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GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. 



[part IV, 



tropical pavts of South America. Tlie genera adopted by Messrs. 

 Sclater and Salvin are the following : — 



Clypdctcrus (1 sp.), Upper Amazon ; Ocyahis (2 sp.), Upper 

 Amazon to Mexico ; Ostinops (8 sp.), Brazil and Bolivia to 

 Mexico; Casslculus (1 sp.), Mexico ; Cassicus {10 sp.), South 

 Brazil and Bolivia to Costa Eica ; Icterus (34 sp.), La riuta to 

 the Antilles and United States; Dolichonyx (1 sp.), Paraguay 

 to Canada; 3lulolhrus (8 sp.), La Plata to Northern United 

 States ; Agclccus (7 sp.), La Plata and Chili to Northern United 

 States ; Xantlcoceplmlus (1 sp ), Mexico to California and Canada ; 

 Xa7iihosoinvs (4 sp.), La I'lata to Venezuela; Amhlyrhamphus 

 (1 sp.), La Plata and Bolivia ; Gymnomystax (1 sp.), Amazonia 

 and Guiana; Fseudolcistcs (2 sp.), La Plata and Brazil; Leistcs 

 (3 sp.), La Plata to Venezuela ; SturncUa (5 sp.), Patagonia and 

 FalklaiKl Islands to IMiddle United States; Curccus (1 sp.), 

 Chili ; Neso]p8ar (1 sp.), Jamaica ; Scolccophgaus (2 sp.), Mexico to 

 Arctic Circle ; Lampro'pmT (4 sp.), Amazonia and Ecuador to 

 Mexico; Quiscalus {10 sp.), Venezuela and Columbia to South 

 and Central United States ; Hypopyrrhus (1 sp.), Columbia ; 

 A2^hu'bus (1 sp.), Brazil and Bolivia; Cassidix (2 sp.), Brazil to 

 Mexico and Cuba. 



Family 32.— TANAGEIU.E. (43 Genera, 304 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotrocical 1 Neakltio 

 SuB-HEGioNs. Sub-regions. 



Pal.earctic 

 sub-keoions. 



Ethiopian 

 Sub-regions. 



Oriental 

 sub-kegions. 



Australian 

 Sub-regions. 



1.2.3.4 -2.3 



The Tanagcrs are an extensive family of varied and beautiful 

 fruit-eating birds, almost peculiar to the Neotropical region, only 

 four species of a single genus {Pyrango^ extending into the 

 Eastern United States and llocky Mountains. Southward they 

 range to La l^lata. They are especially aljundant in the forest 

 regions of South America east of the Andes, where no less 

 than 40 out of the 43 genera occur; 23 of the genera are 

 peculiar to this sub-region, while only 1 (Phloyulhra/'jns) is 



