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GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. 



[part IV. 



Family 101.— CHIONIDID.E. (1 Genus, 2 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical i Neahctic i Pal.«akijtic i Ethiopian i Oriental 



SUB-BEOIOMS. SUB-REOIONS. SUB-HEOIONS. SUB-REOIONS. SUB-aEOIONS. 



AUSTKALIAN 

 SUB-REOIOMS. 



The Sheath-bills, Chionis (2 sp.), are curious white birds, whose 

 thick bill has a horny sheath at the base. Their nearest ally is 

 Hcematopiis, a genus of Charadriidffi. These birds are confined 

 to the Antarctic Islands, especially the Falkland Islands, the 



Crozets and Kerguelen's Land. 



Family 102.— THINOCOTJID^. (2 Genera, 6 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



The Thinocoridse, or Quail-snipes, are small birds, confined to 

 Temperate South America. They have much the appearance of 

 Quails but are more nearly allied to Plovers. The two genera 

 are : — 



AttcKjis (4 sp.), Falkland Islands, Straits of Magellan, Chili, 

 Bolivia, and the High Andes of Peru and Ecuador ; Thinocorus 

 (2 sp.). La Wata, Chili, and Peru. (Plate XVI. Vol. II. p. 40.) 



Family 103.— PAPtRID^. (2 Genera, 11 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical Nearctic PaL/Earctic Ethiopian Oriental Australian 



Sub-regions Sub-regions. Sub-kegions. Sub-reoions. Sub-keoions. Sub-regions 



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