CHAP, XIII. ] THE AUSTRALIAN REGION. 451 
ing to 34 genera. Of this latter number, 16, or nearly half, are 
peculiar; and there are also 5 peculiar genera of waders and 
aquatic birds, making 21 in all. Of the remaining genera of 
land-birds, four are cosmopolite or of very wide range, while the 
remainder are characteristic of the Australian region. The 
following is a list of the Australian genera found in New 
Zealand : Spheneeacus, Gerygone, Orthonyx (Sylviide); Graucalus 
(Campephagide) ; Rhipidura (Muscicapide) ; Anthochera (Meli- 
phagide) ; Zosterops (Diceide); Cyanoramphus (Platycercide) ; 
Carpophaga (Columbide); Hieracidea (Falconide) ;. Tribonya 
(Rallidz). Besides these there are several genera of wide 
range, as follows:—Anthus (Motacillide); AHirundo (Hirun- 
dinidze) ; Chrysococcyx, Hudynamis (Cuculide) ; Halcyon (Alce- 
dinide); Cotwrniz (Tetraonidee); Circus (Falconide) ; Athene 
(Strigidee). 
Most of the above genera are represented by peculiar New 
Zealand species, but in several cases the species are identical 
with those of Australia, as in the following: Anthochera carun- 
culata, Zosterops lateralis, Hirundo nigricans, and Chrysococeyx 
lucidus ; also one—Kudynamis taitensis—which is Polynesian. 
We now come to the genera peculiar to New Zealand, which 
are of especial interest : 
List oF GENERA OF Birps PrcuLiaArR To New ZEALAND, 
No. of 
Family and Genus. Species. Remarks. 
SyYLvVuDz. 
1. Myiomoira... ove 3 Alliedto Petroica,an Australian genus 
2. Miro ... ae Ae 2 Pa af F A: 
TIMALIID (?) 
3. Turnagra das Me 2 Of doubtful affinities. 
SITTIDA. 
* 4. Xenicus 8 Of doubtful affinities. 
5. Acanthisitta 1 Of doubtful affinities. 
PaARID. 
6. Certhiparus. ... -» @& Of doubtful affinities. 
MELIPHAGIDE. 
7. Prosthemadera da 1 Peculiar genera of honeysuckers, a 
8. Pogonornis family which is confined to the 
9. Anthornis Australian Region. 
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