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G EGG Pi A PII IC AL ZOOLOGY . 



[I'AKT lY. 



Ceylon, Andamau Islands, Formosa, and Borneo ; (J^^ ~ '^) Tham- 

 nohia (10 sp.), Ethiopian region and India to foot of Himalayas; 

 (^^'^) Gervasia (2 sp.), ]\Iadagascar and Seychelle Islands ; (^^^ ^'') 

 Dromolcca (18 sp.), Africa to South Europe, Palestine, North- 

 M-est India, and North China ; {^^- ^^" ^^^) Saxicola (36 sp.), Africa, 

 Xorth-west India, "whole Palccarctic region, migrating to Alaska 

 and Greenland; (^*^ ^^^) Oreicola (5 sp.), Timor, Lombok, and 

 Burmah; (^'^*) Cercomcla (6 sp.), North-east Africa to North-west 

 India ; (^^) Pratincola (15 sp.), Europe, Ethiopian, and Oriental 

 regions to Celebes and Timor ; (^^'') Ejilithiaimra (3 sp.), Aus- 

 tralia ; (^^ - ^ Pdrccca (17 sp.), Australian region, Papua to New 

 Zealand, Chatham and Auckland Islands, and Samoa ; (^^'') Miro 

 (2 sp.). New Zealand (doubtfully placed here). 



7. ACCENTOEIN.^. — ("^^) Cindorliamplius (2 sp.), Australia ; 

 (8^0) Origma (1 sp.), East Australia; i^'"^) Sialia (3 sp.). United 

 States to Guatemala ; (8*^^) Accentor (12 sp.), Palnearctic regioii to 

 Himalayas and North-west China ; ('^^) Orilionyx (4 sp.), East 

 Australia and New Zealand (doubtfully placed here). 



The following two genera, which have been usually classed as 

 Ampelidse, are arranged by Messrs. Sclater and Salvin in the 

 Sylviidce : — 



^i3e2j Myiadcstcs (8 sp.), Peru and Bolivia, along the Andes to 

 Mexico and California, also the Antilles ; Q'^'^^) Cichlopsis (1 sp.), 

 Brazil. 



Family 3.— TIMALIID^:. (35 Genera, 240 Species.) 



The Timaliida.', or babbling thrushes, are a group of small 

 strong-legged active birds, mostly of dull colours, which are 

 especialiy characteristic of the Orieutal region, in every part of 

 which they abound, while they are much less plentiful in 



