CHAPTER XX

ANOMALOUS ISLANDS: CELEBES

Anomalous Relations of Celebes--Physical Features of the Island--Zoological

Character of the Islands Around Celebes--The Malayan and Australian

Banks--Zoology of Celebes: Mammalia--Probable Derivation of the Mammals of

Celebes--Birds of Celebes--Bird-types Peculiar to Celebes--Celebes not

Strictly a Continental Island--Peculiarities of the Insects of

Celebes--Himalayan Types of Birds and Butterflies in Celebes--Peculiarities

of Shape and Colour of Celebesian Butterflies--Concluding Remarks--Appendix

on the Birds of Celebes

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