The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... Guinea ; ( d ) the New Britain group , containing New Britain , New Ireland , the Admiralty Islands , and the Solomon group . ( 3 ) The Maorian Sub - region , containing - The two islands of New Zealand , together with their outliers ...
... Guinea ; ( d ) the New Britain group , containing New Britain , New Ireland , the Admiralty Islands , and the Solomon group . ( 3 ) The Maorian Sub - region , containing - The two islands of New Zealand , together with their outliers ...
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... Guinea . They are remarkable for the fact that the proportionate lengths of the fore and hind limbs , unlike those of the true kangaroos , resemble those of ordinary mammals ; they further differ from all other kangaroos in being ...
... Guinea . They are remarkable for the fact that the proportionate lengths of the fore and hind limbs , unlike those of the true kangaroos , resemble those of ordinary mammals ; they further differ from all other kangaroos in being ...
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... Guinea ) , seven are re- stricted to the western and central parts of the continent ( these latter are chiefly desert forms such as Perogale , Choropus , and Notoryctes ) , and the three remaining genera are found only in Tasmania ...
... Guinea ) , seven are re- stricted to the western and central parts of the continent ( these latter are chiefly desert forms such as Perogale , Choropus , and Notoryctes ) , and the three remaining genera are found only in Tasmania ...
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... Guinea and in the adjacent islands which constitute the Papuan Sub - region . As is the case in Australia , the greater number of the in- digenous animals of New Guinea and the neighbouring islands consist of Monotremes , Marsupials ...
... Guinea and in the adjacent islands which constitute the Papuan Sub - region . As is the case in Australia , the greater number of the in- digenous animals of New Guinea and the neighbouring islands consist of Monotremes , Marsupials ...
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... Guinea . But a species of the same form , as already mentioned , has been ascertained of late years to exist in Northern Queensland also , thus giving further proof of the close alliance of the Papuan and Austral mammal - faunas ...
... Guinea . But a species of the same form , as already mentioned , has been ascertained of late years to exist in Northern Queensland also , thus giving further proof of the close alliance of the Papuan and Austral mammal - faunas ...
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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