INTRODUCTION, 
Geographical Distribution of the Famiiies or Brrps represented in Mexico and 
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Turdidee oo... eee PS * 
Cinclidzs ...............ceeee. 2 Tie) x 
Sylviida........... eee. «fx f | w]e (ele) e 
Parida@ ....... cc cceeeeeeceees ePe .. % 
Sittida 0... eee, ot eee veelee 
Certhiide ................0.... ape. jth... 
Troglodytide ............... ape *) e HLH] * 
Motacillide .................. x |e... % wee 
Mniotiltide ........ efx x *) x * 
Vireonida ................ eee ape *) % xl a) * 
Laniida ............ eee Pa ee ee ee 
Ampelidee ...............ce ee. rr 
Hirundinidee.................. wpe H) He) OK) Kk 
Coerebidae ...............:0006 oe oe oe cee ee 
Tanagride .............000.0. Ps oe ee 
Fringillidee ...............44. * «| Ho bo fo ok 
Tcteridae  .......ecceeeeeeee eee KP LH kK Ok 
Corvide  ........ cece eee ape eR eK 
Alaudida ............:c00c08: Ps ae ee 
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Oxyrhamphide ............ 5 eee rr 
Tyrannidee..........c.ceeeee ee x[e # x x haba 
Pipridee ...........e cece cece oe oe oe 
Cotingida ...............ceeee * a H  % OK 
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Dendrocolaptids ............ Ae ee % | % OK [k 
Formicariide ..............-f... * | HO ¥) # | #) KL 
Pteroptochide? ..........00 pe Dee leee |e 
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Trochilidae................-05 ape HH Le OK LK 
Cypselidae ..........:eeeeee ees * Pe a 2 oe 
Caprimulgidie ............0-. oe 
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Picidee ... cee eee cece ee eeeeeeees re ee ee 
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Momotider .........eseeereceees eS ee ee 
Alcedinidae........cseeseeeeeees ade ele) oR | el K LK 
Trogonidee eee eee * Ex * |e * %* | OK | OK 
Galbulida ............:eeee eee wee OK ok 
Bucconid@..........eseeeeeeees ec 
Cuculidx .. .......-sseeeeeees sd lial % | | OK 
Capitonidae ........seeseeeee feed. lactose [ok | ok 
Rhamphastid ........-.-++- oe a oe ee 
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Psittacide ......... eee eeeeeee ele « 4 % | * OK) * 
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SrRIGES. 
Strigidae  .......e eee eee Pe rr a 
ASIONId2@ ... eee eee e ee eee eee ale # % OK) 
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«|...] Europe, Asia, N. Africa. 
x] x} Generally distributed. 
...| Europe, Asia, Africa. 
... Generally distributed. 
wo... Generally distributed. 
«| «] Europe, Asia. 
«|... Generally distributed. 
«| «| Absent. 
«| *} Absent. 
..[...] Generally distributed. 
.....«{ Generally distributed. 
«*{*] Generally distributed. 
«| «| Absent. 
x 1x4 Absent. 
x | «| Generally distributed. 
* |x| Absent. 
«|... Generally distributed. 
x{...] Generally distributed. 
x |... Absent. 
«| x] Absent. 
x«{...] Absent. 
«|...J Absent. 
x {...] Absent. 
xf... Absent. 
«|... Absent. 
«| «| Absent. 
«|x| Generally distributed. 
«|| Generally distributed. 
«| «{Hurope, Asia, Africa, 
x]... Absent. 
x |x] Generally distributed. 
x] «| Tropical Asia and Africa. 
«|... Absent. 
x|...]/ Absent. 
x |x] Generally distributed. 
x|...J Tropical Africa and Asia. 
x|...J Absent. 
x|...] Tropical Asia, Africa, Australia. 
x | «| Generally distributed. 
x] «| Generally distributed. 
General Remarks. 
Peculiar to Tropical America. 
One genus only (Ceryle, with very 
Peculiar to Central and 8S. America. 
Peculiar to Central and S. America. 
Peculiar to Central and S. America. 
In the tropics in the vicinity of mountain-streams. 
Not represented in 8. America. 
Not south of Mexico: in Mexico on the mountains only. 
Not represented in S. America. 
Peculiar to America. 
Peculiar to America. 
Peculiar to America. 
In S. America in the Andes of Colombia only. 
Peculiar to Tropical America. 
Peculiar to America: N.-American species migratory. 
Peculiar to Tropical America. 
Almost peculiar to Centr.and S. America, one species only 
(Hadrostomus aglaie) reaching north of Mexico. 
Peculiar to Tropical America. 
Peculiar to Central and 8. America. 
Peculiar to Central and S. America (Scytalopus). 
Peculiar to America. 
Temperate and tropical regions generally. 
Peculiar to Central and S. America, 
Only one species found north of Mexico. 
Extending to the Galapago Is. 
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Peculiar to America, many species wintering in Mexico, 
Peculiar to America. 
Not represented in 8. America. 
Absent from Madagascar, the Moluccas, Australia, &c. 
few species) in America. | 
indicates that one or more species were subsequently sent us from these districts. 
fully referred to this family : it appears, however, from recent investigations, 
to be a purely Oscinine form. 
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