The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Professor Huxley has also cited the Parrots ( Psittacomorphæ ) “ as helping ,
together with the three - toed Ratitæ to bind together the widely - separated
portions of the south world . ” But on referring to the account of the distribution of
the ...
Professor Huxley has also cited the Parrots ( Psittacomorphæ ) “ as helping ,
together with the three - toed Ratitæ to bind together the widely - separated
portions of the south world . ” But on referring to the account of the distribution of
the ...
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As for the so - called “ Arctic realm , ” which consists of the land bordering the
Polar Ocean and Hudson ' s Bay and the great peninsula of Greenland , " beyond
the limit of arboreal vegetation , ” together with the similar Arctic portion of the old
...
As for the so - called “ Arctic realm , ” which consists of the land bordering the
Polar Ocean and Hudson ' s Bay and the great peninsula of Greenland , " beyond
the limit of arboreal vegetation , ” together with the similar Arctic portion of the old
...
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THE AUSTRAL SUB - REGION The “ island - continent ” of Australia , as Mr .
Wallace terms it , has , as has now been positively ascertained , a large portion of
its interior so parched up and barren as to be almost destitute of animal life . But
all ...
THE AUSTRAL SUB - REGION The “ island - continent ” of Australia , as Mr .
Wallace terms it , has , as has now been positively ascertained , a large portion of
its interior so parched up and barren as to be almost destitute of animal life . But
all ...
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Of the typical bandicoots ( Peromeles ) , five or six species are known , distributed
over various portions of Australia , each colony having its peculiar forms . They
are all purely terrestrial animals , some inhabiting the densest scrubs , and ...
Of the typical bandicoots ( Peromeles ) , five or six species are known , distributed
over various portions of Australia , each colony having its peculiar forms . They
are all purely terrestrial animals , some inhabiting the densest scrubs , and ...
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But on the whole they betray an affinity to the tropical parts of Australia and to the
Papuan Sub - region rather than to the temperate portion of Australia , to which
New Zealand is now nearest in point of actual distance . This connection is
further ...
But on the whole they betray an affinity to the tropical parts of Australia and to the
Papuan Sub - region rather than to the temperate portion of Australia , to which
New Zealand is now nearest in point of actual distance . This connection is
further ...
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