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Oriental regions, and the Australian to New Zealand ; Bollulus (2 

 sp.), Siam to Sumatra, Borneo, and Philippines ; Caloperdiv (1 

 sp.), Malacca and Sumatra ; Odontophorus (17 sp.), Brazil and 

 Peru to Mexico ; Dendrortijx (3 sp.), Guatemala and Mexico ; 

 Cyrtonyx (3 sp.), Guatemala to New Mexico ; Ortyx (8 sp.), Hon- 

 duras and Cuba to Canada ; EiipsycJiortyx (6 sp.), Brazil and 

 Ecuador to Mexico ; Callipepla (3 sp.), Mexico to California ; 

 Lophortyx (2 sp.), Arizona and California ; Oreortyx (1 sp.), Cali- 

 fornia and Oregon (Plate XVIII., Vol. II. p. 128) ; Lerwa (1 sp.). 

 Snowy Himalayas and East Thibet ; CaccaUs (10 sp.), Palsearc- 

 tic region to Abyssinia, Arabia and the Punjaub ; Tetraogallus 

 (4 sp.), Caucasus and Himalayas to Altai Mountains; Tetrao 

 (7 sp.), northern parts of Pahearctic and Nearctic regions ; Cen- 

 trocercus (1 sp.), Eocky Mountains ; Pedioccetes (2 sp.). North 

 and North-west America (Plate XVIII. Vol. II. p. 128) ; Cupi- 

 donia (1 sp.). East and North-Central United States and Canada ; 

 Bonasa (3 sp.), north of Nearctic and Palsearctic regions ; Lago- 

 pus (6 sp.), Arctic Zone and northern parts of Nearctic and 

 Palsearctic regions. 



Family 88.— PHASIANID^. (18 Genera, 75 Species.) 



General Distkibution. 



The Phasianidas, including the Pea-fowl, Pheasants, and Jungle- 

 fowl, the Turkeys, and the Guinea-fowl, are very widely distri- 

 buted, but are far more abundant than elsewhere in the Eastern 

 parts of Asia, both tropical and temjierate. Leaving out the African 

 guinea-fowls and the American turkeys, we have 13 genera and 

 63 species belonging to the Oriental and Palsearctic regions. 

 These are grouped by Mr. Elliot (whose arrangement we mainly 

 follow) in 5 sub-fiimilies, of which 3 — Pavonnia3, Euplocaminse, 

 and Gallinffi — are chielly Oriental, while the Lophophornia3 and 

 Phasianinte are mo.stly Palffiarctic or from the highlands on the 



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