CHAPTER X.

THE PALÆARCTIC REGION.

Zoological Characteristics of the Palæarctic Region (p. 181)--Summary of Palæarctic Vertebrata (p. 186)--Insects (p. 187)--Land-shells (p. 190)-- The Palæarctic Sub-regions (p. 190)--Central and Northern Europe (p. 191) --North European Islands (p. 197)--Mediterranean Sub-region (p. 199)-- The Mediterranean and Atlantic Islands (p. 206)--The Siberian Sub-region, or Northern Asia (p. 216)--Japan and North China, or the Manchurian Sub-region (p. 220)--Birds (p. 223)--Insects (p. 227)--Remarks on the General Character of the Fauna of Japan (p. 230)--General Conclusions as to the Fauna of the Palæarctic Region (p. 231)--Table I. Families of Animals inhabiting the Palæarctic Region (p. 234)--Table II. List of the Genera of Terrestrial Mammalia and Birds of the Palæarctic Region (p. 239) 181-250