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GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. 
[part IV. 
The following is a tabular view of the genera with their 
distribution : — 
Genera 
Ethiopian Region. 
Oriental Region. 
Neotropical Region. 
Fogonorhynchinas. 
Tricholeema ... 1 sp. 
Pogonorhynchus 12 ,, 
Tetragon ops ... 2 ,, 
W. Africa 
All Trop. & S. Af. 
Peru & Costa Rica 
Megaubminao. 
Megalsema ... 29 ,, 
Xanthohema ... 4 ,, 
Xylobucco ... 2 ,, 
Barbatula ... 9 ,, 
Psilopogon ... 1 ,, 
Gymnobucco ... 2 , 
Cafitonina!. 
Trachyphonus... 5 ,, 
Capito 10 „ 
W. Africa 
Trop. & S. Africa 
W. Africa 
Trop. & S. Africa 
The whole region 
The whole region 
Sumatra 
Equatorial Amer. 
Calorhamphus... 2 ,, 
Stactolsema ... 1 ,, 
W. Africa 
Malay Pen., Su- 
matra, Borneo 
to Costa Rica 
Family 55.— EHAMPHASTID.E. (5 Genera, 51 Species.) 
General Distribution. 
Neotropical 
Sub-regions. 
Nearctic 
ScB-REGiONS. 
P A L.E ARCTIC 
Sub-kegions. 
Ethiopian 
Sub-rf.gionS, 
Oriental I 
Sub-kegions. | 
Australian 
Sub-kegions. 
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The Toucans form one of the most remarkable and charac- 
teristic families of the Neotropical region, to which they are 
strictly confined. They differ from all other birds by their long 
feathered tongues, their huge yet elegant bills, and the peculiar 
texture and coloration of their plumage. Being fruit-eaters, and 
strictly adapted for an arboreal life, they are not found beyond 
the forest regions ; but they nevertheless range from Mexico to 
Paraguay, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. One genus, 
