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| | On the General Geographical Distribution of the Members of the Class Aves, by Philip Lutley Sclater |
 | | But, in fact, we know that there are many species, genera, and even families of this class, particularly amongst the Passeres, whose distribution is extremely local. |
 | | The Nestor productus, confined to the little island called Philip Island; the several genera of Finches peculiar to the archipelago of the Galapagos; the gorgeous family Paradiseidæ, restricted to the Papuan territory, are familiar examples of this fact. |
 | | Again, the migratory birds which traverse large districts of the earth's surface, how constant are they in returning only where they have been in former years! |
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