The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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... species of cassowary , the largest birds inhabiting the group . Owls abound at the Navigator islands , but are unknown in the Society and other groups to the eastward . Two species of goat - sucker ( Podargus ) and several parrots are ...
... species of cassowary , the largest birds inhabiting the group . Owls abound at the Navigator islands , but are unknown in the Society and other groups to the eastward . Two species of goat - sucker ( Podargus ) and several parrots are ...
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... species of whale found off the coast are peculiar to the neighbouring seas . Of reptiles and amphibia , there are eight species of lizard peculiar to the islands , a ringed sea - snake , and one species of frog , limited to the North ...
... species of whale found off the coast are peculiar to the neighbouring seas . Of reptiles and amphibia , there are eight species of lizard peculiar to the islands , a ringed sea - snake , and one species of frog , limited to the North ...
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... species as other countries under the same latitude . Australia is famous for the beauty of her parrots , over sixty species of which are found there . The honey - eaters are also numerous and varied in plumage , while the bower ...
... species as other countries under the same latitude . Australia is famous for the beauty of her parrots , over sixty species of which are found there . The honey - eaters are also numerous and varied in plumage , while the bower ...
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