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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... Brazil ; and Callithrix to tropical South America . All the marmosets ( Hapalidæ ) are also confined to this sub - region , one only being found at Panama , and perhaps extending a little beyond it . Among other peculiar forms , are 8 ...
... Brazil ; and Callithrix to tropical South America . All the marmosets ( Hapalidæ ) are also confined to this sub - region , one only being found at Panama , and perhaps extending a little beyond it . Among other peculiar forms , are 8 ...
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... Brazil and Guiana , and to have thence spread 1 Messrs . Sclater and Salvin , and Professor Newton , divide the Neotropical Region into six sub - regions , of which our " Brazilian sub - region " comprises three - the " Brazilian ...
... Brazil and Guiana , and to have thence spread 1 Messrs . Sclater and Salvin , and Professor Newton , divide the Neotropical Region into six sub - regions , of which our " Brazilian sub - region " comprises three - the " Brazilian ...
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... Brazil has Ptilochloris , Casiornis , Tijuca , Phibalura , and Calyptura ; while not a single genus of this family , except perhaps Heliochara , is confined to the extensive range of the Andes . Almost the same phenomena are presented ...
... Brazil has Ptilochloris , Casiornis , Tijuca , Phibalura , and Calyptura ; while not a single genus of this family , except perhaps Heliochara , is confined to the extensive range of the Andes . Almost the same phenomena are presented ...
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... Brazil and Guiana , and formed that enormous extent of fertile lowland forest , which has created a great continent ; given space for the free interaction of the distinct faunas which here met together , and thus greatly assisted in the ...
... Brazil and Guiana , and formed that enormous extent of fertile lowland forest , which has created a great continent ; given space for the free interaction of the distinct faunas which here met together , and thus greatly assisted in the ...
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... Brazil , are the only Atlantic islands somewhat remote from land ; while the Galapagos Archi- pelago in the Pacific is the only group whose productions have been carefully examined , or which present features of special interest ...
... Brazil , are the only Atlantic islands somewhat remote from land ; while the Galapagos Archi- pelago in the Pacific is the only group whose productions have been carefully examined , or which present features of special interest ...
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9 sp abundant affinities allied animals Antilles Arctic Asia AUSTRALIAN NEOTROPICAL NEARCTIC Australian region belonging birds Bolivia Borneo Brazil California Canada carnivorous Celebes Ceylon characteristic Chili China coast Columbia confined Costa Rica Cuba DISTRIBUTION.-The East Eastern Ecuador Eocene ETHIOPIAN ORIENTAL AUSTRALIAN Ethiopian region extending extinct fauna Fresh-water fishes genera genus globe Guatemala Guiana Guinea Hayti Himalayas India inhabits insects Jamaica Japan Java Madagascar Malay Mammalia Marine fishes Mexico Miocene Moluccas NEARCTIC PALEARCTIC ETHIOPIAN Nearctic region NEOTROPICAL NEARCTIC PALEARCTIC NEOTROPICAL NEARCTIC SUB-REGIONS Neotropical region northern number of species occur Ocean Old World ORIENTAL AUSTRALIAN NEOTROPICAL ORIENTAL AUSTRALIAN SUB-REGIONS Oriental region Pacific PALEARCTIC ETHIOPIAN ORIENTAL PALEARCTIC ETHIOPIAN SUB-REGIONS Palearctic region Paraguay Patagonia peculiar genera Peru Plata Plate Pliocene possesses range remarkable seas single species South America South Europe South Temperate Southern Sub-family Sumatra Tasmania Tropical America Tropical and South tropical regions Venezuela West Africa West Indian islands Zealand