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isolated that it is very difficult to classify them, and they 

 remain to this day a puzzle to ornithologists. In order to 

 exhibit clearly the striking characteristics of the bird-fauna of 

 this island, we shall first give a list of all the peculiar genera ; 

 another, of the genera of which the species only are peculiar ; 

 and, lastly, a list of the species which Madagascar possesses 

 in common with the African continent. 



Genera op Birds peculiar to Madagascar, or found elsewhere 

 only in the mascarene islands. 



