ciiap. xiii.] TIIE AUSTRALIAN REGION. 469 
Order and Family. 
Sub-regions. 
Range beyond the Region. 
A ustro- 
Malaya. 
Austra- 
lia. 
Polyne- 
sia. 
New 
Zealand. 
81. Phalav gist idee 
82. Phascolomijidce. 
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Monotremata 
83. Omxthorhyn- ) 
chidce... J 
84. Echidnidx ... 
— 
BIRDS. 
Passeres. 
1. TurdicUe 
— 
— 
— 
Cosmopolite 
2. Sylviidse 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Cosmopolite 
3. Timaliidse 
. — 
— 
— 
Oriental family 
5. Cinclida) 
— 
8. Ceithiidso 
— 
— 
9. Sittidse 
— 
— 
— 
10. Paridae 
— 
— 
13. Pycnonotidse . . . 
— ' 
Oriental family 
14. Oriolidte 
— 
— 
Oriental and Ethiopian 
15. Campephagidte 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Oriental and Ethiopian 
16. Dicrandse 
— 
— 
Oriental and Ethiopian 
17. Muscicapidse . . . 
— 
— 
— 
— 
The Old World 
18. Pachycephalidce 
— 
— 
— 
Almost peculiar to region 
19. Laniidje 
— 
— 
— 
The Old World 
20. Coryidse 
— 
— 
— 
Cosmopolite 
2 1 . Paradiseidce . . . 
— 
— 
22. Mdiphagidm... 
— 
— 
— 
— 
23. Nectariniid® 
— 
— 
Oriental and Ethiopian 
24. Dicseidffi 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Oriental and Ethiopian 
25. Drepanididm . . . 
— 
30. Hirundinidse.. . 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Cosmc polite 
34. Ploceidse 
— 
— 
— 
Oriental. Ethiopian 
35. Stumidse 
— 
— 
— 
The Old' World 
36. Artamidse 
— , 
— 
— 
Oriental 
37. Alaudidse 
— 
— 
The Old World and N, America 
38. Motacillidso ... 

— 
— 
The Old World 
47. Pittidse 
— 
— 
Oriental, Ethiopian 
49. Menuridce 
— 
Peculiar to Australia 
50. Airichiidce ... 
— 
Peculiar to Australia 
PlCARIA!. 
51. Picidae 
— 
All other regions 
58. Cuculidee 
— ' 
— 
— 
— 
Cosmopolite 
62. Coraciidfe 
— 
— 
Oriental and Ethiopian 
63. Meropidse 
— 
— 
Oriental and Ethiopian 
67. Alcedinidse ... 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Cosmopolite 
68. Bucerotidm ... 
— 
Oriental and Ethiopian 
71. Podargidae ... 
— 
— 
Oriental 
73. Capriroulgida 1 , 
— 
— 
— 
Cosmopolite 
74. Oypselid® 
Cosmopolite 
