Southern Florida. 



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Date Author Hon: regarded 



1837 ^lartius ... A^^ part of his Mexican Extra- 



tropical Eealm. 



1838 Bei-ghaus... As part of his Mexican Realm 



(' Jacquin's Realm '). 



1843 Hinds As part of his Californian Region. 



1845 Bero-haus. . . As part of his Tropical Province . 



18o4 Aaassiz As jiart of his Californian Fanna. 



1856 Woodward . As part of his Californian Prov- 

 ince. 



1859 Baird As a subdivision of his Middle 



Province. 



1859 Le Conte ... As part of his Central District . . 



1801 Cooper As a subdivision of his Nevadian 



[ = Californian] Province. 



1866 Grisebach. . As part of his Californian Region. 



1870 Brown As part of his Colorado Desert 



District. 



1872 Grisebach. . As part of his Prairie Region. . . 



1873 Cope As an independent region 



1876 Wallace. ... As part of his Californian Sub- 

 region. 



1882 Engler As part of his Aztec Province. . 



1883 Packard.. . . As part of his Centi'al Province. 



1884 Drude As part of his IMexican District . 



1886 Hartlaub ... As part of his ]Mexican Region . 



1887 Heiljirin.. . . As part of his Sonoran Transi- 



tion Region. 

 1890 Merriam . . . As a division of his Sonoran 



Province. 



Study based on Rank 



Plants 



Plants 



Plants 



^lammals. . . 



Animals .... 



Mollusks.... 



Birds 2 



Insects 



Forests 2 



Plants 



Forests 



Plants 



Reptiles and 2 

 batrachians. 



Animals 



Plants 



Animals 



Plants 



Birds 



Animals 



Animals and 2 

 plants. . 



Southern Florida. 



The large number of tropical forms of life inhal)itin«; southern 

 Florida early led to its separation from the rest of the Atlantic 

 region h}^ writers on the distril)ution of animals and plants. 

 Lesson (in 1831) placed it along with Mexico in his South Tem- 

 perate Zone. Hinds (in 1843), recognizing its Antillean affinities, 

 l^laced the southern extremity of the peninsula (south of latitude 

 27°) in his West India Region. 



The extent to which southern Florida has been recognized as 

 faunally and llorally distinct from the rest of the United States 

 is shown in the following tal)le : 



:5— Biol. Sdc, Wash.. Vol.. VII, 1,S!)2. 



