INDEX. 



493 



Deer, fossil in N. American Tertiary forma- 

 tions, 138 

 Palaearctic, 182 



probable cause of absence of from tropical 

 Africa, 291 

 Delphinus, European Pliocene, 112 

 Dendrocygna, European Miocene, 162 

 Desman (jf S. Russia, figure of, 219 

 Diceratherium, N. American Tertiary, 137 

 Dichubune, European Eocene, 12t5 

 Dicotyles, X. American Post-Pliocene, 130 

 N. American Tertiary, 137 

 in Brazilian caves, 144 

 S. American Pliocene, 146 

 . birthplace and migrations of, 155 

 Dicrocerus, European Miocene, 120 

 Didelphys, European Eocene, 126 

 M. American Post-Pliocene, 130 

 in Brazilian caves, 145 

 Diclida;, 164 



Dinocerata, N. American Tertiary, 139 

 Dinaceras, N. American Eocene, 139 

 . Dinornis, allied form in European Eocene, 163 

 of New Zealand and Australia, 164 

 Dinornithiche of New Zealand, 164 

 Dinotherium, Miocene of Greece, 116 

 European Miocene, 120 

 Miocene of Perira Island, 123 

 DinyctU, 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 on a good classifica- 

 tion, 83 

 of animals an adjunct to geology, 8 

 of animals requires certain preliminary 



studies, 8 

 of animals dependent on physical geo- 

 graphy, 35 

 of animals, as affected, by the glacial epoch. 



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 

 Dorctttheriuni, European Miocene, 120 

 Dreitwtherinm, Miocene of Greece, 116 



European Miocene, 120 

 Dresser, Mr. H. E., on northern range of 



European birds, 193 

 Dromatherium, N, American Triassic, 134 



oldest American mammal, 160 

 Drongo-shrike, Malayan figiue of, 340 

 Dryopithecus European Miocene, 117 



E. 



East Africa, geographical features of, 258 



wide range of genera and species over,.259 

 few special types m, 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 

 Echimyidm, in Brazilian caves, 145 

 Eckinogale, European Miocene, 118 

 Ectognath'us, N. American Eocene, 139 

 Edentata, Miocene 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 

 prolsable birthplace of, 155 

 range of Ethiopian genera of, 305 

 range of Oriental genus of, 375 

 Elephants, fossU of Indian Miocene, 123 



fossil in N. American Post-Pliocene for- 

 mations, 130 

 birthxjlace and migi-ations of, 155 

 Elephant shrews, S. African, 267 

 Elephas, Post-Pliocene, 112 

 fossil in N. China, 123 

 N. American Tertiary, 138 

 Elliot, Mr., his great work on the birds o 



paradise, 415 

 Elornis, European Miocene, 162 

 Elotheriurii, N. American Tertiary, 137, 139 

 Elwes, Mr., on birds of Peisia, 204 



on true relations of the birds of Central 

 India, 323 

 Emhasis, N. American Tertiai-y, 134 

 Emu, figure of, 441 

 Emys, Indian Miocene, 123 



Miocene and Eocene, 1 65 

 Emydida, Indian Miocene, 123 

 Erihydrion, Indian Miocene, 121 

 EohasiUus, N. American Eocene, 139 

 Eocene period, 124 



fauna of S. America, 148 

 Ephemera, from the Lias, 167 

 Eporeodon, N. American Tertiary, 138 

 Equidfe, European Pliocene, 112 

 Miocene of Greece, 115 

 European Eocene, 125 

 Eqwus, 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 

 Erythromarhus of Rodriguez, 164 

 Esthonyx, N. American Eocene, 139 

 Ethiopian region should not include any part 

 of India, 63 

 defined, 7-* 

 subdivisions of, 73 



