CHAP. XVI II.] 



BIRDS. 



3G1 



Oriental regions as far as Celebes, and in South America ; Mydcria 

 (■i sp.), inhabits Africa, India, Australia and tlie Neotropical 

 region ; Lcptopiltus (3 sp.), the Ethiopian and Oriental regions 

 to Java ; Tantalus (5 sp.), the Ethiopian, Oriental and Neotro- 

 ])ical regions, and the South-east of Xorth America; Anas- 

 tumus (2 sp.), the Ethiopian region, and India to Ceylon. 



Eamily IIG.— PALAMEDEIDxE. (2 Genera, 3 Species.) 



Gexekal Distuibutiox. 



NrOTROPICAL, 

 SlB-REGlONS. 



1.2 



Nearctic 

 sub-begions. 



Pal.«arctic 

 sub-iiegioxs. 



Ethiopian 

 Sub-regions. 



Oriental 

 Sub-regions. 



Ai'stralian 

 Sub-regions. 



The Palamedeidie, or Screamers, are curious semi-aquatic 

 birds of doubtful affinities, perliaps intermediate between Gal- 

 linse and Anseres, They are peculiar to South America. The 

 genera are : — 



Palamedca (1 sp.), which inhabits the Amazon valley ;, 

 Chauna (2 sp.). La Plata, Brazil and Columbia. 



Family 117.— PHCENICOPTEPJD.E. (1 Genus, 8 Species.) 



General Dlstribution. 



Neotropical 

 Sub-reoions. 



3 .4 



Nearltic I Pal.harctic I Ethiopian i Orikntal i Australian 

 Sub-regions. Sub-beuions. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. Slb-regions. 



2 1.2.3.4 1.2 I — 



The Flamingoes {Fhoinicopteras) seem peculiar to the Ethio- 

 pian and Neotropical regions, ranging from the former into 

 India and South Europe. America has four species, inhabit- 

 ing Chili and La Plata, the Galapagos, Mexico and tlie West 

 Indian islands ; the others range over all Africa, South Europe, 

 India and Ceylon. These singular birds are placed by some 

 authors near the Spoonbills and Ibises, by others with the 

 Geese. Professor Huxley considers them to be "completely 



