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 20
... abundant in the West Indian Islands . The Cyclostomida are represented by 15 genera , 9 being peculiar to the region , and 5 of these ( belonging to the sub- family Licinidae ) to the Antilles only . Of these peculiar genera Cistula and ...
... abundant in the West Indian Islands . The Cyclostomida are represented by 15 genera , 9 being peculiar to the region , and 5 of these ( belonging to the sub- family Licinidae ) to the Antilles only . Of these peculiar genera Cistula and ...
Page 21
... abundant , showing a difference of physical conditions that must have greatly influenced the development of mollusca . When these various counteracting influences are taken into consideration , the identity or close affinity of about ...
... abundant , showing a difference of physical conditions that must have greatly influenced the development of mollusca . When these various counteracting influences are taken into consideration , the identity or close affinity of about ...
Page 30
... abundant in Mexico , the Antilles , and the northern parts of 1 Mr. Salvin , who has critically examined the ornithological fauna of these islands , has kindly corrected my MS . List of the Birds , his valuable paper in the Transactions ...
... abundant in Mexico , the Antilles , and the northern parts of 1 Mr. Salvin , who has critically examined the ornithological fauna of these islands , has kindly corrected my MS . List of the Birds , his valuable paper in the Transactions ...
Page 32
... abundant on all the islands ; and they are quite distinct from any of the very numerous genera of Iguanidæ , spread all over the American continent . The last reptile is a land tortoise ( Testudo nigra ) of. 32 [ PART III . ZOOLOGICAL ...
... abundant on all the islands ; and they are quite distinct from any of the very numerous genera of Iguanidæ , spread all over the American continent . The last reptile is a land tortoise ( Testudo nigra ) of. 32 [ PART III . ZOOLOGICAL ...
Page 41
... abundant , seventeen species having been collected by Mr. Darwin in this sub - region . Species of the South American genera Phryniscus , Hylaplesia , Telmatobius , Cacotus , Hylodes , Cyclorhamphus , Pleu- rodema , Cystignathus , and ...
... abundant , seventeen species having been collected by Mr. Darwin in this sub - region . Species of the South American genera Phryniscus , Hylaplesia , Telmatobius , Cacotus , Hylodes , Cyclorhamphus , Pleu- rodema , Cystignathus , and ...
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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