CHAP. XI.] 



THE ETHIOPIAN REGION. 



313 



Peculiar or very Characteristic Genera of Wading or Swimming Birds. 



GRALLvE. 



RALLIDiE. 



Himantomis .. 

 Podica... 



GLAKEOIJD.E. 



Cursorius 



OTIDID.E. 



Eupodotis 



Grtjid^!. 



Balearka. 



AKDEID-E. 



Balceniceps . . . 



Plataleid-e. 

 Scopus 



ANSERES. 



ANATID.E. 



Thalassornis... 



STRUTHIONES. 

 Stkuthionid^;. 



295. Struthio 



.EPYORNITHID.E. 



296. jEpyornis 



Vol. I.— 22 



16 



3[?] 



West Africa 

 Africa 



All Africa 



All Africa 



Ail Africa 



Upper Nile 



Tropical and S. Africa 



South Africa 



All Africa 



(Extinct) 

 Madagascar 



Burmah 



S. Europe, India 



India, Australia 



Syria 



