The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
Dentro del libro
Página 61
... already stated , the fauna of the Neotropical Region is almost as remarkable for the absence of certain families as it is for the presence of peculiar forms . This is specially noticeable in the Ungulates . There is no existing re ...
... already stated , the fauna of the Neotropical Region is almost as remarkable for the absence of certain families as it is for the presence of peculiar forms . This is specially noticeable in the Ungulates . There is no existing re ...
Página 68
... already shown , one of the special characters of the Neo- tropical Region is the almost complete absence of this group within its limits . The West Indian representatives of this group are two in number , and belong to a peculiar genus ...
... already shown , one of the special characters of the Neo- tropical Region is the almost complete absence of this group within its limits . The West Indian representatives of this group are two in number , and belong to a peculiar genus ...
Página 72
... already shown , contains the coast - lands of Mexico lying along the Pacific and Atlantic shores from Mazatlan on the north on one side , and from the Rio Grande on the other , together with the whole of Central America from the Isthmus ...
... already shown , contains the coast - lands of Mexico lying along the Pacific and Atlantic shores from Mazatlan on the north on one side , and from the Rio Grande on the other , together with the whole of Central America from the Isthmus ...
Página 76
... already mentioned , overstepped the northern boundary at Panama . The Capuchins ( Cebide ) , numbering more than sixty species and belonging to ten genera , are likewise abundant , and are found elsewhere only in the Central - American ...
... already mentioned , overstepped the northern boundary at Panama . The Capuchins ( Cebide ) , numbering more than sixty species and belonging to ten genera , are likewise abundant , and are found elsewhere only in the Central - American ...
Página 91
... Already the larger Antelopes are nearly extinct in the Cape Colony south of the Orange River , and there can be little doubt that , unless special precautions are taken , the large Mammals of Africa will very soon disappear , like those ...
... Already the larger Antelopes are nearly extinct in the Cape Colony south of the Orange River , and there can be little doubt that , unless special precautions are taken , the large Mammals of Africa will very soon disappear , like those ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
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