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[part IV. 



(5 sp.), Patagonia to Greenland ; Uropsila (1 sp.), Mexico ; Do- 

 nacdbius (2 sp.), Tropical America ; Campylorhynchus (18 sp.), 

 Brazil, and Bolivia to Mexico and the Gila valley ; Cyphorhinus 

 (5 sp.). Equatorial South America to Costa Kica ; Microc&rculus 

 (5 sp.), Brazil and Peru to Mexico ; Henicorhina (2 sp.), Peru 

 and Guiana to Costa Eica ; Salpinctes (1 sp.), High Plains of 

 Rocky Mountains ; Catherpes (1 sp.), Mexico and Eio Grande ; 

 Cinnicerthia (2 sp.), Ecuador and Columbia. {^^^) Sylvietta 

 (2 sp.), Tropical and South Africa, — is placed in this family by 

 Mr. Tristram. 



Family 7.— CHAM^ID^. (1 Genus, 1 Species). 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical Nearctic Pal^arctic Ethiopian Oriental Australian 



sub-reoions. sub-reoions. sub-regions. sub-regions. sub-reqions. sub-reoions, 





The bird which forms the genus Chamcea inhabits California ; 

 and though allied to the wrens it has certain peculiarities of struc- 

 ture which, in the opinion of many ornithologists, require that 

 it should be placed in a distinct family. 



Family 8.— CERTHIID^. (6 Genera, 18 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical Nearctic Pal^arctic Ethiopian | Oriental Australian 

 slib-reqions. sub-reoions. sub-regigns. sub-regions. | 8ub-re0i0ns. sub-reqi0n8. 



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1 .2.3.4 



1-3.4- 



1 .2 



The Certhiidse, or Creepers, form a small family whose species 

 are thinly scattered over North America from Mexico, the Palse- 

 arctic region, parts of the Oriental region, and Australia, where 

 they are somewhat more abundant. The distribution of the 

 genera is as follows : 



Certhia (6 sp.), Nearctic and Palsearctic regions, Nepal, and Sik- 

 him; jSa/porwjis (1 sp.), Central India; Tichodroma (1 sp.), South 



