CHAP. XVIII.] 



BIRDS. 



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Oriental regions as far as Celebes, and in South America ; Mycteria 

 (4 sp.), inhabits Africa, India, Australia and the Neotropical 

 region; Lcptopiltus (3 sp.), the Ethiopian and Oriental regions 

 to Java ; Tantalus (5 sp.), the Ethiopian, Oriental and Neotro- 

 pical regions, and the South-east of North America; Anas- 

 tomus (2 sp.), the Ethiopian region, and India to Ceylon. 



Family 116.— PALAMEDEID^E. (2 Genera, 3 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical Nearctic Pal.earctic Ethiopian i Oriental Australian 

 Sub-regions. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. 



1.2 



The Palamedeidse, or Screamers, are curious semi-aquatic 

 birds of doubtful affinities, perhaps intermediate between Gal- 

 linae and Anseres. They are peculiar to South America. The 

 genera are : — 



Palamedea (1 sp.), which inhabits the Amazon valley; 

 Chauna (2 sp.), La Plata, Brazil and Columbia. 



Family 117.— PHCENICOPTEEID.F:. (1 Genus, 8 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 Sub-regions. 



3 .4 



Nearctic I Pal.«arctic 

 Sub-regions. Sub-regions. 



Ethiopian i Oriental 

 Sub-regions. Sub-regions. 



Australian 

 Sub-regions. 



—1.2.3.4 1.2 



The Flamingoes (Phosnicopterus) seem peculiar to the Ethio- 

 pian and Neotropical regions, ranging from the former into 

 India and South Europe. America has four species, inhabit- 

 ing Chili and La Plata, the Galapagos, Mexico and the West 

 Indian islands ; the others range over all Africa, South Europe, 

 India and Ceylon. These singular birds are placed by some 

 authors near the Spoonbills and Ibises, by others with the 

 Geese. Professor Huxley considers them to be "completely 



