INDEX. 
493 
Deer, fossil in N. American Tertiary forma- 
tions, 138 
Palearctic, 182 
probable cause of absence of from tropical 
Africa, 291 
Delphinus, European Pliocene, 112 
Dendrocygna, European Miocene, 162 
Desman of 8. Russia, figure of, 219 
Diceratherium, N. American Tertiary, 137 
Dichobune, European Eocene, 126 
Dicotyles, N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 
N. American Tertiary, 137 
in Brazilian caves, 144 
S. American Pliocene, 146 
-birthplace and migrations of, 155 
Dicrocerus, Enropean Miocene, 120 
Didelphys, European Eocene, 126 
N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 
in Brazilian caves, 145 
Didide, 164 
Dinocerata, N. American Tertiary, 139 
Dinoceras, N. American Eocene, 139 
. Dinornis, allied form in European Eocene, 163 
of New Zeaiand and Australia, 164 
Dinornithide of New Zealand, 164 
Dinotherium, Miocene of Greece, 116 
European Miocene, 120 
Miocene of Perim Island, 123 
Dinyctis, N. American Tertiary, 134 
Dinylus, European Miocene, 117 
Diplacodon, N. American Tertiary, 136 
Diprotodon, Australian Post-Tertiary, 157 
Dispersal of animals, 10 
of mammalia, 10 
of reptiles and amphibia, 28 
Distribution, attected by climate, 5 
affected by physical features, 5 
contrasts of, in similar climates, 5 
similarities of, in diverse climates, 6 
barriers as affecting, 6 
study of, dependent ona good classifica- 
tion, 83 
of animals an adjunct to geology, 8 
of animals requires certain preliminary 
studies, $ 
of animals dependent on physical geo- 
graphy, 35 
ofanimals, as affected by the glacialepoch, 
40 
of animals, as affected by changes of 
vegetation, 43 
of animals, as affected by organic changes, 
44 
of animals, hypothetical illustration of, 
46 
of animals, complexity of the causes af- 
fecting the, 49 
of animals, problems in, 51 
of plants, as affected by the glacial epoch, 
42 
Dodo of Mauritius, 282 
Dolichopterus, European Miocene, 162 
Dommina, N. American Tertiary, 134 
Dorcatheriwm, European Miocene, 120 
Dremotherium, Miocene of Greece, 116 
European Miocene, 120 
Dresser, Mr. H. E., on northern range of 
European birds, 193 
Dromatheriwm, N, American Triassic, 134 
oldest American mammal, 160 
Drongo-shrike, Malayan fignie of, 340 
Dryopithecus European Miocene, 117 
E. 
East Africa, geographical features of, 258 
wide range of genera and species over,,259 
few special types in, 260 
East African sub-region, description of, 258 
genera and species ranging over the whole 
of, 259 
mammalia of, 260 
birds of, 260 
reptiles of, 260 
amphibia and fishes of, 260 
insects of, 260 
few peculiar types in, 260 
illustration of zoology of, 261 
East Australia, peculiar birds of, 440 
East Thibet, mammalia of, 222 
Eaton, Rev. A. E., on insects of Kerguelen 
Island, 211 
Echimyide, in Brazilian caves, 145 
Echinogale, Buropean Miocene, 118 
Ectognathus, N. American Eocene, 139 
Edentata, sliocene of Greece, 116 
European Miocene, 121 
N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 
N. American Pliocene, 140 
of Brazilian caves, 145 
S. American Pliocene, 147 
Edentata, classification of, 90 
probable birthplace of, 155 
range of Ethiopian genera of, 305 
range of Oriental genus of, 375 
Elephants, fossil of Indian Miocene, 123 
fossil in N. American Post-Pliocene for- 
mations, 130 
birthplace and migrations of, 155 
Elephant shrews, 8. African, 267 
Elephas, Post-Pliocene, 112 
fossil in N. China, 123 
N. American Tertiary, 138 
Elliot, Mr., his great work on the birds 0 
paradise, 415 
Elornis, European Miocene, 162 
Elotherium, N. American Tertiary, 137, 139 
Elwes, Mr., on birds of Persia, 204 
on true relations of the birds of Central 
India, 323 
Embasis, N. American Tertiary, 134 
Emu, figure of, 441 
Emys, Indian Miocene, 123 
Miocene and Eocene, 165 
Emydida, Indian Miocene, 123 
Enhydrion, Indian Miocene, 121 
Eobasileus, N. Anierican Eocene, 139 
Eocene period, 124 
fauna of S. America, 148 
Ephemera, from the Lias, 167 
Eporeodon, N. American Tertiary, 138 
Equide, European Pliocene, 112 
Miocene of Greece, 115 
European Eocene, 125 
Equus, European Pliocene, 112 
Post-Pliocene, 112 
Indian Miocene, 121 
N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 
N. American Tertiary, 135 
Brazilian caves, 144 
S. American Pliocene, 146 
Ereptodon, N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 
Erinaceus, European Miocene, 117 
Erythromachus of Rodriguez, 164 
Esthonyx, N. American Eocene, 139 
Ethiopian region should not include any part 
of India, 63 
defined, 73 
subdivisions of, 73 
