The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... southern Australian colonies . A most interesting discovery has recently been made in the deserts of Central Australia of a new burrowing mar- supial , of mole - like habits , for which it is necessary to con- stitute a new family ...
... southern Australian colonies . A most interesting discovery has recently been made in the deserts of Central Australia of a new burrowing mar- supial , of mole - like habits , for which it is necessary to con- stitute a new family ...
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... Southern Pipistrelle ( V. abramus ) , is found almost throughout the Old World , from Sweden to North Australia . One SECTION V. - ANALYSIS OF THE AUSTRAL MAMMAL - FAUNA The full list of the Mammalian Fauna of the Austral Sub - region ...
... Southern Pipistrelle ( V. abramus ) , is found almost throughout the Old World , from Sweden to North Australia . One SECTION V. - ANALYSIS OF THE AUSTRAL MAMMAL - FAUNA The full list of the Mammalian Fauna of the Austral Sub - region ...
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... Southern Japan ; thence it is continued over all the Papuan Sub - region into Australia and most of the Polynesian Islands . This genus , it may be noted , seems to have a special propensity to peculiar development in insular areas ...
... Southern Japan ; thence it is continued over all the Papuan Sub - region into Australia and most of the Polynesian Islands . This genus , it may be noted , seems to have a special propensity to peculiar development in insular areas ...
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... Southern Islands , and as the ancient legends and songs of the Maoris contain unmistakable references to them , it is probable that they have ceased to exist only within the last few hundred years . In addition to the flightless birds ...
... Southern Islands , and as the ancient legends and songs of the Maoris contain unmistakable references to them , it is probable that they have ceased to exist only within the last few hundred years . In addition to the flightless birds ...
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... ( now mostly submerged ) southern continent , the remains of which are represented by the land round the South Pole , while former arms stretched upwards and embraced New Zealand , Eastern 46 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... ( now mostly submerged ) southern continent , the remains of which are represented by the land round the South Pole , while former arms stretched upwards and embraced New Zealand , Eastern 46 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antarctic Antelopes Arctic Armadillo Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats beds belong birds Borneo boundary Bovida Cape Carnivora Celebes Central Chimpanzee Chiroptera closely allied coast confined considerable number contains Deer distinct districts Eastern Edentates endemic entirely Ethiopian Region Europe existing extends extinct fauna forests forms genera genus Geographical Distribution greater number 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 Pinnipeds Pliocene present range recent remarkable represented restricted Rodents Sea-regions SECTION Sirenian South America Southern Sub-family Sumatra SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS Tapirs three genera total number tropical Ungulata Ungulates Viverrida Wallace's Line West African Western whole widely distributed Zealand