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270 GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. [part iv.
Family 17.—MUSCICAPID^. (44 Genera, 283 Species.)
Neotropical
Sub-regions.
Nearctic
sub-reoions.
General Distribution.
Pal^arctic
sub-kegions.
Ethiopian
Sub-regions.
Oriental
Sub-regions.
Australian
sub-heuions.
l.a.3.4- 1.2.3.4 1.2.3.4 1.2.3.4
The Muscicapidae, or Flycatchers (Muscicapinse and Myiagrin^
of the Hand List, omitting Cochoa and including Pogonocichla)
form an extensive family of usually small-sized and often bright-
coloured birds, very abundant in the warmer regions of the Old
World and Australia, but becoming scarce as we approach the
temperate and colder regions. They are wholly absent from
North and South America. The genera, many of which are not
well defined, are distributed as follows :
Peltops (1 sp.), Papuan Islands ; Monarcha {2^ sp.), Moluccas
to the Carolines and Marquesas Islands, Australia and Tas-
mania ; Zeucojyhantes (1 sp.). New Guinea; Butalis (4 sp.),
Ethiopian and Paltearctic regions, Moluccas and Formosa ;
cicapa (12 sp.), Europe and Africa ;
—
Mus-
Muscicapula (6 sp.), India to
Western China ; Alseonax {1 sp.). South Africa; Erythrosterna
Newtonia (1 sp.), Madagascar
(7 sp.), Europe to China and Java ;
Xanthopygia (2 sp.), Japan, China, Malacca ; Hemipus (1 sp.),
India and Ceylon ; Pycnophrys (1 sp.), Java ; Hyliota (2 sp.),
West Africa ; Erythrocercus (2 sp.), West Africa and Zambesi
Micrmca (6 sp.), Australia, Timor, and Papuan Islands ; Artomyias
(2 sp.), West Africa ; Pseudohias (1 sp.). Madagascar ; Hemiche-
lidon (3 sp.), the Oriental region and North China ; Smithornis
(2 sp.). West and South Africa ; MegaUas (1 sp.). West Africa
Cassinia (2 sp.),West Africa; Bias, (1 sp.), Tropical Africa; Niltava
(3 sp.), Himalayas to West China; Cyornis (16 sp.), the whole
Oriental region; Cyamoptila (1 sp.), Japan, China, Hainan;
Euwyias (7 sp.), India to South China, Ceylon, and Sumatra;
(1213 and 1216-) Siphia (8 sp.), North India, Formosa, Timor ; An-
thipes (1 sp.), Nepal; Seisura (5 sp.), Australia and Austro-
;
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