The Geographical Distribution of Animals/Chapter 10.2

TABLE II.

LIST OF THE GENERA OF TERRESTRIAL MAMMALIA AND BIRDS INHABITING THE PALÆARCTIC 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.
Order, Family, and Genus.			No. of Species.	Range within the Region.	Range beyond the Region.
PRIMATES.
Semnopithecidæ.
	(Semnopithecus		1	Eastern Thibet)	Oriental genus
Cynopithecidæ.
1.	Macacus		4	Gibraltar, N. Africa, E. Thibet to Japan	Oriental
CHIROPTERA.
Pteropidæ.
	(Pteropus		2	Egypt, Japan)	Tropics of the E. Hemis.
	(Xantharpyia		1	N. Africa, Palestine)	Oriental, Austro-Malayan
Rhinolophidæ.
2.	Rhinolophus		9	Temperate & Southern parts of Region	Warmer parts E. Hemisphere
	(Asellia		1	Egypt)	Ethiopian, Java
	(Rhinopoma		1	Egypt, Palestine)	[?] India
	(Nycteris		1	Egypt)	Nubia, Himalaya
Vespertilionidæ.
3.	Vesperugo		1	Siberia, Amoorland	[?]
4.	Otonycteris		1	Egypt	[?]
5.	Vespertilio		35	The whole region	Cosmopolite
	(Kerivoula		1	N. China)	Oriental, S. Africa
6.	Miniopteris		1	S. Europe, N. Africa, Japan	S. Afric. Malaya, Austral.
7.	Plecotus		1	S. Europe	Himalayas
8.	Barbastellus		2	Mid. and S. Europe, Palestine	Darjeeling, Timor
Noctilionidæ.
9.	Molossus		2	S. Europe, N. Africa	Ethiop., Neotrop., Australian
INSECTIVORA.
Erinaceidæ.
10.	Erinaceus		4	The whole region; excl. Japan	Oriental, Africa.
Talpidæ.
11.	Talpa		5	The whole region	N. India
12.	Scaptochirus		1	N. China
13.	Anurosorex		1	N. China
14.	Scaptonyx		1	N. China
15.	Myogale		2	S. E. Russia, Pyrenees
16.	Nectogale		1	Thibet
17.	Urotrichus		1	Japan	N. W. America
18.	Uropsilus		1	E. Thibet
Soricidæ.
19.	Sorex		10	The whole region	Absent from Australia & S. America
20.	Crocidura		4	W. Europe to N. China	[?]
CARNIVORA.
Felidæ.
21.	Felis		12	The whole region; excl. extreme North	All regions but Austral.
22.	Lyncus		9	S. Europe to Arctic sea	America N. of 66° N.Lat.
Viverridæ.
	(Viverra		1	N. China)	Oriental and Ethiopian
23.	Genetta		1	S. Europe & N. Africa, Palestine	Ethiopian
	(Herpestes		1	N. Africa, Spain [?], Palestine)	Oriental and Ethiopian
Hyænidæ.
24.	Hyæna		1	N. Africa and S. W. Asia	Ethiopian, India
Canidæ.
25.	Canis		4	The whole region	All reg. but Austral.[?]
26.	Nyctereutes		1	Japan, Amoorland, N. China
Mustelidæ.
27.	Martes		7	N. Europe and Asia, E. Thibet	Oriental, Nearctic
28.	Putorius		3	W. Europe to N. E. Asia
29.	Mustela		10	The whole region	Nearctic, Ethiop., Himalayas, Peru
30.	Vison		2	Europe and Siberia	N. America, N. India, China
31.	Gulo		1	The Arctic regions	Arctic America
32.	Lutra		2	The whole region	Oriental
33.	Lutronectes		1	Japan
34.	Enhydris		1	N. Asia and Japan	California
35.	Meles		2	Cen. Europe, Palestine, N. China, Japan	China to Hongkong
Æluridæ.
36.	Ælurus		1	S. E. Thibet	Nepal
37.	Æluropus		1	E. Thibet
Ursidæ.
38.	Thalassarctos		1	Arctic regions	Arctic America
39.	Ursus		4	The whole region	Oriental, Nearctic, Chili
Otariidæ.
40.	Callorhinus		1	Kamschatka and Behring's Straits
41.	Zalophus		1	Japan	California
42.	Eumetopias		1	Japan, Behring's Straits	California
Trichechidæ.
43.	Trichechus		1	Polar Seas	Arctic America
Phocidæ.
44.	Callocephalus		3	North Sea, Caspian, Lake Baikal	Greenland
45.	Pagomys		2	North Sea, Japan	N. Pacific
46.	Pagophilus		2	Northern Seas	N. Pacific
47.	Phoca		2	Northern Seas	N. Pacific
48.	Halichærus		1	North Sea and Baltic	Greenland
49.	Pelagius		2	Madeira to Black Sea
50.	Cystophora		2	N. Atlantic	N. Atlantic
SIRENIA.					Tropics & Behring's Strts.
CETACEA.					Oceanic
UNGULATA.
Equidæ.
51.	Equus		4	Cent. and W. Asia & N. Africa	Ethiopian
Suidæ.
52.	Sus		2	The whole region	Oriental, Austro-Malayan
Camelidæ.
53.	Camelus		2	Deserts of Cent. and W. Asia and N. Africa
Cervidæ.
54.	Alces		1	North Europe and Asia	N. America
55.	Tarandus		1	Arctic Europe and Asia	Arctic America
56.	Cervus		8	The whole region	All regions but Austral.
57.	Dama		1	Mediterranean district
58.	Elaphodus		1	N. W. China
59.	Lophotragus		1	N. China
60.	Capreolus		2	Temp. Europe and W. Asia and N. China
61.	Moschus		1	Amoor R., N. China, to Himalayas
62.	Hydropotes		1	N. China
Bovidæ.
63.	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Bos	1	Europe, (not wild)	Oriental
64.		Bison	1	Poland and Caucasus
65.		Poephagus	1	Thibet
66.	Addax		1	N. Africa to Syria
67.	Oryx		1	N. Africa to Syria	Ethiopian deserts
68.	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Gazella	12	N. Africa to Persia, and Beloochistan	S. Africa, India
69.		Procapra	2	W. Thibet and Mongolia
70.	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Saiga	1	E. Europe and W. Asia
71.		Pantholops	1	W. Thibet
	(Alcephalus		1	Syria)	Ethiopian genus.
72.	Budorcas		2	E. Himalayas to E. Thibet
73.	Rupicapra		2	Pyrenees to Caucasus
74.	Nemorhedus		7	E. Himalayas to E. China and Japan	Oriental to Sumatra, Formosa
75.	Capra		20	Spain to Thibet and N.E. Africa	Nilgherries, Rocky Mtns.
HYRACOIDEA.
Hyracidæ.
	(Hyrax		1	Syria)	Ethiopian genus
RODENTIA.
Muridæ.
76.	Mus		?15	The whole region	E. Hemisphere
77.	Cricetus		9	The whole region
78.	Cricetulus		3	N. China
79.	Meriones		8	W. and Central Asia to N. China, N. Africa	Ethiopian, Indian.
80.	Rhombomys		6	E. Europe, Cent. Asia, N. Africa
81.	Psammomys		3	Egypt and Palestine
82.	Sminthus		3	East Europe, Siberia
83.	Arvicola		?21	The whole region	Himalayas, Nearctic
84.	Cuniculus		1	N. E. Europe, Siberia	Arctic America
85.	Myodes		1	North of region	Nearctic
86.	Myospalax		3	Altai Mountains and N. China
Spalacidæ.
87.	Ellobius		1	S. Russia and S. W. Siberia
88.	Spalax		1	Hungary and Greece to W. Asia, Palestine
Dipodidæ.
89.	Dipus		?15	S. E. Europe and N. Africa to N. China	Africa, India
Myoxidæ.
90.	Myoxus		12	Temperate parts of whole region	Ethiopian
Castoridæ.
91.	Castor		1	Temperate zone, from France to Amoorland	N. America
Sciuridæ.
92.	Sciurus		8	The whole region	All regions but Austral.
92a.	Tamias		1	All Northern Asia	N. America
93.	Sciuropterus		4	Finland to Siberia and Japan	Oriental, Nearctic
94.	Pteromys		3	Japan and W. China	Oriental
95.	Spermophilus		10	E. Europe to N. China and Kamschatka	Nearctic
96.	Arctomys.		4	Alps to E. Thibet and Kamschatka	Nearctic
Octodontidæ.
97.	Ctenodactylus		1	N. Africa
Hystricidæ.
98.	Hystrix		2	S. Europe, Palestine, N. China.	Ethiopian, Oriental
Lagomyidæ.
99.	Lagomys		10	Volga to E. Thibet and Kamschatka	Nearctic
Leporidæ.
100.	Lepus		12	The whole region	All regions but Austral.
BIRDS.
PASSERES.
Turdidæ.
1.	Turdus		18	The whole region (excluding Spitsbergen)	Almost cosmopolite
2.	Oreocincla		1	N. E. Asia and Japan, straggler to Europe	Oriental and Australian
3.	Monticola		3	S. Europe, N. Africa, Palestine, N. China	Oriental and S. African
	(Bessonornis		1	Palestine)	Tropical and S. Africa
Sylviidæ.
4.	Cisticola		1	S. W. Europe, N. Africa, Japan	Ethiop., Orient., Austral.
5.	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Acrocephalus	10	W. Europe to Japan	Orient., Ethiop., Austral.
6.		Dumeticola	4	Nepaul, Lake Baikal, E. Thibet high
7.		Potamodus	3	W. and S. Europe, N. Africa, E. Thibet
8.		Lusciniola	1	S. Europe
9.		Locustella	7	W. Europe and N. Africa to Japan
10.		Bradyptetus	2	S. Europe and Palestine
11.		Calamodus	?3	Europe, N. Africa, Palestine
12.	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Phylloscopus	6	The whole region (excluding western islands)	Oriental
13.		Hypolais	9	Europe, N. Africa, Palestine, China
14.		Abrornis	2	Cashmere, E. Thibet
15.		Reguloides	2	Europe and China
16.		Regulus	4	The whole region (excluding Iceland, &c.)
17.	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Aedon	2	S. Europe, W. Asia, N. Africa	E. and S. Africa
18.		Pyrophthalma	2	E. Europe and Palestine
19.		Melizophilus	2	W. and S. Europe, Sardinia
20.		Sylvia	6	Madeira to W. India, N. Africa
21.		Curruca	7	Madeira to India, N. Africa
22.	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Luscinia	2	W. Europe, N. Africa, Persia
23.		Cyanecula	3	Europe and N. Africa to Kamschatka
24.		Calliope	2	N. Asia, Himalayas, China
25.		Erithacus	3	Atlantic Islands to Japan
26.		Grandala	1	High Himalayas and E. Thibet
27.	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Ruticilla	10	Eu. to Japan, N. Afr., Himalayas	Abyssinia, India
28.		Larvivora	2	E. Thibet, Amoor, Japan
29.	Dromolæa		3	S. Europe, N. Africa, Palestine	Ethiopian
30.	Saxicola		10	The whole region	E. and S. Africa, India
31.	Cercomela		2	Palestine (a desert genus)	N. E. Africa, N. W. India
32.	Pratincola		3	W. Europe, N. Africa to India	Ethiopian to Oriental
33.	Accentor		12	W. Europe to Japan; high Himalayas	Himalayas(?) in winter
Timaliidæ.
34.	Pterorhinus		3	Thibet and N. W. China
	(Malacocercus		1	Palestine)	Oriental genus
	(Crateropus		2	N. Africa, Persia)	Ethiopian genus
	(Trochalopteron		3	E. Thibet)	Oriental genus
	(Ianthocincla		3	E. Thibet)	Oriental genus
Panuridæ.
	(Paradoxornis		3	Himalayas and E. Thibet)	(?)Oriental genus
35.	Conostoma		1	High Himalayas and E. Thibet
36.	Suthora		3	E. Thibet	Himalayas, China, Formosa
37.	Panurus		1	W. Europe to W. Siberia
38.	Heteromorpha		1	Nepaul and E. Thibet, from 10,000 feet altitude
39.	Cholornis		1	E. Thibet
Cinclidæ.
40.	Cinclus		5	The whole region (Atlantic Islands excluded)	American highlands
	(Myiophonus		1	Turkestan, Thian-Shan Mountains, 6,000 feet	Oriental genus
Troglodytidæ.
41.	Troglodytes		3	Iceland and Britain to Japan	Neotropical and Nearctic, Himalayas
	(Pnoepyga		2	E. Thibet)	Oriental genus
Certhiidæ.
42.	Certhia		2	W. Europe to N. China	Himalayas, Nearctic
43.	Tichodroma		1	S. Europe to N. China	Abyssinia, Nepaul, high
Sittidæ.
44.	Sitta		7	W. Europe to Himalayas and Japan	India, Nearctic
Paridæ.
45.	Parus		20	W. Europe to Kamschatka, N. Africa	Nearctic, Oriental, Ethiopian
46.	Lophophanes		6	Europe and high Himalayas	Nearctic
47.	Acredula		6	W. Europe to N. China and Kamschatka
48.	Ægithalus		1	S. E. Europe	Ethiopian
Liotrichidæ.
	(Proparus		4	Moupin, in E. Thibet)	Oriental genus and fam.
Pycnonotidæ.
49.	Microscelis		1	Japan	Oriental genus
50.	Pycnonotus		2	Palestine, N. China, Japan	Oriental and Ethiopian
Oriolidæ.
51.	Oriolus			S. Europe, China	Ethiopian and Oriental
Muscicapidæ.
52.	Muscicapa		2	W. and Central Europe	Ethiopian.
53.	Butalis		2	W. Europe to Japan and China	E. and S. Africa, Moluccas
54.	Erythrosterna		3	Central Europe to N. China and Japan	Oriental & Madagascar
	(Xanthopygia		1	Japan)	Oriental genus
	(Eumyias		1	E. Thibet)	Oriental genus
	(Cyanoptila		1	Japan and Amoor)	Oriental genus
	(Siphia		1	Moupin, E. Thibet)	Oriental genus
55.	Tchitrea		2	N. China and Japan	Ethiopian and Oriental
Laniidæ.
56.	Lanius		11	The whole region (excl. Atlantic Islands)	Nearctic, Ethiopian, Oriental
	(Telephonus		1	N. Africa)	Ethiopian genus
Corvidæ.
57.	Garrulus		7	W. Europe, N. Africa, to Japan	Himalayas, Formosa
58.	Perisoreus		1	N. Europe and Siberia	N. America
	(Urocissa		2	Cashmere, Japan)	Oriental genus
59.	Nucifraga		3	W. Europe to Japan, and Himalayas	Himalayan pine forests
60.	Pica		5	W. Europe to China and Japan	S. China and Formosa migrants[?]
61.	Cyanopica		2	Spain, N. E. Asia and Japan
62.	Corvus		12	The whole region	Cosmopolite (excl. S. Am.)
63.	Fregilus		3	W. Europe to N. China, Himalayas	Abyssinian mountains
Nectariniidæ.
	(Arachnechthra		1	Palestine)	Oriental genus
Dicæidæ.
	(Zosterops		1	Amoor and Japan)	Ethiop., Orien., Austral.
Ampelidæ.
64.	Ampelis		2	Northern half of region	North America
Hirundinidæ.
65.	Hirundo		2	The whole region	Cosmopolite
66.	Cotyle		2	The whole region (excl. Atlan. Is.)	Nearctic, Ethiop., Orien.
67.	Chelidon		3	The whole region	Oriental
Fringillidæ.
68.	Fringilla		6	The whole region	Africa
69.	Acanthis		3	Europe and N. Africa to Central Asia
70.	Procarduelis		1	High Himalayas and E. Thibet
71.	Chrysomitris		2	W. Europe to Japan	N. and S. America
72.	Dryospiza		4	Atlantic Islands to Palestine, N. Africa
73.	Metoponia		1	N. E. Europe to W. Himalayas
74.	Chlorospiza		5	W. Europe, N. Africa to Japan	China, E. Africa
75.	Passer		8	The whole region	Ethiopian, Oriental
76.	Montifringilla		4	Europe to Cashmere and Siberia
77.	Fringillauda		1	N. W. Himalayas to E. Thibet, high
78.	Coccothraustes		3	W. Europe, High Himalayas to Japan	N. America
79.	Mycerobas		2	Central Asia & High Himalayas
80.	Eophona		2	E. Thibet, China, and Japan	China
81.	Pyrrhula		9	Azores to Japan, High Himalayas	Alaska
	(Crithagra		1	Palestine)	Ethiopian genus
82.	Carpodacus		12	Cent. Eu. to Japan, High Himalayas	India & China, N. Amer.
83.	Erythrospiza		4	N. Africa to Afghanistan and Turkestan
84.	Uragus		2	Turkestan & E. Thibet to Japan
85.	Loxia		3	Europe, High Himalayas to Japan	N. America
86.	Pinicola		1	N. Europe, Siberia	N. America
87.	Propyrrhula		1	High Himalayas	Darjeeling in winter
88.	Pyrrhospiza		1	Snowy Himalayas
89.	Linota		6	The whole region	N. America
90.	Leucosticte		4	Turkestan to Kamschatka	N. W. America
Emberizinæ
91.	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Euspiza	4	E. Europe to Japan	N. America
92.		Emberiza	25	Europe to Japan
93.		Fringillaria	2	S. Europe, N. Africa
94.		Plectrophanes	2	Northern half of region
Sturnidæ.
95.	Pastor		1	East Europe, Central Asia	India
96.	Sturnia		2	Amoor, Japan, N. China	Oriental
97.	Sturnus		3	The whole region (excl. Atlantic Islands)	India, China
	(Amydrus		1	Palestine)	N. E. African genus
98.	Podoces		3	Cen. Asia, Turkestan, Yarkand
Alaudidæ.
99.	Otocorys		6	N. Europe to Japan, N. Africa, Arabia	India, N. America, Andes
100.	Alauda		7	The whole region (excl. Iceland)	India, Africa
101.	Galerita		2	Central Europe to N. China, N. Africa	India, Central Africa
102.	Calandrella		4	Central Europe to N. China, N. Africa	India
103.	Melanocorypha		5	S. Eu., N. Africa, N. & Cen. Asia	N. W. India
104.	Pallasia		1	Mongolia
	(Certhilauda		1	N. Africa)	S. African genus
	(Alaemon		1	N. Africa, Arabia)	Ethiopian genus
105.	Ammomanes		3	S. Europe, N. Africa, to Cashmere	Africa, India
Motacillidæ.
106.	Motacilla		6	The whole region	Oriental, Ethiopian
107.	Budytes		4	Europe to China	Oriental, Moluccas
108.	Calobates		2	Atlantic Is., W. Europe, to China	Malaisia, Madagascar
Pittidæ.
	(Pitta		1	Japan)	Oriental & Austral. genus
PICARIÆ.
Picidæ.
109.	Picoides		3	N. and Cen. Europe to Thibet & E. Asia	North America
110.	Picus		16	The whole region (excl. Atlantic Islands)	India, China, N. and S. America
111.	Hypopicus		1	N. China	Himalayas
	(Yungipicus		1	N. China)	Oriental genus
112.	Dryocopus		1	N. & Cen. Europe to N. China	Neotropical
113.	Gecinus		6	W. Europe to Thibet, Amoor & Japan	Oriental
Yungidæ.
114.	Yunx		2	W. Europe to N. W. India, Thibet and Japan	N. E. Africa, S. Africa
Cuculidæ.
115.	Cuculus		2	The whole region (excl. Atlantic Islands)	Ethiop., Oriental, Austral.
116.	Coccystes		1	S. Europe and N. Africa	Ethiopian and Oriental
Coraciidæ.
117.	Coracias		1	Cent. Europe to Cent. Asia	Ethiopian, Oriental
	(Eurystomus		1	Amoor in summer)	Oriental & Austral. genus
Meropidæ.
118.	Merops		2	S. Europe to Cashmere, N. Africa	Ethiopian and Oriental
Alcedinidæ.
	(Halcyon		3	W. Asia, N. China, Japan)	Ethiop., Orien., Austral.
119.	Alcedo		2	Europe, N. China
120.	Ceryle		2	S. E. Europe, Japan	Africa, India, America
Upupidæ.
121.	Upupa		1	S. Europe, N. China	Ethiop. & Oriental genus
Caprimulgidæ.
122.	Caprimulgus		5	Europe to Japan	Ethiopian and Oriental
Cypselidæ.
123.	Cypselus		4	The whole region (excl. Iceland)	Ethiopian, America
124.	Chætura		2	N. China, Dauria	Africa, India
COLUMBÆ.
Columbidæ.
125.	Columba		6	The whole region	Africa, Asia, America
126.	Turtur		4	W. Europe to Japan	Ethiopian and Oriental
	(Alsæcomus		1	E. Thibet)	Oriental genus
GALLINÆ.
Pteroclidæ.
127.	Pterocles		2	S. Europe, N. Africa, to W. India	Ethiopian genus
128.	Syrrhaptes		2	Central Asia, N. China
Tetraonidæ.
129.	Francolinus		1	Borders of Mediterranean	Ethiopian, Oriental
130.	Perdix		2	Europe to Mongolia
131.	Coturnix		1	Central and S. Europe to Japan	Ethiop., Orien., Austral.
132.	Lerwa		1	Snowy Himalayas to E. Thibet
133.	Caccabis		5	Cen. Europe and N. Africa to N. W. Himalayas	Abyssinia, Arabia
134.	Tetraogallus		4	Caucasus to E. Thibet and Altai \|Mountains
135.	Tetrao		4	Europe and N. Asia	N. America
136.	Bonasa		1	Europe and N. Asia	N. America
137.	Lagopus		4	Iceland, W. Europe to Japan	N. America, Greenland
Phasianidæ.
138.	Crossoptilon		4	Thibet, Mongolia, N. China
139.	Lophophorus		3	Cashmere to E. Thibet (highest woods)
140.	Tetraophasis		1	E. Thibet	E. Thibet(?)
141.	Ceriornis		1	N. W. Himalayas (high)	Himalayas to W. China
142.	Pucrasia		3	N. W. Himalayas to N. W. China	Himalayas
143.	Phasianus		10	Western Asia to Japan	W. Himalayas, Formosa
144.	Thaumalea		3	E. Thibet to Amoor, N. China	West China
145.	Ithaginis		2	Nepaul to E. Thibet (high)
Turnicidæ
146.	Turnix		2	Spain and N. Africa, N. China	Ethiop., Orien., Austral.
ACCIPITRES.
Vulturidæ.
147.	Vultur		1	Spain and N. Africa to N. China
148.	Gyps		1	S. Europe, Palestine, Cen. Asia	E. Africa, India
149.	Otogyps		1	S. Europe, N. Africa	S. Africa, India
150.	Neophron		1	Atlantic Isds. to Palestine	Africa, India
Falconidæ.
151.	Circus		5	Europe to Japan	Almost Cosmopolite
152.	Astur		1	Europe to N. China	Almost Cosmopolite
153.	Accipiter		2	Europe to Japan	Almost Cosmopolite
154.	Buteo		4	Europe to Japan	Cosmopolite (excl. Australia)
155.	Archibuteo		1	N. Europe to Japan	N. America
156.	Gypaetus		1	S. Europe, N. Africa	Abyssinia, Himalayas
157.	Aquila		5	Europe to Japan	Nearctic, Ethiop., Orien.
158.	Nisaetus		2	E. Europe, N. Africa, W. Asia	India, Australia
159.	Circaetus		1	E. and S. Europe, N. Africa, W. Asia	Africa, India
160.	Haliæetus		3	Iceland and S. Europe to Japan	Cosmopolite (excl. Neotropical region)
161.	Milvus		4	Europe to Japan, N. Africa	The Old World & Austral.
162.	Elanus		2	N. Africa, N. China to Amoor	Cosmopolite (excl. East U. S.)
163.	Pernis		1	Europe to Japan	Ethiopian and Oriental
164.	Falco		5	The whole region	Cosmopolite (excl. Pacific Islands)
165.	Hierofalco		5	The whole region	N. America
166.	Cerchneis		4	Atlantic Islands to Japan	Cosmop. (excl. Oceania)
Pandionidæ.
167.	Pandion		1	Europe to Japan	Cosmopolite
Strigidæ.
168.	Surnia		1	N. Europe and Siberia	North America
169.	Nyctea		1	Arctic regions	Arctic America
170.	Athene		4	Central and S. Europe to Japan	Ethiop., Orien., Austral.
	(Ninox		1	N. China and Japan)	Oriental genus
171.	Glaucidium		1	Europe to N. China	America
172.	Bubo		2	Europe to N. China	Africa, India, America
173.	Scops		3	S. Europe to Japan	African, Orien., Austral.
174.	Syrnium		5	Europe to Japan	African, Oriental, Amer.
175.	Otus		2	Europe to Japan	Almost Cosmopolite
176.	Nyctala		1	N. Europe to E. Siberia	N. America
177.	Strix		1	Europe and N. Africa	All warm & temp. regions
Peculiar or very characteristic Genera of Wading and Swimming Birds.
GRALLÆ.
Rallidæ.
	Ortygometra		8	Europe, N. E. Africa
Scolopacidæ.
	Ibidorhyncha		1	Cashmere & Cen. Asia, N. China	Himalayan Valleys
	Terekia		1	N. E. Europe and Siberia	India, Australia (migrant)
	Helodromas		1	E. and N. Europe, N. India
	Machetes		1	N. and Cen. Europe, Cen. Asia	India in winter
	Eurinorhynchus		1	N. E. Asia	Bengal
Glareolidæ.
	Pluvianus		1	N. Africa, Spain
Charadriidæ.
	Vanellus		8	Europe to the Punjaub	S. America
Otididæ.
	Otis		2	W. Europe to Mongolia, N. Africa
ANSERES.
Anatidæ.
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	Bucephala		3	Iceland, N. Europe, and Asia	N. America
	Histrionicus		1	Iceland, N. Siberia	N. America
	Harelda		1	North of whole region	Arctic America
	Somateria		3	North of whole region	N. America
	Œdemia		3	North of whole region	N. America
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	Rissa		1	North coasts of whole region	N. America
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	Colymbus		3	North of whole region	N. America
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	Alca		2	North coasts of whole region	N. America
	Fratercula		3	North coasts of whole region	N. America
	Uria		3	North coasts of whole region	N. America
	Mergulus		1	Iceland and Arctic coasts	Arctic America

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