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 153
... . America N. America 3 N. America 143151 5 Arctic Arctic 1 N. E. America ( ? extinct ) China Europe Europe Arctic Seas North Palearctic Creagrus 1 California and N. Pacific coasts CHAP . XV . ] 153 THE NEARCTIC REGION .
... . America N. America 3 N. America 143151 5 Arctic Arctic 1 N. E. America ( ? extinct ) China Europe Europe Arctic Seas North Palearctic Creagrus 1 California and N. Pacific coasts CHAP . XV . ] 153 THE NEARCTIC REGION .
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... China to the west of Canton , and in the island of Hainan . The Siamang ( Siamanga syndactyla ) presents some anatomi- cal peculiarities , and has the second and third toes united to the last joint , but in general form and structure it ...
... China to the west of Canton , and in the island of Hainan . The Siamang ( Siamanga syndactyla ) presents some anatomi- cal peculiarities , and has the second and third toes united to the last joint , but in general form and structure it ...
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... China , and Japan ; and one of the commonest species , M. cynomolgus , has extended its range from Java eastward to the extremity of Timor . The tail varies greatly in length , and in the Gibraltar monkey ( M. innus ) is quite absent ...
... China , and Japan ; and one of the commonest species , M. cynomolgus , has extended its range from Java eastward to the extremity of Timor . The tail varies greatly in length , and in the Gibraltar monkey ( M. innus ) is quite absent ...
Page 176
... China , and to Borneo and Java ; Loris ( 1 sp . ) - a very small , tail - less , nocturnal lemur , which inhabits Madras , Malabar , and Ceylon ; Perodicticus ( 1 sp . ) -the potto - a small lemur with almost rudimentary fore- finger ...
... China , and to Borneo and Java ; Loris ( 1 sp . ) - a very small , tail - less , nocturnal lemur , which inhabits Madras , Malabar , and Ceylon ; Perodicticus ( 1 sp . ) -the potto - a small lemur with almost rudimentary fore- finger ...
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... China and to the South of Japan . They are also found in the more fertile parts of Australia and Tasmania , and in the Pacific Islands as far east as the Marianne and Samoa Islands ; but not in the Sandwich Islands or New Zealand . The ...
... China and to the South of Japan . They are also found in the more fertile parts of Australia and Tasmania , and in the Pacific Islands as far east as the Marianne and Samoa Islands ; but not in the Sandwich Islands or New Zealand . The ...
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