98 ETHIOPIAN REGION. [CH. II 



III. The Ethiopian region. 



The Ethiopian region consists of all Tropical and 

 South Africa, from about the Tropic of Capricorn (see 

 Palaearctic region) ; it also includes the island of Mada- 

 gascar and the adjacent Mascarene islands. 



(i) Families peculiar to the Ethiopian region. 



ChiromyidcB (Lemur). 



Potamogalidce, Chrysochloridce (Insectivora). 



Cryptoproctidce, Protelidce (Carnivora). 



Hippopotamidce, Camelopardalidce (Ungulata). 



Orycteropodidce (Edentata). 



BuphagidcB, Philepittidce (Passeres). 



Musophagidce, Goliidce, Leptosomidce, Irrisoridce 



(Picarians). 

 Serpentariidce (Accipitres). 

 Struthionidce. 



(ii) Genera peculiar to the region. 



Gorilla, Anthropopithecus, Golobus, Gercopithecus, 



Cercocebus, Gynocephalus (Primates). 

 Imdris, Lemur, Galago, Chirogaleus, Hapalemur, 



Lepilemw, Perodicticus, Arctocebus, Micro- 



cebus (Lemurs). 

 Epomophorus, Hypsignabhus, Macronycteris 



(Bats). 

 Petrodromus, Rhynchocyon, Gentetes, Hemicen- 



tetes, Ericulus, Oryzoryctes, Echinops (Insecti- 

 vora). 

 Helogale, Bdeogale, Eupleres, Cynictis, Lycaon, 



Megalotis, Ictonyx, &c. (Carnivora). 



