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. köideHarper and Brothers, 1876 |
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... order . The Procyonidæ are a distinct family of Carnivora , which make up for the scarcity of Mustelidæ in South America . The Suida are represented by the very distinct genus Dicotyles ( Peccary ) form- ing a separate sub - family ...
... order . The Procyonidæ are a distinct family of Carnivora , which make up for the scarcity of Mustelidæ in South America . The Suida are represented by the very distinct genus Dicotyles ( Peccary ) form- ing a separate sub - family ...
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... order of birds . Pass- ing on to the waders , we have a number of peculiar family types ,. all indicative of antiquity and isolation . The Cariama of the plains of Brazil , a bird somewhat intermediate between a bustard and a hawk , is ...
... order of birds . Pass- ing on to the waders , we have a number of peculiar family types ,. all indicative of antiquity and isolation . The Cariama of the plains of Brazil , a bird somewhat intermediate between a bustard and a hawk , is ...
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... order . - Cicindelidæ . We find here examples of 15 out of the 35 genera of these insects ; and 10 of these genera are peculiar . The most important are Oxychila ( 11 sp . ) , Hiresia ( 14 sp . ) , and Ctenostoma ( 26 sp ...
... order . - Cicindelidæ . We find here examples of 15 out of the 35 genera of these insects ; and 10 of these genera are peculiar . The most important are Oxychila ( 11 sp . ) , Hiresia ( 14 sp . ) , and Ctenostoma ( 26 sp ...
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... order best adapted to exhibit them in a tabular form , and to show the affinities of the several regions ; but for our present purpose it will be best to take first in order that which is the most important and most extensive , and ...
... order best adapted to exhibit them in a tabular form , and to show the affinities of the several regions ; but for our present purpose it will be best to take first in order that which is the most important and most extensive , and ...
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... order . 1. Mimus , the group of American mocking - thrushes , is represented by three distinct and well - marked species . 2. Dendrveca , an extensive and wide - spread genus of the wood - warblers ( Mniotiltidæ ) , is represented by ...
... order . 1. Mimus , the group of American mocking - thrushes , is represented by three distinct and well - marked species . 2. Dendrveca , an extensive and wide - spread genus of the wood - warblers ( Mniotiltidæ ) , is represented by ...
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