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Wallace was not one to accept a swoopy-toothed Celebesian pig as the whim of God.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Possibly they were a distinct Celebesian variety of remus, he suspected.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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In studying the peculiarities of the Celebesian fauna, it will therefore be well to consider only the productions of the main island.
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Celebesian fauna — a degree of individuality which, considering the situation of the island, is hardly to be equalled in any other part of the world.
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Wallace was not one to accept a swoopy-toothed Celebesian pig as the whim of God.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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I now propose to examine the best known groups of Celebesian animals in some detail, to study their relations to those of other islands, and to call attention to the many points of interest which they suggest.
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Possibly they were a distinct Celebesian variety of remus, he suspected.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Celebesian fauna -- a degree of individuality which, considering the situation of the island, is hardly to be equalled in any other part of the world.
The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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In studying the peculiarities of the Celebesian fauna, it will therefore be well to consider only the productions of the main island.
The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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I now propose to examine the best known groups of Celebesian animals in some detail, to study their relations to those of other islands, and to call attention to the many points of interest which they suggest.
The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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