The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Página 65
... districts . 6. The Patagonian Sub - region , containing Patagonia , Southern Argentina , and Chili , and running up the west coast of the continent to Guyaquil . This division , although perfectly good when the dis- tribution of Birds ...
... districts . 6. The Patagonian Sub - region , containing Patagonia , Southern Argentina , and Chili , and running up the west coast of the continent to Guyaquil . This division , although perfectly good when the dis- tribution of Birds ...
Página 78
... ancestral form migrated south- wards along the line of the Cordilleras , but has died out in the intermediate district . The Bats of the Patagonian Sub - region present but few features of interest ; 78 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... ancestral form migrated south- wards along the line of the Cordilleras , but has died out in the intermediate district . The Bats of the Patagonian Sub - region present but few features of interest ; 78 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
Página 84
... district are about equal with Africa and India ; three of the species being distinctly African in affinities , three Indian , and the remainder either peculiar or widely spread and of no special significance . " On the whole , therefore ...
... district are about equal with Africa and India ; three of the species being distinctly African in affinities , three Indian , and the remainder either peculiar or widely spread and of no special significance . " On the whole , therefore ...
Página 110
... district ; and the Brush - tailed Porcupine ( Atherura ) , of which one species is found only in this Sub - region , and the other two are confined to South - East Asia . Four out of the five known species of the peculiar Rodent - genus ...
... district ; and the Brush - tailed Porcupine ( Atherura ) , of which one species is found only in this Sub - region , and the other two are confined to South - East Asia . Four out of the five known species of the peculiar Rodent - genus ...
Página 112
... district , but the Chimpanzee extends all over the Congo basin nearly up to the shores of Tanganyika . These two , together with the Orangs and the Gibbons of the Oriental Region , make up the family Simiidæ , which in structure is the ...
... district , but the Chimpanzee extends all over the Congo basin nearly up to the shores of Tanganyika . These two , together with the Orangs and the Gibbons of the Oriental Region , make up the family Simiidæ , which in structure is the ...
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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