Faunal Districts in Alaska 



If Alaska were a yrcat plain it \\'i:iuld have a substantially uniform 

 climate, gradually colder from snuth to north. Howe\-er, the country 

 is embroidered with ranges of luft}- motuitains. which di^'ide it into 

 se\-eral regions, each distinct in climate, and cijnsequently distinct in 

 plant and animal. Four of these districts may be marked off as below: 

 and it is important to keep them in mind if one wishes to form a 

 clear idea of Alaskan urnith' ihjgy, for each has its own characteristic 

 bird-life. 



A. The Soi-th-Co.^st District. 



E. The Wooued-Ixtekior District. 



C. The Arctic-Coast District. 



D. The Aleuti.w District. 



These districts might be rc\de\\'cd in any order; Ijut that of the 

 islands and shore of the southern cuast has been placed first because 

 it is the best known, the most easily accessible, and the most populous 

 part of Alaska. 



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