. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. ( to — 120 HO ISO ISO AUSTRALASIA. (The figures on the Map indicate some of the regions inhabited by the various animals.) relatives of the crows, with gorgeous plumage on head, breast, side, ortail. The Goliath Aratoo (2) is a most powerful Parrot, living in thetops of the tallest trees. The Pygmy Cockatoo (4) is the smallest of itskind, not larger than a sparrow. The Crowne
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. ( to — 120 HO ISO ISO AUSTRALASIA. (The figures on the Map indicate some of the regions inhabited by the various animals.) relatives of the crows, with gorgeous plumage on head, breast, side, ortail. The Goliath Aratoo (2) is a most powerful Parrot, living in thetops of the tallest trees. The Pygmy Cockatoo (4) is the smallest of itskind, not larger than a sparrow. The Crowned Pigeon (3) is remarkablefor its fine crest of feathers and its loud voice. It loves the ground, andlives on fruits. The island is notable for its brilliantly-coloured birds. The Tree Kangaroo (5) of New Guinea brings us to the great orderof Marsupial or pouched animals, which contains representatives ofseveral of the other great groups of mammals. It is a medium-sized I AUSTRALASIAN ANIMALS. 933 animal, with fur not unlike that of a bear, and with much shorter hindlegs than other Kangaroos. Its long tail is useful in steadying it in. 2. GOLIATHARATOO. 1. BIED OFPARADISE. 3. CROWNEDPIGEON.
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