46 A Correct Colour Code. [Sess, 
Now let me give my reasons for the above assignations of 
the colours to the Regions :— 
Arctic, white, is in most men’s minds associated with snow, 
purity, and a certain amount of knowledge (scientia). 
Grey for Antarctic is associated with ice; bluish, with a 
glacier-fringed coast, and a medial position between our 
knowledge of arctic matters and Ethiopia (Aithiops). 
Ethiopian, black, for ignorance, darkness. 
Palearctic, red, because it has been adopted in Heilprin’s 
map for that portion. 
Neotropical, blue, for the same reason. 
Australasian, yellow, for gold—natural mind association 
with that colour. 
Oriental, green. 
Malagasy, purple—‘ purple isles of the sea.” 
Orange, colour not appropriated. 
Nearctic, brown, because, curiously enough, our cousins 
show a very predominant partiality to binding their 
scientific societies’ memoirs in this colour (though some 
are black). 
[Wote——Black, I take it, may here be associated with 
History—African History—Ethiopia, Nigger! | 
Russet is not appropriated, but might be used for mono- 
graphic publications, or other purposes. 
There is, I am aware, room for discussion upon the appro- 
priateness of the above assignations. Now let me show the 
applications of my code to Sub-regions :— 
I. Pan#arctic REGION. 
ae oo ed Region. Sub-region. 
European . . P . colours Red, with White label. 
Siberian . : : = " " Grey " 
Trans-Mediterranean . ; " " Black 
Manchurian ft : : " " Yellow 1 
Japanese . ; . : " " Green 1 
T : Russet or 
artarian . - 5 . " " B 
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Persian . : c : " " Blue " 
But Arctic Realm, Circumpolar, and including Panaretic— 
Old World : A : colours WHITE, with Red label. 
New World i 3 : " " Brown 1 
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