Characteristic Animals of Madagascar Characteristic Animals of Madagascar. 1 proof print on card with handwritten labels stuck above and below the print. The title "Characteristic Animals of Madagascar" is given above and below is written "River Hogs, Aye-aye, Great-billed Starling and Madagascar Shrike." The scene depicts the listed animals in a mountainous, forested area with trees to the right. In the bottom left f/g are 2 River Hogs grazing on the ground near water. On the right in a tree hollow an Aye-aye is curled up.On a tree branch above is a Madagascar Shrike and above the Shrike is a Great-billed Starling. At the top right hand corner a Leptosoma discolor is sitting on the top branch. There are many trees and plants, including orchids. This illustration is Plate VI in vol 1 of The Geographical Distribution of Animals by A R Wallace, on page 278, published 1876. Illustrations by Johann Zwecker. Notes: 16 x 10 cm. Place: Madagascar Subject: Zoology, Evolution, Distribution, Mammals, Birds 1876