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... species now con- sidered to be common to Europe and North America— the Tree - Creeper ( Certhia familiaris ) —and its accuracy will be recognised by all who have watched the bird in this country : - exhaustive list , but that there is a ...
... species now con- sidered to be common to Europe and North America— the Tree - Creeper ( Certhia familiaris ) —and its accuracy will be recognised by all who have watched the bird in this country : - exhaustive list , but that there is a ...
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... species out of 363 , or more than 25 per cent . being common to both , even in the present state of our knowledge . This , according to existing plant - distribution , precludes their being of the same age , unless the more southern ...
... species out of 363 , or more than 25 per cent . being common to both , even in the present state of our knowledge . This , according to existing plant - distribution , precludes their being of the same age , unless the more southern ...
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... species was at the time no doubt a " solid fact ; " but I subse- quently find Heer describes this same fern as Aspidium lignitum and , extraordinary to relate , as Dryandra rigida . Are these solid facts ? Because he how speaks of the ...
... species was at the time no doubt a " solid fact ; " but I subse- quently find Heer describes this same fern as Aspidium lignitum and , extraordinary to relate , as Dryandra rigida . Are these solid facts ? Because he how speaks of the ...
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... species . Thus it is useless to seek in the Arctic regions for eocene floras , as we know them in our latitudes , for during the tertiary period , the climatic conditions of the earth did not permit their growth there . Arctic fossil ...
... species . Thus it is useless to seek in the Arctic regions for eocene floras , as we know them in our latitudes , for during the tertiary period , the climatic conditions of the earth did not permit their growth there . Arctic fossil ...
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... species of Coccus , which feeds on the mango tree and similar plants , and exists in enormous quantities in Central America . It is of considerable size , of a yellowish brown colour , and emits a peculiar oily odour , containing as it ...
... species of Coccus , which feeds on the mango tree and similar plants , and exists in enormous quantities in Central America . It is of considerable size , of a yellowish brown colour , and emits a peculiar oily odour , containing as it ...
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