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Page lxi
Mallotus miesas found in every portion of the Territory , being extensively eaten
by the natives , and forming one of the tri known fools for the codfish in the Gulf of
Alasksta Ils pomesus is represented by two eles , one of which , II . w.dus , 1s ...
Mallotus miesas found in every portion of the Territory , being extensively eaten
by the natives , and forming one of the tri known fools for the codfish in the Gulf of
Alasksta Ils pomesus is represented by two eles , one of which , II . w.dus , 1s ...
Page lxiii
The Pternodonta or Selachophichthyoidei are represented by but one known
species, lately described by Mr. Garman. Its anatomical characteristics are
unknown, but will probably be found to be nearly the same as in the succeeding
group, ...
The Pternodonta or Selachophichthyoidei are represented by but one known
species, lately described by Mr. Garman. Its anatomical characteristics are
unknown, but will probably be found to be nearly the same as in the succeeding
group, ...
Page lxiv
The Heterodontida , represented by the well - known “ Port Jackson Shark , " form
the only existing family . ( 4. ) . The Anarthri are sharks with the palato - quadrate
apparatus not articulated directly with the skull , the vertebral column variable ...
The Heterodontida , represented by the well - known “ Port Jackson Shark , " form
the only existing family . ( 4. ) . The Anarthri are sharks with the palato - quadrate
apparatus not articulated directly with the skull , the vertebral column variable ...
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It departs most strikingly from all other regions in what it lacks, through the
absence of all Carnivores save one peculiar family (Cryptoproctialae),
represented by a single species, and four peculiar genera of the family Viverridae
; of all ...
It departs most strikingly from all other regions in what it lacks, through the
absence of all Carnivores save one peculiar family (Cryptoproctialae),
represented by a single species, and four peculiar genera of the family Viverridae
; of all ...
Page 14
Four families of Bats occur , but are represented , with one exception , by a single
species each . They belong to groups of semi - cosmopolitan range , and owing
also to the exceptional means of dispersal possessed by the Chiroptera , have ...
Four families of Bats occur , but are represented , with one exception , by a single
species each . They belong to groups of semi - cosmopolitan range , and owing
also to the exceptional means of dispersal possessed by the Chiroptera , have ...
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| Title | Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 1–3. köide Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Biological Society of Washington |
| Author | Biological Society of Washington |
| Contributor | Smithsonian Institution |
| Publisher | Biological Society of Washington, 1882 |
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