TABLE I.
FAMILIES OF ANIMALS INHABITING THE AUSTRALIAN REGION.
Explanation.
Names in italics show families which are peculiar to the region.
Names inclosed thus (...) show families which only just enter the region, and are not considered properly to belong to it.
Numbers correspond to the series of numbers to the families in Part IV.
| Order and Family | Sub-regions | Range beyond the Region. | |||
| Austro-Malaya. | Australia. | Polynesia. | New Zealand. | ||
| MAMMALIA. | |||||
| Primates. | |||||
| 3. Cynopithecidæ | — | Oriental and Ethiopian | |||
| Chiroptera. | |||||
| 9. Pteropidæ | — | — | — | — | Oriental and Ethiopian |
| 11. Rhinolophidæ | — | — | The Eastern Hemisphere | ||
| 12. Vespertilionidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 13. Noctilionidæ | — | All tropical regions | |||
| Carnivora. | |||||
| 25. (Viverridæ) | — | Oriental | |||
| 33. Otariidæ | — | — | N. and S. temperate zones | ||
| 35. Phocidæ | — | — | N. and S. temperate zones | ||
| Cetacea. | |||||
| 36 to 41. | Oceanic | ||||
| Sirenia. | |||||
| 42. Manatidæ | — | Ethiopian, Oriental | |||
| Ungulata. | |||||
| 47. Suidæ | — | All other regions but Nearctic | |||
| 50. (Cervidæ) | — | All other regions but Ethiopian | |||
| 52. (Bovidæ) | — | All other regions but Neotropical | |||
| Rodentia. | |||||
| 55. Muridæ | — | — | All other regions | ||
| 61. (Scuiridæ) | — | All other regions | |||
| Marsupialia. | |||||
| 77. Dasyuridæ | — | — | |||
| 78. Myrmecobiidæ | — | ||||
| 79. Peramelidæ | — | — | |||
| 80. Macropodidæ | — | — | |||
81. Phalangistidæ | — | — | |||
| 82. Phascolomyidæ | — | ||||
| Monotremata. | |||||
| 83. Ornithorhynchidæ | — | ||||
| 84. Echidnidæ | — | ||||
| BIRDS. | |||||
| Passeres. | |||||
| 1. Turdidæ | — | — | — | Cosmopolite | |
| 2. Sylviidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 3. Timaliidæ | — | — | — | Oriental family | |
| 5. Cinclidæ | — | ||||
| 8. Certhiidæ | — | — | |||
| 9. Sittidæ | — | — | — | ||
| 10. Paridæ | — | — | |||
| 13. Pycnonotidæ | — | Oriental family | |||
| 14. Oriolidæ | — | — | Oriental and Ethiopian | ||
| 15. Campephagidæ | — | — | — | — | Oriental and Ethiopian |
| 16. Dicruridæ | — | — | Oriental and Ethiopian | ||
| 17. Muscicapidæ | — | — | — | — | The Old World |
| 18. Pachycephalidæ | — | — | — | Almost peculiar to region | |
| 19. Laniidæ | — | — | — | The Old World | |
| 20. Corvidæ | — | — | — | Cosmopolite | |
| 21. Paradiseidæ | — | — | |||
| 22. Meliphagidæ | — | — | — | — | |
| 23. Nectariniidæ | — | — | Oriental and Ethiopian | ||
| 24. Dicæidæ | — | — | — | — | Oriental and Ethiopian |
| 25. Drepanididæ | — | ||||
| 30. Hirundinidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 34. Ploceidæ | — | — | — | Oriental, Ethiopian | |
| 35. Sturnidæ | — | — | — | The Old World | |
| 36. Artamidæ | — | — | — | Oriental | |
| 37. Alaudidæ | — | — | The Old World and N. America | ||
| 38. Motacillidæ | — | — | — | The Old World | |
| 47. Pittidæ | — | — | Oriental, Ethiopian | ||
| 49. Menuridæ | — | Peculiar to Australia | |||
| 50. Atrichiidæ | — | Peculiar to Australia | |||
| Picariæ. | |||||
| 51. Picidæ | — | All other regions | |||
| 58. Cuculidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 62. Coraciidæ | — | — | Oriental and Ethiopian | ||
| 63. Meropidæ | — | — | Oriental and Ethiopian | ||
| 67. Alcedinidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 68. Bucerotidæ | — | Oriental and Ethiopian | |||
| 71. Podargidæ | — | — | Oriental | ||
| 73. Caprimulgidæ | — | — | — | Cosmopolite | |
| 74. Cypselidæ | — | — | — | Cosmopolite | |
Psittaci. | |||||
| 76. Cacatuidæ | — | — | Philippine Islands | ||
| 77. Platycercidæ | — | — | — | — | |
| 78. Palæornithidæ | — | Oriental | |||
| 79. Trichoglossidæ | — | — | — | ||
| 82. Nestoridæ | — | — | |||
| 83. Stringopidæ | — | ||||
| Columbæ. | |||||
| 84. Columbidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 84a. Didunculidæ | — | ||||
| Gallinæ. | |||||
| 87. Tetraonidæ | — | — | — | — | Old World and N. America |
| 88. (Phasianidæ) | — | Oriental | |||
| 89. Turnicidæ | — | — | The Old World | ||
| 90. Megapodiidæ | — | — | — | ||
| Accipitres. | |||||
| 96. Falconidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 97. Pandionidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 98. Strigidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| Grallæ. | |||||
| 99. Rallidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 100. Scolopacidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 103. Parridæ | — | — | Tropical | ||
| 104. Glareolidæ | — | — | The Eastern Hemisphere | ||
| 105. Charadriidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 106. Otididæ | — | The Eastern Hemisphere | |||
| 107. Gruidæ | — | The Eastern Hemisphere | |||
| 112. Rhinochetidæ | — | ||||
| 113. Ardeidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 114. Plataleidæ | — | — | Almost cosmopolite | ||
| 115. Ciconiidæ | — | — | Widely distributed | ||
| Anseres. | |||||
| 118. Anatidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 119. Laridæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 120. Procellariidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 121. Pelecanidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 122. Spheniscidæ | — | — | S. temperate regions | ||
| 124. Podicipidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| Struthiones. | |||||
| 127. Casuariidæ | — | — | |||
| 128. Apterygidæ | — | ||||
| 129. Dinornithidæ | — | Extinct | |||
| 130. Palapterygidæ | — | Extinct | |||
REPTILIA. | |||||
| Ophidia. | |||||
| 1. Typhlopidæ | — | — | All regions but Nearctic | ||
| 2. Tortricidæ | — | Oriental, S. America, California | |||
| 3. Xenopeltidæ | — | Oriental | |||
| 5. Calamariidæ | — | — | All warm countries | ||
| 7. Colubridæ | — | — | Almost cosmopolite | ||
| 8. Homalopsidæ | — | — | Oriental, and all other regions | ||
| 11. Dendrophidæ | — | — | Oriental, Ethiopian, Neotropical | ||
| 12. Dryiophidæ | — | Oriental, Ethiopian, Neotropical | |||
| 13. Dipsadidæ | — | — | Oriental, Ethiopian, Neotropical | ||
| 15. Lycodontidæ | — | Ethiopian and Oriental | |||
| 16. Amblycephalidæ | — | Oriental, Neotropical | |||
| 17. Pythonidæ | — | — | — | Tropical regions, California | |
| 19. Acrochordidæ | — | Oriental | |||
| 20. Elapidæ | — | — | — | Tropical regions, Japan, S. Carolina | |
| 23. Hydrophidæ | — | — | — | — | Oriental, Madagascar, Panama |
| Lacertilia. | |||||
| 30. Varanidæ | — | — | Oriental, Africa | ||
| 33. Lacertidæ | — | The Eastern Hemisphere | |||
| 41. Gymnopthalmidæ | — | — | — | Neotropical, Ethiopian, Palæarctic | |
| 42. Pygopodidæ | — | ||||
| 43. Aprasiadæ | — | ||||
| 44. Lialidæ | — | ||||
| 45. Scincidæ | — | — | — | — | Almost cosmopolite |
| 48. Acontiadæ | — | Ethiopian, Oriental | |||
| 49. Geckotidæ | — | — | — | — | Almost cosmopolite |
| 50. Iguanidæ | — | N. and S. America | |||
| 51. Agamidæ | — | — | — | The Eastern Hemisphere | |
| Rhyncocephalina. | |||||
| 53. Rhyncocephalidæ | — | ||||
| Crocodilia. | |||||
| 54. Gavialidæ | — | Oriental | |||
| 55. Crocodilidæ | — | — | Tropical regions | ||
| Chelonia. | |||||
| 57. Testudinidæ | — | All other regions | |||
| 58. Chelydidæ | — | — | Ethiopian, Neotropical | ||
| 60. Cheloniidæ | — | — | — | — | Marine |
| AMPHIBIA. | |||||
| Anoura. | |||||
| 7. Phryniscidæ | — | Ethiopian, Malayan, Neotropical | |||
| 9. Bufonidæ | — | All other regions | |||
| 10. Xenorhinidæ | — | ||||
| 11. Engystomidæ | — | All regions but Palæarctic | |||
| 12. Bombinatoridæ | — | Neotropical, Palæarctic | |||
14. Alytidæ | — | — | All regions but Oriental | ||
| 15. Pelodryadæ | — | — | Neotropical | ||
| 16. Hylidæ | — | — | All regions but Ethiopian | ||
| 17. Polypedatidæ | — | — | — | All the regions | |
| 18. Ranidæ | — | — | Almost cosmopolite | ||
| 19. Discoglossidæ | — | — | All regions but Nearctic | ||
| FISHES (FRESH-WATER). | |||||
| Acanthopterygii. | |||||
| 11. Trachinidæ | — | Patagonia (? marine) | |||
| 35. Labyrinthici | — | Oriental, S. Africa | |||
| 37. Atherinidæ | — | Europe, America | |||
| 38. Mugillidæ | — | — | — | Ethiopian, Neotropical | |
| Anacanthini. | |||||
| 53. Gadopsidæ | — | ||||
| Physostomi. | |||||
| 59. Siluridæ | — | — | — | — | All warm regions |
| 61. Haplochitonidæ | — | Temperate S. America | |||
| 65. Salmonidæ | — | Palæarctic, Nearctic | |||
| 67. Galaxidæ | — | — | Temperate S. America | ||
| 78. Osteoglossidæ | — | All tropical regions | |||
| 85. (Symbranchidæ) | — | Oriental, Neotropical | |||
| Dipnoi. | |||||
| 92. Sirenoidei | — | Ethiopian, Neotropical | |||
| INSECTS. LEPIDOPTERA (PART). | |||||
| Diurni (Butterflies). | |||||
| 1. Danaidæ | — | — | — | — | All warm regions, and to Canada |
| 2. Satyridæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 3. Elymniidæ | — | Oriental, Ethiopian | |||
| 4. Morphidæ | — | — | Oriental, Neotropical | ||
| 6. Acræidæ | — | — | All tropical regions | ||
| 8. Nymphalidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 9. Libytheidæ | — | All the other regions | |||
| 10. Nemeobeidæ | — | All other regions but Nearctic | |||
| 13. Lycænidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 14. Pieridæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 15. Papilionidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 16. Hesperidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| Sphingidea. | |||||
| 17. Zygænidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 18. Castniidæ | — | — | — | — | Neotropical |
| 19. Agaristidæ | — | — | — | — | Oriental, Ethiopian |
| 20. Uraniidæ | — | — | — | — | All tropical regions |
| 23. Sphingidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
TABLE II.
GENERA OF TERRESTRIAL MAMMALIA AND BIRDS INHABITING THE AUSTRALIAN REGION.
Explanation.