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Show 332 VISCOUNT WALDEN ON THE BIRDS OF CELEBES. [May 2, " Eighteen Celebean genera may be considered common to the Indian and Australian regions, the proportion of species in each region being about equal. Some occur outside the limits. " TABLE III.-Showing the genera found in Celebes which are also common to the Indian and Australian regions.-N.B. Genera which do not occur in the Polynesian subregion are marked with an asterisk. *Tachyspiza. * Haliastur. * Cuncuma. *Baza. *Eudynamis. Cacomantis. *Macropteryx. * Hirundinapus. *Pitta. *Volvocivora. * Calornis. *Ducula. ^Macropygia. * Chalcophaps. * Geopelia. *Muscadivora. * Excalfactoria. *Esacus. " Fifty-eight are genera which are found within the limits of the Indian region and also beyond. Eight of these belong to the Rapace', six to the Picariee, two to the Gallinee, twenty-five to the Grallce, ten to the Anseres, and only seven to the Passeres. Nine of these fifty-eight genera are unrepresented in the Australian subregion. " TABLE IV.-Showing the genera represented in Celebes which likewise occur both within and beyond the limits of the Indian region.-N.B. Genera not occurring in the Australian sub-region are marked with an asterisk. Tinnunculus. *Hypotriorchis. *Pernis. Milvus. Elanus. Circus. Athene. Strix. Hirundo. Merops. *Coracias. Eurystomus. * Alcedo. *Buceros. Acrocephalus. Cisticola. *Budytes. ^Pratincola. *Monticola. Zosterops. Corvus. *Turtur. Turnix. Eudromias. A^gialites. Charadrius. Strejjsilas. Himantopus. Porphyrio. Hypotcenidia. Rallina. Gallinula. Numenius. Actitis. Lobipes. Totanus. Limosa. Tringa. Gallinago. Melanopelargus. Falcinellus. Ardea. Herodias. Ardetta. Demiegretta. Ardeola. Nycticorax. Butorides. *Querquedula. Mareca. Dendrocygna. Hydrochelidon. Onychoprion. Pelecanopus. Plotus. Phalacrocorax. Dyspoi'us. Podiceps. "The following nine genera are peculiar to the island of Celebes :- Meropogon. Artamides. Enodes. Monachalcyon. Gazzola. Scissirostrum. Ceycopsis. Strepticitta. Megacephalon. |