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GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY, 
[PART IV, 
Family 19, — LANIID^E. (19 Genera, 145 Species.) 
General Distribution. 
Neotropical 
Sub-regions. 
Nearctic 
Sub-regions. 
Palaearctic 
Sub-regions. 
1 Ethiopian 
Sub-regions. 
Oriental 
Sub-regions. 
1 Australian 
Sub-regions. 
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The Laniidas, or Shrikes (Laminae and Malaconotinse of the 
Hand List, and including Colluricincla), are most abundant 
and varied in Africa, less plentiful in the Oriental, Australian, 
and Palaearctic regions, with a few species in the Nearctic region 
as far as Mexico. The constitution of the family is, however, 
somewhat uncertain. The genera here admitted are : — 
Colluricincla (4 sp.), Australia and Tasmania; Redes (18 sp.), 
Papuan Islands, North Australia, to Pelew and Fiji Islands ; 
(U62 - 1464 1466 1470 1471 - 1473) p a nius (50 sp.), the whole Nearctic, 
Palaearctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental regions, one species reaching 
Timor, none in Madagascar; Laniellus (1 sp.), Java; Hypocolim 
(1 sp.), Abyssinia and Upper Nile ; Corvinella (1 sp.), South and 
West Africa; Urolestes (1 sp.), South and East Africa ; Tepliro- 
dornis (4 sp.), Oriental region to Hainan and Java ; Hypodes (1 
sp.), West Africa; Fraseria (2 sp.), West Africa; Cuphopterus 
(1 sp.), Princes’ Island; Nilaus (1 sp.), South and West Africa ; 
Frionops (9 sp.), Tropical Africa; Euroceplialus (2 sp.), North, 
East, and South Africa, and Abyssinia ; Ckaunonotus (1 sp.), 
West Africa ; Vanya (4 sp.), Madagascar (Plate VI. vol. i. p. 278); 
Laniarius (36 sp.), the whole Ethiopian region ; Telephonus (10 
sp.), all Africa and South Europe; Meristes (2 sp.), Tropical 
and South Africa ; Nicator (1 sp.), East Africa. 
Family 20. — CORVID/E. (24 Genera, 190 Species.) 
General Distribution. 
Neotropical 
Sub-regions. 
Nearctic 
Sub-regions. 
Pal.® arctic 
Sub-regions. 
Ethiopian 
Sub-regions. 
Oriental 
Sub-regions, 
Australian 
Sub-regions. 
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