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ASIA GENERALLY. 
Certhia Z. Creeper. Tetrao LZ. Grouse. 
Troglodytes Cuv. Wren. Perdix L. Partridge. 
*Tichodroma J//. Wall Creeper. Hemipodius Z. Turnix. 
Upupa LZ. Hoopoe. Glareola Z. Pratincole. 
Merops L. Bee-eater. Otis ZL. Bustard. 
Alcedo Z. Kingfisher. Hematopus Z. Oyster-catcher, 
Hirundo L. Swallow. Charadrius L. Plover. , 
Cypselus ZL Swift. Ciconia L. Stork. 
Caprimulgus L. Nightjar. Ardea L. Heron. 
Alauda LZ. Lark. Tringa L. Sandpiper. 
Emberyza L. Bunting. Totanus LZ. Sand-runner, 
Loxia L. Crossbill. Limosa LZ. Godwit. 
Pyrrhula B. Bullfinch. Sturna ZL. Tern. 
Coccothraustes B. Grosbeak. Larus L. Guill. 
Fringilla Z. Finch. Anas L. Duck. 
Columba. Pigeon. Alca L. Puffin. 
Phasianus LZ, Pheasant. 
CHAP. Lit: 
ASIA. 
THE ASIATIC PROVINCE. — ITS GENERAL CHARACTER AND DIVI- 
SIONS. — NORTHERN, CENTRAL, AND SOUTHERN ASIA. — THE 
PECULIARITIES OF EACH, AS SHOWN IN THEIR PECULIAR 
ANIMALS. — ASIATIC GENERA OF QUADRUPEDS AND BIRDS. 
(59.) Tur second great zoological province of the 
globe comprehends the entire continent of Asta, and the 
greater part of its numerous islands. Bounded by the 
ocean on its northern, eastern, and southern confines, 
its demarcation to the west is no less natural, being 
separated from the European range by the lofty chain 
of the Ural mountains. Assimilating in its productions 
to those countries upon which it thus borders, this vast 
zoological region is more particularly blended with those 
of Europe and Africa ; through the medium of Persia 
on one side, and of Asia Minor on the other. It unites, 
likewise, with the American range at its northern ex- 
tremity, where it also forms a junction with Arctic 
