CHAP. XIII. ] THE AUSTRALIAN REGION. 411 
This Papuan fauna is so interésting and remarkable, that it 
seems advisable to give lists of these several classes of generic 
types. 
I. Genera occurring in the Papuan Islands which are charac- 
teristic of the Australian region (89). Those marked with an 
asterisk are exclusively Papuan. 
Sylviide... Malurus, Gerygone, meres Orthonyz. 
Certhiide Climacteris, 
Sittide ... Sittella. 
Oriolide ... ... Mimeta. 
Campephagide ... Graucalus, Lalage. 
Dicruride ... *Chetorhynchus. 
Muscicapidee *Peltops, Monarcha, *Leucophantes, Micreca, 
Sisura, Myiagra, *Macherirhynchus, Rhi- 
prdura, *Todopsis. 
Bee apna, Pachycephala. 
Lanide . -- “*Rectes. 
Corvide .. Cracticus, *Gymnocorvus. 
Paradiseidze *Par adisea, *Manucodia, * A strapia, *Parotia, 
*Lophorina, *Diphyllodes, * Xanthomelus, 
*Cicinnurus, *Paradigalla, *Epimachus, 
* Drepanornis, *Seleucides, Ptilorhis, Mlure- 
dus, * Amblyornis. 
Meliphagide Myzomela, Entomophila, Glicyphila, Ptilotis, 
* Melidectes, *Melipotes, *Melirrhophetes, 
Anthochera, Philemon, *Euthyrhynchus, 
Melithreptes. 
Nectariniide Chalcostetha, *Cosmetira. 
Artamide Artamus. 
Piitide ... * Melamputta. 
Cuculide *Oaliechthrus. 
Alcedinidee Alcyone, *Syma, Dacelo, *Tanysiptera, 
* Melidora. 
Podargidee Podargus, A’ gotheles. 
Caprimulgide Eurostopodus. 
Cacatuidee Cacatua, *Microglossus, Licmetis, * Nasiterna. 
Platycercide ... Aprosmictus 
Paleornithide ... Tanygnathus, Eclectus, Geoffroyus, *Cyclopsitta. 
Trichoglosside ... 
Trichoglossus, *Charmosyna, Hos, Lorius. 
Nestoridz * Dasyptilus. 
Columbidee Ptilopus, Carpophaga, Ianthenas, Reinward- 
tenas, *Trugon, *Henicophaps, Phlogenas, 
*Otidiphaps, *Goura. 
Megapodiide Talegallus, Megapodius. 
Falconidee * Henicopernis. 
Casuariidee Casuarius. 
The chief points of interest here are the richness and speciali- 
zation of the parrots, pigeons, and kingfishers; the wonderful para- 
dise-birds; the honeysuckers ; and some remarkable flycatchers. 
