Physical geography. By Mary Somerville ...

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CHAPTER XXIV.
Vegetation of the Great Continent- Of the Arctic Islands -And of the
Arctic and North Temperate Regions of Europe and Asia............. 333
CHAPTER XXV.
Flora of Tropical Asia-Of the Indian Archipelago, India, and Arabia..................................................................................... 344
CHAPTER XXVI.
African Flora - Flora of Australia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, and of
Polynesia........................................ 353
CHAPTER XXVII.
American Vegetation —Flora of North, Central, and South AmericaAntarctic Flora-Origin and Distribution of the Cerealia Ages of
Trees- Marine Vegetation..........................,....,,,.......... 363
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Distribution of Insects - Geographical Distribution of Animals......... 386
CHAPTER XXIX.
Distribution of Marine Animals in general - Fishes - the Marine Mammalia —Phocwe, Dolphins, and Whales.......................................... 403
CHAPTER XXX.
Distribution of Reptiles-Frogs and Toads —Snakes, Saurians, and
Tortoises........................................................................... 417
CHAPTER XXXI.
Distribution of Birds in the Arctic Regions —In Europe, Asia, Africa,
America, and the Antarctic Pegions........................................ 427
CHAPTER XXXII.
Distribution of Mammalia..................................................... 446
CHAPTER XXXIII.
The Distribution, Condition, and future Prospects of the Human Race... 470
APPENDIX.
Table of Heights above the Sea of some Remarkable Points of the
Globe.................................................................................. 509
GLOSSARY.................................................................. 521
iDEx................................................................................ e555