CHAP. XVIII.] 
BIRDS. 
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The Gruidae, or Cranes, are found in all the regions except the 
Neotropical. 
Grus (12 sp.) inhabits the southern and western United States, 
the whole Palsearctic region, South-east Africa, India, and Aus- 
tralia; Anthropoids $ (2 sp.), Europe, North and South Africa and 
India; Balearica (2 sp.), the Ethiopian region (except Madagascar). 
Family 108. — CARIAMIDiE. (1 Genus, 2 Species.) 
General Distribution. 
Neotropical 
Sub-regions, 
N EARCTIC 
Sub-regions. 
Pal^earctic 
Sub-regions. 
Ethiopian 
Sub-regions. 
Oriental 
Sub-regions. 
Australian 
Sub-regions. 
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The genus Cariama (2 sp.), consists of remarkable crested birds 
inhabiting the mountains and open plains of Brazil and La Plata. 
In the British Museum Catalogue of the Birds of Prey, they are 
classed as aberrant Falconidse, but their anomalous characters 
seem to require them to be placed in a distinct family, which 
seems better placed among the Waders. 
Family 109. — ARAMIDAL (1 Genus, 2 Species.) 
General Distribution. 
Neotropical I 
Sub-regions. 
Nearctig 
Sub-regions. 
PaLjEARCTIC 
Sub- region's. 
Ethiopian 
Sub- regions. 
Oriental 
Sub-regions. 
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Australian 
Sub-regions. 
The Guaralinas are birds which have somewhat the appear- 
ance of Herons, but which are usually classed with the Rails. 
They are now, however, considered to form a distinct family. 
The only genus, Aramus (2 sp.), inhabits the Neotropical region, 
from Mexico and Cuba to Central Brazil. 
