INTRODUCTIOX. xi 



Geographical Distribution of the Families of Birds represented in Mexico and 



Central America ^. 



Vol. I. 



Passeres. 



Turdidaj 



Cinclidse 



Sylviidae 



Paridse 



Sittidse 



Certhiidse 



Troglodytidae 

 MotaciUidEe .. 

 Mniotiltidse .. 



TireonidsB 



Laniidse 



Hirundiuidse . 

 CoerebidsB .... 

 Tanagridae.... 

 fringillidse . 

 leteridse .... 

 OorTidffi .... 

 Alaudidae .... 



Vol. II. 



OxyrhamphidEe . 



Tyrannidse 



Pipridee 



Cotingidae 



Dendrooolaptidse 

 FormicariidiB . . . 

 Pteroptochidse 2 



Maceochires. 



Troohilidse 



Oypaelidse 



Oaprimulgidse 



Pici. 



Picidse 



Coccyges. 



Momotidse 



Alcedinidffi 



Trogonidas 



Galbulidje 



BuccouidsB 



Ouculidse 



Capitonidse . . . . 

 Rhamphastidse . 



PSITTACI. 



Psittacidse 



Vol. III. 



Stkiges. 



Strigidse 

 Asionidse 



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Old World, &o. 



Generally distributed. 



Europe, Asia, N. Africa. 



Generally distributed. 



Europe, Asia, Africa. 



Generally distributed. 



Generally distributed. 



Europe, Asia. 



Generally distributed. 



Absent. 



Absent. 



Generally distributed. 



Generally distributed. 



Generally distributed. 



Absent. 



Absent. 



Generally distributed. 



Absent. 



Generally distributed. 



Generally distributed. 



Absent. 

 Absent. 

 Absent. 

 Absent. 



Absent. 

 Absent. 

 Absent. 



Absent. 



Generally distributed. 



Generally distributed. 



Europe, Asia, Africa. 



Absent. 



Generally distributpd. 



Tropical Asia and Africa. 



Absent. 



Absent. 



Generally distributed. 



Tropical Africa and Asia, 



Absent. 



Tropical Asia, Africa, Australia. 



Generally distributed. 

 Generally distributed. 



General Remarks. 



In the tropics in the vicinity of mountain-streams. 



Not represented in S. America. 



Not south of Mexico : in Mexico on the mountains only. 



Not represented in S. America. 



[&c. 

 Peculiar to America, many species wintering in Mexico, 

 Peculiar to America. 

 Not represented in S. America. 



Peculiar to America. 

 Peculiar to America. 



Peculiar to America. 



In 8. America in the Andes of Colombia onlv. 



Peculiar to Tropical America. 



Peculiar to America; N.-American species migratory. 



Peculiar to Tropical America. 



Almo.st peculiar toCentr.and S.America, one species only 



{Hadrostomus aglaite) reaching north of Mexico. 

 Peculiar to Tropical America. 

 Peculiar to Central and S. America. 

 Peculiar to Central and S. America {Scytalopus). 



Peculiar to America. 



Temperate and tropical regions generally. 



Absent from Madagascar, the Moluccas, Australia, &c. 



Peculiar to Tropical America. 



One genus only ( Cerj/fe, with very few species) in America. 



Peculiar to Central and S. America. 



Peculiar to Central and S. America. 



Peculiar to Central and S. America. 



Peculiar to Central and S. America. 



Only one species found north of Mexico. 



Extending to the Galapago Is. 

 Cosmopolitan. 



1 The dagger (t) indicates that one or more species were subsequently sent us from these districts. 



2 Zehdonia was doubtfully referred to this family : it appears, however, from recent investigations, to be a purely Oseinine form. 



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