The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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These are all small , never exceeding a rabbit in size ; they possess
welldeveloped canine teeth , and have the central toes of the fore feet elongated
to accommodate their digging habits . Having completed our survey of the
Monotremes and ...
These are all small , never exceeding a rabbit in size ; they possess
welldeveloped canine teeth , and have the central toes of the fore feet elongated
to accommodate their digging habits . Having completed our survey of the
Monotremes and ...
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All the other large islands of the world possess a Mammalfauna of greater or less
extent related to the continent to which they are nearest , and have consequently
been termed by Mr . Wallace “ continental islands . ” All such " continental ...
All the other large islands of the world possess a Mammalfauna of greater or less
extent related to the continent to which they are nearest , and have consequently
been termed by Mr . Wallace “ continental islands . ” All such " continental ...
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In addition to the flightless birds , recent and extinct , New Zealand still possesses
two very singular forms of Parrots ( Nestor and Stringops ) , for the reception of
which special families have been formed ; and eighteen other peculiar genera of
...
In addition to the flightless birds , recent and extinct , New Zealand still possesses
two very singular forms of Parrots ( Nestor and Stringops ) , for the reception of
which special families have been formed ; and eighteen other peculiar genera of
...
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... therefore , to be quite unnecessary to elevate so small a 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 ...
... therefore , to be quite unnecessary to elevate so small a 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 ...
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Again , the mammalian fauna of the Neotropical Region is quite as remarkable
for what it does not possess ( lipotypes ) as for what it has . Everything points to
the conclusion that during a long geological age , probably throughout the
greater ...
Again , the mammalian fauna of the Neotropical Region is quite as remarkable
for what it does not possess ( lipotypes ) as for what it has . Everything points to
the conclusion that during a long geological age , probably throughout the
greater ...
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