CHAP. XVIII.] 



BIRDS. 



265 



Europe to Abyssinia, Nepal, and North China ; Rhabdornis (1 

 sp.), Philippine Islands ; Climaderis (8 sp.), Australia and New 

 Guinea. 



Family 9.— STTT!D,E. (6 Genera, 31 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 Sub-regions. 



Nearctic 

 Sub-regions. 



PaL/EARI_TIC 



Sub-regions. 



Ethiopian 

 Sub-regions. 



1.2.3.4 1.2.3.4 



Oriental 

 Sub-regions. 



Australian 

 Sub-regions, 



1.2.3.4 1.2 — 4 



The Sittida?, or Nuthatches, are another small family of tree- 

 creeping birds, whose distribution is very similar to that of the 

 Certhiidee, but with a more uniform range over the Oriental 

 region, and extending to New Zealand and Madagascar. The 

 genera are as follows : — 



Sitta (17 sp.), Palaearctic and Nearctic regions to South India 

 and Mexico ; Dendrophila (2 sp.), Ceylon and India to Burmah 

 and Malaya ; Hypherpes (1 sp.), Madagascar ; Sittella (6 sp.), 

 Australia and New Guinea. Aeanthisitta (1 sp.) and Xenicus 

 (4 sp.), New Zealand, are placed with some doubt in this family. 



Family 10.— PAPJD^E. (14 Genera, 92 Species.) 



The Paridse, or Tits, are very abundant in the Nearctic and 

 Paleearctic regions ; many fine species are found in the Himalayas, 

 but they are sparingly scattered through the Ethiopian, Oriental, 

 and Australian regions. The genera usually admitted into this 

 family are the following, but the position of some of them, 

 especially of the Australian forms, is doubtful. 



(864 - 867 870) p arm (45 gp ^ jj^ Amer j ca> f rom Mexico, 



Palfearctic, and Oriental regions, Tropical and South Africa; 



