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Mapl.— Palrearctic Region — a, Arctic sub-region ; h, Siberian Province of 

 Eurasian sub-region ; c, Manchurian sub-region. 



II. — a, Breeding ground of Si\ovf-¥i\\c\\ [Plcctvophcnax) ; h, nesting ground 

 of several species of Australian migratory birds ; c, tundra and 

 pine forest boundary ; d, most northerly nesting ground of 

 Australian Swift [Cypseliis pacificus) ; c, mountain chain alter- 

 ing two faunas ; /, meeting ground of Pal;earctic Australian 

 forms, Loxia and Megapode ; g, Wallace's Line, dividing faunas ; 

 h, isolated genus of Coot {Tribonyx). 



III. — Approximate breeding grounds of — -a. Curlew (X uiiiiiilii'i ivnihipiis), 

 N. to 57 °, W. to 105 ° ; b, Whimbrel (A^. phuopii^ r.ii /, -,f/»s). N. 

 to 69°, W. to 105°"; r, Little Whimbrel (.V. niiiiiiln^), Middle 

 Lena and lower Yana Rivers. 



IV. — Breeding grounds of — a, a, Little Stint [Pisobia ntfiicnllis) ; b. Mon- 

 golian Dottrel {Ockthodromus mon^olicus) ; c, Oriental Pratincole 

 (Glayeola orientalis) ; a, b, c winter in Australia. 



V. — ^Migration routes, approximate, of — a, Australian Snipe (Gallinago 

 austratis) , b, Eastern Snipe (G. mcgala), European Snipe (G. 



i^dlliuago). 



VI. — Triiiga snbmiinita, Middendorf Stint — a, breeding ground ; b, winter 

 ground. 



VII. — Breeding ground (June) of — a, Cypscliis pacificus (White-rumped 

 Swift), //////, ChcBtura caudacuta (Spine-tail Swift), ::::::; 

 b, winter ground of a, breeding ground of c ; r, winter quarters 

 (June) of Chalcococcyx and Cacomantis (Cuckoos). 



VIII. — Range of migration of — a, Motacilla alba ocularis, a to a' (Siberian 

 White Wagtail); b, Anthits richardi, b In b' (Richards Pijiit), 

 Motacilla flava iaivaiia, b — a' (Siberian Yellow Wagtail). 



IX. — Interrupted distribution — a, Blue Magpie (Cyanopica), a, C. cooki, 

 a" C. cyana ; b, Scrul)-Bird, // Atricliia clamosa, b" A. riifesccns. 



X. — Distribution of Siberian Blue-throat (Cyaneciila siiecica siiccica) — 

 a, breeding quarters ; b, winter quarters. 



XL — Distribution of Plovers — a, Esacus magnirostris ; b, QT. recitrvirostris. 



XII. — Indicating distribution of Kingfishers — a, Dacelo ccrvina ; b, D. 

 leachi ; c, D. gigas ; d, Halcyon coromandis ; e, Alcedo ispida 

 (over the region, also d) ; F, stronghold of Kingfishers. 



