The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Página xvi
Fig . 1 . The Duck - bill ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus ) . . 2 . The Thylacine (
Thylacinus cynocephalus ) . . 3 . The Notoryct ( Notoryctes typhlops ) . . . „ 4 . The
Common Wombat ( Phascolomys mitchelli ) . 5 . The Red Kangaroo ( Macropus
rufus ) .
Fig . 1 . The Duck - bill ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus ) . . 2 . The Thylacine (
Thylacinus cynocephalus ) . . 3 . The Notoryct ( Notoryctes typhlops ) . . . „ 4 . The
Common Wombat ( Phascolomys mitchelli ) . 5 . The Red Kangaroo ( Macropus
rufus ) .
Página xviii
The Common Seal ( Phoca vitulina ) . . 44 . The Manatee ( Manatus americanus )
. . , 45 . The Dugong ( Halicore dugong ) . . . 46 . The Right Whale ( Balæna
mysticetus ) . 47 . The Sperm Whale ( Physeter macrocephalus ) , 48 . The See -
see ...
The Common Seal ( Phoca vitulina ) . . 44 . The Manatee ( Manatus americanus )
. . , 45 . The Dugong ( Halicore dugong ) . . . 46 . The Right Whale ( Balæna
mysticetus ) . 47 . The Sperm Whale ( Physeter macrocephalus ) , 48 . The See -
see ...
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... dividing them into North American and Eur - asiatic ( = Palæarctic ) forms , and
putting the individual genera into three categories , namely , those circum - polar ,
or common to the Nearctic and Palæarctic Regions ( numbering thirty - two ) ...
... dividing them into North American and Eur - asiatic ( = Palæarctic ) forms , and
putting the individual genera into three categories , namely , those circum - polar ,
or common to the Nearctic and Palæarctic Regions ( numbering thirty - two ) ...
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Of the balance — seventy - four - eight only are common to the Oriental and
Ethiopian Regions , and are not found in any other Region , whereas twenty -
eight more , also known in the Oriental and Ethiopian Regions , are likewise
found.
Of the balance — seventy - four - eight only are common to the Oriental and
Ethiopian Regions , and are not found in any other Region , whereas twenty -
eight more , also known in the Oriental and Ethiopian Regions , are likewise
found.
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AN il HUWA TUL of the likeness of the common squirrel , with a long bushy tail
and elegant transverse stripes across the back . The Myrmecobius is terrestrial in
its habits , and feeds principally on ants . It is apparently confined to the western ...
AN il HUWA TUL of the likeness of the common squirrel , with a long bushy tail
and elegant transverse stripes across the back . The Myrmecobius is terrestrial in
its habits , and feeds principally on ants . It is apparently confined to the western ...
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