CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. xxi 



Indo-Chinese Sub-region (p. 333) — Indo-Malaya, or the Malayan Sub-region 

 (p. 334) — Malayan Insects (p. 341) — The Zoological Eelations of the several 

 Islands of the Indo-Malay Sub-region (p. 345) — Philippine Islands (p. 345) — 

 Java (p. 349) — Malacca, Sumatra, and Borneo (p. 353) — Probable recent Geo- 

 graphical Changes in the Indo-Malay Islands (p. 357) — Probable Origin of the 

 Malayan Fauna (p. 359) — Concluding Remarks on the Oriental Region (p. 362) 

 — Table I. Families of Animals inhabiting the Oriental Region (p. 365) — 

 Table II. Genera of Terrestrial Mammalia and Birds in the Oriental Re- 

 gion (p. 371) 314-386 



CHAPTER XIII. 



THE AUSTRALIAN REGION. 



General Zoological Characteristics of the Australian Region (p. 390) — Summary 

 of the Australian Vertebrata (p. 397) — Supposed Land-connection between 

 Australia and South America (p. 398)— Insects (p. 403) — Land -shells (p. 407) 

 — Australian Sub-regions (p. 408) — Austro- Malayan Sub-region (p. 409) — 

 Papua, or the New Guinea Group (p. 409) — The Moluccas (p. 417) — Insects — 

 Peculiarities of the Moluccan Fauna (p. 420) — Timor Group (p. 422) — 

 Celebes Group (p. 426) — Origin of the Fauna of Celebes (p. 436)— Australia 

 and Tasmania, or the Australian Sub-region (p. 438) — The Pacific Islands, or 

 Polynesian Sub-region (p. 442) — Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa Islands (p. 443) — 

 Society and Marquesas Islands (p. 443) — Ladrone and Caroline Islands (p. 444) 

 — New Caledonia and the New Hebrides (p. 444)— Sandwich Islands (p. 445) 

 — Reptiles of the Polynesian Sub-region (p. 448) — New Zealand Sub-region 

 (p. 449) — Islets of the New Zealand Sub-region (p. 453) — Reptiles, Amphibia, 

 and Fresh-water Fishes (p. 456) — Insects (p. 457) — The Ancient Fauna of New 

 Zealand (p. 459) — The Origin of the New Zealand Fauna (p. 459)— Causes of 

 the Poverty of Insect-life in New Zealand : its Influence on the Character of 

 the Flora (p. 462) — Concluding Remarks on the Early History of the Austra- 

 lian Region (p. 464) — Table I. Families of Animals inhabiting the Australian 

 Region (p. 468)— Table II. Genera of Terrestrial Mammalia and Birds of the 

 Australian Region (p. 473) 387—485 



Index to Vol I 489-503 



