324 ZOOLOGICAL GEOGRAPHY. [part hi. 



open to observation ; and that these are often of wide-spread 

 types, and some few almost exclusively African. The facts he 

 adduced do not, however, seem to have satisfied the objectors ; 

 and as the subject is an important one, I will here give lists 

 of all the genera of Passeres, Picarise, Psittaci, Columbee, and 

 Gallinre, which inhabit the sub-region, leaving out those which 

 only just enter within its boundaries from adjacent sub-regions. 

 These are arranged under four heads: — 1. Oriental genera; which 

 are either wholly confined to, or strikingly prevalent in, the 

 Oriental region beyond the limits of the Indian peninsula. 2. 

 Genera of Wide Eange ; which are fully as much entitled to be 

 considered Oriental or Palsearctic as Ethiopian, and cannot be 

 held to prove any Ethiopian affinity. 3. Palsearctic genera; 

 which are altogether or almost absent from the Ethiopian region. 

 4. Ethiopian genera ; which are confined to, or very prevalent 

 in, the Ethiopian region, whence they extend into the Indian 

 peninsula but not ovev the whole Oriental region. The last are 

 the only ones which can be fairly balanced against those of the 

 first list, in order to determine the character of the fauna. 



1. Oriental Genera in Central India. 



Geocichla, Orthotomus, Prinia, Mcgalurus, Abrornis, Larvi- 

 vora, Copsychus, Kittacincla, Pomatorhinus, Malacocercus, Ghatar- 

 rhcca, Layardia, Garrulax, Trochaloptcron, Pellorneum, Dumctia, 

 Pyctoris, Alcippc, Myiophonus, Sitta, Dendrophila, Phyllornis, 

 lora, Hypsipetes, Pericrocotus, Graucalus, Volvocivora, Chibia, 

 Chaptia, Irena, Erytlirostcrna, Hemipus, Hemichelidon, Niltava, 

 Cyornis, Eumyias, Hypothymis, Myialestes, Tephrodomis, Dcndro- 

 citta, Arachnechthra, Nectar 'ophila, Arachnothera, Dicmum, Pipri- 

 soma, Munia, Eulabes, Pastor, Acridothcres, Sturnia, Stumopastor, 

 Artamus, Ncmoricola, Pitta, Yungipicus, Chrysocolaptcs, Hemi- 

 circus, Gecinus, Mullcripicus, Brachypternus, Tiga, Microptcrnus, 

 Megala;ma, Xantholcema, Rhopodytcs, Taccocoua, Sumiculus, 

 Hierococcyx, Eudynamnis, Nyctiornis, Harpactes, Pelargopsis, 

 Ceyx, Hydrocissa, Meniceros, Batrachostomus, Dcndrochclidon, 

 Collocalia, Palwornis, Treron, Garpophaga, Chalcophaps, Orty- 

 gomis, Pcrdix, Pavo, Gallus, Gallopcrdix ; — 87 genera; and 



