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. köideHarper and brothers, 1876 - 503 pages |
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... Is 30 Melbourne Tasmania New Zealand 40 50 Auckland 1 Macquarie 1 . 130 140 150 160 170 180 Long . East of Greenwich 110 120 Stanford's Geographical Estab London DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS WITH A STUDY OF THE RELATIONS OF.
... Is 30 Melbourne Tasmania New Zealand 40 50 Auckland 1 Macquarie 1 . 130 140 150 160 170 180 Long . East of Greenwich 110 120 Stanford's Geographical Estab London DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS WITH A STUDY OF THE RELATIONS OF.
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... Zealand plants : To Mr. Kirby , for a list of the butterflies of Chili : To Professor Mivart , for a classification of the Batrachia , and an early proof of his article on " Apes " in the Encyclopedia Britannica : To Mr. Salvin , for ...
... Zealand plants : To Mr. Kirby , for a list of the butterflies of Chili : To Professor Mivart , for a classification of the Batrachia , and an early proof of his article on " Apes " in the Encyclopedia Britannica : To Mr. Salvin , for ...
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... Zealand Sub - region ( p . 449 ) -Islets of the New Zealand Sub - region ( p . 453 ) -Reptiles , Amphibia , and Fresh - water Fishes ( p . 456 ) -Insects ( p . 457 ) —The Ancient Fauna of New Zealand ( p . 459 ) —The Origin of the New ...
... Zealand Sub - region ( p . 449 ) -Islets of the New Zealand Sub - region ( p . 453 ) -Reptiles , Amphibia , and Fresh - water Fishes ( p . 456 ) -Insects ( p . 457 ) —The Ancient Fauna of New Zealand ( p . 459 ) —The Origin of the New ...
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... of Tasmania 439 17. Plate XII . The Plains of New South Wales with Characteristic Ani- mals . 442 · 18. Plate XIII . Scene in New Zealand with some of its Remarkable Birds 455 ERRATA IN VOL . I. I have detected several misprints.
... of Tasmania 439 17. Plate XII . The Plains of New South Wales with Characteristic Ani- mals . 442 · 18. Plate XIII . Scene in New Zealand with some of its Remarkable Birds 455 ERRATA IN VOL . I. I have detected several misprints.
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... Zealand , and to a less degree in the West India islands . But shallow straits , like the English Channel or the Straits of Malacca , are not found to have the same effect , the animals being nearly or quite identical on their opposite ...
... Zealand , and to a less degree in the West India islands . But shallow straits , like the English Channel or the Straits of Malacca , are not found to have the same effect , the animals being nearly or quite identical on their opposite ...
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