CONTENTS, 



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PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS . . ,17 

 CHANGES ON THE EARTH'S SURFACE SINCE THE 

 COMMENCEMENT OF THE PRESENT ZOOLOGICAL 



SYSTEM , ... 24 



Asia . . . . .26 



South of Asia .... 29 



The Indus . . . .29 



Ceylon .... 34 



The Ganges . . . .37 



Australasia .... 37 



East Coast of Asia . . .40 



Arctic Asia .... 44 



Caspian Basin, an Asiatic Mediterranean . 47 



Europe .... 52 



Arctic Europe . . . .55 



Western Europe ... 58 



The Rhine . . . .61 



Great Britain .... 65 



Southern Europe . . . 68 



Italy ..... 7" 



The Egeau . . . .73 



