The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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At the present time it appears to be found both in a wild state and in a semi -
domesticated condition among the native Australians . SECTION III . -
SUBDIVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN REGION The 20 THE GEOGRAPHY OF
MAMMALS.
At the present time it appears to be found both in a wild state and in a semi -
domesticated condition among the native Australians . SECTION III . -
SUBDIVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN REGION The 20 THE GEOGRAPHY OF
MAMMALS.
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Another peculiarity of the Tarsipes is that its food appears to be exclusively honey
, no other substance having been found in the stomachs of the specimens
examined , and its long and slender tongue being obviously adapted , like the bill
of ...
Another peculiarity of the Tarsipes is that its food appears to be exclusively honey
, no other substance having been found in the stomachs of the specimens
examined , and its long and slender tongue being obviously adapted , like the bill
of ...
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... semidomesticated Dingo , which , as already suggested , has not improbably
been introduced by the primitive native inhabitants . Monkeys , Insectivores , and
the most useful Order of Ungulates , to which its grassy plains would appear to be
...
... semidomesticated Dingo , which , as already suggested , has not improbably
been introduced by the primitive native inhabitants . Monkeys , Insectivores , and
the most useful Order of Ungulates , to which its grassy plains would appear to be
...
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As in South America , these extinct animals appear in many cases to have
attained a size far surpassing that of their degenerate descendants . None of the
remains hitherto found in Australia throw much light on the origin of its
remarkable ...
As in South America , these extinct animals appear in many cases to have
attained a size far surpassing that of their degenerate descendants . None of the
remains hitherto found in Australia throw much light on the origin of its
remarkable ...
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... the Kermadec group , Chatham Island , Stewart Island , Auckland Island ,
Campbell Island , and Macquarie Island , and probably Lord Howe ' s Island ,
though in some respects this appears to belong rather to the Australian mainland
than to ...
... the Kermadec group , Chatham Island , Stewart Island , Auckland Island ,
Campbell Island , and Macquarie Island , and probably Lord Howe ' s Island ,
though in some respects this appears to belong rather to the Australian mainland
than to ...
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Geography of Mammals Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Science, Technology, and Medicine: 1780-1925 |
| Autores | William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater |
| Editor | K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 2 Jul. 2008 |
| Largo | 335 páginas |
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