The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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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 ...
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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
...
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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 ...
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... New Zealand numbers the very remarkable Tuatera ( Sphenodon punctatus ) ,
which , though externally resembling a lizard , differs from all other lacertians in
so znany points of its skeleton and internal structure that it is usually considered ...
... New Zealand numbers the very remarkable Tuatera ( Sphenodon punctatus ) ,
which , though externally resembling a lizard , differs from all other lacertians in
so znany points of its skeleton and internal structure that it is usually considered ...
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... the only Order entirely absent being the Monotremes , which are absolutely
contined 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 .
... the only Order entirely absent being the Monotremes , which are absolutely
contined 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 .
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absence Africa allied already animals appears Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats Bear beds belong birds boundary Carnivora Celebes Central characteristic closely coast common confined connected considerable considered containing distinct distribution districts divided division doubt Eastern endemic entirely Ethiopian Region Europe exception existing extends extinct fact fauna five forests forms four further genera genus geographical greater includes Indian inhabitants Insectivores islands known land Lemurs less limits Madagascar mainland mammals Marsupials Monkeys mountains namely Nearctic Region nearly Neotropical Region North northern occur Ocean Old World Order Oriental Region origin Pacific Palæarctic Region peculiar Peninsula Pleistocene portion possesses present probably range recent referred regards remains remarkable represented restricted Rodents seems separate single South America Southern species spread Sub-region terrestrial tropical true Ungulates usually West Western whole widely
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 Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 27 Ago. 2008 |
| Largo | 335 páginas |
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