INDEX. 



493 



Deer, fossil in N. American Tertiary forma- 

 tions, 138 

 Palsearctic, 182 



probable cause of absence of from tropical 

 Africa, 291 

 Delphinus, European Pliocene, 112 

 Dendrocyg na, European Miocene, 162 

 Desman of S. Russia, figure of, 219 

 Diceratherium, N. American Tertiary, 137 

 Dichobune, European Eocene, 12'i 

 Dicotyles, N. 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 

 N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 

 in Brazilian caves, 145 

 Didida:, 164 



Dinocerata, N. American Tertiary, 139 

 Dinaceras, N. American Eocene, 139 

 Dinoruis, allied form in European Eocene, 163 



of New Zealand and Australia, 164 

 Dinoriiithidcc of New Zealand, 164 

 Dinotheriim, Miocene of Greece, 116 

 European Miocene, 120 

 Miocene of Perim Island, 123 

 Dinyctis, N. American Tertiary, 134 

 Dinylus, European Miocene, 117 

 Diplacodon,^. American Tertiary, 136 

 Diprotodon, Australian Post-Tertiary, 157 

 Dispersal of animals, 10 

 of mamma' ia, 10 

 of reptiles and amphibia, 28 

 Distribution, affected 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, S 

 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 bv 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 

 Dorcatherium, European Miocene, 120 

 Dremothe.rium, Miocene of Greece, 116 



European Miocene, 120 

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



European birds, 193 

 Dromatheritim, N, American Triassic, 134 



oldest American mammal, 160 

 Drnngo-shrike, Malayan figtne o p , 340 

 Dryopntkecus 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 

 Echimyidiv, in Brazilian caves, 145 

 Eckinogale, European Miocene, 118 

 Ectognathus, 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 

 probable birthplace of, 155 

 range of Ethiopian genera of, 305 

 range of Oriental genus rf, 375 

 Elephants, fossil of Indian M\ >cene, 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 o 



paradise, 415 

 Elomis, European Miocene, 162 

 Elotherium, N. American Tertiary, 137, 139 

 Elwes, Mr., on birds of Peisia, 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, 1 65 

 Emydida, Indian Miocene, 123 

 Enhydrion, Indian Miocene, 121 

 Eobasileus, N. American Eocene, 139 

 Eocene period, 124 



fauna of S. America, 148 

 Ephemera, from the Lias, 167 

 Bporeodon, N. American Tertiary, 138 

 Equiiln; European Pliocene, 112 

 Miocene of Greece, 115 

 European Eocene, 125 

 Eqmts, European Pliocene, 112 

 Pust-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, 7i 

 subdivisions of, 73 



