Chapter XXVI: Part III: Zoological Geography (6)

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| Sub-regions |
| 1=East Africa. |
Order and Family | 2=West Africa. | Range beyond the Region.
| 3=South Africa. |
| 4=Madagascar. |
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| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. |
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| | | | |
MAMMALIA. | | | | |
PRIMATES. | | | | |
1. Simiidæ | | -- | | |Oriental
2. Semnopithecidæ | -- | -- | | |Oriental
3. Cynopithecidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Oriental, Palæarctic
6. Lemuridæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental
8. _Chiromyidæ_ | | | | -- |
| | | | |
CHEIROPTERA. | | | | |
9. Pteropidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental, Australian
11. Rhinolophidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |The Eastern Hemisphere
12. Vespertilionidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
13. Noctilionidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |All Tropical regions
| | | | |
INSECTIVORA. | | | | |
15. Macroscelididæ | -- | | -- | |South Palæarctic
17. Erinaceidæ | | | -- | |Palæarctic, Oriental
18. _Centetidæ_ | | | | -- |Greater Antilles
19. _Potamogalidæ_ | | -- | | |
20. _Chrysochloridæ_ | -- | | -- | |
22. Soricidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |All regions but Australian and
| | | | | Neotropical
| | | | |
CARNIVORA. | | | | |
23. Felidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |All regions but Australian
24. _Cryptoproctidæ_ | | | | -- |
25. Viverridæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental, S. Palæarctic
26. _Protelidæ_ | | | -- | |
27. Hyænidæ | -- | -- | -- | |S. Palæarctic, India
28. Canidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Almost cosmopolite
29. Mustelidæ | -- | -- | -- | |All regions but Australian
33. Otariidæ | | | -- | |All temperate regions
| | | | |
CETACEA. | | | | |
36 to 41. | | | | |Oceanic
| | | | |
SIRENIA. | | | | |
42. Manatidæ | -- | -- | | |Neotropical, Oriental,
| | | | | Australian
| | | | |
UNGULATA. | | | | |
43. Equidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Palæarctic
45. Rhinocerotidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Oriental
46. _Hippopotamidæ_ | -- | -- | -- | |
47. Suidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite; excl. Australia
49. Tragulidæ | | -- | | |Oriental
51. _Camelopardidæ_ | -- | | -- | |
52. Bovidæ | -- | -- | -- | |All regions but Neotrop. and
| | | | | Australian
| | | | |
PROBOSCIDEA. | | | | |
53. Elephantidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Oriental
| | | | |
HYRACOIDEA. | | | | |
54. Hyracidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Syria
| | | | |
RODENTIA. | | | | |
55. Muridæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite; excl. Oceania
56. Spalacidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Palæarctic, Oriental
57. Dipodidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Palæarctic, Nearctic
58. Myoxidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Palæarctic
61. Sciuridæ | -- | -- | -- | |All regions but Australian
64. Octodontidæ | -- | | | |N. Africa, Neotropical
65. Echimyidæ | -- | | -- | |Neotropical
67. Hystricidæ | -- | -- | -- | |S. Palæarctic, Oriental
70. Leporidæ | -- | | -- | |All regions but Australian
| | | | |
EDENTATA. | | | | |
72. Manididæ | -- | -- | -- | |Oriental
74. _Orycteropodidæ_ | -- | | -- | |
| | | | |
BIRDS. | | | | |
PASSERES. | | | | |
1. Turdidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Almost Cosmopolite
2. Sylviidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
3. Timaliidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental, Australian
5. Cinclidæ? | | | | -- |Widely scattered
6. Troglodytidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Almost Cosmopolite
9. Sittidæ | | | | -- |Palæarctic, Oriental,
| | | | | Australian
10. Paridæ | -- | -- | -- | |All regions but Australian
13. Pycnonotidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental
14. Oriolidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental, Australian
15. Campephagidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental, Australian
16. Dicruridæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental, Australian
17. Muscicapidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |The Eastern Hemisphere
19. Laniidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |The Eastern Hemisphere and
| | | | | North America
20. Corvidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
23. Nectariniidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental, Australian
24. Dicæidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental, Australian
30. Hirundinidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
33. Fringillidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite, except Australian
| | | | | region
34. Ploceidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental, Australian
35. Sturnidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Eastern Hemisphere
37. Alaudidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Eastern Hemisphere and North
| | | | | America
38. Motacillidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |The Eastern Hemisphere
47. Pittidæ | | -- | | |Oriental, Australian
48. _Paictidæ_ | | | | -- |
| | | | |
PICARIÆ. | | | | |
51. Picidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Cosmopolite, excl. Australian
| | | | | region
52. Yungidæ | -- | | -- | |Palæarctic
53. Indicatoridæ | -- | -- | -- | |Oriental
54. Megalæmidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Oriental, Neotropical
56. _Musophagidæ_ | -- | -- | -- | |
57. _Coliidæ_ | -- | -- | -- | |
58. Cuculidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
59. _Leptosomidæ_ | | | | -- |
62. Coraciidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental, Australian
63. Meropidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental, Australian
66. Trogonidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Oriental, Neotropical
67. Alcedinidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
68. Bucerotidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Oriental and to N. Guinea
69. Upupidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Palæarctic, Oriental
70. _Irrisoridæ_ | -- | -- | -- | |
73. Caprimulgidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
74. Cypselidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Almost Cosmopolite
| | | | |
PSITTACI. | | | | |
78. Palæornithidæ | -- | -- | | -- |Oriental
81. Psittacidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Neotropical
| | | | |
COLUMBÆ. | | | | |
84. Columbidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
85. _Dididæ_ | | | | -- |(Extinct)
| | | | |
GALLINÆ. | | | | |
86. Pteroclidæ | -- | | -- | -- |Palæarctic, Oriental
87. Tetraonidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Eastern Hemisphere and
| | | | | N. America
88. Phasianidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Old World and N. America
89. Turnicidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Eastern Hemisphere.
| | | | |
ACCIPITRES. | | | | |
94. Vulturidæ | -- | -- | -- | |All the continents but
| | | | | Australia
95. _Serpentariidæ_ | -- | -- | -- | |
96. Falconidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
97. Pandionidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
98. Strigidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
| | | | |
GRALLÆ. | | | | |
99. Rallidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
100. Scolopacidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
103. Parridæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Tropical
104. Glareolidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Eastern Hemisphere
105. Charadriidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
106. Otididæ | -- | -- | -- | |Eastern Hemisphere
107. Gruidæ | -- | -- | -- | |All regions but Neotropical
113. Ardeidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
114. Plataleidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Almost Cosmopolite
115. Ciconiidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Almost Cosmopolite
117. Phoenicopteridæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental and Neotropical
| | | | |
ANSERES. | | | | |
118. Anatidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
119. Laridæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
120. Procellariidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
121. Pelecanidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
122. Spheniscidæ | | | -- | |South temperate regions
124. Podicipidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
126. Struthionidæ | -- | | -- | |Temperate S. America
131. _Æpyornithidæ_ | | | | -- |(Extinct)
| | | | |
REPTILIA. | | | | |
OPHIDIA. | | | | |
1. Typhlopidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |All regions but Nearctic
5. Calamariidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Warm parts of all regions
7. Colubridæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Almost Cosmopolite
8. Homalopsidæ | | -- | | |Oriental, and all other regions
9. Psammophidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental and S. Palæarctic
10. _Rachiodontidæ_ | | -- | -- | |
11. Dendrophidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental, Australian,
| | | | | Neotropical
12. Dryiophidæ | | -- | | -- |Oriental, Neotropical
13. Dipsadidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Oriental, Australian,
| | | | | Neotropical
15. Lycodontidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Oriental
17. Pythonidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |All tropical regions
18. Erycidæ | | -- | | |Oriental, S. Palæarctic
20. Elapidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Tropical regions, S. U. States
| | | | | and Japan
21. _Dendraspididæ_ | -- | -- | | |
22. _Atractaspididæ_ | | -- | -- | |
23. Hydrophidæ | | | | -- |Oriental, Australian, Panama
25. Viperidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental, Palæarctic
| | | | |
LACERTILIA. | | | | |
28. Amphisbænidæ | -- | -- | | |S. Europe, Neotropical
29. Lepidosternidæ | | -- | -- | |N. America
30. Varanidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Warm parts of E. Hemisphere
33. Lacertidæ | -- | -- | -- | |All continents but America
34. Zonuridæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |All America, N. India,
| | | | | S. Europe
40. _Chamæsauridæ_ | | | -- | |
41. Gymnopthalmidæ | | -- | | -- |Palæarctic, Australian,
| | | | | Neotropical
45. Scincidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Almost Cosmopolite
47. Sepidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |South
48. Acontiadæ | | -- | -- | -- |Ceylon and Moluccas
49. Geckotidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Almost cosmopolite
51. Agamidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental, Australian,
| | | | | S. Palæarctic
52. Chamæleonidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental, S. Palæarctic
| | | | |
CROCODILIA. | | | | |
55. Crocodilidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental, Neotropical
| | | | |
CHELONIA. | | | | |
57. Testudinidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |All continents but Australia
58. Chelydidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Australia, S. America
59. Trionychidæ | -- | -- | -- | |Oriental, Japan, E. United
| | | | | States
60. Cheloniidæ | | | | |Marine
| | | | |
AMPHIBIA. | | | | |
PSEUDOPHIDIA. | | | | |
1. Cæciliadæ | | -- | | |Oriental, Neotropical
| | | | |
ANOURA. | | | | |
7. Phryniscidæ | -- | -- | | |Neotropical, Australia, Java
9. Bufonidæ | -- | -- | -- | |All regions but Australian
11. Engystomidæ | | -- | -- | |All regions but Palæarctic
14. Alytidæ | -- | -- | -- | |All regions but Oriental
17. Polypedatidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |All the regions
18. Ranidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Almost Cosmopolite
19. Discoglossidæ | | -- | -- | |All regions but Nearctic
21. _Dactylethridæ_ | -- | -- | -- | |
| | | | |
FISHES (FRESH-WATER).| | | | |
ACANTHOPTERYGII. | | | | |
3. Percidæ | -- | | | |All regions but Australian
12. Scienidæ | -- | -- | -- | |All regions but Australian
35. Labyrinthici | | | -- | -- |Oriental, Moluccas
38. Mugillidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Australian, Neotropical
52. Chromidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Oriental, Neotropical
| | | | |
PHYSOSTOMI. | | | | |
59. Siluridæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |All warm regions
60. Characinidæ | -- | -- | | |Neotropical
68. _Mormyridæ_ | -- | -- | | |
69. _Gymnarchidæ_ | -- | -- | | |
73. Cyprinodontidæ | -- | -- | | -- |Palæarctic, Oriental, American
75. Cyprinidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Absent from Australia and
| | | | | S. America
78. Osteoglossidæ | -- | -- | | |All tropical regions
82. Notopteridæ | | -- | | |Oriental
| | | | |
GANOIDEI. | | | | |
92. Sirenoidei | -- | -- | | |Neotropical, Australian
94. _Polypteridæ_ | -- | -- | | |
| | | | |
INSECTS. | | | | |
LEPIDOPTERA (PART). | | | | |
DIURNI (BUTTERFLIES).| | | | |
1. Danaidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |All warm countries and Canada
2. Satyridæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
3. Elymniidæ | | -- | | |Oriental, Moluccas
6. Acræidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |All tropical regions
8. Nymphalidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
9. Libytheidæ | | -- | | -- |Absent from Australia only
10. Nemeobiidæ | | -- | | -- |Absent from Australia and
| | | | | Nearctic region
13. Lycænidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
14. Pieridæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
15. Papilionidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
16. Hesperidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
| | | | |
SPHINGIDEA. | | | | |
17. Zygænidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
19. Agaristidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Australian, Oriental
20. Uraniidæ | | | | -- |All tropical regions
22. Ægeriidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite, excl. Australia
23. Sphingidæ | -- | -- | -- | -- |Cosmopolite
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{300}TABLE II.

_LIST OF GENERA OF TERRESTRIAL MAMMALIA AND BIRDS INHABITING THE ETHIOPIAN REGION._

EXPLANATION.

Names in _italics_ show genera peculiar to the region.

Names inclosed thus (......) show genera which just enter the region, but
are not considered properly to belong to it.

Genera which undoubtedly belong to the region are numbered consecutively.

_MAMMALIA._

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Order, Family, and | No. of| Range within | Range beyond
Genus. |Species| the Region. | the Region.
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| | |
PRIMATES. | | |
SIMIIDÆ. | | |
| | |
1. _Troglodytes_ | 2 |W. Africa to Western |
| | Nile Sources |
| | |
SEMNOPITHECIDÆ. | | |
2. _Colobus_ | 11 |Abyssinia to West |
| | Africa |
| | |
CYNOPITHECIDÆ. | | |
| | |
3. _Myiopithecus_ | 1 |West Africa |
4. _Cercopithecus_| 24 |Tropical Africa |
5. _Cercocebus_ | 5 |West Africa |
6. _Theropithecus_| 2 |North-east Africa, |Palestine
| | Arabia |
7. _Cynocephalus_ | 10 |Nubia to Cape, |
| | W. Africa, Arabia |
| | |
(Sub-Order) | | |
_LEMUROIDEA._ | | |
LEMURIDÆ. | | |
| | |
8. _Indris_ | 6 |Madagascar |
9. _Lemur_ | 15 |Madagascar |
10. _Hapalemur_ | 2 |Madagascar |
11. _Microcebus_ | 4 |Madagascar |
12. _Chirogaleus_ | 5 |Madagascar |
13. _Lepilemur_ | 2 |Madagascar |
14. _Perodicticus_ | 1 |Sierra Leone |
15. _Arctocebus_ | 1 |Old Calabar |
16. _Galago_ | 14 |Tropical and S. Africa |
| | |
CHIROMYIDÆ. | | |
| | |
17. _Chiromys_ | 1 |Madagascar |
| | |
CHIROPTERA. | | |
PTEROPIDÆ. | | |
| | |
18. Pteropus | 7 |Africa and Madagascar |Tropics of Eastern
| | | Hemisphere
19. Xantharpya | 1 |All Africa |Oriental, Austro-
| | | Malayan
20. Cynopterus | 1 |Tropical Africa |Oriental
21. _Epomophorus_ | 6 |Tropical Africa and |
| | Abyssinia |
22. _Hypsignathus_ | 1 |W. Africa |
| | |
RHINOLOPHIDÆ. | | |
| | |
23. Rhinolophus | 6 |Africa and Madagascar |Warmer parts of
| | | Eastern Hemisphere
24. _Macronycterys_| 1 |W. Africa |
25. Phyllorhina | 4 |Tropical Africa |Indo-Malaya, Austro-
| | | Malaya
26. Asellia | 1 |Nubia |Indo-Malaya, Austro-
| | | Malaya
27. Megaderma | 1 |Senegal, Upper Nile |Oriental, Moluccas
28. Nycteris | 3 |All Africa |Java
| | |
VESPERTILIONIDÆ. | | |
| | |
29. Vespertilio | 14 |Africa and Madagascar |Cosmopolite
30. Kerivoula | 1 |S. Africa |Oriental
31. Miniopteris | 1 |S. Africa |Indo-Malaya
32. Nycticejus | 7 |Tropical Africa |India
33. Taphozous | 2 |Africa and Madagascar |Oriental, Austro-
| | | Malayan, Neotropical
| | |
NOCTILIONIDÆ. | | |
| | |
34. Nyctinomus | 1 |Madagascar |Oriental, American,
| | | S. Palæarctic
35. Molossus | 3 |Africa, Bourbon |Neotropical,
| | | S. Palæarctic
| | |
INSECTIVORA. | | |
MACROSCELIDIDÆ. | | |
| | |
36. _Macroscelides_| 2 |South and East Africa |N. Africa
37. _Petrodromus_ | 1 |Mozambique |
38. _Rhynchocyon_ | 1 |Mozambique |
| | |
ERINACEIDÆ. | | |
| | |
39. Erinaceus | 2 |Cen. and South Africa |Palæarctic, N. India
| | |
CENTETIDÆ. | | |
| | |
40. _Centetes_ | 2 |Madagascar and |
| | Mauritius |
41. _Hemicentetes_ | 2 |Madagascar |
42. _Ericulus_ | 2 |Madagascar |
43. _Oryzorictes_ | 1 |Madagascar |
44. _Echinops_ | 3 |Madagascar |
| | |
POTAMOGALIDÆ. | | |
| | |
45. _Potamogale_ | 1 |Old Calabar |
| | |
CHRYSOCHLORIDÆ. | | |
| | |
46. _Chrysochloris_| 3 |Cape to Mozambique |
| | |
SORICIDÆ. | | |
| | |
47. Sorex | 15 |All Africa and |Palæarc., Nearc., Ori
| | Madagascar |
| | |
CARNIVORA. | | |
FELIDÆ. | | |
| | |
48. Felis | 8 |All Africa |All reg. but
| | | Australian
49. Lynx[?] | 1 |N. and S. Africa |Palæarctic and
| | | Nearctic
50. Cynælurus | 1 |Cape of Good Hope |
| | |
CRYPTOPROCTIDÆ. | | |
| | |
51. _Cryptoprocta_ | 1 |Madagascar |
| | |
VIVERRIDÆ. | | |
| | |
52. Viverra | 1 |Tropical Africa |Oriental
53. Genetta | 4 |Tropical and S. Africa |S. Palæarctic
54. _Fossa_ | 2 |Madagascar |
55. _Poiana_ | 1 |W. Africa |
56. _Galidia_ | 3 |Madagascar |
57. _Nandinia_ | 1 |W. Africa |
58. _Galidictis_ | 2 |Madagascar |
59. Herpestes | 13 |All Africa |S. Europe, Oriental
60. _Athylax_ | 3 |S. and E. Africa(?) |
| | Madagascar |
61. Calogale | 9 |Tropical and S. Africa |Oriental
62. _Galerella_ | 1 |E. Africa |
63. _Ariela_ | 1 |S. Africa |
64. _Ichneumia_ | 4 |E. Africa, Senegal, |
| | S. Africa |
65. _Bdeogale_ | 3 |Tropical Africa |
66. _Helogale_ | 2 |E. and S. Africa |
67. _Cynictis_ | 3 |S. Africa |
68. _Rhinogale_ | 1 |E. Africa |
69. _Mungos_ | 3 |Tropical and S. Africa |
70. _Crossarchus_ | 1 |Tropical Africa |
71. _Eupleres_ | 1 |Madagascar |
72. _Suricata_ | 1 |S. Africa |
| | |
PROTELIDÆ. | | |
| | |
73. _Proteles_ | 1 |S. Africa |
| | |
HYÆNIDÆ. | | |
| | |
74. Hyæna | 3 |All Africa |S. Palæarctic, India
| | |
CANIDÆ. | | |
| | |
75. _Lycaon_ | 1 |S., Central, and |
| | E. Africa |
76. Canis | 5 |All Africa |Almost Cosmopolitan
77. _Megalotis_ | 1 |S. Africa |
| | |
MUSTELIDÆ. | | |
| | |
78. Mustela | 1 |Angola |Palæarctic, Nearctic
79. Gymnopus[?] | 1 |S. Africa |Oriental
80. Aonyx | 1 |S. and W. Africa |Oriental
81. _Hydrogale_ | 1 |S. Africa |
82. Mellivora | 2 |South and Tropical |India
| | Africa |
83. _Ictonyx_ | 2 |Tropical and S. Africa |
| | |
OTARIIDÆ. | | |
| | |
84. Arctocephalus | 1 |Cape of Good Hope |South Temperate Zone
| | |
SIRENIA. | | |
MANATIDÆ. | | |
| | |
85. Manatus | 1 |W. Africa |Tropical America
86. Halicore | 1 |E. Africa |Oriental and
| | | Australian
| | |
UNGULATA. | | |
EQUIDÆ. | | |
| | |
87. Equus | 3 |Tropical and S. Africa |Palæarctic
| | |
RHINOCEROTIDÆ. | | |
| | |
88. Rhinoceros | 4 |All Tropical and |Oriental
| | S. Africa |
| | |
HIPPOPOTAMIDÆ. | | |
| | |
89. _Hippopotamus_ | 2 |Great Rivers of Africa |
| | |
SUIDÆ. | | |
| | |
90. _Potamochoerus_| 3 |Tropical Africa and |
| | Madg. |
91. _Phacochoerus_ | 2 |Abyssinia to Caffraria |
| | |
TRAGULIDÆ. | | |
| | |
92. _Hyomoschus_ | 1 |W. Africa |
| | |
CAMELOPARDALIDÆ. | | |
| | |
93._Camelopardalis_| 1 |All open country |
| | |
BOVIDÆ. | | |
| | |
94. Bubalus | 3 |Trop. and S. Africa |India
95. _Oreas_ | 2 |Africa S. of Sahara |
96. _Tragelaphus_ | 8 |Africa S. of Sahara |
97. Oryx | 3 |Arabian and African |S. Palæarctic
| | deserts |
98. Gazella | 12 |Africa N. of Equator |Palæarctic Deserts
| | and S. Africa |
99. _Æpyceros_ | 1 |S. E. Africa |
100. _Cervicapra_ | 4 |All Tropical Africa |
101. _Kobus_ | 6 |Pastures of all Africa |
102. _Pelea_ | 1 |South Africa |
103. _Nanotragus_ | 9 |Africa S. of Sahara |
104. _Neotragus_ | 1 |Abyssinia and |
| | N. E. Africa |
105. _Cephalophus_ | 22 |All tropical Africa |
106. _Hippotragus_ | 3 |Gambia, Central Africa |
| | to Cape |
107. _Alcephalus_ | 9 |All Africa |
108. _Catoblepas_ | 2 |Africa S. of Equator |
(Capra | 1 |Abyssinia, high) |Palæarctic genus
| | |
PROBOSCIDEA. | | |
| | |
ELEPHANTIDÆ. | | |
| | |
109. Elephas | 1 |Tropical and S. Africa |Oriental
| | |
HYRACOIDEA. | | |
HYRACIDÆ. | | |
| | |
110. Hyrax | 10 |Tropical and S. Africa |Syria
| | |
RODENTIA. | | |
MURIDÆ. | | |
| | |
111. Mus | 26 |All Africa |E. Hemis. excl.
| | | Oceania
112. _Lasiomys_ | 1 |W. Africa |
113. Acanthomys | 4 |Tropical Africa |India
114. _Cricetomys_ | 1 |Tropical Africa |
115. _Saccostomus_ | 2 |Mozambique |
116. _Dendromys_ | 2 |S. Africa |
117. _Nesomys_ | 1 |Madagascar |
118. _Steatomys_ | 2 |East and S. Africa |
119. _Pelomys_ | 1 |Mozambique |
120. _Otomys_ | 6 |S. and E. Africa |
121. Meriones | 14 |Africa |Palæarctic, India
122. _Malacothrix_ | 2 |S. Africa |
123. _Mystromys_ | 1 |S. Africa |
124._Brachytarsomys_| 1 |Madagascar |
125. _Hypogeomys_ | 1 |Madagascar |
126. _Lophiomys_ | 1 |S. Arabia and |
| | N. E. Africa |
| | |
SPALACIDÆ. | | |
| | |
127. Rhizomys | 4 |Abyssinia |Oriental to Malacca
128. _Bathyerges_ | 1 |S. Africa |
129. _Georychus_ | 6 |E. Central, and |
| | S. Africa |
130. _Heliophobius_ | 1 |Mozambique |
| | |
DIPODIDÆ. | | |
| | |
131. Dipus | 7 |N. and Central Africa |Central Palæarctic
132. _Pedetes_ | 1 |S. Af. to Mozambique |
| | and Angola |
| | |
MYOXIDÆ. | | |
| | |
133. Myoxus | 1 |Africa to Cape |Palæarctic
| | |
SCIURIDÆ. | | |
| | |
134. Sciurus | 18 |All woody districts of |All regions but
| | Africa | Australia
135. _Anomalurus_ | 5 |W. Africa and Fernando |
| | Po. |
| | |
OCTODONTIDÆ. | | |
| | |
136. _Pectinator_ | 1 |Abyssinia |
| | |
ECHIMYIDÆ. | | |
| | |
137. _Petromys_ | 1 |S. Africa |
138. _Aulacodes_ | 1 |W., E., and S. Africa |
| | |
HYSTRICIDÆ. | | |
| | |
139. Hystrix | 1 |Africa to Cape |S. Palæarctic Oriental
140. Atherura | 1 |W. Africa |Palæarctic
| | |
LEPORIDÆ. | | |
| | |
141. Lepus | 5 |East and South Africa |All regions but
| | | Australian
| | |
EDENTATA. | | |
MANIDIDÆ. | | |
| | |
142. Manis | 4 |Sennaar to W. Africa |Oriental
| | and Cape |
| | |
ORYCTEROPODIDÆ. | | |
| | |
143. _Orycteropus_ | 2 |N. E. Africa to Nile |
| | Sources, and S. Africa|

_BIRDS._

PASSERES. | | |
TURDIDÆ. | | |
| | |
1. Turdus | 13 |The whole reg. (excl. |Almost Cosmopolite
| | Madagas.) |
2. Monticola | 2 |S. Africa |Palæarctic and
| | | Oriental
3. _Chætops_ | 3 |S. Africa |
4. _Bessonornis_ | 15 |The whole region |Palestine
| | |
SYLVIIDÆ. | | |
| | |
5. { _Drymoeca_ | 70 |The whole region |Palestine
6. { Cisticola | 13 |The whole region |Palæarc., Orien.,
{ | | | Austral.
7. { Sphenoeacus | 1 |S. Africa |Australian
8. { _Camaroptera_| 5 |Africa |
| | |
9. { Acrocephalus | 8 |The whole region |Palæarc., Orien.,
{ | | | Austral.
10. { Bradyptetus | 8 |Abyssinia and S. Africa|S. Europe, Palestine
11. { _Catriscus_ | 3 |All Africa |
12. { _Bernieria_ | 1 |Madagascar |
13. { _Ellisia_ | 1 |Madagascar |
14. { _Mystacornis_| 1 |Madagascar |
| | |
15. { Phylloscopus | 1 |S. Africa |Palæarctic, Oriental
16. { _Eremomela_ | 16 |All Africa |
17. { _Eroessa_ | 1 |Madagascar |
18. { Hypolais | 2 |S. Africa |Palæarctic, Oriental
| | |
19. { Aedon | 8 |E. and S. Africa |Palæarctic
20. { Sylvia | 3 |N. E. Africa, Gambia, |Palæarctic, Oriental
{ | | Cape Verd Ids. |
21. { Curruca | 2 |S. Africa |Palæarctic
| | |
22. { Ruticilla | 2 |Abyssinia and Senegal |Palæarctic, Oriental
23. { Cyanecula | 2 |N. E. Africa |Palæarctic
| | |
24. { Copsychus | 2 |Madagascar and |Oriental
{ | | Seychelle Ids. |
25. { Thamnobia | 7 |All Africa |Oriental
26. {_Cercotrichas_| 2 |W. and N. E. Africa |
27. { _Poeoptera_ | 1 |W. Africa |
28. { _Gervasia_ | 2 |Madagascar and |
{ | | Seychelle Ids. |
29. { Dromolæa | 13 |All Africa |S. Palæarctic, India
30. { Saxicola | 14 |Central, E. and |Palæarctic, India
{ | | S. Africa |
31. { Cercomela | 3 |N. E. Africa |Palestine, N. W. India
32. { Pratincola | 7 |Africa and Madagascar |Palæarctic, Oriental
| | |
TIMALIIDÆ. | | |
| | |
33. Chatarrhæa | 1 |Abyssinia |Oriental, Palestine
34. _Crateropus_ | 17 |All Africa |N. Africa, Persia
35. _Hypergerus_ | 1 |W. Africa |
36. _Cichladusa_ | 3 |W. and E. Africa |
37. _Alethe_ | 4 |W. Africa |
38. _Oxylabes_ | 2 |Madagascar |
| | |
CINCLIDÆ.[?] | | |
| | |
39. _Mesites_ | 1 |Madagascar |
| | |
TROGLODYTIDÆ.[?] | | |
| | |
40. Sylvietta | 2 |Central, E. and |
| | S. Africa |
| | |
SITTIDÆ. | | |
| | |
41. _Hypherpes_ | 1 |Madagascar |
| | |
PARIDÆ. | | |
| | |
42. Parus | 5 |All Africa |Palæarc., Orien.,
| | | Nearc.
43. _Parisoma_ | 5 |All Africa |
44. Ægithalus | 4 |W., Central, and |Palæarctic
| | S. Africa |
45. _Parinia_ | 1 |W. Africa, Prince's |
| | Island |
| | |
PYCNONOTIDÆ. | | |
| | |
46. Pycnonotus | 8 |All Africa |S. Palæarctic,
| | | Oriental
47._Phyllastrephus_| 4 |W. and S. Africa |
48. Hypsipetes | 4 |Madagascar and |Oriental
| | Mascarene Ids. |
49. _Tylas_ | 1 |Madagascar |
50. Criniger | 14 |W. and S. Africa |Oriental
51. _Ixonotus_ | 8 |W. Africa |
52. _Andropadus_ | 9 |Africa and Madagascar |
53. _Lioptilus_ | 1 |S. Africa |
| | |
ORIOLIDÆ. | | |
| | |
54. Oriolus | 10 |All Africa |Palæarctic, Oriental
55. _Artamia_[?] | 3 |Madagascar |
56._Cyanolanius_[?]| 1 |Madagascar |
| | |
CAMPEPHAGIDÆ. | | |
| | |
57. _Lanicterus_ | 5 |All Africa |
58. _Oxynotus_ | 2 |Mauritius and Bourbon |
59. Campephaga | 5 |The whole region |Celebes to New
| | | Caledonia
| | |
DICRURIDÆ. | | |
| | |
60. Dicrurus | 11 |The whole region |Oriental, Australian
| | |
MUSCICAPIDÆ. | | |
| | |
61. Butalis | 3 |All Africa |Palæarctic,
| | | N. Oriental
62. Muscicapa | 10 |All tropical Africa |Palæarctic
63. Alseonax | 4 |S. Africa |Oriental
64. _Newtonia_ | 1 |Madagascar |
65. _Hyliota_ | 2 |W. Africa |
66. _Erythrocercus_| 2 |Tropical Africa |
67. _Artomyias_ | 2 |W. Africa |
68. _Pseudobias_ | 1 |Madagascar |
69. _Smithorius_ | 2 |W. and S. Africa |
70. _Megabias_ | 1 |W. Africa |
71. _Cassinia_ | 2 |W. Africa |
72. _Bias_ | 1 |Tropical Africa |
73. _Elminia_ | 2 |Tropical Africa |
74. _Platystira_ | 12 |All Africa |
75. Tchitrea | 18 |The whole region |Oriental
76. _Pogonocichla_ | 1 |S. Africa |
77. _Bradyornis_ | 7 |All Africa |
| | |
LANIIDÆ. | | |
| | |
78. _Parmoptila_[?]| 1 |W. Africa. |
79. _Calicalicus_ | 1 |Madagascar |
80. Lanius | 15 |All Africa |Palæarc., Orien.,
| | | Nearc.
81. _Hypocolius_ | 1 |Abyssinia |
82. _Corvinella_ | 1 |S. and W. Africa |
83. _Urolestes_ | 1 |S. Africa |
84. _Fraseria_ | 2 |W. Africa |
85. _Hypodes_ | 1 |W. Africa |
86. _Cuphoterus _ | 1 |Prince's Island |
87. _Nilaus_ | 1 |All Africa |
88. _Prionops_ | 9 |All Africa |
89. _Eurocephalus_ | 2 |N. E. and S. Africa |
90. _Chaunonotus_ | 1 |W. Africa |
91. _Vanga_ | 4 |Madagascar |
92. _Laniarius_ | 38 |All Africa, |
| | Madagascar[?] |
93. _Meristes_ | 2 |W. and S. E. Africa |
94. _Nicator_ | 1 |E. Africa |
95. _Telephonus_ | 10 |All Africa |N. Africa
| | |
CORVIDÆ. | | |
| | |
96. _Ptilostomus_ | 2 |W. and E. Africa |
97. Corvus | 7 |All Africa and |Cosmop., excl.
| | Madagascar | S. Amer.
98. _Corvultur_ | 2 |N. E. to S. Africa |
99. _Picathartes_ | |W. Africa |
(Fregilus | 1 |Abyssinia) |Palæarctic genus
| | |
NECTARINIIDÆ. | | |
| | |
100. _Nectarinia_ | 55 |The whole region |
101. _Promerops_ | 1 |S. Africa |
102._Cinnyricinclus_| 4 |W. Africa |
103. _Neodrepanis_ | 1 |Madagascar |
| | |
DICÆIDÆ. | | |
| | |
104. Zosterops | 23 |The whole region |Oriental and
| | | Australian
105. _Pholidornis_ | 1 |W. Africa |
| | |
HIRUNDINIDÆ. | | |
| | |
106. Hirundo | 17 |The whole region |Cosmopolite
107. _Psalidoprogne_| 10 |The whole region |
108. _Phedina_ | 2 |Madagascar and |
| | Mauritius |
109. Petrochelidon | 1 |S. Africa |Neotropical
110. Chelidon | 1 |Bogos-land |Palæarctic, Oriental
111. Cotyle | 6 |All Africa |Palæarctic, Oriental
112. _Waldenia_ | 1 |W. Africa |
| | |
FRINGILLIDÆ. | | |
| | |
113. Dryospiza | 8 |All Africa |S. Palæarctic
114. Chlorospiza | 4 |Abyssinia to Cape |Palæarctic
115. Passer | 18 |All Africa |Palæarctic, Oriental
116. _Crithagra_ | 12 |All Africa |N. Africa, Syria
117. _Ligurnus_ | 2 |W. Africa |
(Erythrospiza | 1 |Nubia, Arabia) |S. Palæarctic genus
118. Pinicola[?] | 1 |Cameroons, W. Africa |N. Temperate genus
119. _Fringillaria_ | 9 |All Africa |South Palæarctic
| | |
PLOCEIDÆ. | | |
| | |
120. _Textor_ | 5 |All Africa |
121. _Hyphantornis_ | 32 |Tropical and S. Africa |
122. _Symplectes_ | 8 |Tropical and S. Africa |
123. _Malimbus_ | 9 |W. and E. Africa |
124. Ploceus | 2 |W. and E. Africa |Oriental
125. _Nelicurvius_ | 1 |Madagascar |
126. _Foudia_ | 11 |Tropical Africa, |
| | Madagascar, &c. |
127. _Sporopipes_ | 1 |Tropical and S. Africa |
128. _Pyromelana_ | 12 |Tropical and S. Africa |
129. _Philetærus_ | 1 |S. Africa |
130. _Nigrita_ | 7 |W. and N. E. Africa |
131. _Plocepasser_ | 4 |E. and S. Africa |
132. _Vidua_ | 6 |Tropical and S. Africa |
133. _Colliuspasser_| 9 |Tropical and S. Africa |
134. _Chera_ | 1 |S. Africa |
135. _Spermospiza_ | 2 |W. Africa |
136. _Pyrenestes_ | 6 |Tropical and S. Africa |
137. Estrilda | 16 |Tropical and S. Africa |Oriental
138. _Pytelia_ | 20 |Tropical and S. Africa |
139. _Hypargos_ | 2 |E. Africa, Madagascar |
140. _Amadina_ | 6 |Tropical and S. Africa |
141. _Spermestes_ | 7 |The whole region |
142. _Amauresthes_ | 1 |E. and W. Africa |
143. _Hypochera_ | 2 |Tropical and S. Africa |
| | |
STURNIDÆ. | | |
| | |
144. _Dilophus_ | 1 |S. Africa, Loanda, |
| | Sennaar |
145. _Buphaga_ | 2 |Trop. and S. Africa |
| | ([?] a family) |
146. _Euryceros_ | 1 |Madagascar ([?] a |
| | family) |
147. _Juida_ | 5 |Tropical and S. Africa |
148. _Lamprocolius_ | 16 |Tropical and S. Africa |
149._Cinnyricinclus_| 2 |Tropical and S. Africa |
150. _Onychognathus_| 2 |W. Africa |
151. _Spreo_ | 5 |Tropical and S. Africa |
152. _Amydrus_ | 5 |N. E. Africa |Palestine
153. _Hartlaubius_ | 1 |Madagascar |
154. _Falculia_ | 1 |Madagascar |
155. _Fregilupus_ | 1 |Bourbon |
| | |
ALAUDIDÆ. | | |
| | |
156. Alauda | 3 |Abyssinia and |Palæarctic, Indian
| | S. W. Africa |
157. _Spizocorys_ | 1 |South Africa |
158. Galerida | 4 |North of tropical |Palæarctic, Indian
| | Africa |
159. _Calendula_ | 2 |Abyssinia, S. Africa |
(Melanocorypha | 1 |Abyssinia) |Palæarctic genus
160. Certhilauda | 3 |South Africa |S. Europe
161. Alaemon | 3 |South Africa |S. Palæarctic
162. _Heterocorys_ | 1 |South Africa |
163. Mirafra | 10 |South Africa, |Oriental, Australian
| | Madagascar |
164. Ammomanes | 4 |African deserts |S. Palæarctic, Indian
165. _Megalophonus_ | 5 |Tropical and S. Africa |
166. _Tephrocorys_ | 2 |S. Africa |
167. Pyrrhulauda | 6 |Tropical and S. Africa |Oriental, Canary
| | | Islands
| | |
MOTACILLIDÆ. | | |
| | |
168. Budytes | 8 |The whole region |Palæarctic, Oriental,
| | |Australian
| | |
169. Anthus | 10 |Tropical and S. Africa |All regions, exc.
| | | Australia
170. _Macronyx_ | 4 |Tropical and S. Africa |
| | |
PITTIDÆ. | | |
| | |
171. Pitta | 1 |W. Africa |Oriental, Australian
| | |
PAICTIDÆ. | | |
| | |
172. _Philepitta_ | 2 |Madagascar |
| | |
PICARIÆ. | | |
| | |
PICIDÆ. | | |
| | |
173. _Verreauxia_ | 1 |W. Africa |
174. _Dendropicus_ | 14 |Tropical and S. Africa |
175. _Campethera_ | 14 |Tropical and S. Africa |
176. _Geocolaptes_ | 1 |South Africa |
| | |
YUNGIDÆ. | | |
| | |
177. Yunx | 1 |N. E. Africa, S. Africa|Palæarctic
| | |
INDICATORIDÆ. | | |
| | |
178. Indicator | 8 |Tropical and S. Africa |Oriental
| | |
MEGALÆMIDÆ. | | |
| | |
179._Pogonorhynchus_| 14 |Tropical and S. Africa |
180. _Buccanodon_ | 1 |West Africa |
181. _Stactolæma_ | 1 |West Africa |
182. _Barbatula_ | 9 |West and South Africa |
183. _Xylobucco_ | 3 |West and South Africa |
184. _Gymnobucco_ | 3 |West Africa |
185. _Trachyphonus_ | 6 |Tropical and South |
| | Africa |
| | |
MUSOPHAGIDÆ. | | |
| | |
186. _Musophaga_ | 2 |West Africa |
187. _Turacus_ | 10 |Tropical and S. Africa |
188. _Schizorhis_ | 6 |Tropical and S. Africa |
| | |
COLIIDÆ. | | |
| | |
189. _Colius_ | 7 |Tropical and S. Africa |
| | |
CUCULIDÆ. | | |
| | |
190. _Ceuthmochares_| 2 |Africa and Madagascar |
191. _Coua_ | 9 |Madagascar |
192._Cochlothraustes_ 1 |Madagascar |
193. _Centropus_ | 8 |Africa and Madagascar |Oriental, Australian
194. Cuculus | 10 |Africa and Madagascar |Palæarc., Orien.,
| | | Austral.
195. Chrysococcyx | 7 |Tropical and S. Africa |Oriental, Australian
196. Coccystes | 6 |Tropical and S. Africa |S. Palæarctic,
| | | Oriental
| | |
LEPTOSOMIDÆ. | | |
| | |
197. _Leptosomus_ | 1 |Madagascar |
| | |
CORACIIDÆ. | | |
| | |
198. Coracias | 5 |Africa and Madagascar |S. Palæarctic,
| | | Oriental
199. Eurystomus | 3 |Africa and Madagascar |Oriental, Australian
200. _Atelornis_ | 2 |Madagascar |
201._Brachypteracias_ 1 |Madagascar |
202. _Geobiastes_ | 1 |Madagascar |
| | |
MEROPIDÆ. | | |
| | |
203. Merops | 11 |Africa and Madagascar |S. Palæar., Orien.,
| | | Austral.
204. _Melittophagus_| 5 |Tropical and S. Africa |
| | |
TROGONIDÆ. | | |
| | |
205. _Apaloderma_ | 2 |Tropical and S. Africa |
| | |
ALCEDINIDÆ. | | |
| | |
206. Alcedo | 2 |W. Africa, Abyssinia, |Palæar., Orien.,
| | Natal | Austral.
207. _Corythornis_ | 3 |Africa and Madagascar |
208. Ceryle | 1 |W. Africa, Abyssinia, |American, Palæarctic
| | Natal |
209. _Myioceyx_ | 2 |West Africa |
210. _Ispidina_ | 4 |Africa and Madagascar |
211. Halcyon | 10 |Africa, Prince's Is., |S. Palæar., Orien.,
| | St. Thomé | Austral.
| | |
BUCEROTIDÆ. | | |
| | |
212. Berenicornis | 1 |West Africa |Malaya
213. _Tockus_ | 12 |Tropical and S. Africa |
214. _Bycanistes_ | 6 |Tropical and S. Africa |
215. _Bucoreus_ | 2 |Tropical and S. Africa |
| | |
UPUPIDÆ. | | |
| | |
216. Upupa | 3 |Africa and Madagascar |S. Palæarctic,
| | | Oriental
| | |
IRRISORIDÆ. | | |
| | |
217. _Irrisor_ | 12 |Africa and Madagascar |
| | |
CAPRIMULGIDÆ. | | |
| | |
218. Caprimulgus | 18 |Africa and Madagascar |Palæarc., Orien.,
| | | Austral.
219. _Scortornis_ | 3 |Tropical Africa |
220. _Macrodipteryx_| 2 |W. Africa to Abyssinia |
221. _Cosmetornis_ | 1 |Tropical Africa to the |
| | Zambesi |
| | |
CYPSELIDÆ. | | |
| | |
222. Cypselus | 6 |The whole region |Palæarctic, Oriental
223. Collocalia | 1 |Mascarene Ids., |Oriental, Australian
| | Madagascar |
224. Chætura | 4 |Tropical Africa and |Cosmop., exc.
| | Madagascar | W. Palæarctic
| | |
PSITTACI. | | |
PALÆORNITHIDÆ. | | |
| | |
225. Palæornis | 3 |W. Africa to Abys. & |Oriental
| | Mauritius |
| | |
PSITTACIDÆ. | | |
| | |
226. _Coracopsis_ | 5 |Madagascar and |
| | Seychelle Ids. |
227. _Psittacus_ | 2 |W. Africa |
228. _Poeocephalus_ | 9 |Tropical and S. Africa |
229. _Agapornis_ | 4 |Tropical and S. Africa |
230. _Poliopsitta_ | 2 |Trop. Africa and |
| | Madagascar |
| | |
COLUMBÆ. | | |
COLUMBIDÆ. | | |
| | |
231. Treron | 6 |Africa and Madagascar |Oriental
232. _Alectrænas_ | 5 |Madagascar and Masc. |
| | Ids. (extct. in |
| | Mauritius and |
| | Rodriguez) |
233. Columba | 12 |Africa and Madagascar |Palæarctic, Oriental
234. _Oena_ | 1 |Tropical and S. Africa |
235. Turtur | 10 |Africa, Madagascar, |Palæarctic, Oriental
| | Comoro and Seychelle |
| | Islands |
236. _Aplopelia_ | 4 |Abyssinia, S. Africa |
| | and West African |
| | Islands |
237. _Chalcopelia_ | 3 |Tropical and S. Africa |
| | |
DIDIDÆ. (extinct) | | |
| | |
238. _Didus_ | 5 |Mascarene Islands |
| | |
GALLINÆ. | | |
PTEROCLIDÆ. | | |
| | |
239. Pterocles | 9 |Africa and Madagascar |S. Palæarctic, Indian
| | |
TETRAONIDÆ. | | |
| | |
240. _Ptilopachus_ | 1 |West Africa |
241. Francolinus | 30 |Africa and Madagascar |S. Palæarctic, Indian
242. _Peliperdix_ | 1 |West Africa |
243. _Margaroperdix_| 1 |Madagascar |
244. Coturnix | 2 |Tropical and S. Africa |Palæar., Orient.,
| | | Austral.
(Caccabis | 1 |Abyssinia) |Palæarctic genus
| | |
PHASIANIDÆ. | | |
| | |
245. _Phasidus_ | 1 |West Africa |
246. _Agelastes_ | 1 |West Africa |
247. _Acryllium_ | 1 |West Africa |
248. _Numida_ | 9 |Africa to Natal and |
| | Madagascar |
| | |
TURNICIDÆ. | | |
| | |
249. Turnix | 4 |S. Africa and |Palæarc., Orient.,
| | Madagascar | Austrl.
250. _Ortyxelos_ | 1 |Africa |
| | |
ACCIPITRES. | | |
VULTURIDÆ. | | |
| | |
251. Gyps | 2 |Africa, except W. |Palæarctic, Oriental
| | sub-region |
252. Pseudogyps | 1 |N. E. Africa to Senegal|Oriental
253. Otogyps | 1 |N. E. and S. Africa |Palæarctic, Oriental
254. _Lophogyps_ | 1 |N. E. and S. Africa and|
| | Senegal |
255. Neophron | 2 |Africa, excl. west |S. Palæarctic,
| | coast | Oriental
| | |
FALCONIDÆ. | | |
| | |
256. _Polyboroides_ | 2 |Africa and Madagascar |
257. Circus | 4 |Africa and Madagascar |Almost Cosmopolite
258. _Urotriorchis_ | 1 |W. Africa |
259. _Melierax_ | 5 |Africa, excl. west |
| | coast |
260. Astur | 5 |Africa and Madagascar |Almost Cosmopolite
261. _Nisoides_ | 1 |Madagascar |
262. _Eutriorchis_ | 1 |Madagascar |
263. Accipiter | 8 |Africa and Madagascar |Almost Cosmopolite
264. Buteo | 5 |Africa and Madagascar |Cosmop., excl.
| | | Austral.
265. Gypaëtus | 1 |N. E. and S. Africa |S. Palæarctic
266. Aquila | 5 |All Africa |Nearc., Palæarc.,
| | | Indian
267. Nisaëtus | 1 |W. Africa |S. Palæarctic,
| | | Oriental, Australia
268. Spizaëtus | 3 |All Africa |Neotropical, Oriental
| | | to N. Guinea
269. _Lophoætus_ | 1 |All Africa |
270. _Asturinula_ | 1 |Tropical Africa |
271. _Dryotriorchis_| 1 |W. Africa |
272. Circaëtus | 5 |All Africa |Palæarctic, Oriental
273. Butastur | 1 |N. E. Africa |Oriental to New Guinea
274. _Helotarsus_ | 2 |Tropical and S. Africa |
275. Haliæetus | 2 |The whole region |Cosmopolite, excl.
| | | Neotropical region
276. _Gypohierax_ | 1 |West and East Africa |
277. _Elanoides_ | 1 |West and N. E. Africa |
278. Milvus | 1 |The whole region |The Eastern Hemisphere
279. Elanus | 1 |Africa |India to Australia
280. Machærhamphus | 1 |S. W. Africa and |Malacca
| | Madagascar |
281. Pernis | 1 |S. Africa and |Palæarctic, Oriental
| | Madagascar |
282. Baza | 3 |Africa and Madagascar |India to N. Australia
283. Poliohierax | 1 |East Africa |Burmah
284. Falco | 4 |All Africa |Almost Cosmopolite
285. Cerchneis | 8 |The whole region |Almost Cosmopolite
| | |
SERPENTARIIDÆ. | | |
| | |
286. _Serpentarius_ | 1 |The greater part of |
| | Africa |
| | |
PANDIONIDÆ. | | |
| | |
287. Pandion | 1 |All Africa |Cosmopolite
| | |
STRIGIDÆ. | | |
| | |
288. Athene | 5 |Africa and Madagascar, |Palæarctic, Oriental,
| | Rodriquez (extinct) | Australian
289. Bubo | 8 |Africa and Madagascar |Cosmopolite
290. _Scotopelia_ | 2 |West and S. Africa to |
| | Zambesi |
291. Scops | 3 |W. and S. Africa, |Almost Cosmopolite
| | Madagascar, Comoro |
| | Islands |
292. Syrnium | 2 |Africa |Palæarctic, Oriental,
| | | American
293. Asio | 1 |N. E. and S. Africa |Cosmopolite
294. Strix | 4 |Africa and Madagascar |Cosmopolite

_Peculiar or very Characteristic Genera of Wading or Swimming Birds._

GRALLÆ. | | |
RALLIDÆ. | | |
| | |
_Himantornis_ | 1 |West Africa |
Podica | 3 |Africa |Burmah
| | |
GLAREOLIDÆ. | | |
| | |
Cursorius | 8 |All Africa |S. Europe, India
| | |
OTIDIDÆ. | | |
| | |
Eupodotis | 16 |All Africa |India, Australia
| | |
GRUIDÆ. | | |
| | |
_Balearica_ | 2 |All Africa |
| | |
ARDEIDÆ. | | |
| | |
_Balæniceps_ | 1 |Upper Nile |
| | |
PLATALEIDÆ. | | |
| | |
_Scopus_ | 1 |Tropical and S. Africa |
| | |
ANSERES. | | |
ANATIDÆ. | | |
| | |
_Thalassornis_| 1 |South Africa |
| | |
STRUTHIONES. | | |
STRUTHIONIDÆ. | | |
| | |
295. _Struthio_ | 2 |All Africa |Syria
| | |
ÆPYORNITHIDÆ. | |(Extinct) |
| | |
296. _Æpyornis_ | 3[?]|Madagascar |

{314}CHAPTER XII.

THE ORIENTAL REGION.

This region is of comparatively small extent, but it has a very diversified surface, and is proportionately very rich. The deserts on the north-west of India are the debatable land that separates it from the Palæarctic and Ethiopian regions. The great triangular plateau which forms the peninsula of India is the poorest portion of the region, owing in part to its arid climate and in part to its isolated position; for there can be little doubt that in the later Tertiary period it was an island, separated by an arm of the sea (now forming the valleys of the Ganges and Indus) from the luxuriant Himalayan and Burmese countries. Its southern extremity, with Ceylon, has a moister climate and more luxuriant vegetation, and exhibits indications of a former extension southwards, with a richer and more peculiar fauna, partly Malayan and partly Mascarene in its character. The whole southern slopes of the Himalayas, with Burmah, Siam and Western China, as well as the Malay peninsula and the Indo-Malay islands, are almost everywhere covered with tropical forests of the most luxuriant character, which abound in varied and peculiar forms of vegetable and animal life. The flora and fauna of this extensive district are essentially of one type throughout; yet it may be usefully divided into the Indo-Chinese and the Malayan sub-regions, as each possesses a number of peculiar or characteristic animals. The former sub-region, besides having many tropical and sub-tropical types of its own, also possesses a large number of peculiarly modified temperate forms on the mountain ranges of its northern boundary, which are wholly wanting in the Malayan sub-region. The Philippine islands are best classed with the Indo-Malay group, although they are strikingly deficient in many Malayan types, and exhibit an approach to the Celebesian division of the Austro-Malay sub-region.

{315}_Zoological Characteristics of the Oriental Region._--The Oriental Region possesses examples of 35 families of Mammalia, 71 of Birds, 35 of Reptiles, 9 of Amphibia, and 13 of Fresh-water Fishes. Of these 163 families, 12 are peculiar to the region; namely, Tarsiidæ, Galeopithecidæ, and Tupaiidæ among Mammalia, while Æluridæ, though confined to the higher Himalayas, may perhaps with more justice be claimed by the Palæarctic region; Liotrichidæ, Phyllornithidæ, and Eurylæmidæ among birds; Xenopeltidæ (extending, however, to Celebes), Uropeltidæ, and Acrochordidæ among reptiles; Luciocephalidæ, Ophiocephalidæ and Mastacembelidæ among fresh-water fishes. A number of other families are abundant, and characteristic of the region; and it possesses many peculiar and characteristic genera, which must be referred to somewhat more in detail.

_Mammalia._--The Oriental region is rich in quadrumana, and is especially remarkable for its orang-utans and long-armed apes (_Simia_, _Hylobates_, and _Siamanga_); its abundance of monkeys of the genera _Presbytes_ and _Macacus_; its extraordinary long-nosed monkey (_Presbytes nasalis_); its Lemuridæ (_Nycticebus_ and _Loris_); and its curious genus _Tarsius_, forming a distinct family of lemurs. All these quadrumanous genera are confined to it, except _Tarsius_ which extends as far as Celebes. It possesses more than 30 genera of bats, which are enumerated in the lists given at the end of this chapter. In Insectivora it is very rich, and possesses several remarkable forms, such as the flying lemur (_Galeopithecus_); the squirrel-like Tupaiidæ consisting of three genera; and the curious _Gymnura_ allied to the hedgehogs. In Carnivora, it is especially rich in many forms of civets (Viverridæ), possessing 10 peculiar genera, among which _Prionodon_ and _Cynogale_ are remarkable; numerous Mustelidæ, of which _Gymnopus_, _Mydaus_, _Aonyx_ and _Helictis_ are the most conspicuous; _Ælurus_, a curious animal, cat-like in appearance but {316}more allied to the bears, forming a distinct family of Carnivora, and confined to the high forest-districts of the Eastern Himalayas and East Thibet; _Melursus_ and _Helarctos_, peculiar forms of bears; _Platanista_, a dolphin peculiar to the Ganges and Indus. Among Ruminants it has the beautiful chevrotain, forming the genus _Tragulus_ in the family Tragulidæ; with one peculiar genus and three peculiar sub-genera of true deer. The Antilopinæ and Caprinæ are few, confined to limited districts and not characteristic of the region; but there are everywhere wild cattle of the genera _Bibos_ and _Bubalus_, which, with species of _Rhinoceros_ and _Elephas_, form a prominent feature in the fauna. The Rodents are less developed than in the Ethiopian region, but several forms of squirrels everywhere abound, together with some species of porcupine; and the Edentata are represented by the scaly manis.