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 |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 87
Page 20
... characteristic genera are , Glandina , in all the tropical parts of the region ; Cylindrella , in Central America and the Antilles ; Bulimus , containing many large and handsome species in South America ; Stenogyra , widely spread in ...
... characteristic genera are , Glandina , in all the tropical parts of the region ; Cylindrella , in Central America and the Antilles ; Bulimus , containing many large and handsome species in South America ; Stenogyra , widely spread in ...
Page 23
... Characteristic Neotropical Mammalia . - Our illustra- tion represents a mountainous forest in Brazil , the part of South America where the Neotropical Mammalia are perhaps best developed . The central and most conspicuous figure is the ...
... Characteristic Neotropical Mammalia . - Our illustra- tion represents a mountainous forest in Brazil , the part of South America where the Neotropical Mammalia are perhaps best developed . The central and most conspicuous figure is the ...
Page 24
... genus of Ardeida , Palamedeida , and Anatidae respectively . The preceding enumeration shows how very rich this sub - region is in peculiar types of all the most characteristic American 24 [ PART III . ZOOLOGICAL GEOGRAPHY .
... genus of Ardeida , Palamedeida , and Anatidae respectively . The preceding enumeration shows how very rich this sub - region is in peculiar types of all the most characteristic American 24 [ PART III . ZOOLOGICAL GEOGRAPHY .
Page 24
With a Study of the Relations of Living and Extinct Faunas as Elucidating the Past Changes of the Earth's Surface Alfred Russel Wallace. PLATE XIV . A BRAZILIAN FOREST , WITH CHARACTERISTIC MAMMALIA .
With a Study of the Relations of Living and Extinct Faunas as Elucidating the Past Changes of the Earth's Surface Alfred Russel Wallace. PLATE XIV . A BRAZILIAN FOREST , WITH CHARACTERISTIC MAMMALIA .
Page 25
... characteristic American families , such as the Tanagridae , Tyrannidæ , Cotingida , Formi- cariidæ , Trochilidae , and Galbulidæ . A considerable proportion of the genera of the Chilian and Mexican sub - regions also occur here , so ...
... characteristic American families , such as the Tanagridae , Tyrannidæ , Cotingida , Formi- cariidæ , Trochilidae , and Galbulidæ . A considerable proportion of the genera of the Chilian and Mexican sub - regions also occur here , so ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
9 sp abundant affinities allied animals Antilles Arctic Asia AUSTRALIAN NEOTROPICAL NEARCTIC Australian region belong birds Bolivia Borneo Brazil California Canada carnivorous Celebes Ceylon characteristic Chili coast Columbia confined Costa Rica Cuba East Eastern Ecuador Eocene ETHIOPIAN ORIENTAL AUSTRALIAN Ethiopian region extending extinct fauna Fresh-water fishes genera genus globe Guatemala Guiana Guinea Hayti Hemisphere 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 PALEARCTIC SUB-REGIONS Paraguay Patagonia peculiar genera Peru Plata 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