erence, the country being considered the smallest unit, except 

 in the case of large countries, where states and provinces are the 

 smallest units. In the larger island groups, the individual islands 

 are indicated wherever possible in view of the importance of island 

 endemism. 



D. A. Young 



for 

 Z. P. Metcalf 

 Raleigh, North Carolina 

 February 1964 



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