The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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The Virginian Opossum ( Didelphys virginiana ) . . . , 30 . The Prong - buck (
Antilocapra americana ) . . . 31 . The Rocky - mountain Goat ( Haploceros
montanus ) . . 32 . The Musk Ox ( Ovibos moschatus ) . . . . . 33 . The American
Bison ( Bison ...
The Virginian Opossum ( Didelphys virginiana ) . . . , 30 . The Prong - buck (
Antilocapra americana ) . . . 31 . The Rocky - mountain Goat ( Haploceros
montanus ) . . 32 . The Musk Ox ( Ovibos moschatus ) . . . . . 33 . The American
Bison ( Bison ...
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THE PAPUAN SUB - REGION In contrast to Australia , the great island of New
Guinea , or Papua , is traversed throughout by mountains of high altitude . The
rivers rising in these ranges , aided by the suns of the tropics , produce a
luxuriant ...
THE PAPUAN SUB - REGION In contrast to Australia , the great island of New
Guinea , or Papua , is traversed throughout by mountains of high altitude . The
rivers rising in these ranges , aided by the suns of the tropics , produce a
luxuriant ...
Página 41
One of these , remarkable for its peculiar and probably prehensile tail , is found
only in the mountains of New Guinea , and has been placed in a new genus (
Chiuromys ) . Among the Rodents also there is one very obvious intruder from the
...
One of these , remarkable for its peculiar and probably prehensile tail , is found
only in the mountains of New Guinea , and has been placed in a new genus (
Chiuromys ) . Among the Rodents also there is one very obvious intruder from the
...
Página 78
In addition to the Lamas , this Sub - region possesses a species of thickly haired
mountain Tapir , differing from the lowland forms , and two or three peculiar Deer
, of the sub - genus Furcifer , which are likewise densely furred . A third ...
In addition to the Lamas , this Sub - region possesses a species of thickly haired
mountain Tapir , differing from the lowland forms , and two or three peculiar Deer
, of the sub - genus Furcifer , which are likewise densely furred . A third ...
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... and the Mountain Zebra ( Equus zebra ) , which is fast approaching the same
condition . But Burchell ' s Zebra ( Equus burchelli ) , under various slight
modifications , occurs in suitable localities throughout the whole Sub - region .
The White ...
... and the Mountain Zebra ( Equus zebra ) , which is fast approaching the same
condition . But Burchell ' s Zebra ( Equus burchelli ) , under various slight
modifications , occurs in suitable localities throughout the whole Sub - region .
The White ...
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