CHAP. XVllI.] 



BIRDS. 



365- 



Gygis (1 sp.), Indian Ocean and Tropical Pacific Islands ; Anous 

 (6 sp.), Tropical and Temperate zones ; Ncenia (1 sp.), South 

 Temperate America ; Bhynchcyps (3 sp.), Tropical America, Africa, 

 and India. 



Family 120.— PEOCELLARIID^. (6 Genera, 96 Species.) 



The Procellariidse, comprising the Shearwaters, Petrels, and 

 Albatrosses, are universally distributed, but some of the genera 

 are local. 



Puffinus (20 sp.), Procellaria (18 sp.), and Fulmarus (40 sp,), 

 are cosmopolitan ; Prion (5 sp.) and Pelecanoides (3 sp.), belong 

 to the South Temperate and Antarctic regions ; Diomedia (10 

 sp.), comprises the Albatrosses, which are tropical, occasionally 

 wandering into temperate seas. 



Family 121.— PELECANID^. (6 Genera, 61 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



NKOTROPTCAi, 

 SlB-REGlONS. 



Neabctic 

 Sub-regions. 



Pal^arctic 

 sub-uegioss. 



Ethiopian 

 Sub-regions. 



Oriental 

 Sub-regions. 



Australian 



SUB-KEGION.-j. 



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The Pelecanidae, comprising the Gannets, Pelicans, Darters, 

 and Frigate-Birds, although universally distributed, are more 

 abundant in tropical and temperate regions. 



Sula (8 sp.) and Plialacrocorax (35 sp.), are cosmopolitan ; 

 Pelecanus (9 sp.) is tropical and temperate ; Fregetta (2 sp.) and 

 Phaeton (3 sp.) are confined to Tropical seas ; Ptotus (4 sp.) to 

 Tropical and warm Temperate zones. 



