horse box. After providing some personal details, he goes on to describe the physical characteristics of the Dartmoor pony.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 06 August 1902
Cecil states that he has been to the Zoo to inspect the 'Kitchener hybrid', which he goes on to describe.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 08 October 1905
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Philip J. White, 21 November 1910
White thanks Ewart for his support of his application for the Examiner to the Secretary of the Court. He reports that University College of North Wales, Bangor, has two skulls of Bos indicus and the premaxillas do not meet the nasals. He adds that is going to get the skulls photographed.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from S.H Chubb, 27 January 1913
Chubb writes that he is now able to supply a negative and measurements of the Shetland pony. He judges the growth of the pony's skull to be abnormally underdeveloped, and wonders if Ewart can supply the date of the pony's birth.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Arthur Smith Woodward, 18 November 1910
Woodward writes that he has examined the zebra skulls at the British Museum and found that the premaxilla clearly reaches and touches the nasal.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Arthur Smith Woodward, 02 April 1917
Woodward writes that he and his colleagues at the British Museum (Natural History) have examined the equine skulls and found that the shape of the occipital condyles to be variable. The approximation of the condyles in the middle line is especially marked in Hipparion, although he is unable to explain this.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Claud Alexander, 01 November 1910
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Claud Alexander, 03 November 1910
Alexander writes that he will try to procure a skull and legs of a polled Somerford cow and that he knows where Ewart can get a skull of a Norfolk red poll cow. He would be happy to purchase a Przewalski's mare if the price is low enough.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Claud Alexander, 11 November 1910
Alexander has asked his friend in Norfolk to send Ewart the skull of a pure bred red poll directly. He notes what Ewart says about the Newstead skulls being concave between the horns, and suspects this may be the case with some of the Hamilton cattle.