490 



INDEX. 



Animals, rapid, multiplication nf, 10 

 Anisacodon, N. American Tertiary, 137 

 Anoa of Celebes, peculiarities of, 428 

 Anoplotheriidxe, European Miocene, 119 

 Anoplotheriurii, European Miocene, J It) 



European Eocene, 126 



S. American Eocene, 148 

 Anseres, arrangement of, 98 



peculiar Paleearctic genera, 250 



peculiar Ethiopian genera of, 313 



peculiar Australian genera of, 4S7 

 Antelopes in the Indian Miocene deposits, 122 



Viirthplace and migrations of, 155 



Palajarctic, 182 

 Antelotherhim, Indian Miocene, 122 

 A nthracotheridce, N. American Tertiary, 137 

 Anthracoiherium, Euroi>ean Miocene, 119 

 Antiacodon, N. American Tertiary, 133 

 Antilles, Pliocene Mammalia of, 148 

 Antilo2Je, Post-Pliocene, 112 



in Brazilian caves, 144 

 Antiquity of the genera of insects, 166 



of the genera of laud and freshwater 

 shells, 108 

 Aphanapteryx of Mauritius, 164 

 Aphelolfieriiim, European Eocene, 125 

 Aquila, European Miocene, 161 

 Archceapteryx, Bavarian Oolite, 163 

 Arctic zone not a separate region, 68 

 Arctocyon, European Eocene, 125 

 Arctodus, N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 

 Arctomys, European Pliocene, 113 

 Arctoihcriuvi in Brazilian caves, 144 



S. American Pliocene, 146 

 Argus pheasant, figure of, 339 



peculiarity in display of phunage, and 

 confirmation of Mr. Darwin's views, 

 340 

 Artiodactyla, European Eocene, 126 



N. American Tertiary, 137 



S. American Pliocene, 146 

 Arvicola, European Pliocene, 113 



in Brazilian caves, 145 



S. American Pliocene, 147 



S. American Eocene, 148 

 Auchena, N. American Post-Pliocene, 130 

 Auckland Islands, birds of, 455 

 Australia, physical features of, 387 

 Australia and S. America, supposed land con- 

 nection between, 398 

 Australian region, description of, 387 



zoological characteristics of, 3£0 



mammalia of, 390 



birds of, 391 



reptiles of, 396 



amphibia of, 397 



fresh-water fish of, 397 



summary of vertebrata of, 307 



supposed land-connection of with S. Ame- 

 rica, 398 



insects of, 403 



iepidoptera of, 404 



coleoptera of, 405 



land shells of, 407 



sub-regions of, 408 



early history of, 465 

 Australian sub-region, mammalia of, 438 



illustration of mammalia of, 439 



birds of, 440 



illustration of fauna of, 441 

 Austro-Malayan sub-region, physical features 

 of, 388 



zoology of, 409 

 Aye-aye, figure of, 278 

 Azores, visited by European birds, 17 



birds of, 207 



Azores, butterllies of, 207 

 beetles of, 207, 209 

 peculiarly modified birds of, 207 

 stragglers to, 208 

 how stocked with animal life, 208 



B. 



Babirusa of Celebes, peculiarities of, 428 



Badger, figure of, 195 



Bal(Etia, European Pliocene, 112 



BaUenodon, European Pliocene, 112 



Baly, Mr, on Phytophaga of Japan, 230 



Banca, its jieculiar species and solution of a 



problem in distribution, 356 

 Barriers, as affecting distribution, 6 



jiermanence of, as atfecting distribution, 7 



to the dispersal of birds, 17 

 Bates, Mr., on Carabidseof Japan, 228 



on Longicorns of Japan, 230 

 Bathmodon, N. American Tertiary, 136 

 Bathrodoii, N. American Tertiary, 133 

 Batrachia, Tertiary, 165 

 Bats, powers of flight of, 15 



classification of, 87 



of New Zealand, 450 

 Bears, probable cause of absence of, from 



tropical Africa, 291 

 Beaver, N. American Tertiary, 140 

 Beetles, families selected for study, 103 



from the Lias, 167 



of Azores, 207 



of Japan, 228 

 Bclemiioziphms, European Pliocene, 112 

 Belt, Mr. , his theory of a great Siberian lake 

 (.luring the glacial epoch, 218 



on change of climate caused by diminu- 

 tion of obliquity of ecliptic, 466 

 Birds, means of dispersal of, 15 



dispersal of by winds, 10 



American, found in Europe, 16 



reaching the Azores, 17 



l>arriers to dispersal of, 17 



limited b,y forests, 17 



classification of, 93 



Miocene of Greece, 116 



extinct, 160 



fossil of Palfearctie region, 161 



European of Miocene period, 161 



Eocene of Eurojie, 162 



relations of, 162 



extinct of North America, 163 



recently extinct in New Zealand, 164 



Cretaceous of N. America, 164 



remains of in Brazilian caves, 164 



recently extinct in Madagascar and tlio 

 Mascarene Islands, 164 



cosmopolitan gi-oups of, 176 



numerous genera, Paleearctic, 1S3 



of the European sub-region, 193 



northern range of in Europe, 193 



of the zone of pine forests, 194 



of Iceland, 198 



of the Mediterranean sub-region, 203 



of Malta, 206 (note) 



of Azores, 207 



of the Cape Verd Islands, 215 



of Siberian sub-region, 219 



Oriental found in Siberia, 219 



extrcn:e northern Asiatic, 219 



of noi them Asiatic forests, 220 



of the Manchurian sub-region, 223 



Palwarctic genera of, in the Manchurian 

 sub-region, 224 



