An author may easily be mistaken in estimating his own work. I am well aware that this first outline of a great subject is, in parts, very meagre and sketchy; and, though perhaps overburthened with some kinds of detail, yet leaves many points most inadequately treated. It is therefore with some hesitation that I venture to express the hope that I have made some approach to the standard of excellence I have aimed at;- which was, that my book should bear a similar relation to the eleventh and twelfth chapters of the “ Origin of Species,” as Mr. Darwin's “ Animals and Plants under Domestication” does to the first chapter of that work. Should it be judged worthy of such a rank, my long, and often wearisome labours, will be well repaid.

MARCII, 1876.

CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.

PART I.

THE PRINCIPLES AND GENERAL PHENOMENA OF DISTRIBUTION.

CHA PT ER I.

INTRODUCTORY.

CHAPTER II.

THE MEANS OF DISPERSAL AND THE MIGRATIONS OF ANIMALS.

Means of Dispersal of Mammalia (p. 10)—Climate as a Liniit to the Range of

Mammals (p. 11)-Valleys and Rivers as Barriers to Mammals (p. 12)-Arms

of the Sea as Barriers to Mammals (p. 13)—Ice-floes and drift-wood as aiding

the Dispersal of Mammals (p. 14)—Means of Dispersal of Birds (p. 15)-Dis-

persal of Birds by Winds (p. 16)-Barriers to the Dispersal of Birds (p. 17)-

The Phenomena of Migration (p. 18)— Migrations of Birds (p. 19) —General

remarks on Migration (p. 25) --- Means of Dispersal of Reptiles and Amphibia

(p. 28)—Means of Dispersal of Fishes (p. 29)—Means of Dispersal of Mollusca

(p. 30)— Means of Dispersal of Insects and the Barriers which limit their

Range (p. 32)

10--34

CHAPTER III.

DISTRIBUTION AS AFFECTED BY THE CONDITIONS AND CHANGES OF THE EARTH's

SURFACE.

Land and Water (p. 35)-Continental Areas (p. 36)— Recent Changes in the Con-

tinental Areas (p. 38)—The Glacial Epoch as affocting the Distribution of

Animals (p. 40)—Changes of Vegetation as affecting the Distribution of Ani-

mals (p. 43)— Organic Changes as affecting Distribution (p. 44) 35-49

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CHAPTER IV.

ON ZOOLOGICAL REGIONS.

Principles upon which Zoological Regions should be formed (p. 53)—Which class

of Animals is of most importance in determining Zoological Regions (p. 56)—

Various Zoological Regions proposed since 1857 (p. 58)— Discussion of proposed

Regions (p 61) - Reasons for adopting the Six Regions first proposed by Mr.

Sclater (p. 63)-Objections to the system of Circumpolar Zones (p. 67)— Does

the Arctic Fauna characterise an independent Region (p.68) - Palæarctic Region

(p. 71)— Ethiopian Region (p. 73)-Oriental Region (p. 75)--Australian Re-

gion (p. 77)- Neotropical Region (p.78)— Nearctic Region (p. 79) —Observations

on the series of Sub-regions (p. 80).

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CHAPTER V.

CLASSIFICATION AS AFFECTING THE STUDY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTIOX.

Classification of the Mammalia (p. 85)-Classification of Birds (p. 92)—Classifica.

tion of Reptiles (p. 98)--Classification of Amphibia (p. 100)—Classification of

Fishes (p. 101)-Classification of Insects (p. 102)-Classification of Mollusca

(p. 104)

834-104

Historic and Post-pliocene Period (p. 110)-Pliocene Period (p. 112)—General

Conclusions as to the Pliocene and Post-pliocene Faunas of Europe (p. 113)-

Miocene Period (p. 114)--Extinct Auimals of Greece (p. 115)—Miocene Fauna

of Central and Western Europe (p. 117)—Upper Miocene Deposits of India

(p. 121) --General Observations on the Miocene Faunas of urope and Asia

(p. 123)--Eocene Period (p. 124)--General Considerations on the Extinct

Mammalian Fauna of Europe (p. 126)

. 107–128

CHAPTER VII.

EXTINCT MAMMALIA OF THE NEW WORLD.

North America—Post-pliocene Period (p. 129)--Remarks on the Post-pliocene

Fauna of North America (p. 130)— Tertiary Period (p. 132)— Primates (p. 32)

Insectivora (p. 133)—Carnivora (p. 134)—Ungulata (p. 135)—Proboscidea

(p.138)- Tillodontia (p. 139)—Rodentia (p.140)—General Relations of the Ex-

tinct Tertiary Mammalia of North America and Europe (p. 140) - South Ame.

rica (p. 143) - Fauna of the Brazilian Caves (p. 143) — Pliocene Period of Tem-

perate South America (p. 146)-Pliocene Mammalia of the Antilles (p. 148)--

Eocene Fauna of South America (p. 148)--General Remarks on the Extinct

Mammalian Fauna of the Old and New Worlds (p. 148)-The Birth-place and

Migrations of some Mammalian Families and Genera (p. 153) 129–156

CHAPTER VIII.

VARIOUS EXTINCT ANIMALS ;-AND ON THE ANTIQUITY OF THE GENERA OF

INSECTS AND LAND-MOLLUSCA.

Extinct Mammalia of Australia (p. 157)—Mammalian Remains of the Secondary

Formations (p. 159)—Extinct Birds (p. 160) --- Palearctic Region and North

India (p. 161)-North America (p. 163)-South America, Madagascar, New

Zealand (p. 164)—Extinct Tertiary Reptiles (p. 165)--Antiquity of the”Genera

of Insects (p. 166)--Antiquity of the Genera of Land and Fresh-water Shells

(p. 168)

157--170

PART III.

ZOOLOGICAL GEOGRAPHY : A REVIEW OF THE CHIEF FORMS OF LIFE

IN THE SEVERAL REGIONS AND SUB-REGIONS, WITH THE INDICA-

TIONS THEY AFFORD OF GEOGRAPHICAL MUTATIONS.