The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Página 22
The first of these , usually known to the colonists as the “ Duck - bill ” or “ Water -
mole , ” ( see Fig . 1 , p . 23 ) is entirely aquatic in its habits , and is met with only
in the streams and waterholes of New South Wales and Tasmania , where it ...
The first of these , usually known to the colonists as the “ Duck - bill ” or “ Water -
mole , ” ( see Fig . 1 , p . 23 ) is entirely aquatic in its habits , and is met with only
in the streams and waterholes of New South Wales and Tasmania , where it ...
Página 24
Of the seven families into which this order is usually divided by naturalists , six
are entirely confined to the Australian Region . Moreover , the Marsupials are so
abundant in Australia proper , as to quite overshadow the few representatives of
...
Of the seven families into which this order is usually divided by naturalists , six
are entirely confined to the Australian Region . Moreover , the Marsupials are so
abundant in Australia proper , as to quite overshadow the few representatives of
...
Página 32
Putting aside the marine mammals — the Seals , Cetaceans , and Sirenians —
and confining our attention to the terrestrial groups , we find only three of the
usually recognised orders , namely , the Rodents , Bats , and Carnivores , with
any ...
Putting aside the marine mammals — the Seals , Cetaceans , and Sirenians —
and confining our attention to the terrestrial groups , we find only three of the
usually recognised orders , namely , the Rodents , Bats , and Carnivores , with
any ...
Página 45
... New Zealand numbers the very remarkable Tuatera ( Sphenodon punctatus ) ,
which , though externally resembling a lizard , differs from all other lacertians in
so inany points of its skeleton and internal structure that it is usually considered to
...
... New Zealand numbers the very remarkable Tuatera ( Sphenodon punctatus ) ,
which , though externally resembling a lizard , differs from all other lacertians in
so inany points of its skeleton and internal structure that it is usually considered to
...
Página 55
... the only Order entirely absent being the Monotremes , which are absolutely
confined to Australia . The Marsupials are represented in the Neotropical Region
by a single family only , out of seven into which this order is usually divided . This
is ...
... the only Order entirely absent being the Monotremes , which are absolutely
confined to Australia . The Marsupials are represented in the Neotropical Region
by a single family only , out of seven into which this order is usually divided . This
is ...
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Geography of Mammals Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Science, Technology, and Medicine: 1780-1925 |
| Autores | William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater |
| Editor | K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 2 Jul. 2008 |
| Largo | 335 páginas |
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