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CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. 
CHAPTER X. . 
THE PALHARCTIC REGION. 
Zoological Characteristics of the Palearctic Region (p. 181)—Summary of Pale- 
aretic Vertebrata (p. 186)—Insects (p. 187)—Land-shells (p. 190)—The Pale- 
arctic Sub-regions (p. 196)—Central and Northern Europe (p. 191)—North 
European Islands (p. 197)—Mediterranean Sub-region (p. 199)—The Mediter- 
ranean and Atlantic Islands (p. 206) —The Siberian Sub-region, or Northern 
Asia (p. 216)—Japan and North China, or the Manchurian Sub-region (p. 220) 
—Birds (p. 223)—Insects (p. 227)—Remarks on the General Character of the 
Fauna of Japan (p. 230)—General Conclusions as to the Fauna of the Pale- 
arctic Region (p. 231)—Table I. Families of Animals inhabiting the Pale- 
arctic Region (p. 234)—Table II. List of the Genera of Terrestrial Mammalia 
and Birds of the Palearctic Region (p. 239) ; : : - 181—250 
CHAPTER XI. 
THE ETHIOPIAN REGION. 
Zoological Characteristics of the Ethiopian Region (p. 252)—Summary of Ethio- 
pian Vertebrates (p. 255)—The Ethiopian Sub-regions (p. 258)—The East 
African Sub-region, or Central and East Africa (p. 258)—The West African 
Sub-region (p. 262)—Islands of the West African Sub-region (p. 265)—South 
African Sub-region (p. 266)—Atlantic Islands of the Ethiopian Region ;—St. 
Helena (p. 269)—Tristan d’Acunha (p. 271)—Madagascar and the Mascarene 
Islands, or the Malagasy Sub-region (p. 272)—The Mascarene Islands (p. 280) 
—Extinct Fauna of the Mascarene Islands and Madagascar (p. 282)—General 
Remarks on the Insect Fauna of Madagascar (p. 284)—On the probable Past 
History of the Ethiopian Region (p. 285)—Table I. Families of Animals 
inhabiting the Ethiopian Region (p. 294)—Table II. List of Genera of Ter- 
restrial Mammalia and Birds of the Ethiopian Region (p. 300) . 251—313 
CHAPTER XII. 
THE ORIENTAL REGION. 
Zoological Characteristics of the Oriental Region (p. 315)—Summary of Oriental 
Vertebrata (p. 318)—The Oriental Sub-regions (p. 321)—Hindostan, or Indian 
Sub-region (p. 321)—Range of the Genera of Mammalia which inhabit the Sub- 
region of Hindostan (p. 322)—Oriental, Palearctic, and Ethiopian Genera of 
Birds in Central India (p. 224)—Sub-region of Ceylon and South India 
(p. 8326)—The Past History of Ceylonand South India, as indicated by its Fauna 
(p. 328)—Himalayan or Indo-Chinese Sub-region (p. 329)—Islands of the 
