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... distinct . The true Hoonuman or Sacred Monkey , S. entellus ( verus ) of Mr. Blyth's writings , is found only in Bengal and Upper India . In Southern India it is replaced by S. priamus of the Coromandel coast , and S. hypoleucus of the ...
... distinct . The true Hoonuman or Sacred Monkey , S. entellus ( verus ) of Mr. Blyth's writings , is found only in Bengal and Upper India . In Southern India it is replaced by S. priamus of the Coromandel coast , and S. hypoleucus of the ...
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... distinct species occur in various parts of the same country . The " Wáh " ( Ailurus fulgens ) is a somewhat abnormal form , confined to the slopes of the Himalayas , and not descending below the level of 7000 feet . The Ursus ...
... distinct species occur in various parts of the same country . The " Wáh " ( Ailurus fulgens ) is a somewhat abnormal form , confined to the slopes of the Himalayas , and not descending below the level of 7000 feet . The Ursus ...
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... distinct species , recently described by Mr. Blyth as Platanista indi , † of which , we believe , no specimens have yet reached this country . Mr. Blyth now enters upon the most formidable order of Mammals , as regards their ...
... distinct species , recently described by Mr. Blyth as Platanista indi , † of which , we believe , no specimens have yet reached this country . Mr. Blyth now enters upon the most formidable order of Mammals , as regards their ...
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... distinct species of this form -- the Cervus duvaucelii of Upper Bengal , Nepal , and Assam - the C. aristotelis or Sambur , which is generally distri- buted over the peninsula and Ceylon - the Cervus axis with the same wide distribution ...
... distinct species of this form -- the Cervus duvaucelii of Upper Bengal , Nepal , and Assam - the C. aristotelis or Sambur , which is generally distri- buted over the peninsula and Ceylon - the Cervus axis with the same wide distribution ...
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... distinct Indian species , confined , however , to the hill - regions east of the Brahmaputra , and extending thence northwards to the Subhimalayan districts and southwards into the Tenasserim provinces . Unlike the Gaour the Gayal has ...
... distinct Indian species , confined , however , to the hill - regions east of the Brahmaputra , and extending thence northwards to the Subhimalayan districts and southwards into the Tenasserim provinces . Unlike the Gaour the Gayal has ...
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