The geographical distribution of animals, with a study of the relations ...

INDEX. 493Deer, fossil in N. American Tertiary formations,138Palsearctic, 182probable cause of absence of from tropicalAfrica, 291Delphinus, European Pliocene, 112Dendrocyg na, European Miocene, 162Desman of S. Russia, figure of, 219Diceratherium, N. American Tertiary, 137Dichobune, European Eocene, 12'iDicotyles, N. American Post- Pliocene, 130N. American Tertiary, 137in Brazilian caves, 144S. American Pliocene, 146birthplace and migrations of, 155Dicrocerus, European Miocene, 120Didelphys, European Eocene, 126N. American Post-Pliocene, 130in Brazilian caves, 145Didida:, 164Dinocerata, N. American Tertiary, 139Dinaceras, N. American Eocene, 139Dinoruis, allied form in European Eocene, 163of New Zealand and Australia, 164Dinoriiithidcc of New Zealand, 164Dinotheriim, Miocene of Greece, 116European Miocene, 120Miocene of Perim Island, 123Dinyctis, N. American Tertiary, 134Dinylus, European Miocene, 117Diplacodon,^. American Tertiary, 136Diprotodon, Australian Post-Tertiary, 157Dispersal of animals, 10of mamma' ia, 10of reptiles and amphibia, 28Distribution, affected by climate, 5affected by physical features, 5contrasts of, in similar climates, 5similarities of, in diverse climates, 6barriers as affecting, 6study of, dependent on a good classification,83of animals an adjunct to geology, 8of animals requires certain preliminarystudies, Sof animals dependent on physical geography,35of animals, as affected by the glacial epoch.40of animals, as affected by changes ofvegetation, 43of animals, as affected bv organic changes,44of animals, hypothetical illustration of,46of animals, complexity of the causes affectingthe, 49of animals, problems in, 51of plants, as affected by the glacial epoch,42Dodo of Mauritius, 282Dolichopterus, European Miocene, 162Dommina, N. American Tertiary, 134Dorcatherium, European Miocene, 120Dremothe.rium, Miocene of Greece, 116European Miocene, 120Dresser, Mr. H. E., on northern range ofEuropean birds, 193Dromatheritim, N, American Triassic, 134oldest American mammal, 160Drnngo-shrike, Malayan figtne o p , 340Dryopntkecus European Miocene, 117E.East Africa, geographical features of, 258wide range of genera and species over, 259few special types in, 260East African sub-region, description of, 258genera and species ranging over the wholeof, 259mammalia of, 260birds of, 260reptiles of, 260amphibia and fishes of, 260insects of, 260few peculiar types in, 260illustration of zoology of, 261East Australia, peculiar birds of, 440East Thibet, mammalia of, 222Eaton, Rev. A. E., on insects of KerguelenIsland, 211Echimyidiv, in Brazilian caves, 145Eckinogale, European Miocene, 118Ectognathus, N. American Eocene, 139Edentata, Miocene of Greece, 116European Miocene, 121N. American Post-Pliocene, 130N. American Pliocene, 140of Brazilian caves, 145S. American Pliocene, 147Edentata, classification of, 90probable birthplace of, 155range of Ethiopian genera of, 305range of Oriental genus rf, 375Elephants, fossil of Indian M\ >cene, 123fossil in N. American Post- Pliocene formations,130birthplace and migrations of, 155Elephant shrews, 8. African, 267Elephas, Post-Pliocene, 112fossil in N. China, 123N. American Tertiary, 138Elliot, Mr., his great work on the birds oparadise, 415Elomis, European Miocene, 162Elotherium, N. American Tertiary, 137, 139Elwes, Mr., on birds of Peisia, 204on true relations of the birds of CentralIndia, 323Embasis, N. American Tertiary, 134Emu, figure of, 441Emys, Indian Miocene, 123Miocene and Eocene, 1 65Emydida, Indian Miocene, 123Enhydrion, Indian Miocene, 121Eobasileus, N. American Eocene, 139Eocene period, 124fauna of S. America, 148Ephemera, from the Lias, 167Bporeodon, N. American Tertiary, 138Equiiln; European Pliocene, 112Miocene of Greece, 115European Eocene, 125Eqmts, European Pliocene, 112Pust-Pliocene, 112Indian Miocene, 121N. American Post-Pliocene, 130N. American Tertiary, 135Brazilian caves, 144S. American Pliocene, 146Ereptodon, N. American Post- Pliocene, 130Erinaceus, European Miocene, 117Erythromachus of Rodriguez, 164Esthonyx, N. American Eocene, 139Ethiopian region should not include any partof India, 63defined, 7isubdivisions of, 73