Island Life; Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras

CHAPTER XVII

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BORNEO AND JAVA

Position and Physical Features of Borneo--Zoological Features of Borneo: Mammalia--Birds--The Affinities of the Borneo Fauna--Java, its Position and Physical Features--General Character of the Fauna of Java--Differences Between the Fauna of Java and that of the other Malay Islands--Special Relations of the Javan Fauna to that of the Asiatic Continent--Past Geographical Changes of Java and Borneo--The Philippine Islands--Concluding Remarks on the Malay Islands

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