CHAP, xviii.] BIRDS. 287 



16911695 1696) Pytelia (24 sp.), Tropical and South Africa; (i6«*) 

 Hypargos (2 sp.), Mozambique and Madagascar ; (^^^^) EmUcma 

 (1 sp.), North-west Australia Q^^^ ^^^^ - \m^ Amadina (15 sp.), 

 Tropical and South Africa, Moluccas to Australia and the Samoa 

 Islands ; Q-'^'^'^ '^'^^^ ^^^*') Spermestes (8 sp.). Tropical Africa and Mada- 

 gascar ; (^^"^) Amauresthes (1 sp.). East and West Africa ; (^^^^ 

 1707 - 1709 1711) Munia (30 sp.), Oriental region to Timor and 

 New Guinea; (i^^*) I)onacola(3 sp.), Australia; (i^^s i706) PoephUa 

 (6 sp.), Australia ; (^''^^ ~ ^^2^) Erythrura (7 sp.), Sumatra to 

 Java, Moluccas, Timor, New Guinea, and Fiji Islands; Q'^^'^) 

 Hypochera (3 sp.), Tropical and South Africa. 



Family 35.— STUKNID^. (29 Genera, 124 Species.) 

 General Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 Sub-regions. 



Nearctic 

 Sob-regions. 



Pal.earctic 



Sub-regions. 



Ethiopian I Oriental 

 Sub-regions. Sub-rigions. 



Australian 

 Sub-regions. 



1.2. 3. 4 1.2. 3. 41. 2. 3. 4- 1-3.4 



The Sturnidse, or Starlings, are a highly characteristic Old- 

 World group, extending to every part of the great Eastern con- 

 tinent and its islands, and over the Pacific Ocean to the Samoa 

 Islands and New Zealand, yet wholly absent from the mainland 

 of Australia. The family appears to be tolerably well-defined, 

 and the following genera are generally considered to belong to it : 

 (1558 1559 1562) E^lobcs (13 sp.), the Oriental region to South-west 

 China, Hainan, and Java, — and Flores, New Guinea and the Solo- 

 mon Islands in the Australian region ; Ampeliceps (1 sp.), Tenas- 

 serim, Burmah, and Cochin China; Gymnops (1 sp.), Philippine 

 Islands; Basilornis (2 sp.), Celebes and Ceram; Pastor (1 sp.), 

 South-east Europe to India, Ceylon, and Burmah ; Acridotheres 

 (7 sp.), the whole Oriental region and Celebes ; (^^^^ '^^^) Sturnia 

 (12 sp.), the whole Oriental region. North China, Japan, and 

 Siberia, Celebes ; Dilophus (1 sp.) South Africa ; Sturnus (6 sp.), 

 Palsearctic region, to India and South China in winter ; Sturno- 

 pastor (4 sp.), India to Burmah and East Java ; Creadion (2 sp.) 

 New Zealand ; Heterolocha (1 sp.), New Zealand ; Q^'^^) Calloeas 



