CHAP. XVIII.] BIRDS. * 263 



The Cinclidae consist of a number of more or less thrush-like 

 ground-birds, of which the most remarkable are the Dippers, 

 forming the genus Cinclus. These are curiously distributed, from 

 the Palaearctic region as a centre, to the alpine districts of North 

 and South America ; while the three genera which are here in- 

 cluded as somewhat allied to Cinclus, all inhabit the Oriental 

 region. The genera which I class in this family are the 

 following : — 



(^^^) Cinclus (9 sp.), Palaearctic region to West China and For- 

 mosa, Eocky Mountains, and Mexico in North America, and 

 southward to the Andes of Peru ; (^^^) Enicurus (9 sp.), Hima- 

 layas to Java and West China ; (^^^) Eupetes (4 sp.), Indo-Malay 

 sub-region and New Guinea ; (^^^) Myiophonus (5 sp.), Himalayas 

 to Ceylon, Java, South China, and Formosa. 



^981^ Mesites (1 sp.), Madagascar, is an anomalous bird placed 

 with Eupetes by Mr. G. E. Gray, but of very uncertain affinities. 



Family 6.— TEOGLODYTID^. (17 Genera, 94 Species.) 

 General Distribution. 



The Troglodytidse, or Wrens, are small birds, rather abundant 

 and varied in the Neotropical region, with a few species scattered 

 through the Nearctic, Paleearctic, and parts of the Oriental re- 

 gions, and one doubtful genus in Africa. The constitution of 

 the family is by no means well determined. The South American 

 genera are taken from Messrs. Sclater and Salvin's Nomen- 

 clator Avium Neotropicalium. 



Tesia (2 sp.), Eastern Himalayas ; Pnoepyga (6 sp.), Himalayas 

 to East Thibet, Java; (J^^ '^^ ^23) Troglodytes (15 sp.). Neotropical, 

 Nearctic, and Palaearctic regions to the Higher Himalayas ; (^^^) 

 Rimator (1 sp.), Darjeeling ; Thryothorus (13 sp.), South Brazil 

 to Mexico, Martinique, and Nearctic region ; Thryophilus (13 

 sp.), Brazil to Mexico, and North-west America; Cistothoriis 



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