The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... considerable number of rats and mice of the family Muridæ , all of them restricted to the Sub - 40 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... considerable number of rats and mice of the family Muridæ , all of them restricted to the Sub - 40 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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... number of cases it has undergone considerable modification . Dr. H. O. Forbes ( 4 ) has lately published a specula- tive article on the former existence of a ( now mostly submerged ) southern continent , the remains of which are ...
... number of cases it has undergone considerable modification . Dr. H. O. Forbes ( 4 ) has lately published a specula- tive article on the former existence of a ( now mostly submerged ) southern continent , the remains of which are ...
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... considerable number of Neotropical birds and insects found in both these districts . Besides the mainland of Central and South America and the West Indies , the Falkland Islands and the 52 CHAPTER III THE NEOTROPICAL REGION— BOUNDARIES ...
... considerable number of Neotropical birds and insects found in both these districts . Besides the mainland of Central and South America and the West Indies , the Falkland Islands and the 52 CHAPTER III THE NEOTROPICAL REGION— BOUNDARIES ...
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... considerable number of birds in these islands , most of them not found elsewhere , and many of them restricted to individual islands in which they represent each other ( 7 ) . There can be no doubt that the Galapagos have never , at any ...
... considerable number of birds in these islands , most of them not found elsewhere , and many of them restricted to individual islands in which they represent each other ( 7 ) . There can be no doubt that the Galapagos have never , at any ...
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... number of peculiar genera and species . But the whole remainder of the Neotropical Region from Mexico to Southern ... considerable admixture of Nearctic forms , while the southern preserves a more purely indigenous facies . It will ...
... number of peculiar genera and species . But the whole remainder of the Neotropical Region from Mexico to Southern ... considerable admixture of Nearctic forms , while the southern preserves a more purely indigenous facies . It will ...
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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