CONTENTS 



PART I 



THE DISPERSAL OF ORGANISMS ; ITS PHENOMENA, LAWS, AND 

 CAUSES 



CHAPTER I 



INTRODUCTORY 



Remarkable Contrasts in tlie Distribution of Animals — Britain and Japan 

 — Australia and New Zealand — Bali and Lombok — Florida and Bahama 

 Islands — Brazil and Africa — Borneo, Madagascar, and Celebes^ 

 Problems in Distribution to be found in every Country — Can be Solved 

 only by the Combination of many distinct lines of inquiry, Biological 

 and Physical— Islands offer the best Subjects for the Study of Distribu- 

 tion — Outline of the Subjects to be discussed in the Present Volume. 



Pages 3—11 



CHAPTER II 



THE ELEMENTARY FACTS OF DISTRIBUTION. 



Importance of Locality as an Essential Character of Species — Areas of 

 Distribution — Extent and Limitations of Specific Areas — Specific Range 

 of Birds — Generic Areas — Separate and Ovei'lapping Areas — The 

 Species of Tits as illustrating Areas of Distribution — The Distribution 

 of the Sj)ecies of Jays — Discontinuous Generic Areas — Peculiarities of 

 Generic and Family Distribution — General Features of Overlapping 

 and Discontinuous Areas — Restricted Areas of Families — The Distribu- 

 tion of Orders Pages 12—30 



