 In the first place, we are here dealing with mammals alone, and it seems rather absurd to assign the value of a primary region to a group of small islands characterized by the almost entire absence of that class of animals with which we are most concerned....  The Geography of Mammals - Página 46por William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater - 1899 - 335 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - 1900 - 686 páginas
...with what has already been done. In view of the above facts it is clear that not only is it not ' ' probable that the whole of the fauna of New Zealand has been originally derived from that source " (Australia), but that only a small and insignificant portion came thence ; that the New Zealand terrestrial... | |
 | 1894 - 688 páginas
...seems rather absurd to assign the value of a primary region to a group of small islands characterized by the almost entire absence of that class of animals...cases it has undergone considerable modification. Mr. H. 0. Forbes (4) has lately put forward a speculative article on the former existence of a (now... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - 1900 - 682 páginas
...unmistakable affinity of various degrees to that of Australia, and more especially to the tropical parts ol that continent. It is, indeed, probable that the whole...Zealand has been originally derived from that source." There are no doubt aftinities between the faunas of Australia and New Zealand ; but when we consider... | |
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