The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... portions of the south world . " But on referring to the account of the distribu- tion of the Parrots in Salvadori's recently published cata- logue ( 8 ) , it will be found that out of the six families into which he divides the group ...
... portions of the south world . " But on referring to the account of the distribu- tion of the Parrots in Salvadori's recently published cata- logue ( 8 ) , it will be found that out of the six families into which he divides the group ...
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... portion of its interior so parched up and barren as to be almost destitute of animal life . But all along the east and south - east coasts , where there is land of sufficient elevation to condense the vapours from the adjoining ocean ...
... portion of its interior so parched up and barren as to be almost destitute of animal life . But all along the east and south - east coasts , where there is land of sufficient elevation to condense the vapours from the adjoining ocean ...
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... portions of Australia , each colony having its peculiar forms . They are all purely terrestrial animals , some inhabiting the densest scrubs , and others the hot stony ridges of the upland plains . The only remaining member of the ...
... portions of Australia , each colony having its peculiar forms . They are all purely terrestrial animals , some inhabiting the densest scrubs , and others the hot stony ridges of the upland plains . The only remaining member of the ...
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... portion of Australia , to which New Zealand is now nearest in point of actual distance . This connection is further confirmed by the soundings of the seas round the islands , which show that , although on the west , south , and east ...
... portion of Australia , to which New Zealand is now nearest in point of actual distance . This connection is further confirmed by the soundings of the seas round the islands , which show that , although on the west , south , and east ...
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... portion of the world into a Primary Region . Other small insular areas might , with some justice , put forward nearly similar claims . In the third place , although New Zealand possesses no indigenous terrestrial Mammals , yet the fauna ...
... portion of the world into a Primary Region . Other small insular areas might , with some justice , put forward nearly similar claims . In the third place , although New Zealand possesses no indigenous terrestrial Mammals , yet the fauna ...
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antarctic Antelopes Arctatlantis Arctic Armadilloes Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats beds belong Borneo boundary Bovida Cape Carnivora Celebes Cetaceans Chimpanzee Chiroptera closely allied coast confined considerable number contains Deer distinct districts Eastern Edentates endemic Ethiopian Region Europe existing extends extinct fauna forests forms genera genus geographical distribution greater number Indian Sub-region inhabitants Insectivores islands known Lemurs Macacus Madagascar mainland Malagasy Malagasy Sub-region Malay Peninsula Malayan MAMMAL-FAUNA mammalian mammals Marsupials Monkeys Monotremes mountains naturalists Nearctic Region nearly Neotropical Region North northern number of genera number of species occur Ocean Old World Opossum Order Oriental Region Otaria Pacific Palearctic Region Papuan Sub-region Patagonia peculiar genera Phalanger Phocida Pinnipeds Pliocene present range recent remarkable represented Rodents Sea-regions SECTION Shrews single species Sirenian South America Southern Squirrels Sub-family Sumatra SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS Tapirs three genera total number tropical Ungulata Ungulates Viverride Western whole widely distributed