The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... possesses two families of Monkeys , the Marmosets ( Hapalide ) and the Capuchins ( Cebidae ) , neither of which is found elsewhere . More- over , both these groups are distinguished from their Old World allies by very important ...
... possesses two families of Monkeys , the Marmosets ( Hapalide ) and the Capuchins ( Cebidae ) , neither of which is found elsewhere . More- over , both these groups are distinguished from their Old World allies by very important ...
Página 66
... possesses a considerable admixture of Nearctic forms , while the southern preserves a more purely indigenous facies . It will , therefore , be quite in accordance with the facts of nature , as well as convenient , to separate the ...
... possesses a considerable admixture of Nearctic forms , while the southern preserves a more purely indigenous facies . It will , therefore , be quite in accordance with the facts of nature , as well as convenient , to separate the ...
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... possesses only fifteen land - birds also found in Trinidad , and of these none belong to the sedentary families , although the two islands are only separated by an interval of seventy - five miles of sea . On the whole , therefore , it ...
... possesses only fifteen land - birds also found in Trinidad , and of these none belong to the sedentary families , although the two islands are only separated by an interval of seventy - five miles of sea . On the whole , therefore , it ...
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... possessing two out of the four American species of Tapir exclusively confined to it ; these are Baird's Tapir ( Tapirus bairdi ) , extending from Mexico to Panama , and Dow's Tapir ( T. dowi ) , found only in Guatemala and Costa Rica ...
... possessing two out of the four American species of Tapir exclusively confined to it ; these are Baird's Tapir ( Tapirus bairdi ) , extending from Mexico to Panama , and Dow's Tapir ( T. dowi ) , found only in Guatemala and Costa Rica ...
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... possesses only few endemic types . SECTION VI . - THE GUIANO - BRAZILIAN SUB - REGION This extensive area , in which is combined three of the Sub - regions usually allotted to Birds , is the largest and by far the richest of the four ...
... possesses only few endemic types . SECTION VI . - THE GUIANO - BRAZILIAN SUB - REGION This extensive area , in which is combined three of the Sub - regions usually allotted to Birds , is the largest and by far the richest of the four ...
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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