The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... birds which constitute their food . In Tasmania two peculiar forms of Dasyures occur , which are not met with in the Australian continent . These are the Thylacine , a dog - like animal with a long tapering tail , noticeable as being ...
... birds which constitute their food . In Tasmania two peculiar forms of Dasyures occur , which are not met with in the Australian continent . These are the Thylacine , a dog - like animal with a long tapering tail , noticeable as being ...
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... bird and the brush - tongue of the lories , for collecting such food . The Kangaroos ( Macropodidae ) must be considered as par excellence the most important group of the Australian mammal - fauna . They are at once the most numerous in ...
... bird and the brush - tongue of the lories , for collecting such food . The Kangaroos ( Macropodidae ) must be considered as par excellence the most important group of the Australian mammal - fauna . They are at once the most numerous in ...
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... Birds and Amphibians , and especially among the Fishes . Two families of freshwater fishes ( Galaxiide and Haplochi- tonida ) are found exclusively in these two Regions , and are not known to occur elsewhere . Apart from speculation ...
... Birds and Amphibians , and especially among the Fishes . Two families of freshwater fishes ( Galaxiide and Haplochi- tonida ) are found exclusively in these two Regions , and are not known to occur elsewhere . Apart from speculation ...
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... birds . One of these groups , the Kiwis ( Apterygida ) , is still represented by five or six species , although these birds are being rapidly exterminated by the British colonists . The other group , the Moas ( Dinornithida ) , is now ...
... birds . One of these groups , the Kiwis ( Apterygida ) , is still represented by five or six species , although these birds are being rapidly exterminated by the British colonists . The other group , the Moas ( Dinornithida ) , is now ...
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... birds in New Zealand , making twenty - one indigenous genera in all . Among its few reptiles , also , New Zealand numbers the very remarkable Tuatera ( Sphenodon punc- tatus ) , which , though externally resembling a lizard , differs ...
... birds in New Zealand , making twenty - one indigenous genera in all . Among its few reptiles , also , New Zealand numbers the very remarkable Tuatera ( Sphenodon punc- tatus ) , which , though externally resembling a lizard , differs ...
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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