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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Page 12
... sp . ) , Crenicichla ( 9 sp . ) , Satanoperca ( 7 sp . ) . Many of these fishes are beautifully marked and coloured . The Siluride 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 Siluride 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 ) , Cuculida ( 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 ) , Cuculida ( 1 ) ...
Page 24
... sp . ) ; while guy plete the picture of Brazilian D Inge number of genera of birds , and se are confined to this sub ... ( 9 ) , 1- ( 3 ) . Dendrocolaptide ( 12 ) , Porn- Cotingida ( 16 ) , Piprids ( 10 ) . Of geners belonging to 9 ...
... sp . ) ; while guy plete the picture of Brazilian D Inge number of genera of birds , and se are confined to this sub ... ( 9 ) , 1- ( 3 ) . Dendrocolaptide ( 12 ) , Porn- Cotingida ( 16 ) , Piprids ( 10 ) . Of geners belonging to 9 ...
Page 31
... 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 feet ...
... 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 feet ...
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