CHAP. XVIII.] 



BIRDS. 



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Andigena, is confined to the forest slopes of the South American 

 Andes. The genera are : — • • 



Bhamjphastos (12 sp.), Mexico to South Brazil; Pteroylosms 

 (16 sp.), Nicaragua to South Brazil (Plate XV. Vol. II. p. 28) ; 

 Selenidera (7 sp.), Veragua to Brazil, east of the Andes ; Andi- 

 gena (6 sp.), the Andes, from Columbia to Bolivia, and West 

 Brazil ; Aulacorhaw.jphus (10 sp.), Mexico to Peru and Bolivia. 



Family 56.— MUSOPHAGID^. (2 Genera, 18 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical Nearctic Pal/Earctic Ethiopian Oriental Australian 



SuB-REoiONS. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. 



1 .22.3 — 



The Musophagidse, or Plantain-eaters and Turacos, are hand- 

 some birds, somewhat intermediate between Toucans and Cuc- 

 koos. They are confined to the Ethiopian region and are most 

 abundant in West Africa. The Plantain eaters (Musophaga, 

 2 sp.), are confined to West Africa; the Turacos {Turacus, 16 

 sp., including the sub-genera CorythaAx and Schizorhis) range 

 over aU Africa from Abyssinia to the Cape (Plate V. Vol. I. 

 p. 264). 



Family 57.— COLIID^. (1 Genus, 7 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 Sub-regions. 



Nearctic 

 Sub-regions. 



Pal^earctic 

 Sub-regions. 



Ethiopian 

 Sub-regions. 



Oriental 

 Sub-regions. 



Australian 

 Sub-regions. 



1.2.3— 



The Colies, consisting of the single genus Colius, are an 

 anomalous group of small finch-like birds, occuping a position 

 between the Picarise and Passeres, but of very doubtful affinities. 

 Their range is nearly identical with that of the Musophagidse, 

 but they are most abundant in South and East Africa. 



