TROPICAL AMERICA. PECULIAR GENERA. 



Monkeys. 

 Atel '8 Geoff. 

 Lagothrix Humb. 

 Mycetes /#. 

 Cebus Cuv. 

 Callithrix III. 

 Aotus ///. 

 Pithecia III. 

 Hapale 111. 



Bats. 



Phyllostoma Cuv. 

 Vampyrus Spix. 

 Glossophaga Geoff. 

 Artibius Leach. 

 Monophyllus Leach, 

 Mormoops Leach. 

 Thyroptera Spix. 

 Noctilio Geoff. \ 

 Proboscidea Spix. 

 Molossus Geoff. 



Ursus L. 

 Procyon Cuv. 

 Nasua Desm. 

 Cercoleptes Desm. 

 MeleS L. 

 Gulo L. 



Didelphus L. 

 Cheironectes Cuv. 

 Castor L. 

 Echymys Cuv. 

 Myopolomus Desm. 

 Arctomys Cuv, 

 Spermophilus Cuv. 

 Pteromys Cuv. 

 Spigurus Cuv. 

 Erethizon Cuv, 

 Hydrochoerus Ex. 

 Aperea Marcg. 

 Dasyprocta III. 

 Coelogenus Gun. 

 Bradypus L. 

 Dasypus L. 

 Myrmecophaga L. 

 Dicotyles Cuv. 

 Tapirus III. 

 Ancbenia III. 



Antelopes. 

 Alee Ham. Smith. 

 Rangifer Ham. Smith. 

 Elaplms Ham. Smith. 

 Mazama Ham. Smith. 

 Subulo Ham. Smith. 

 Dicranocerus Ham. Smith. 

 Aplocerus Ham. Smith. 



(126.) The American genera and families of birds 

 are particularly numerous ; and in several instances are 

 restricted to the New World. Where, therefore, a 

 family group is strictly and exclusively American, the 

 genera and subgenera it contains will not be enume- 

 rated. Those marked (s.) are subgenera. 



Rapacious Birds. 

 VulturL. Vulture. ; 



Polyborus Vieil. Caracara. (s.) 

 Harpyia Cuv. Eagle, (s.) 

 Morphnus Cuv. Eagle, (s.) 

 Cymindis Cuv. Kite, (s.) 

 Falco (Harpagus) Vigors. 

 Elanus Sav. Kite, (s.) 



Perching Birds. (Fissirostres.) 

 Prionites HI. Motmot. 

 Trogon L. Trogon. 

 Galbula L. Jacamar. 

 Monassa Vieil. Hermit-bird, (s.) 

 Tamatia Marcg. Puffbird. 

 Chaitura Stev, Spinetail. 



: Tenuirostres.\ 



Trochilidae Sw. Humming-Birds. 

 Nectarinea III. Flower-sucker. 



Climbing Birds. Scansores.} 

 Dendrocolaptes III. Creeper. 

 Xiphorhynchus Sw. Creeper, (s.). 

 Dendroplex Sw. Creeper, (s.) 

 Anabates Tern. Creeper. 

 Synallaxis Vieil. Thorntail. 

 Zenops III. Turnbill. 

 Sittasomus Sw. Creeper, (s.) , 

 Lochmias Sw. Creeper, (s.) 

 Sclerurus Sw. Creeper, (s.) 

 Troglodytes (Thriothorus Vieil.} 

 Oxyrhynchus Tern. Sharpbill. 



