Introduction: Geographical Distribution. ^^^ 



The Honey-sucker, My::(u belongs to the purely Australasian family of the 

 Meliphagiilae, a family which cannot, however, be sharply distinguished from the 

 Nectariniidae of the Ethiopian, Oriental and Australian Regions. The nearest 

 affinities of Myza are doubtful (p. 483 of text). 



The Bulbul, Malia, appears to belong to Gates' Crateropodinae, a subfamily 

 of the Timeliidae. The geographical limits of the group have not been defined, 

 but it is very strongly represented in the Oriental Region and very sparingly 

 in Papuasia. The nearest affinities of Malia are uncertain (p. 501 of text). 



Caiaponera, a Babbler, is related to genera of the Oriental Region (p. 5(J4 

 of text). 



Enodes, an aberrant Starling, is seme what intermediate between the Indo- 

 Australian Calornis and the Oriental Acridotheres (p. 565 of text). 



Platen's Rail, Aramidopsis, is most closely allied to Aramides of South 

 America (p. 691 of text). 



The remaining three genera are what we have termed III. Class and are 

 not of higher taxonomic value than 10 strongly characterized species They are: 



SpUospizias Charitorm's Gazzola. 



The ten species estimated to be of equal value with III. Class genera are: 



1. Microstictus fulvus {Q.G.) or tvallacei (T-w.) 6. Melilestes celehensis M. & Wg. 



2. Hierococci/x crassirostris (Tweedd.) 7. Carpophaga poecUorrhoa Brllgg. 



3. Cranorrhiims cassidix (Temm.) 8. Phlogoenus tristigmata Bp. 



4. MonachalcgonmonachusiB]^.), or princepsJi. 9. Gymnocrex rosenbergi (Schl.) 



5. Pachycephala honensis M. & Wg. 10. Amaurornis isabellma (Schl.) 



The above ten, equal to III. Class genera, we propose to term I. Class 

 species. Their differences from their nearest allies (not counting local forms of 

 them in the Celebesian area itself) are about as great as those between Corvus 

 monedula L. and Corvus corone L. , or Buteo vulgaris Leach and Aqiiila 

 chrysaetus (L.). 



Then follow 22 II. Class species, differing as markedly from their nearest 

 allies outside Celebes as, for instance, Turdus musicus L. from Turdiis mei-ula L. 

 They are: 



1. Astiir griseiceps Schl. 9. Phoenkophaes calorhynchus Temm. 



2. Accipiter rhodogaster iSchl.) 10. Coracias temmincki (Vieill) 



3. Trichoglossus ornatus (L.) 11. Hypothymis puella (Wall.) 



4. — ineyeri (Tweedd.) 12. Graucalus hkolor (Temm.) 



5. Prioniturus platurus (Vieill.) 13. — temmincki (S. MilU.) 



6. Loriculus exilis Schl. 14. Dicaeum nehrkorni W. Bias. 



7. _ stigmatus (Miill. Schl.) 15. Acmonorhynchus aureolimhatus (Wall.) 



8. lyngipicus temmincki Malh.) 16. Zosterops squamiceps (Hart.) 



Meyer & Wi gl e? worth, Birds of Celebes (May lith, 189S). '5 



