CHAP, xviii.] BIRDS. 2G'.) 



Hebrides, and Tasmania; Artamidcs (1 sp.), Celebes; Ficropo- 

 doci/s{i sp.), Australia ; {^"-'^ i^oo 1257 125s) Campephaga (16 sp.), 

 Austro-Malaya, and New Caledonia, Philippines, the Ethiopian 

 region; Volvocivora (8 sp.) the Oriental regiiii (excluding 

 Philippines); Lalage (18 sp.), the whole Malay Archipelago to 

 Xcw Caledonia and Australia; S)jmmorp)hus (1 sp.), Australia; 

 Oxynotus (2 sp.), Mauritius and Bourbon ; {}-^^) Cochoa (3 sp.), 

 Himalayas, Java. The position of this last genus is doubtful. 

 Jerdon puts it in the Liotrichidte ; Sundeval in the Sturnida' ; 

 Bonaparte in the Dicruridie ; Prnfessor Newton suggests the 

 Byenonotidie ; but it seems on the whole best placed here. 



Family 16.— DICRUEIDiE. (6 Genera, 58 Species.) 

 General Distribution. 



Neotropical 



STiB-REGIONS. 



Nearctic 

 Sub-regions. 



Pal.earctic 

 Sub-regions. 



Ethiopian 



SvB-RliGION.S. 



Orifntai. 

 SuB-Kiaio.vs. 



Australian 

 sub-region's. 



— 1.2.3.4 1.2.3.4 



1.2—- 



The Dicrurida% or Drongo Shrikes (Dicruridiu of the Hand 

 List, omitting the genus MdccnornU), have nearly the same 

 distribution as the last family, with which they are sometimes 

 united. They are, however, most abundant and varied in the 

 Oriental region, much less so both in the Australian and Ethio- 

 pian regions. The distribution of the genera is as follows : — 



Dirrurus (40 sp., in several sub-genera), has the range of the 

 whole family, extending east to New Ireland, and one species in 

 Australia ; Chcetorhynchus (1 sp.), New Guinea ; Bhringa (2 sp.), 

 Himalayas to Borneo (Plate TX. vol. i. p. 339) ; Cliihia (2 sp.) 

 Himalayas eastward to North China; Chaptia (3sp.), all India to 

 IMalacca and Formosa ; Irma (4 sp.), Central India, Assam, and 

 Burmah to Borneo and the Philippine Islands. This last genus 

 is placed by Jerdon among the PycnonotidiC, but seems to come 

 most naturally here or in the last family. 



