.CHAP. XIII.] 



THE AUSTRALIAN REGION. 



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This Papuan fauna is so interesting and remarkable, that it 

 seems advisable to give lists of these several classes of generic 

 types. 



I. Genera occurring in the Papuan Islands which are charac- 

 teristic of the Australian region (89). Those marked with an 

 asterisk are exclusively Papuan. 



Sylviidae... 



Certhiidae 



Sittidse ... 



Oriolidae . . . 



Campephagidae 



Dicruridae 



Mudcicapidse 



Pachycephalidae. 

 Laniidae ... 

 Corvidae ... 

 Paradiseidae 



Meliphagidse 



Nectariniidae 

 Artamidae 

 Pittidae ... 

 Cuculidae 

 Alcedinidae 



Podargidae 



Caprimulgidae 



Cacatuidae 



Platycercidae 



Palseornithidae 



Trichoglossidae 



Nestoridae 



Columbidae 



Megapodiidae 



Falconidae 



Casuariidae 



Malurus, Gerygone, Petroica, Orthonyx. 



Climactcris. 



Sittella. 



Mimeta. 



Graucalus, Lalage. 



*Chcvtorhyuchus. 



*Peltops, Monarcha, *Leucophantes, Micrmca, 



Sisura, Myiagra, *Mach(erirhynchus, Bhi- 



pidura, *Todopsis. 

 Pachycephala. 

 *Rectes. 



Cracticus, *Gymnocorvtis. 

 *Paradisea, *Manucodia, *Astrapia, *Parotia, 



*Lophorina, *Diphyllodes, *Xanthomelus, 



*Cicinnurus, *Paradigalla, *Epimachus, 



*l)repanomis, *Seleucides, Ptilorlds,JEluroz- 



dus, *Amblyornis. 

 Myzomela, Entomophila. Glicyphila, Ptilotis, 



*Melidectes, *Melipotes, *Melirrhophetes, 



Anthochcera, Philemon, *Euthyrhynchus, 



Melithreptes. 

 Chalcostetha, *Cosmetira. 

 Artamus. 

 *Mclampitta. 

 *Caliechthrus. 

 Alcyone, *Syma, Dacelo, *Tanysiptera, 



*Melidora. 

 Podargus, ^Egotheles. 

 Eurostopodus. 



Cacatua, *Microglossus, Licmetis, *Nasiterna. 

 Aprosmictus 



Tanygnathus, Eclectus, Geoffroyus, *Cyclopsitta. 

 Trichoglossus, *Charmosyna, Eos, Lorius. 

 *Dasyptilus. 

 Ptilopus, Carpophaga, Ianthoenas, Reinward- 



tcenas, *Trugon, *Henicophaps, Phlogoenas, 



*Otidiphaps, *Goura. 

 Talegallus, Megapodius. 

 * Henicopernis. 

 Casuarius. 



The chief points of interest here are the richness and speciali- 

 zation of the parrots, pigeons, and kingfishers; the wonderful para- 

 dise-birds ; the honeysuckers ; and some remarkable flycatchers. 



