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. köideHafner Publishing Company, 1962 |
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... forests of Brazil commence , extending to lat . 30 ° S. , clothing all the valleys and hill sides as far inland as the higher mountain ranges , and even penetrating up the great valleys far into the interior . To the south - west the forest ...
... forests of Brazil commence , extending to lat . 30 ° S. , clothing all the valleys and hill sides as far inland as the higher mountain ranges , and even penetrating up the great valleys far into the interior . To the south - west the forest ...
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... forests , the latter ranging to the upland plains . The ant - thrushes ( Formi- cariidae ) on the other hand seem more abundant in the lowlands , many genera being peculiar to the Amazonian forests . The su- perb chatterers ( Cotingida ) ...
... forests , the latter ranging to the upland plains . The ant - thrushes ( Formi- cariidae ) on the other hand seem more abundant in the lowlands , many genera being peculiar to the Amazonian forests . The su- perb chatterers ( Cotingida ) ...
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... forests from Costa Rica to Brazil and Bolivia . Callithrix ( 11 sp . ) , are some- what intermediate between the last two genera , and are found all over South America from Panama to the southern limits of the great forests . FAMILY 5 ...
... forests from Costa Rica to Brazil and Bolivia . Callithrix ( 11 sp . ) , are some- what intermediate between the last two genera , and are found all over South America from Panama to the southern limits of the great forests . FAMILY 5 ...
Contents
General Zoological Features of the Neotropical Region p 5Distinctive Charac | 15 |
Past History of the Neotropical Region p 80Table I Families of Animals | 91 |
THE NEARCTIC REGION | 113 |
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