Sub-regions. Range beyond the Region. West South Order and Family East 106. Otididæ III ANSERES. 118. Anatidæ 119. Laridæ .. 120. Procellariidae 121. Pelecanidæ ... 122. Spheniscidæ 124. Podicipida 126. Struthionidæ 131. #pyornithidae 11 REPTILIA. OPHIDIA. 1. Typhlopidae 5. Calamariidæ 7. Colubridæ 8. Homalopsidæ 9. Psammophidæ 10. Rachiodontidae 11. Dendrophidæ 12. Dryiophidæ 13. Dipsadidæ 15. Lycodontidæ... 17. Pythonidæ 18. Erycidæ 20. Elapidæ 21. Dendraspidido 22. Atractaspidido 23. Hydrophidae ... 25. Viperida III. ||| |||||||| 1111 LACERTILIA. 28. Amphisbænidæ 29. Lepidosternida 30. Varanidæ 33. Lacertidæ 34. Zonuridae 40. Chamosaurida 41. Gymnopthalo) midæ ... 45. Scincidæ 47. Sepidæ ... 48. Acontiadæ 49. Geckotidæ VOL. I.-21 1 Il FISHES (FRESH. WATER). ACANTHOPTERYGII. 3. Percidæ ... 12. Scienidæ 35. Labyrinthici. 38. Mugillidæ 52. Chromidæ PAYSOSTOMI. 59. Siluridæ... 60. Characinidæ 68. Mormyride 69. Gymnarchidæ 73. Cyprinodontidæ 75. Cyprinidae 78. Osteoglossidæ 82. Notopteridæ .. GANOIDEI. 92. Sirenoidei 94. Polypteridae Sub-regions. Order and Family. Range beyond the Region. INSECTS. LEPI- FLIES). All warm countries and Canada I!!! 11 I!!! III SPHINGIDEA. 17. Zygænidæ 19. Agaristidæ 20. Uraniidæ 22. Ægeriidæ 23. Sphingidæ 1 1 1 1 | | | | Il 11 I!!!! Cosmopolite TABLE II. LIST OF GENERA OF TERRESTRIAL MAMMALIA AND BIRDS INHABITING THE ETHIOPIAN REGION. EXPLANATION. Names in italics show genera peculiar to the region. Names inclosed thus (...) show genera which just enter the region, but are not considered properly to belong to it. Genera which undoubtedly belong to the region are numbered consecutively. MAMMALIA. 1 West Africa 5 West Africa Arabia CYNOPITHECIDE. (Sub-Order) LEMUROIDEA. LEMURIDE. 6 Madagascar 1 Madagascar CHIROMYIDE 17. Chiromys... CHIROPTERA. PTEROPIDA 7 Africa and Madagascar Tropics of Eastern Hemis. phere 24. Macronycterys ... 25. Phyllorhina Warmer parts of Eastern Hemisphere Malaya Malaya Cosmopolite an, Neotropical Oriental, American, S. Palæarctic Neotropical, S. Palæarc tic NOCTILIONIDÆ. 34. Nyctinomus 35. Molossus ... INSECTIVORA. MACROSCELIDIDÆ. 36. Macroscelides 37. Petrodromus 38. Rhynchocyon N. Africa ... ERINACEIDA 39. Erinaceus... Palæarctic, N. India ... CENTETIDE. 40. Centetes 41. Hemicentetes 42. Ericulus ... 43. Oryzorictes 44. Echinops ... POTAMOGALIDA. 45. Potamogale CHRYSOCHLORIDE. 46. Chrysochloris SORICIDA. 47. Sorex 1 W. Africa 1 Nubia 1 Senegal, Upper Nile 14 Africa and Madagascar 1 Madagascar 2 South and East Africa 2 Cen. and South Africa 2 Madagascar and Mauritius 1 Old Calabar 3 Cape to Mozambique 15 All Africa and Madagascar Palæarc., Nearc., Ori |