CHAP. XVIII.] 
BIRDS. 
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1691 1695 1696) Pytelia (24 sp.), Tropical and South Africa; ( 16u4 ) 
Hypargos (2 sp. J, Mozambique and Madagascar ; ( 1697 ) Emblema 
(1 sp.), North-west Australia ( 1699 1712 - 1717 ) Amadina (15 sp.), 
Tropical and South Africa, Moluccas to Australia and the Samoa 
Islands ; ( 170 ° 1701 171 °) Spermestes (8 sp.), Tropical Africa and Mada- 
gascar; ( 1702 ) Amauresthes (1 sp.), East and West Africa; ( 1703 
1707 - 1709 i7ii) Munia (30 sp.), Oriental region to Timor and 
New Guinea; ( 1704 ) Donacola { 3 sp.), Australia; ( 1705 1706 ) Poephila 
(6 sp.), Australia ; ( 1718 - 1721 ) Prythrwra (7 sp.), Sumatra to 
Java, Moluccas, Timor, New Guinea, and Fiji Islands; ( ]722 ) 
Hypochem (3 sp.), Tropical and South Africa. 
Family 35. — STUBNIDZE. (29 Genera, 124 Species.) 
General Distribution. 
Neotropical 
Sub-regions. 
Nearctic 
S LIB-REGIONS. 
PALSEARCTIC 
Sub- regions. 
Ethiopian 
Sub-regions. 
OBI! NT LL 
SOB-R! GUNS. 
Australian 
Sub-regions. 
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1.2. 3. 4 
1 . 2 . 3 , 4 
I . 2.3.4 1 
1-3.4 
The Sturnidse, or Starlings, are a highly characteristic Old- 
World group, extending to every part of the great Eastern con- 
tinent and its islands, and over the Pacific Ocean to the Samoa 
Islands and New Zealand, yet wholly absent from the mainland 
of Australia. The family appears to be tolerably well-defined, 
and the following genera are generally considered to belong to it : 
(1558 1559 1562) p u i a i es (13 S p.) ; the Oriental region to South-west 
China, Hainan, and Java, — and Flores, New Guinea and the Solo- 
mon Islands in the Australian region ; Ampeliceps (1 sp.), Tenas- 
serim, Burmah, and Cochin China ; Gymnops (1 sp.), Philippine 
Islands; Basilornis (2 sp.), Celebes and Ceram; Pastor (1 sp.), 
South-east Europe to India, Ceylon, and Burmah ; Aeridotheres 
(7 sp.), the whole Oriental region and Celebes ; ( 1568 1569 ) Siurnia 
(12 sp.), the whole Oriental region, North China, Japan, and 
Siberia, Celebes ; DilopJms (1 sp.) South Africa ; Stutnus (6 sp.), 
Palsearctic region, to India and South China in winter; Sturno- 
pastor (4 sp.), India to Burmah and East Java ; Creadion (2 sp.) 
New Zealand ; Heteroloeha (1 sp.), New Zealand ; ( 152 °) Callceas 
