The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
Dentro del libro
Página 10
... single realm - the " Holarctic " -and to separate the Pacific Islands from Australia as the " Poly- nesian Realm . " Again , Mr. J. A. Allen , of New York , in his recently published essays ( 1 and 2 ) , has shown con- siderable ...
... single realm - the " Holarctic " -and to separate the Pacific Islands from Australia as the " Poly- nesian Realm . " Again , Mr. J. A. Allen , of New York , in his recently published essays ( 1 and 2 ) , has shown con- siderable ...
Página 27
... single known genus , Phascolomys , are hardly less remarkable than those of the Kangaroos . There are three species of Wombat ( Fig . 4. FIG . 3. - THE NOTORYCT . FIG . 4. - THE COMMON WOMBAT . ( Phascolomys. THE AUSTRALIAN REGION 27.
... single known genus , Phascolomys , are hardly less remarkable than those of the Kangaroos . There are three species of Wombat ( Fig . 4. FIG . 3. - THE NOTORYCT . FIG . 4. - THE COMMON WOMBAT . ( Phascolomys. THE AUSTRALIAN REGION 27.
Página 29
... single isolated species only is known , serves to connect the Phalangers with the Wom- bats , being allied to the latter by many characters , and amongst others by the absence of a tail , which distin- guishes it from the rest of its ...
... single isolated species only is known , serves to connect the Phalangers with the Wom- bats , being allied to the latter by many characters , and amongst others by the absence of a tail , which distin- guishes it from the rest of its ...
Página 41
... cases to very small limits . For instance , one species ( P. livingstonii ) is restricted to the Comoro Islands in the Indian Ocean , three others to single islands in the Solomon group , and a fourth is THE AUSTRALIAN REGION 41.
... cases to very small limits . For instance , one species ( P. livingstonii ) is restricted to the Comoro Islands in the Indian Ocean , three others to single islands in the Solomon group , and a fourth is THE AUSTRALIAN REGION 41.
Página 49
... single species of bat ( Atalapha semota ) occurs there . This bat belongs to a genus found in America , and has , no doubt , reached the Sandwich Islands from that continent . The birds , however , to which we must turn for a moment in ...
... single species of bat ( Atalapha semota ) occurs there . This bat belongs to a genus found in America , and has , no doubt , reached the Sandwich Islands from that continent . The birds , however , to which we must turn for a moment in ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
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