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ZOOLOGICAL GEOGRAPHY. 



[part III. 



TABLE L 

 FAMILIES OF ANIMALS INHABITING THE NEARCTIC REGION. 



Explanation. 



Names in italics show the families which are peculiar to the region. 



Names inclosed thus ( ) show families which barely enter the 



considered properly to belong to it. 

 Numbers correspond to the series of numbers to the families in Part IV. 



Liai LV LUC IC^itfU. 



barely enter the region, and are not 



Order and Family. 



MAMMALIA. 

 Chiroitera. 



10. Phyllostomidffi 



12. Vespertilionidse 



13. Noctilionidae . . . 



Insectivora. 



21. Talpidse 



22. Soricidse 



Caknivora, 



23. FelidiE ... 



28. Canidse ... 



29. Mustelidse 



30. Procyonida; 



32. Ursidfe .. 



33. Otariidie... 



34. Trichechidse 

 85. Phocidae... 



Cetacea. 

 36 to 41. 



TJngulata. 



47. Suidae ... 

 50. Cervidjfi ... 

 52. Bovidse ... 



Eodentia. 



bT>. Murid?R ... 



57. Dipodiihe 



59. Sacmmyidoe 



60. Oastoridae 



61. Sciuridae... 



Range beyond tlie Region. 



Neotropical 

 Cosmopolite 

 Tropical regions 



Palsearctic 



The Ea.stem Hemisphere, excl. Australia 



All regions but the Australian 



All regions liut the Australian 



All regions but the Australian 



Neotropical 



Pala;arctic, Oriental 



N. and S. temperate zones 



Arctic regions 



N. and S. temperate zones 



Oceanic 



All other continents but Australia 



All regions but Ethiopian and Australian 



Palajarctic, Ethiopian, Oriental 



Almost cosmopolite 



Paliearctic, Ethiopian 



Mexican sub-region 



Palsearctic 



All regions but Australian 



