CHAP. XIII.] 
THE AUSTRALIAN REGION. 
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This Papuan fauna is so interesting and remarkable, that it 
seems advisable to give lists of these several classes of generic 
types. 
I. Genera occurring in the Papuan Islands which are charac- 
teristic of the Australian region (89). Those marked with an 
asterisk are exclusively Papuan. 
SylviidaB 
Certhiidae 
Sittidae 
Oriolidae ... 
Campephagidas ... 
Dicruridai 
Muacicapidse 
Pachycephalidae. . . 
Laniidse 
Corvidae 
Paradiseidse 
Meliphagidse 
Nectariniidse ... 
Artamidse 
Pittidae 
Cuculidae 
Alcedinidee 
Podargidae 
Caprimulgidse . . . 
Cacatuidae 
Platycercid® 
Palaiomithidse ... 
Trichoglossidse ... 
Nestoridae 
Columbidae 
Megapodiidae . . . 
Falconidse 
Casuariidae 
Malurus, G&rygone, Petroica , Orthonyx. 
Climacteris, 
Sittella. 
Mimeta. 
Graucalus, Lalage. 
*Chcetorhyncku$. 
*Peltops, Monarcha, *Leucopkantes, Micrma, 
Sisura, Myiagra, *Machcerirhynchus, Ilhi- 
pidura, *Todopsis. 
Pachycephala. 
*Rectes. 
Cradicus, *Gymnocorvus. 
*Paradisea, *Manucodia, *Astrapia, *Parotia, 
*Lophorina, ^Diphy Modes, *Xanthomelus, 
*Cicinnurus, * Paradigalla , *Epimachus, 
*Drepanornis, *Seleucides, Ptilorhis,AEluroe - 
dm, *Amblyornis. 
Myzomela, Entomophila , Glicyphila, Ptilotis, 
*Melidedes, *Melipotes, *Melirrkophetes , 
Anthochmra, Philemon , *Euthyrhynchut , 
Melithreptes. 
Chalcostetha, *Cosmetira. 
Artamus. 
*Mclampitta. 
*Cediechthru3. 
Alcyone, *Syma, Dacelo, *Tanysiptera, 
*Melidora. 
Podargus, AEgotheles. 
Eurostopodus. 
Cacatua, *Microglossus, Licmetis, *Xasiterna. 
Aprosmictus. 
Tanygnathus, Ecledus, Geojfroym, *Cyclopsitta. 
Trichoglossus, *Charmosyna, Eos, Lorius. 
*Dasyptilus. 
Ptilopus, Carpophaga, Ianthcenas, Beinward- 
taenas, *Trugon, *Henicophaps, Phlogcencu, 
*Otidiphaps, *Gotira. 
Tcdegallus, Megapodius. 
* Henicopemis. 
Casuarius. 
The chief points of interest here are the richness and speciali- 
zation of the parrots, pigeons, and kingfishers; the wonderful para- 
dise-birds ; the honeysuckers ; and some remarkable flycatchers. 
