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—chap, xii.] THE ORIENTAL REGION.. 345<strong>The</strong> Zoological Relations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Several Islands <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Inch-MalaySub -region.Although we have grouped <strong>the</strong> Philippine islands <strong>with</strong> <strong>the</strong>Indo-Malay sub-region, to which, as we shall see, <strong>the</strong>y undoubtedlybelong, yet most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> zoological characteristics wehave just sketched out, apply more especially to <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r groups<strong>of</strong> islands and <strong>the</strong> Malay peninsula. <strong>The</strong> Philippine islandsstand, to Malaya proper, in <strong>the</strong> same relation that Madagascardoes to Africa or <strong>the</strong> Antilles to South America ; that is, <strong>the</strong>yare remarkable for <strong>the</strong> absence <strong>of</strong> whole families and generawhich everywhere characterise <strong>the</strong> remainder <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> district.<strong>The</strong>y are, in fact, truly insular, while <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r islands are reallycontinental in all <strong>the</strong> essential features <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>irnatural history.Before, <strong>the</strong>refore, we can conveniently compare <strong>the</strong> separateislands <strong>of</strong> Malaya 1<strong>with</strong> each o<strong>the</strong>r, we must first deal <strong>with</strong> <strong>the</strong>Philippine group, showing in what its speciality consists, andwhy it must be considered apart from <strong>the</strong> sub-region to whichit belongs.Mammals <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Philippine Islands.—<strong>The</strong> only mammalia recordedas inhabiting <strong>the</strong> Philippine Islands are <strong>the</strong> following :Quadrumana. 1. Macacus cynomolgus.2. Cynopi<strong>the</strong>cus niger. Dr. Semper doubts this beinga Philippine species.Lemuroidea. 3. Tarsius spectrum.Insectivora. 4. Galeopi<strong>the</strong>cus philippinensis.5. Tupaia (species). On Dr. Semper's authority.Carnivora. 6. Viverra tangalunga.7. Paradoxurus philippensis.Ungulata. 8. Sus (species). On Dr. Semper's authority.9. Cervus mariannus.10. Cervus philippensis.11. Cervus alfredi.12. Bos (species). "Wild cattle ;perhaps introduced.Rodentia. 13. Phlseonrys cummingii.14. Scuirus philippinensis.Also 24 species, belonging to 17 genera, <strong>of</strong> bats.1As so many typical Malay groups are absent only from <strong>the</strong> Philippines, Ihave adopted <strong>the</strong> term " Malaya," to show <strong>the</strong> <strong>distribution</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se, using<strong>the</strong> term " Indo-Malaya" when <strong>the</strong> range <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> group includes <strong>the</strong>Philippines.This must be remembered when consulting <strong>the</strong> tables <strong>of</strong> <strong>distribution</strong>at <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> this chapter.Vol. I.—24.

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