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Show 1871.] VISCOUNT WALDEN ON THE BIRDS OF CELEBES. 335 Psarisomus. •fCorydon. f Cymbirhynchus. •f Calyptomena. Harpactes. Ceyx. Nyctiornis. Chalcococcyx. Dendrophila. Chalcoparia. Orthotomus. Prinia. Enicurus. Corydalla. Copsychus. Cittocincla. Phyllornis. Iora. Hypsipetes. Ixos. Brachypodius. Pycnonotus. Iole. Criniger. Irena. Analcipus. Brachypteryx. Mixornis. Malacopteron. •fMacronyx. Alcippe. Timalia. Megalurus. Garrulax. Pomatorhinus. Pteruthrius. Parus. •fPlatylophus. Lanius. Tephrodornis. Buchanga. Dissemurus. Chaptia. Bhringa. Pericrocotus. Hemipus. Eumyias. ^Philentoma. Tchitrea. Leucocirca. Cissa. •fTemnurus. Dendrocitta. Crypsirhina. Eulabes. Ploceus. Passer. Mirafra. Palceornis. Megalaima. Xantholeema. Meiglyptes. Hemicircus. Micropternus. Chrysocolaptes. Chrysophlegma. Tiga. ' Sasia. Rhopodytes. Coccystes. -\P eloper dix. Arborophila. Perdicula. Pavo. fArgusianus. Polypledron. Euplocamus. fRollulus. Metopidius. Gallicrex. Hydrophasianus. " The islands to the eastward of Celebes (the Papuan or Austro- Malayan region of Mr. Wallace) are characterized by a large number of peculiar genera. Of these at least forty-four are absent from Celebes. Besides the families of the Epimachidce and the Paradi-seidee, important groups, such as Podargus, Pachycephala, and Manucodia, are all wanting. Nor does a single Papuan Muscicapine form occur in Celebes. Papuan genera belonging to the two great orders Psittaci and Columbce, orders which are so largely developed in the Australian region, and in no part of that region to a greater extent than in its Papuan subregion, are found in Celebes. This fact is justly regarded as sufficient to stamp the ornis of that island with a Papuan character. Yet among the Psittacidee such essentially typical Australian genera (also Papuan) as Lorius and Platycercus do not extend to Celebes. And several peculiar Papuan types are there unknown. The Columbae of the Papuan subregion are well represented in Celebes ; yet, with one exception (Phlegcenas), all the Papuan genera of the Gouridce are missing*. " By the annexed table it will also be seen that several remarkable Papuan forms belonging to another characteristic Papuau family (Alcedinidae) are not found in Celebes. * Calcenas is a migratory form. |