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 31
... species of this genus inhabit separate islands . 4. Progne , the American martins ( Hirundinida ) , is represented by a peculiar species . 5. Geospiza , a peculiar genus of finches , of which no less than eight species occur in the ...
... species of this genus inhabit separate islands . 4. Progne , the American martins ( Hirundinida ) , is represented by a peculiar species . 5. Geospiza , a peculiar genus of finches , of which no less than eight species occur in the ...
Page 32
... species ( Dendrica aureola and Geospiza fortis ) occur in all of them ; two others ( Geospiza strenua and Myiarchus ... species are confined to one island each . These peculiar species are distributed among the islands as follows . James ...
... species ( Dendrica aureola and Geospiza fortis ) occur in all of them ; two others ( Geospiza strenua and Myiarchus ... species are confined to one island each . These peculiar species are distributed among the islands as follows . James ...
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... species of tortoise . Insects . - Almost the only insects known from these islands are some Coleoptera , chiefly collected by Mr. Darwin . They consist of a few peculiar species of American or wide - ranging genera , the most important ...
... species of tortoise . Insects . - Almost the only insects known from these islands are some Coleoptera , chiefly collected by Mr. Darwin . They consist of a few peculiar species of American or wide - ranging genera , the most important ...
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... species being recorded . Most of these are from Chili , which is suffi- ciently accounted for by the general absence ... species , are the most abundant ; Nymphalidæ , 2 genera and 8 species ; Lemoniidæ , 1 genus , 1 species ; Lycæ- nidæ ...
... species being recorded . Most of these are from Chili , which is suffi- ciently accounted for by the general absence ... species , are the most abundant ; Nymphalidæ , 2 genera and 8 species ; Lemoniidæ , 1 genus , 1 species ; Lycæ- nidæ ...
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... species , the two next are peculiar to the island , while the last is a Chilian species which ranges south to Tierra del Fuego . But ninety miles beyond this island lies another , called " Mas - a - fuero , " very much smaller ; yet ...
... species , the two next are peculiar to the island , while the last is a Chilian species which ranges south to Tierra del Fuego . But ninety miles beyond this island lies another , called " Mas - a - fuero , " very much smaller ; yet ...
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