338 ZOOLOGICAL GEOGRAPHY. [part hi. 



of Timaliidse ; Eupetes, a most remarkable form, perhaps allied 

 to Enicurus, and Cinclus ; Rhabclomis (Certhiidae) found only in 

 the Philippines; Psaltria, a diminutive bird of doubtful affinities, 

 provisionally classed among the tits(Paridae); form's (Pycnono- 

 tidse) ; Lalagc (Campephagidse) extending eastward to the Pacific 

 Islands ; Pycnosphrys, Philcntoma (Muscicapidae) ; Lanicllus, 

 a beautiful bird doubtfully classed with the shrikes (Laniidse) ; 

 Platylophus and Pityriasis, the latter a most anomalous form — 

 perhaps a distinct family, at present classed with the jays, in 

 Corvidse ; Prionochihis, a curious form classed with Dicseidse ; 

 Eryihrura (Ploceidse), extending eastwards to the Fiji Islands ; 

 Oymnops, Calornis, (Sturnidse); Eurylcemus, Corydon, and Calyp- 

 tomena (Eurylcemidse) ; Eucichla, the longest tailed and most 

 elegantly marked of the Pittidee ; Rdnwardtipicus and Miglyptes 

 (Picidse) ; Psilopogon and Calorhamphus, (Megalaemida?) ; Rhino- 

 coccyx, Dasylophus, Lepidogrammus, Cdrpococcyx, Zanclostomus, 

 Poliococcyx, Phinortha, (Cuculidse) ; Berenicornis, Caldo, Cranor- 

 hinas, Pcnclopidcs, Rhinopldx, (Bucerotidre) ; Psittinus, (Psitta- 

 cidae) ; Ptilopus, Phapitreron, (Columbidae) ; Rollulus, (Trero- 

 nidre) ; Machccrhamphus, (Falconida?). Many of these genera are 

 abundant and wide-spread, while some of the most characteristic 

 Himalayan genera, such as Larvivora, Garrulax, Hypsipetes, 

 Pomatorhinus, and Dcndrocitta, are here represented by only 

 a few species. 



Among the groups that are characteristic of the Malayan 

 sub-region, the Timaliidse and Pycnonotida? stand pre-eminent; the 

 former represented chiefly by the genera Timalia, Malacopteron, 

 Macronus, and Trichastoma, the latter by Criniger, Microscelis, 

 and many forms of Pycnonotus. The Muscicapidse, Dicruridse, 

 Campephagidffi, Ploceidse, and Nectariniidse are also well 

 developed ; as well as the Pittidse, and the Euryleemidae, the 

 limited number of species of the latter being compensated by 

 a tolerable abundance of individuals. Among the Picarioe are 

 many conspicuous groups ; as, woodpeckers (Picidae) ; barbets 

 (Megalaemidse) ; trogons (Trogonidse) ; kingfishers (Alcedinida3) ; 

 and hornbills (Bucerotidpe) ; five families which are perhaps the 

 most conspicuous in the whole fauna. Lastly come the pigeons 



