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 110
... North and South America Guatemala Nearctic 615. Penelope ... 616. Penelopina 1 ... 617. Pipile 3 Venezuela to Brazil and Peru 618. Aburria ... Columbia 619. Chamapetes 2 Costa Rica to Peru 620. Ortalida ... 18 1 Trop . North and South ...
... North and South America Guatemala Nearctic 615. Penelope ... 616. Penelopina 1 ... 617. Pipile 3 Venezuela to Brazil and Peru 618. Aburria ... Columbia 619. Chamapetes 2 Costa Rica to Peru 620. Ortalida ... 18 1 Trop . North and South ...
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... North America as defined by physical geographers . In area it is about equal to the Neotropical region . It possesses a vast mountain range traversing its entire length from north to south , comparable with , and in fact a continuation ...
... North America as defined by physical geographers . In area it is about equal to the Neotropical region . It possesses a vast mountain range traversing its entire length from north to south , comparable with , and in fact a continuation ...
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... North Asia . Haploodon , or sewellels , consisting of two species , forms a distinct family ; and Erethizon is a peculiar form of tree porcupine ( Cercolabida ) . True mice and rats of the genus Mus are not indigenous to North America ...
... North Asia . Haploodon , or sewellels , consisting of two species , forms a distinct family ; and Erethizon is a peculiar form of tree porcupine ( Cercolabida ) . True mice and rats of the genus Mus are not indigenous to North America ...
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... North or South America . If , for example , all the species of a genus occur in North America , some , or even all , of them , migrating into the Neotropical region in winter , while there are no peculiar Neotropical species , then we ...
... North or South America . If , for example , all the species of a genus occur in North America , some , or even all , of them , migrating into the Neotropical region in winter , while there are no peculiar Neotropical species , then we ...
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... North America ; although in many cases it would be more correct to say that they are Nearctic genera , represented in Europe , since America possesses more species than Europe or North Asia . The following is a list of genera which have ...
... North America ; although in many cases it would be more correct to say that they are Nearctic genera , represented in Europe , since America possesses more species than Europe or North Asia . The following is a list of genera which have ...
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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