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GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. 



[r.VRT IV- 



(5 sp.), Patagonia to Greenland ; Urojjsila (1 sp.), Mexico ; Do- 

 nacohius (2 sp.), Tropical America ; Campylorhynchus (18 sp.), 

 Brazil, and Bolivia to Mexico and the Gila valley ; Cyphorhimis 

 (5 sp.), Equatorial South America to Costa Rica ; Microcercultis 

 (5 sp.), Brazil and Peru to Mexico ; Hcnicorhina (2 sp.), Peru 

 and Guiana to Costa Rica; Salpindes (1 sp.), High Plains of 

 Rocky ]\Iountains ; Catherpcs (1 sp.), Mexico and Rio Grande ; 

 Cinnicerthia (2 sp.), • Ecuador and Columbia. ("^^) Sijlvietta 

 (2 sp.). Tropical and South Africa, — is placed in this family by 

 Mr. Tristram. 



Family 7.— CHAM^ID^. (1 Genus, 1 Species). 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 sub-beqions. 



Nearctic 

 sub-reoions. 



PaLvEARCTIC 

 SUB-HEGI0N8. 



1 — 



Ethiopian 

 sub-reoions. 



Orikntal 

 sub-hboions. 



Australian 



SUB-Bli:OIONS. 



The bird which forms the genus Chamcea inhabits California ; 

 and though allied to the wrens it has certain peculiarities of struc- 

 ture which, in the opinion of many ornithologists, require that 

 it should be placed in a distinct family. 



Family 8.— CERTHIID^E. (6 Genera, 18 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical Nearctic Pal.«arctic Ethiopian | Oriental Australian 

 sub-reoions. sub-beoions. sub-ueqions. sub-reqionu. 8ub-re(]i0ns. sub-reoionb. 



3 — 1.2. 3.4- 



3 .4 



1.2 



The Certhiidae, or Creepers, form a small family whose species 

 are thinly scattered over North America from Mexico, the Palse- 

 arctic region, parts of the Oriental region, and Australia, where 

 they are somewhat more abundant. The distribution of the 

 genera is as follows : 



Certhia (6 sp.), Nearctic and Palsearctic regions, Nepal, and Sik- 

 him; /Sia//?or« is (1 sp.), Central India; Tichodroma (1 sp.). South 



