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Region, Neotropical, defined, i. 78
Neotropical, subdivisions of, i. 78
Nearctic, defined, i. 79

Nearctic, distinct from Palearctic, i. 79
Nearctic, subdivisions of, i. 80

Regions, zoological, i. 50

zoological, how they should be formed, i
53

zoological, may be defined by negative or
positive characters, i. 54

zoological, by what class of animals best
determined, i. 56

for each class of animals, not advisable,
i. 58

zoological, proposed since 1857, i. 58
zoological, Mr. Sclater's, i. 59

zoological, discussion of those proposed
by various authors, i. 61

zoological, proportionate richness of, i. 6:

temperate and tropical, well marked in
northern hemisphere, i. 65
and zones, table of, i. 66
comparative richness of, i. 81
and sub-regions, table of, i. 81
order of succession of the, i. 173
Registoma, ii, 521

Reguloides, ii. 258

Regulus, ii. 258

Reinwardtanas, ii. 333

Reinwardtipicus, ii. 303

Reithrodon, ii. 230

Representative species, i. 4

Reptiles, means of dispersal of, i. 28

classification of, i. 98

Miocene of Greece, i. 116

of Indian Miocene deposits, i. 123
extinct Tertiary, i. 165

cosmopolitan groups of, i. 176
peculiar to Palearctic region, i. 186
of Central Europe, i. 195

of the Mediterranean sub-region, i. 204
of the Siberian sub-region,

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of the Manchurian sub-region, i. 227

table of Palearctic families of, i. 236

of the Ethiopian region, i. 254

of the E. African sub-region, i. 260
of W. Africa, i. 264

S. African, i. 268

of Madagascar, i. 279

table of Ethiopian families of, i. 297
.of the Oriental region, i. 317

of the Indian sub-region, i. 326

of Ceylon, i. 327

of the Indo-Chinese sub-region, i. 331
of the Indo-Malay sub-region, i. 340
table of Oriental families of, i 368
of the Australian region, i. 396

of New Guinea, i. 415

of the Moluccas, i. 420

of the Polynesian sub-region, i. 447

of New Zealand, i. 456

table of Australian families of, i. 472
Neotropical, ii. 9

of S. Temperate America, ii. 40

of the Mexican sub-region, ii. 54
of the Antilles, ii. 72

table of Neotropical families of, ii. 88

of the Nearctic region, ii. 119

of California, ii. 128

of Central N. America, ii. 131

of Eastern United States, ii. 133

of Canada, ii. 137

table of Nearctic families of, ii. 142
summary and conclusion, ii. 547
REPTILIA, ii. 372

Retropinna, ii. 447

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birds of, ii. 130

reptiles, amphibia, and fishes of, ii. 130
Rodentia, classification of, i. 90

range of Palearctic genera of, 1. 242
range of Ethiopian genera of, 1. 304
range of Oriental genera of, i. 374
range of Australian genera of, i. 476
Rodentia, European Pliocene, i. 113
Miocene of Greece, i. 116
European Miocene, i. 120
European Eocene, i. 126

N. American Post-Pliocene, i. 130
N. American Tertiary, i. 139

of Brazilian caves, i. 144

S. American Pliocene, i. 147
of S. American Eocene, i. 148
RODENTIA, ii. 229

Rodentia, general remarks on the distribution
of, ii. 243

Rodentia, summary and conclusion, ii. 543
Rohteichthys, ii. 452
Rollers, ii. 311

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Scincus, ii. 397
Scinks, ii. 396

Scissirostrum, ii. 288
Scissor, ii. 445

Sciuravus, N. American Eocene, i. 140
Sciuravus, ii. 236

SCIURIDE, ii. 234

Sciuropterus, ii. 235

Sciurus, European Miocene, i. 120
European Eocene, i. 126

ii. 235, 236

Sclater, Mr., on zoological regions, i. 59
why his six regions are adopted, i. 63
on birds of Sandwich Islands, i. 445
on systematic position of Certhidea, ii
p. 31

Sclater and Salvin, Messrs., on Neotropical
sub-regions, ii. 25

SCLERODERMI, ii. 457

Sclerognathus, ii. 451

SCLERURINÆ, ii. 295

Sclerurus, ii. 103

Scolecophagus, ii. 282

SCOLOPACIDÆ, ii. 353

Scolopar, ii. 353

Scomber, ii. 429

SCOMBRESOCIDÆ, ii. 449

Scombresox, ii. 449

SCOMBRIDÆ, ii. 429

SCOPELIDÆ, ii. 446

Scops, ii. 350

Scopus, ii. 360

Scortornis, ii. 320

Scotopelia, ii. 350

Scotophilus, ii. 183

Scrapteira, ii. 391

Screamers, ii. 361

Scrub-birds, ii. 299

SCYLLIDE, ii. 461

Scyllium, ii. 461

Scytale, ii. 379

SCYTÁLIDÆ, ii. 379

Scytalopus, ii. 297

Scythrops, ii. 310

Sea, as a barrier to mammalia, i. 13
Sea-devils, ii. 463

Seals, fossil in European Miocene, i. 118

of Lake Baikal, i. 218

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mammalia of, 1. 267

birds of, i. 267

reptiles of, i. 268

amphibia of, 1. 268

fresh-water fish of, i. 268

butterflies of, 1. 268

coleoptera of, 1. 268

summary of its zoology, 1. 269

South America, fossil fauna of, i. 143

Pliocene deposits of, i. 146

supposed land connection with Australia,
i. 398

South America and Africa, parallelism of their

past zoological history, ii 83

South Australia, peculiar birds of, 1. 441
SPALACIDEÆ, ii. 231

Spalacomys, ii. 230
Spalacopus, ii. 238

Spalar, ii. 231

Sparganura, ii. 108

SPARIDE, ii. 426
Spatula, ii. 364

Species, representative, i. 4

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Sphenoproctus, ii. 107

Sphenops, ii. 398

Sphenostoma, ii. 266

Sphenura, ii. 258
SPHINGIDÆ, ii. 482

Sphingidea, distribution of, ii. 483
SPHINGINA, ii. 481
Sphingnotus, ii. 501

Sphinx, in European Oolite, i. 167
ii. 482

Sphinx Moths, ii. 482
Sphyrapicus, ii. 303
SPHYRENIDÆ, ii. 429

Spider monkeys, ii. 174

Spilornis, ii. 348

Spilotes, ii. 376

SPINACIDÆ, ii. 461
Spindalis, ii. 98, 284
Spiraxis, ii. 515

PIRIFERIDE, ii. 532

SPIRULIDE, ii. 505
Spizaëtus, ii. 348
Spizella, ii. 284

Spiziapteryr, ii. 349

Spiziastur, ii. 348

Spodiornis, ii, 285

Sponsor, ii. 497

Spoonbills, ii, 360

Sporadinus, ii. 109

Sporopipes, ii. 286

Sprat, ii. 454

Spreo, ii, 288

Squalodon, ii. 210

Squaliobarbus, ii. 452

SQUAMIPENNES, ii. 427

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Stelgidopteryx, ii. 281
Stellio, ii. 402

Stellula, ii. 108

Steneofiber, European Miocene, i. 120

ii. 234

Steno, ii. 209

Stenodactylus, ii. 400

Stenogyra, ii. 515

Stenopsis, ii. 320

Stenopus, ii. 516

Stenorhina, ii. 375

Stenorhynchus, ii. 204
ii. 421

Stephanophorus, ii. 98
Stercorarius, ii. 364
Sterna, ii. 364
Sternarchus, ii. 455

Sternocera, ii. 496

Sternoclyta, ii. 107

STERNOPTYCHIDÆ, ii. 446

Sternopygus, ii. 455

Sternotheres, ii. 408
Steropus, ii. 489
Stesilea, ii. 501
Stethodesma, ii. 495

Sthenurus, Australian Post-Tertiary, i. 157

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