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    1854年至1862年，华莱士前往马来群岛（现马来西亚与印度尼西亚）考察。由于在分隔巴厘岛和龙目岛的龙目海峡发现完全不同的两类动物相，他提出了生物地理学境界线的理论，也就是如今所说的华莱士线。他在马来群岛共收集了超过12万件标本，包括超过1000个新发现的品种，例如著名的鼯鼠。1869年，《马来群岛》一书出版，这本图文并茂，生动丰富的著作是19世纪西方科考记录的名作。

    阿尔弗雷德·华莱士（1823—1913），英国博物学家、探险家、地理学家与生物学家。

  I.PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
INDO-MALAY ISLANDS
  II.SINGAPORE
  III.MALACCA AND MOUNT OPHIR
  IV.BORNEO-THE ORANG-UTAN
  V.BORNEO-JOURNEY IN THE INTERIOR
  VI.BORNEO-THE DYAKS
  VII.JAVA
  VIII.SUMATRA
  IX.NATURAL HISTORY OF THE INDO-MALAY ISLANDS
THE TIMOR GROUP
  X.BALI AMD LOMBOCK
  XI.LOMBOCK-MANNERS AND CUSTOMS
  XII.LOMBOCK-HOw THE RAJAH TOOK THE CEN8U8
  XIII.TIMOR
  XIV.NATURAL HISTORY OF THE TIMOR GROUP
THE CELEBES GROUP
  XV.CELEBES-MACASSAR
  XVI.CELEBES-MACASSAR
  XVII.CELEBES-MENADO
  XVIII.NATURAL HISTORY OF CELEBES
THE MOLUCCAS
  XIX.BANDA
  XX.AMBOYNA
  XXI.TERNATE
  XXII.GILoLo
  XXIII.VOYAGE TO THE KAIOA ISLANDS AND BATCHIAN
  XXIV.BATCHLAN
  XXV.CERAM,GORAM, AND THE MATABELLO ISLANDS
  XXVI.BoURU
  XXVII.THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MOLUCCAS
THE PAPUAN GROUP
  XXVIII.MACASAR TO THE ARU ISLANDS IN A NATIVE PRAU
  XXIX.THE K& ISLANDS
  XXX.THE ARU ISLANDS-RESIDENCE IN DOBBO
  XXXI.THE ARU ISLANDS-JOURNEY AND RESIDENCE IN THE INT
  RIOR
  XXXII.THE ARU ISLANDS-SECOND RESIDENCE IN DOBBO
  XXXIII.THE ARU ISLANDS-PHYSICAL GEOGRAPIHY AND ASFIECIS OR
  NATURE
  XXXIV.NEW GUINEA-DOREY
  XXXV.VOYAGE FROM CERAM TO WAIGIOU
  XXXVI.WAIGIOU
  XXXVII.VOYAGE FROM WAIGIOU TO TERNATE
  XXXVIII.THE BIRDS OF PARADISE
  XXXIX.NATURAL HISTORY OF THE PAPUAN ISLANDS
  XL.THE RACES OF MAN IN THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO
APPENDIX ON CRANIA AND LANGUAGES
INDEX