The New Encyclopædia Britannica: In 32 Volumes. A-ak - Bayes, Volume 1Philip W. Goetz, Dale H. Hoiberg, Robert MacHenry Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 54
... ( plains wanderer ) . No fossil record . Similar to button quails , but differs in the following details : hal- lux present ; two carotid arteries ; wing diastataxic ; eggs pointed . One species , confined to dry plains of Australia ...
... ( plains wanderer ) . No fossil record . Similar to button quails , but differs in the following details : hal- lux present ; two carotid arteries ; wing diastataxic ; eggs pointed . One species , confined to dry plains of Australia ...
Page 456
... plains , the Great Lakes - St . Lawrence lowlands , the Appalachian region , the Western Cordillera , and the Arctic Archipelago . The Canadian Shield . By far the largest of Canada's physiographic regions , the Canadian Shield occupies ...
... plains , the Great Lakes - St . Lawrence lowlands , the Appalachian region , the Western Cordillera , and the Arctic Archipelago . The Canadian Shield . By far the largest of Canada's physiographic regions , the Canadian Shield occupies ...
Page 457
... plains , moraines , drumlins , eskers , and giant spillways carved by glacial streams . In southwestern Ontario the Niagara Escarpment is the only significant exposed bedrock structure . This steep cuestaform ridge runs from Niagara ...
... plains , moraines , drumlins , eskers , and giant spillways carved by glacial streams . In southwestern Ontario the Niagara Escarpment is the only significant exposed bedrock structure . This steep cuestaform ridge runs from Niagara ...
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