The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of Living and Extinct Faunas as Elucidating the Past Changes of the Earth's Surface, 1. köideHafner Publishing Company, 1962 |
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Page 194
... species ( where more than one ) to give an idea of the ornitho- logy of this part of Europe . The birds of prey are , Falco ( three species ) , Astur ( two species ) , Buteo , Pandion , Surnia , Bubo , Syrnium , Asio , Nyctala . The ...
... species ( where more than one ) to give an idea of the ornitho- logy of this part of Europe . The birds of prey are , Falco ( three species ) , Astur ( two species ) , Buteo , Pandion , Surnia , Bubo , Syrnium , Asio , Nyctala . The ...
Page 351
... species of land birds , of which about 40 are peculiar to it . There are , however , very few peculiar genera ... species in Himalayas ) ; Zoothera allied species in Aracan ) ; Notodela ( allied species in Pegu ) ; Pnoëpyga ( allied ...
... species of land birds , of which about 40 are peculiar to it . There are , however , very few peculiar genera ... species in Himalayas ) ; Zoothera allied species in Aracan ) ; Notodela ( allied species in Pegu ) ; Pnoëpyga ( allied ...
Page 405
... species of Megacephala and two of Distyp- sidera , a genus which is found also in New Zealand and some of the Pacific Islands . The occurrence of the South American genus , Tetracha , may perhaps be due to a direct transfer by means of ...
... species of Megacephala and two of Distyp- sidera , a genus which is found also in New Zealand and some of the Pacific Islands . The occurrence of the South American genus , Tetracha , may perhaps be due to a direct transfer by means of ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 10 |
Means of Dispersal of Mammalia p 10Climate as a Limit to the Range | 17 |
CHAPTER III | 35 |
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