CHAP. XIII.] 



THE AUSTRALIAN REGION. 



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This Papuan fauna is so interesting and remarkable, that it 

 seems advisable to give lists of these several classes of generic 

 types. 



I. Genera occurring in the Papuan Islands which are charac- 

 teristic of the Australian region (89). Those marked with an 

 asterisk are exclusively Papuan. 



Sylviiclse... 



Certhiidae 



Sittidas ... 



Oriolidse . . . 



Campephagidfe 



Dicruridfe 



Mudcicapidse 



Pacliyceplialid?e. . . 

 LaniidEe ... 

 Corvidae ... 

 Paradiseidae 



Meliphagidse 



NectariiiiidBe 

 Artaniidse 

 Pittidoe ... 

 Cuculidae 

 Alcediuidse 



Podargidfe 



Caprimulgidee 



Cacatuidse 



Platycercidfe 



Palfeornithidse 



Trichoglossida3 



Nestoridse 



Columbidae 



Megapodiidffi 



Falcouidse 



Casuariidse 



Malurus, Gcrygone, Petroica, Orthonyx. 

 Climacteris, 

 Sittclla. 

 Mimeta. 



Graucalus, Lalage. 

 *Chii'forhynclm?. 



*rdto2')S, Monarcha, ^Lcucophanics, Micrcrra, 

 Sisura, Myiagra, *Mach(crirhynchus, i?/«'- 

 pidura, ^Todopsis. 

 Facliycephala. 

 *B.edcs. 



Cracticns, *Gymnocorims. 



*Paradisca, ''^Manucodia, *Astraina, *Parotia, 

 *Lophorina, * IHphyUodes, *Xcmtkomelus, 

 *Gicinnurus, *Paradigalla, *Epimaclms, 

 '*Drepanornis, *Seleucides, Ptilor}ds,ASlurx- 

 diis, * Amhlyornis. 

 My~omeIa, Entomophila, Glicyphila, Ptilotis, 

 *MeUdedes, *Alelipotes, *Mdirrh ophdes, 

 Anthochara, Philemon, ^Euthtjrhyiichus, 

 Mdithreptcs. 

 Clialcostetha, *Co$mdira. 

 Artamus. 

 *Mdamp{tta. 

 *Galiechthrus. 

 Alcyone, *Syma, Dacdo, ^TanysipUra, 



*Mdidora. 

 Podargus, yEgotheles. 

 Em'ostopodf\is. 



Cacahia, *Microglossiis, Licmdis, *Nasiterna. 

 Apromnidus. 



Taiiygnathus, Ededus, Geoffroyus, *Cydopsitta. 

 Tridioglossus, *Charmosy7ia, Eos, Lorius. 

 *Dasy2Hilus. 



Ptilopus, Carpophaga, Ianth<xnas, Behiward- 

 tcenas, *Trugon, *ilenicophaps, Phlogoenas, 

 *Otidiphaps, *Goura. 

 TalegaUus, Megapodius. 

 * HenicoiJcrnis. 

 Casuarius. 



The chief points of interest here are the richness and speciali- 

 zation of the parrots, pigeons, and kingfishers; the wonderful para- 

 dise-birds ; the honeysuckers ; and some remarkable flycatchers. 



