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 13
... world , 13 are found here , and 3 of these are wholly peculiar - Brassolidæ , Heliconidæ , and Eurygonidæ , with a fourth , Erycinidae , which only extends into the Nearctic region ; so that there are 4 families peculiar to. CHAP . XIV ...
... world , 13 are found here , and 3 of these are wholly peculiar - Brassolidæ , Heliconidæ , and Eurygonidæ , with a fourth , Erycinidae , which only extends into the Nearctic region ; so that there are 4 families peculiar to. CHAP . XIV ...
Page 14
... world- ( 431 ) . We must briefly notice some of the peculiarities of the several families , as represented in this region . The Danaidæ consist of 15 genera , all peculiar , and differing widely from the generally sombre - tinted forms ...
... world- ( 431 ) . We must briefly notice some of the peculiarities of the several families , as represented in this region . The Danaidæ consist of 15 genera , all peculiar , and differing widely from the generally sombre - tinted forms ...
Page 20
... World slugs , are absent from the region , their place being taken by the allied family , Oncidiadæ . Marine Shells . - We go out of our usual course to say a few words about the marine shells of this region , because their distribution ...
... World slugs , are absent from the region , their place being taken by the allied family , Oncidiadæ . Marine Shells . - We go out of our usual course to say a few words about the marine shells of this region , because their distribution ...
Page 28
... World . There are about a dozen species of these fine birds , most of which are adorned with handsome curled crests . That figured , is distinguished by the yellow car- uncular swellings at the base of the bill . The tall crane - like ...
... World . There are about a dozen species of these fine birds , most of which are adorned with handsome curled crests . That figured , is distinguished by the yellow car- uncular swellings at the base of the bill . The tall crane - like ...
Page 28
... World . There are about a dozen species le , most of which are adorned with handsome at figured , is distinguished by the yellow ar- the base of the bill . The tall crane like bird e tempeters , ( Psophia leucoptera ) , elegant birds ...
... World . There are about a dozen species le , most of which are adorned with handsome at figured , is distinguished by the yellow ar- the base of the bill . The tall crane like bird e tempeters , ( Psophia leucoptera ) , elegant birds ...
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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