The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Oriental Region . al lace ' s line , and Celebes . . . ] ( North America down to the
Isthmus ) of Tehuantepec. 1 As will be shown later on , this statement is not
absolutely correct as regards North America , as at least one species of
marsupial ...
Oriental Region . al lace ' s line , and Celebes . . . ] ( North America down to the
Isthmus ) of Tehuantepec. 1 As will be shown later on , this statement is not
absolutely correct as regards North America , as at least one species of
marsupial ...
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Southern Asia , south of the Palæarctic Region , and islands of Indian
Archipelago down to Wallace ' s line , including Celebes . Characteristics . —
Orangs , Gibbons , and other peculiar Monkeys . Flying Lemur , Tiger , and other
cats , Indian ...
Southern Asia , south of the Palæarctic Region , and islands of Indian
Archipelago down to Wallace ' s line , including Celebes . Characteristics . —
Orangs , Gibbons , and other peculiar Monkeys . Flying Lemur , Tiger , and other
cats , Indian ...
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It is divided from the Oriental , the next adjacent region , by a line drawn between
the two small islands of Bali and Lombok ( called Wallace ' s Line ) , and passing
thence through the Flores and Molucca Seas , between the islands of Celebes ...
It is divided from the Oriental , the next adjacent region , by a line drawn between
the two small islands of Bali and Lombok ( called Wallace ' s Line ) , and passing
thence through the Flores and Molucca Seas , between the islands of Celebes ...
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Celebes , as Mr . Wallace has fully shown in his “ Island Life ” ( 14 ) , is an
anomalous island presenting a very difficult problem . It has doubtless relations to
both the Oriental and the Australian Regions , but has besides many peculiar
forms ...
Celebes , as Mr . Wallace has fully shown in his “ Island Life ” ( 14 ) , is an
anomalous island presenting a very difficult problem . It has doubtless relations to
both the Oriental and the Australian Regions , but has besides many peculiar
forms ...
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Of these the greater number ( fourteen ) are Bats ; one is a Marsupial ( Phalanger
) , of which two species occur in Celebes ; another is the widely spread genus
Mus , which is found throughout the Old World ; and the last is a Carnivore (
Canis ) ...
Of these the greater number ( fourteen ) are Bats ; one is a Marsupial ( Phalanger
) , of which two species occur in Celebes ; another is the widely spread genus
Mus , which is found throughout the Old World ; and the last is a Carnivore (
Canis ) ...
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