CHAP. XVIII.] 



BIRDS. 



•271 



Malaya (excluding Celebes) ; {Myiagra (16 sp.), Australia and 

 Moluccas to Caroline and Samoa Islands : Hypothymis (2 sp.), 

 Oriental region and Celebes ; Elminia (2 sp.), Tropical Africa ; 

 Muscitoclus (2 sp.), Fiji Islands ; Machccrirhynchus (4 sp.), Papuan 

 Islands and North Australia ; Platystira (12 sp.). Tropical and 

 South Africa ; RMindura (45 sp.), the Oriental and Australian 

 regions to the Samoa Islands and Tasmania ; Chelidorynx (1 sp.), 

 North India ; Myialestes (2 sp.), India to Ceylon, China, Java 

 and Celebes ; Tchitrea (26 sp.), the entire Ethiopian and Oriental 

 regions, and to North China and Japan ; Fhilcntoma (4 sp.) 

 Malacca, Sumatra, Borneo, and Philippine Islands ; Todopsis 

 (6 sp.), Papuan Islands ; (^^^) Pogonocichla (1 sp.), South Africa ; 



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IOCS' 



)Bradyornis (7 sp.), Tropical and South Africa ; Q^^'^) 



Ghasiempis (2 sp.). Sandwich Islands. 



Family 18.— PACHYCEPHALID^. (5 Genera, 62 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical | Nearctic Pal.earctic Ethiopian Oriental Acrtralian 



SnB-REGioNS. Sub-regions, Sub-regions. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. 



- 4. — 



3.4 



1.2.3- 



The PachycephalidcT, or Thick-headed Shrikes (Pachycepha- 

 linffi of the Hand List omitting CoUuricincla, Cracticus, and 

 Pardcdoius) are almost confined to the Australian region, a single 

 species extending to Java and Aracan, and another (?) to Mada- 

 gascar. The family has generally been united with the Laniidas, 

 but most modern ornithologists consider it to be distinct. The 

 distribution of the genera is as follows : — 



Oremca (1 sp.), Australia ; Falcunculus (2 sp.), Australia ; 

 Pacliyccphala (44 sp.), Sula Islands (east of Celebes) to the Fiji 

 Islands, and Australia ; Hyhcliaris (4 sp.), Timor, Celebes, Indo- 

 Malaya, and Aracan; Coitca/icws (1 sp.), Madagascar; Eopsaltria 

 (14 sp.), Australia, New Caledonia, and the New^ Hebrides ; Ar- 

 tannia (4 sp.), Madagascar, — may belong to this family, or to 

 Laniidre, Oriolidfe, or Artamida^, according to different authors. 



