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donia, and Australia ; Nauclerus (= Elanoides ) (1 sp.), Brazil to 
Southern United States ; Elanoides Nauclerus ) (1 sp.), Wes- 
tern and North-eastern Africa ; Milvus (6 sp.), the Old World 
and Australia ; Lophoictinia (1 sp.), Australia ; Rostrhamus (3 
sp.), Antilles and Florida to Brazil and Peru ; leptodon (4 
sp.), Central America to South Brazil and Bolivia ; Gypoictinia 
(1 sp.), South and West Australia; Elanus (5 sp.), Africa, India, 
and Malay Archipelago to Australia, South America to California ; 
Gampsonyx (1 sp.), Trinidad to Brazil ; Henicopernis (1 sp.), 
Papuan Islands ; Machcerhamplms (2 sp.). South-west Africa, 
Madagascar, and Malacca; Pernis (3 sp.), Palaearctic, Oriental, 
and Ethiopian regions. 
Sub-family V. Falconim (11 genera, 80 species), cosmopolitan. 
— Baza (10 sp.), India and Ceylon to the Moluccas and North 
Australia, West Coast of Africa, Natal, and Madagascar ; Har- 
pagus (3 sp.), Central America to Brazil and Peru ; Ictinia (2 sp.), 
Brazil to Southern United States ; Hierax (= Microhierax , Sharpe), 
(4 sp.), Eastern Himalayas to Borneo and Philippines ; Polio- 
hierax (2 sp.), East Africa and Burmah ; Spiziapteryx (1 sp.), La 
Plata; Harpa (1 sp.), New Zealand and the Auckland Islands; 
Falco (27 sp.), cosmopolitan, except the Pacific Islands ; Nierofalco 
(6 sp.), Nearctic and Palaearctic regions; Hieracidea (2 sp.), 
Australia ; Cerchneis (22 sp.), cosmopolitan, except Oceania. 
Family 97.— PANDIONIDZE. (2 Genera, 3 Species.) 
General Distribution. 
Neotropical 
Sub-regions. 
N EAROTIC 
Sub-regions. 
Palasarcti 0 
Sub-regions. 
Ethiopian 
Sub-regions. 
Oriental 
Sub-regions. 
Australian 
Sub-regions. 
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The Pandionidae, or Fishing Hawks, are universally distributed, 
with the exception of the Southern Temperate parts of South 
America. The genera are : — 
Pandion (1 sp.), the range of the entire family ; Polioaetus (2 
sp.), India through Malay Archipelago to Celebes and Sandwich 
Islands. 
