CONTENTS 



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iNiKODrcTioN : The Natural Regions of the Globe . 9 



CHAPTEK 



I. The Tundea and its Fauna 

 II. The Taiga, ob Conjeekous Fobest, and its Fauna 



III. Steppe Faunas and the Tempbeatb Steppes of 



Asia and North America 



IV. Mountain Faunas .... 

 V. The Fauna of the Tropical Forest . 



VI. Tropical Savanas and Deserts . 

 VII. Special Features of Island Faunas . 

 VIII. The Distribution op Animal Life in the Sea 



IX. The Animals of Lakes and Rivers. Cave Faunas 182 



x. zoogeogeaphical regions . 

 Appendix. Outline Classification of Animals 

 Index 



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