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VISCOUNT WALDEN ON THE BIRDS OF CELEBES. [May 2, 



" Table VI. — Showing the principal Austro-Malayan or Papuan 

 genera which do not occur in Celebes. 



Henicopernis. 



Podargus. 



Mgotheles. 



Eurystopodus. 



Choucalcyon. 



Mellidora. 



Cyanalcyon. 



Syma. 



Alcyone. 



Myzomela. 



Entomophila. 



Glyciphila. 



Meliphaga. 



Anthochcera. 



Philemon. 



Gerygone. 



Petroica. 



Peltops. 



Machcerirhynchus. 



Arses. 



Monarcha. 



Piezorhynchus. 



Micrceca. 



Todopsis. 



Mimeta. 



Rectes. 



Cracticus. 



Pachycephala. 



Myiolestes. 



Manucodia. 



Ptilonorhynchus. 



Lycocorax. 



Gymnocorvus. 



Eos. 



Lorius. 



Geoffroyius. 



Charmosyna. 



Platycercus. 



Psitt acuta (Cyclo- 



psitta). 

 Nasiterna. 

 Microglossum. 

 Dasyptilus. 

 Trogon. 

 Goura. 

 Henicophaps. 

 Casuarius. 



" The zoogeographical relationship of the Philippines and Celebes, 

 as exemplified by their birds, has been adverted to by Mr. Wallace 

 and other writers. Unfortunately the Philippine archipelago, with 

 its twelve hundred islands, has been but imperfectly explored ; while 

 the localities of many, if not of all the known Philippine species are 

 but vaguely ascertained. Luzon, the island "whose ornithology has 

 been the most investigated, is the furthest off from Celebes, and has 

 the large island of Mindanao and many of less importance intervening. 

 The resemblance which exists between the Celebean and Philippine 

 avifaunas rests on the occurrence of Papuan genera in Mindanao, and 

 perhaps in South Luzon, which likewise occur in Celebes : Cacatua, 

 Cyclopsitta, Tanygnathus, Phlegcenas*, Hemiphaga, and Megapodius 

 may be cited. Two genera seem to be confined to Celebes and the 

 Philippines — Prioniturus and Pyrrhocentor ; this last is only known 

 from Mindanao. Megapodius cumingi (Gould) is stated by Camel 

 (v. Martens, op. cit.) to be found at Tabon in Mindanao and in 

 Mindoro. The exact habitats of the other genera remain to be de- 

 termined. The known Philippine genera of the Picaria and Pas- 

 seres are nearly all Indo- Malayan ; but then they have mostly been 

 as yet only obtained from the neighbourhood of Manilla. They 

 include characteristic Indian genera unknown in Celebes. Such are, 

 besides Hierax, Harpactes, Chrysocolaptes, and several other Picida, 

 Xantholcema, Irena, Copsychus, Cittacincla, Tchitrea, Ixos, Hypsi- 

 petes, Parus, and genera such as Lanius and Titrdus. 



" That Mindanao contains a strong Indian element, however, is 

 shown by the fact that Xantholcema, Irena, and Copsychus have 

 been there obtained ; Irena also occurs in the island of Panay. 

 Thus enough is known of the Philippine ornis to justify anticipation, 

 when worked out, of highly interesting zoogeographical facts, but 



* Phlegcenas Inzonica (Scop.), =■ omenta (G-m.), is said by Bureta to occur in 

 the Calamines {conf. v. Martens, J. fur O. 1866. p. 25). 



