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. köideMacmillan and Company, 1876 - 503 pages |
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Page 39
... appears to have been yet published of the land - birds of the Straits of Magellan and Tierra del Fuego . The following is compiled from the observations of Mr. Darwin , the recent voyage of Professor Cunningham , and other sources ; and ...
... appears to have been yet published of the land - birds of the Straits of Magellan and Tierra del Fuego . The following is compiled from the observations of Mr. Darwin , the recent voyage of Professor Cunningham , and other sources ; and ...
Page 41
... appear to be tolerably abundant , seventeen species having been collected by Mr. Darwin in this sub - region ... appears , that in the Reptiles all the groups are typically American , and that most of the peculiar genera belong to ...
... appear to be tolerably abundant , seventeen species having been collected by Mr. Darwin in this sub - region ... appears , that in the Reptiles all the groups are typically American , and that most of the peculiar genera belong to ...
Page 47
... appears , that none of the Lamiidæ ex- hibit Australian affinities , although these are a prominent fea- ture in the relations of the Cerambycidæ . It is evident , from the foregoing outline , that the insects of South Temperate America ...
... appears , that none of the Lamiidæ ex- hibit Australian affinities , although these are a prominent fea- ture in the relations of the Cerambycidæ . It is evident , from the foregoing outline , that the insects of South Temperate America ...
Page 59
... appear to lie within the 100 fathom line of soundings . Fifty - two species of birds , of which 45 were land - birds , were collected on these islands . They consisted of 19 Passeres ; 11 Picaria ( 7 being humming - birds ) ; 10 ...
... appear to lie within the 100 fathom line of soundings . Fifty - two species of birds , of which 45 were land - birds , were collected on these islands . They consisted of 19 Passeres ; 11 Picaria ( 7 being humming - birds ) ; 10 ...
Page 72
... appear to be no Crotalidæ except an introduced species of Craspedocephalus in St. Lucia . Lizards are more numerous . Ameiva ( Teida ) is found all over America . Gerrhonotus ( Zonuridae ) is Neotropical and occurs in Cuba ...
... appear to be no Crotalidæ except an introduced species of Craspedocephalus in St. Lucia . Lizards are more numerous . Ameiva ( Teida ) is found all over America . Gerrhonotus ( Zonuridae ) is Neotropical and occurs in Cuba ...
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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