Island Life; Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and FlorasWallace, Alfred Russel
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Island Life; Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras
Wallace, Alfred Russel
Biogeography; Glacial epoch; Island ecology
11. Geospiza magnirostris
12. ,, strenua
13. ,, dubia A distinct genus, but allied to the
14. ,, fortis South American genus Guiraca.
15. ,, nebulosa
16. ,, fuliginosa
17. ,, parvula
18. ,, dentirostris
19. ,, conirostris (Ridg.)
20. ,, media (Ridg.)
21. ,, difficilis (Sharpe)
22. Cactornis scandens
23. ,, assimilis
24. ,, abingdoni
25. ,, pallida A genus allied to the last.
26. ,, brevirostris (Ridg.)
27. ,, hypoleuca (Ridg.) A very peculiar genus allied to
28. Camarhynchus psittaculus Neorhynchus of the west coast
29. ,, crassirostris of Peru.
30. ,, variegatus
31. ,, prosthemelas
32. ,, habeli
33. ,, townsendi (Ridg.)
34. ,, pauper (Ridg.)
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ICTERIDAE.
35. Dolichonyx oryzivorus Ranges from Canada to Paraguay.
TYRANNIDAE.
36. Pyrocephalus nanus
37. P. minimus (Ridg.) Allied to _P. rubincus_ of Ecuador.
38. Myiarchus magnirostris Allied to West Indian species.
COLUMBIDAE.
39. Zenaida galapagensis { A peculiar species of a S.
{ American genus.
FALCONIDAE.
40. Buteo galapagensis A buzzard of peculiar coloration.
STRIGIDAE.
41. Asio galapagensis } Hardly distinct from the widespread
} _A. brachyotus._
42. Strix punctatissima Allied to _S. flammea_ but quite
distinct.
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