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Indo-Chinese Sub-region (p. 333)—Indo-Malaya, or the Malayan Sub-region
(p. 334)—Malayan Insects (p. 341)-The Zoological Relations of the several
Islands of the Indo-Malay Sub-region (p. 345)-Philippine Islands (p. 345)—
Java (p. 349)-Malacca, Sumatra, and Borneo (p. 353)- Probable recent Geo-
graphical Changes in the Indo-Malay Islands (p. 357)—Probable Origin of the
Malayan Fauna (p. 359)-Concluding Remarks on the Oriental Region (p. 362)
-Table I. Families of Animals inhabiting the Oriental Region (p. 365)—
Table II. Genera of Terrestrial Mammalia and Birds in the Oriental Re-
gion (p. 371) 314-386
CHAPTER XIII.
THE AUSTRALIAN REGION.
General Zoological Characteristics of the Australian Region (p. 390)—Summary
of the Australian Vertebrata (p. 397)-Supposed Land-connection between
Australia and South America (p. 398)—Insects (p. 403)—Land shells (p. 407)
-Australian Sub-regions (p. 408)—Austro-Malayan Sub-region (p. 409)—
Papua, or the New Guinea Group (p. 409)-The Moluccas (p. 417)—Insects-
Peculiarities of the Moluccan Fauna (p. 420)-Timor Group (p. 422)—
Celebes Group (p. 426)—Origin of the Fauna of Celebes (p. 436)— Australia
and Tasmania, or the Australian Sub-region (p. 438)-The Pacific Islands, or
Polynesian Sub-region (p. 442)-Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa Islands (p. 443)—
Society and Marquesas Islands (p. 443)—Ladrone and Caroline Islands (p. 444)
-New Caledonia and the New Hebrides (p. 444)-Sandwich Islands (p. 445)
-Reptiles of the Polynesian Sub-region (p. 448)-New Zealand Sub-region
(p. 449)-Islets of the New Zealand Sub-region (p. 453)-Reptiles, Amphibia,
and Fresh-water Fishes (p. 456)-Insects (p. 457)—The Ancient Fauna of New
Zealand (p. 459)—The Origin of the New Zealand Fauna (p. 459)-Causes of
the Poverty of Insect-life in New Zealand: its Influence on the Character of
the Flora (p. 462)-Concluding Remarks on the Early History of the Austra-
lian Region (p. 464)—Table I. Families of Animals inhabiting the Australian
Region (p. 468)-Table II. Genera of Terrestrial Mammalia and Birds of the
Australian Region (p. 473)
Index to Vol. I.
387-485
489-503
MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS IN VOL. I.
1. Map of the World, showing the Zoo-Geographical Regions and the
contour of the Ocean-bed
2. Map of the Palearctic Region
Frontispiece
To face page
181
3. Plate
I. The Alps of Central Europe with Characteristic Animals 195
7. Plate IV. Characteristic Animals of East Africa.
261
9. Plate VI. Scene in Madagascar with Characteristic Animals
10. Map of the Oriental Region
11.
Plate VII. Scene in Nepaul with Characteristic Animals
331
12.
Plate VIII. A Forest in Borneo with Characteristic Mammalia.
13.
Plate IX. A Malacca Forest with some of its Peculiar Birds
14. Map of the Australian Region
15. Plate X. Scene in New Guinea with Characteristic Animals .
16. Plate XI. The Characteristic Mammalia of Tasmania
17. Plate XII. The Plains of New South Wales with Characteristic Ani-
18. Plate XIII. Scene in New Zealand with some of its Remarkable Birds 455
THE
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
OF ANIMALS.
PART I.
THE PRINCIPLES AND GENERAL PHENOMENA
OF DISTRIBUTION.