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, 2. köideMacmillan and Company, 1876 - 503 pages |
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Page 15
... sp . ) , Crenicichla ( 9 sp . ) , Satanoperca ( 7 sp . ) . Many of these fishes are beautifully marked and coloured . The Siluridae proterop- teræ are represented by 14 genera , of which Pimelodus ( 42 sp . ) , and Platystoma ( 11 sp ...
... sp . ) , Crenicichla ( 9 sp . ) , Satanoperca ( 7 sp . ) . Many of these fishes are beautifully marked and coloured . The Siluridae proterop- teræ are represented by 14 genera , of which Pimelodus ( 42 sp . ) , and Platystoma ( 11 sp ...
Page 24
... species are marked , and which looks like a hole in the trunk of a tree ; but this mark ... sp . ) ; while gaudy screaming macaws complete the picture of Brazilian ... 9 families , viz . , Picidæ ( 2 ) , Rhamphastidæ ( 1 ) , Cuculidæ ( 1 ) ...
... species are marked , and which looks like a hole in the trunk of a tree ; but this mark ... sp . ) ; while gaudy screaming macaws complete the picture of Brazilian ... 9 families , viz . , Picidæ ( 2 ) , Rhamphastidæ ( 1 ) , Cuculidæ ( 1 ) ...
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... species extending south as far as Chili . 3. Certhidea , a peculiar genus ... sp . ) and 7. Cactornis ( 4 sp . ) are two other peculiar genera of finches ... 9. Myiarchus , another genus of the same family which does not range further ...
... species extending south as far as Chili . 3. Certhidea , a peculiar genus ... sp . ) and 7. Cactornis ( 4 sp . ) are two other peculiar genera of finches ... 9. Myiarchus , another genus of the same family which does not range further ...
Page 36
... sp . ) , inhabiting the Andes of Chili and Peru as far as 9 ° south latitude , and at from 8,000 to 12,000 feet altitude ; Lagidium ( 3 sp . ) , ranging over the Andes of Chili , Peru , and South Ecuador , ፡፡ from 11,000 to 16,000 ...
... sp . ) , inhabiting the Andes of Chili and Peru as far as 9 ° south latitude , and at from 8,000 to 12,000 feet altitude ; Lagidium ( 3 sp . ) , ranging over the Andes of Chili , Peru , and South Ecuador , ፡፡ from 11,000 to 16,000 ...
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... species ) an isolated family of waders , ranging over the whole sub - region and extending north- ward to the equatorial Andes . Many genera are also peculiar : 3 of Fringillidæ , and 1 of Icterida ; 9 of Dendrocolaptidæ , 6 of ...
... species ) an isolated family of waders , ranging over the whole sub - region and extending north- ward to the equatorial Andes . Many genera are also peculiar : 3 of Fringillidæ , and 1 of Icterida ; 9 of Dendrocolaptidæ , 6 of ...
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