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GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. 



[PART iv. 



FAMILY 101. CHIONIDIDJE. fl Genus, 2 Species.) 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION. 



NEOTROPICAL 

 SUB-REGIONS. 



NEABCTIC 

 SUB-REGIONS. 



PAL^E ARCTIC 

 SUB-KEGIONS. 



ETHIOPIAN 



SUB-REGIONS. 



ORIENTAL 

 SUB-REGIONS. 



AUSTRALIAN 

 SUB-REGIONS* 



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

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

 Hcematopus, a genus of Charadriidse. These birds are confined 

 to the Antarctic Islands, especially the Falkland Islands, the 

 Crozets,and Kerguelen's Land. 



FAMILY 102. THINOCORID^. (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 : 



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

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

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



FAMILY 103. PARRID^E. (2 Genera, 11 Species.) 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION. 



