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INTEODTJCTION. 



Geographical Distribution of the Families {continued). 



Vol. III. (contin.). 



AcoipiTnES. 



Pandioiiidse 



Falconidae 



Sarcorhamphidfe 



Steqanopodes. 



Phaethontidse 



Fregatidse 



Peleoanicl£e 



Sulidse 



PhalaorocoracidEe. 

 Plotidse 



Heeodiohes. 



Ardeidse 



Oancromidse 



Ciconiidse 



Plataleidae 



IbididsB 



Phoenicopteridse 



Ansebes. 



Ajiatides . 



CoLUMBiE. 



Columbidse 

 Peristeridse 



Gallik^. 



CracidsB 



Meleagridse 

 PluiBiamdEe 



GbEAKOMOBPHjE. 



Eallidse 



Heliornithidae 



Araiuidse 



Eurypygidse ... 

 Gruidae 



LlMICOL^. 



CEdicnemidEe.. 



Parridae 



Charadriidse . 



GavivB. 



i/aridse 



Prooellariidse. . 



TUBINAEBS. 



PuffiniJas ... 

 BiomedeidEe 



Pygopodbs. 



Colymbidse . . 

 Podicipedidse.. 



AiiCJS. 

 Alcidse 



Cryp/uri. 

 TinamidiE 



■3 . 



Old World, &(;. 



Generally distributed. 

 Generally distributed. 

 Absent. 



Tropical regions only. 

 Tropical regions only. 

 Generally distributed. 

 Generally distributed. 

 Generally distributed. 

 Tropical regions only. 



Generally distributed. 



Absent. 



Generally distributed. 



Absent. 



Absent. 



Europe, Asia, Africa. 



Generally distributed. 



Generally distributed. 

 Generally distributed. 



Absent. 

 Absent. 

 Europe, Asia, Africa. 



Generally distributed. 



Tropical regions only. 



Absent. 



Absent. 



Generally distributed. 



Generally distributed. 

 Tropical regions only. 

 Generally distributed. 



Generally distributed. 

 Generally distributed. 



Generally distributed. 



N. Europe and N. Asia. 

 N. Europe and N. Asia. 

 Absent. 



General Remarks. 



Cosmopolitan. 

 Cosmopolitan. 

 American representatives of the Old World Vulturida;. 



Tropical and subtropical seas generally. 

 Tropical and subtropical seas generally. 

 Temperate and tropical coasts of both Hemispheres. 

 Nearly every Temperate and Tropical ocean. 

 Sea-coasts and inland lakes generally. 

 Tropical lakes and rivers. 



Confined to Central and South America. 



[of both Hemispheres. 

 Generally distributed in Temperate and Tropical portion s 

 Generally distributed in Temperate and Tropical portions 



[of both Hemispheres. 



Cosmopolitan. 



Cosmopolitan. 

 Cosmopolitan. 



Tropical and Subtropical America only. 



Confined to N. Amer., Mexico, and N. part of Centr. Amer 



Represented by the Odontophorinse. 



Cosmopolitan. 



Tropical areas of both Hemispheres. 

 Tropical and Subtropical America. 

 Peculiar to Tropical America. 



Temperate and tropical regions of the Old World, not 

 passing south of Mexico in America. 



[America. 

 Almost cosmopolitan ; not reaching north of Mexico in 

 Tropical and subtropical regions. 

 Cosmopolitan ; many species migrating north to breed. 



Atlantic and Pacific Oceans generally. 

 Atlantic and Pacific Oceans generally. 



Atlantic and Pacific Oceans generally. 

 Chiefly oceans of Southern Hemisphere. 



[south as Mexico. 

 North parts of both Hemispheres: in America as far 

 Cosmopolitan. 



Northern oceans. 



Represented in Central America by the Tinaminse. 



