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INTRODUCTION. 
6. Central India, West, Hills. —-Subtropical. 
7. Gangetic Plain, West. —Tropical. 
8. Gangetic Plain, East. —Tropical. 
9. Sub-Himalaya, East. —Lower slopes of Eastern Himalayas 700 
to 5,000 feet. Subtropical. 
10. Himalaya, East. —-Eastern Himalayas above 5,000 feet. 
Sikkim to Mishmi Mountains. Holarctic. 
11. Assamia. —Hills of Assam and Assam-Burmah border, in¬ 
clusive of Khasi hills, above 6,000 feet. Indo-Chinese. 
12. Sub-Assamia. —Lower slopes of Assam hills, 500 to 5,000 feet. 
Subtropical with strong Malayan affinities. 
13. Sundarbans. —Tropical. 
14. Central India, East, Hills above 500 to 800 feet. Subtropical. 
15. Central India, East, Plains. —Tropical. 
16. Deccan. —Tropical. 
17. West Coast, Plains .—Tropical. 
18. Western Ghauts. —Hills up to 6,000 feet. Subtropical. This 
is probably divisible into three ; (a) Surat to Londa-Goa gap ; (b) Goa 
gap to Palghat gap with the Nilgiris, Coorg, Mysore Hills ; (c) South of 
Palghat gap, including Travancore, Pulneys, etc. 
19. South India Hills. —Hills of West Coast and South India 
above 6,000 feet. The fauna of this zone is not sufficiently known, as 
apart from the fauna below 6,000 feet, for this division to be more than a 
doubtful one. 
20. Coromandel Coast. —Tropical. 
21. Eastern Ghauts. —Subtropical. 
Classing these zones under elevation and climate we get:— 
Temperate. 
Subtropical. 
Tropical. 
Himalaya, West 
Sub-Himalaya, West 
Indus Plain. 
Desert India. 
Central India, West, Hills 
Central India,West. 
,, East 
Sub-Himalaya, East 
Gangetic Plain, West. 
Assamia 
Sub Assamia 
„ ,, East. 
Sundarbans. 
Central India East, Hills ... 
Central India, East. 
Western Ghauts 
Deccan. 
West Coast. 
South India Hills 
Eastern Ghauts 
Coromandel Coast. 
