ciiAr. xvjii.] BIRDS. 357 



The Gruidie, or Cranes, are Ibuud in all the regions except the 

 Keotropical. 



Grus (12 sp.) inhabits the sonthern and western United States, 

 the whole rahearctic region, South-east Africa, India, and Aus- 

 tralia; Anthropoidcs (2 sp.), Europe, North and South Africa and 

 India; Balcarica (2 sp.), the Ethiopian region (^except Madagascar). 



Family 108.— CArJA:\IlD.E. (1 Genus, 2 Species.) 

 General Distribution. 



The genus Cariama (2 sp.), consists of reniarkaLle crested birds 

 inhabiting the mountains and open plains of Brazil and La Plata, 

 In the British jSIuseum Catalogue of the Birds of Prey, they aie 

 classed as aberrant Falconidse, but their anomalous characters 

 seem to require them to be placed in a distinct family, which 

 seems better placed among the "Waders. 



Family 109.— APtAMID.E. (1 Genus, 2 Species.) 



General Dl-stribution. 



Neotropical | Nearctic I Pala;arctic 



SUB-REOIONS. SlIB-RROION.S. SOB-KEGIOKS. 



Ethiopian 

 Sub-regions. 



Oriental i Australian 

 Sub-regio-^s. Sub-rf'.'.ions. 



2.3.4- 



The Guaraiinas are birds which liaA'e somewhat the appear- 

 ance of Herons, but which are usually classed with the Kails. 

 They are now, however, considered to form a distinct family. 

 The only genus, Aramus (2 sp.), inhabits the Xeotropical region, 

 from Mexico and Cuba to Central Brazil. 



