Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-west and Western Australia: During the Years 1837, 38, and 39, Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government. Describing Many Newly Discovered, Important, and Fertile Districts, with Observations on the Moral and Physical Condition of the Aboriginal Inhabitants, &c., &c, Volume 2 |
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Page 173
... Holland ; and that , although so widely separated in longitude , these places lie in nearly the same latitude . When you quit the sandstone ranges of the North - west of Australia , reptiles which have been before very numerous , at ...
... Holland ; and that , although so widely separated in longitude , these places lie in nearly the same latitude . When you quit the sandstone ranges of the North - west of Australia , reptiles which have been before very numerous , at ...
Page 202
... Holland . Their vessels in these parts are to ours in the ratio of at least ten to one . They constantly frequent the out - stations of Western Australia ; supply the wants of those retired portions of the world , and where ...
... Holland . Their vessels in these parts are to ours in the ratio of at least ten to one . They constantly frequent the out - stations of Western Australia ; supply the wants of those retired portions of the world , and where ...
Page 411
... Holland . The species of the genera Nyctophilus , Phalangista , Hepoona , Phascogale , Macropus , Halmaturus , Hypsiprym- nus , and Hydromys , appear to be common to all parts of the continent , and also to Van Diemen's Land . The ...
... Holland . The species of the genera Nyctophilus , Phalangista , Hepoona , Phascogale , Macropus , Halmaturus , Hypsiprym- nus , and Hydromys , appear to be common to all parts of the continent , and also to Van Diemen's Land . The ...
Page 422
... Holland . 3. Hydrosaurus Gouldii , Gray Ann . Nat . Hist . i . 394 . With two yellow streaks on the side of the neck . Scales over the orbits small , flat . Inhab . Australia . 4. Uaranus Bellii , Dumeril & Bib . Erp . Gen. iii . 493 ...
... Holland . 3. Hydrosaurus Gouldii , Gray Ann . Nat . Hist . i . 394 . With two yellow streaks on the side of the neck . Scales over the orbits small , flat . Inhab . Australia . 4. Uaranus Bellii , Dumeril & Bib . Erp . Gen. iii . 493 ...
Page 423
... Holland ; Java ? . 9. Tiliqua casuarinæ . • Cyclodus casuarinæ , Dum . & Bib . Erp . Gen. v . 749 . Inhab . " New Holland , " Dumeril . 10. Tiliqua nigrolutea , Gray Ann . Nat . Hist . ii . 290 . Scincus nigroluteus , Quoy & Gaim . Voy ...
... Holland ; Java ? . 9. Tiliqua casuarinæ . • Cyclodus casuarinæ , Dum . & Bib . Erp . Gen. v . 749 . Inhab . " New Holland , " Dumeril . 10. Tiliqua nigrolutea , Gray Ann . Nat . Hist . ii . 290 . Scincus nigroluteus , Quoy & Gaim . Voy ...
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