The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Página 45
... connects the shallow waters round Australia with those round New Zealand . It is probable that the land connection between the two areas , if it ever actually existed , took place somewhere along this line . As already mentioned in the ...
... connects the shallow waters round Australia with those round New Zealand . It is probable that the land connection between the two areas , if it ever actually existed , took place somewhere along this line . As already mentioned in the ...
Página 47
... island , and there seems to be little evidence , either physical or zoological , of its having been ever connected with any other land . SECTION X. THE POLYNESIAN SUB - REGION The Polynesian Sub THE AUSTRALIAN REGION 47.
... island , and there seems to be little evidence , either physical or zoological , of its having been ever connected with any other land . SECTION X. THE POLYNESIAN SUB - REGION The Polynesian Sub THE AUSTRALIAN REGION 47.
Página 48
... connected with any of the great land - masses of the globe - the Mammal - fauna of Polynesia is practically non - existent , the only exception being a certain number of Bats , which are creatures able to traverse the intermediate sea ...
... connected with any of the great land - masses of the globe - the Mammal - fauna of Polynesia is practically non - existent , the only exception being a certain number of Bats , which are creatures able to traverse the intermediate sea ...
Página 53
... connected with the main- land by a shallow sea of less than 100 feet in depth , and therefore present all the characteristic features of a " continental " group of islands . The only indigenous mammals are a Wild Dog ( Canis antarcticus ) ...
... connected with the main- land by a shallow sea of less than 100 feet in depth , and therefore present all the characteristic features of a " continental " group of islands . The only indigenous mammals are a Wild Dog ( Canis antarcticus ) ...
Página 65
... the Antilles or West Indies ( excluding Trinidad and the other islands off the coast of Venezuela , which are connected with the mainland by quite shallow water ) form E a very well - marked Sub - region , in THE NEOTROPICAL REGION 65.
... the Antilles or West Indies ( excluding Trinidad and the other islands off the coast of Venezuela , which are connected with the mainland by quite shallow water ) form E a very well - marked Sub - region , in THE NEOTROPICAL REGION 65.
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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