270 



GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY, 



[part IV. 



Family 17.— MUSCICAPID^. (44 Genera, 283 Species.) 



The Muscicapidaj, or Flycatchers (Muscicapinse and Myiagrinae 

 of the Hand List, omitting Coclioa and including Pogonocidila) 

 form an extensive family of nsnally small-sized and often bright- 

 coloured birds, very abundant in the warmer regions of the Old 

 World and Australia, but becoming scarce as we approach the 

 temperate and colder regions. They are wholly absent from 

 North and South America. The genera, many of wliich are not 

 well defined, are distributed as follows : — 



PdUyps (1 sp.), Papuan Islands ; Monarcha (28 sp.), Moluccas 

 to the Carolines and Marquesas Islands, Australia and Tas- 

 mania ; Leueopliantcs (1 sp.). New Guinea ; Bufalis (4 sp.), 

 Ethiopian and Paltearctic regions, Moluccas and Formosa ; Mvs- 

 ciccqja (12 sp.), Europe and Africa; Muscicapida (6 sp.), India to 

 Western China; Alsconax (1 sp.). South Africa; Erythrosterna 

 (7 sp.), Europe to China and Java ; Ncwtonia (1 sp.), Madagascar ; 

 Xantliopygia (2 sp.), Japan, China, Malacca ; Hemipus (1 sp.), 

 India and Ceylon ; Pycnophrys (1 sp.), Java ; Hyliota (2 sp.), 

 West Africa ; Erythrocercus (2 sp.). West Africa and Zambesi ; 

 Microica (6 sp.), Australia, Timor, and Papuan Islands ; Artomyias 

 (2 sp.), West Africa; P^^cudohias (1 sp.), Madagascar; Hemiclie- 

 lidon (3 sp.), the Oriental region and North China ; Smithornis 

 (2 sp.), West and South Africa ; Mcgabias (1 sp.). West Africa ; 

 Cassima (2 sp.). West Africa; Bias, (1 sp.), Tropical Africa; Niltava 

 (3 sp.), Himalayas to West China ; Cyornis (16 sp.), the whole 

 Oriental region ; Cyamoptila (1 sp.), Japan, China, Hainan ; 

 Eumyias (7 sp.), India to South Chinn, Ceylon, and Sumatra ; 

 Q2Vi ami 1216^ Sij^iMa (8 sp.), North India, Formosa, Timor ; An- 

 Oiipcs (1 sp.), Nepal ; Scisura (5 sp.), Australia and Austro- 



