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GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. 



[part IV 



(5 sp.), Patagonia to Greenland ; Uropsila (1 sp.), jMexico ; Do- 

 nacoliius (2 sp.), Tropical Auievica ; Cavij)>/lor/ipichus (18 sp.), 

 Brazil, and Bolivia to Mexico and the Gila valley; C/jjjhorJiimts 

 (5 sp.), Equatorial Sonth America to Costa Rica ; Microcc/r cuius 

 (5 sp ), Brazil and Peru to Mexico ; Hcnicorhina (2 sp.), Peru 

 and Guiana to Costa Eica ; Sal'jiindes (1 sp.). High Plains of 

 Eocky Mountains ; Catlicrpes {\ sp.), Mexico and Eio Grande; 

 Cinnicerthia (2 sp.), Ecuador and Columbia. ('*^^) Sylvietta 

 (2 sp.). Tropical and South Africa, — is placed in this family by 



Mr. Tristram. 



Family 7.— CHAM.^ID^. (1 Genus, 1 Species). 



Genekal Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 Sub-keg IONS. 



Nearctio 

 sub-reoions. 



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PAL.EARCT1C 

 SUB-KEGIONS. 



Ethiopian i Oriental 

 Sub-regions. Sub-regions. 



AUSTRALIAM 

 SlB-BEOIONS. 



The bird which forms the genus Chamcra inhabits California ; 

 and though allied to the wrens it has certain peculiarities of struc- 

 ture which, in tlie opinion of many ornithologists, require that 

 it should be placed in a distinct family. 



Family 8.— CERTHIID.^.. (6 Genera, 18 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical Nearctic Pal.earctic Ethiopian 1 Oriental Australian 

 Si;b-eeoioS3. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. Sub-eegionb. ] Sub-regions. 3ub-reqions. 



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1.2. 3.4 



1-3.4 I 1.2- 



The Certhiidse, or Creepers, form a small family whose species 

 are thinly scattered over North America from ]\Iexico, the Pala?- 

 arctic region, parts of the Oriental region, and Australia, where 

 they are somewhat more abundant. The distribution of the 

 genera is as follows : 



Certhia (6 sp.), Nearctic and Paltearctic regions, Nepal, and Sik- 

 him; 5a /^^or^ zs (1 sp.), Central India; Ticliodroma (1 sp.). South 



