XX CONTENTS OF THE FIEST VOLUME. 



CHAPTER X. 



THE PALiEARCTIC REGION. 



Zoological Characteristics of the Paliearctic Region (p. 181)— Summary of Palfe- 

 arctic Vertebrata (p. 180)— 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 Chiua, or the Manchurian Sub-region (p. 220) 

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

 Faima of Japan {i\ 230)— General Conclusions as to the Fauna of the Palffi- 

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

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

 and Birds of the Pala3arctic Region (p. 239) .... 181—250 



CHAPTER XL 



THE ETHIOPIAN REGION. 



Zoological Characteristics of the Ethiopian Region (p. 252)— Summaiy 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 d'Acunha (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 11. 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 Ceylon and South India, as indicated by its Fauna 

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



