xx CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. 



CHAPTER X. 



THE PALJEAKCTIC REGION. 



Zoological Characteristics of the Palsearctic Region (p. 181) — Summary of Palae- 

 arctic Vertebrata (p. 186J— Insects (p. 187)— Land-shells (p. 190)— The Palse- 

 arctic Sub-regions (p. 190) — Central and Northern Europe (p. 191) — North 

 European Islands (p. 197) — Mediterranean Sub-region (p. 199) — The Mediter- 

 ranean and Atlantic Islands (p. 206) —The Siberian Sub-region, or Northern 

 Asia (p. 216) — Japan and North China, or the Manchurian Sub-region (p. 220) 

 — Birds (p. 223) — Insects (p. 227) — Remarks on the General Character of the 

 Fauna of Japan (p. 230) — General Conclusions as to the Fauna of the Palse- 

 arctic Region (p. 231) — Table I. Families of Animals inhabiting the Palaj- 

 arctic Region (p. 234) — Table II. List of the Genera of Terrestrial Mammalia 

 and Birds of the Palsearctic Region (p. 239) . . .' 181—250 



CHAPTER XI. 



THE ETHIOPIAN REGION. 



Zoological Characteristics of the Ethiopian Region (p. 252) — Summary of Ethio- 

 pian Vertebrates (p. 255)— The Ethiopian Sub-regions (p. 258)— The East 

 African Sub-region, or Central and East Africa (p. 258) — The West African 

 Sub-region (p. 262)— Islands of the West African Sub-region (p. 265)— South 

 African Sub-region (p. 266) — Atlantic Islands of the Ethiopian Region ; — St. 

 Helena (p. 269) — Tristan dAcunha (p. 271) — Madagascar and the Mascarene 

 Islands, or the Malagasy Sub-region (p. 272)— The Mascarene Islands (p. 280) 

 — Extinct Fauna of the Mascarene Islands and Madagascar (p. 282) — General 

 Remarks on the Insect Fauna of Madagascar (p. 284)— On the probable Past 

 History of the Ethiopian Region (p. 285) — Table I. Families of Animals 

 inhabiting the Ethiopian Region (p. 294)— Table II. List of Genera of Ter- 

 restrial Mammalia and Birds of the Ethiopian Region (p. 300) . 251 — 313 



CHAPTER XII. 



THE ORIENTAL REGION. 



Zoological Characteristics of the Oriental Region (p. 315) — Summary of Oriental 

 Vertebrata (p. 318) — The Oriental Sub-regions (p. 321) — Hindostan, or Indian 

 Sub-region (p. 321)— Range of the Genera of Mammalia which inhabit the Sub- 

 region of Hindostan (p. 322) — Oriental, Palsearctic, and Ethiopian Genera of 

 Birds in Central India (p. 224) — Sub-region of Ceylon and South India 

 (p. 326) — The Past History of Ceylonand South India, as indicated by its Fauna 

 (p. 328) — Himalayan or Indo-Chinese Sub-region (p. 329) — Islands of the 



