The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Besides the Dasyures , a second type of the same family , but in many respects
divergent in structure , is found on the mainland of Australia . This is the
Myrmecobius , or Banded Ant - eater , a little animal of the size and somewhat
SURA OS ...
Besides the Dasyures , a second type of the same family , but in many respects
divergent in structure , is found on the mainland of Australia . This is the
Myrmecobius , or Banded Ant - eater , a little animal of the size and somewhat
SURA OS ...
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... the Kermadec group , Chatham Island , Stewart Island , Auckland Island ,
Campbell Island , and Macquarie Island , and probably Lord Howe ' s Island ,
though in some respects this appears to belong rather to the Australian mainland
than to ...
... the Kermadec group , Chatham Island , Stewart Island , Auckland Island ,
Campbell Island , and Macquarie Island , and probably Lord Howe ' s Island ,
though in some respects this appears to belong rather to the Australian mainland
than to ...
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Zealand alone , of all the larger islands of the globe , is disconnected by a
considerable breadth of ocean ( about 1400 miles ) and also by a deep sea (
more than 2000 fathoms ) from the nearest point of mainland . This fact and the
absence of ...
Zealand alone , of all the larger islands of the globe , is disconnected by a
considerable breadth of ocean ( about 1400 miles ) and also by a deep sea (
more than 2000 fathoms ) from the nearest point of mainland . This fact and the
absence of ...
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... a 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 THE NEARCTIC REGION- PAGE.
... a 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 THE NEARCTIC REGION- PAGE.
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They are , however , known to be connected with the mainland by a shallow sea
of less than 100 feet in depth , and therefore present all the characteristic features
of a “ continental ” group of islands . The only indigenous mammals are a Wild ...
They are , however , known to be connected with the mainland by a shallow sea
of less than 100 feet in depth , and therefore present all the characteristic features
of a “ continental ” group of islands . The only indigenous mammals are a Wild ...
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