The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... show some of the chief Mammals typical of the different Regions , forty have been drawn by Mr. J. Smit specially for the present work . Of the remaining ten , five have been kindly lent to us by the Zoological Society of London 618 ...
... show some of the chief Mammals typical of the different Regions , forty have been drawn by Mr. J. Smit specially for the present work . Of the remaining ten , five have been kindly lent to us by the Zoological Society of London 618 ...
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... shows that the South American forms were formerly more widely spread . Professor Huxley has also cited the Parrots ( Psittaco- morpha ) " as helping , together with the three - toed Ratitæ , to bind together the widely - separated ...
... shows that the South American forms were formerly more widely spread . Professor Huxley has also cited the Parrots ( Psittaco- morpha ) " as helping , together with the three - toed Ratitæ , to bind together the widely - separated ...
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... can hardly be called circum - polar - such as Sciurus , Sciuropterus , Lepus , Lutra , Canis , and Felis . These figures show that there is , as has indeed never been disputed , a great amount of similarity between the INTRODUCTION 13.
... can hardly be called circum - polar - such as Sciurus , Sciuropterus , Lepus , Lutra , Canis , and Felis . These figures show that there is , as has indeed never been disputed , a great amount of similarity between the INTRODUCTION 13.
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... shows , we think , very conclusively that what small resemblance there is between the mammals of the Oriental and Ethio- pian Regions is due rather to a similarity in their origin , than to any sort of direct connection between the two ...
... shows , we think , very conclusively that what small resemblance there is between the mammals of the Oriental and Ethio- pian Regions is due rather to a similarity in their origin , than to any sort of direct connection between the two ...
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... show an Australian stamp . Some of them have even been relegated by Ameghino ( 1 ) , to whose researches our knowledge of the Santa Cruzian fauna is mainly due , to the existing Australian family Dasyurida . If , on further ...
... show an Australian stamp . Some of them have even been relegated by Ameghino ( 1 ) , to whose researches our knowledge of the Santa Cruzian fauna is mainly due , to the existing Australian family Dasyurida . If , on further ...
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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