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304 GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. [part IV.
Canada, Porto Rico ; Zeuconerpes (1 sp.), Bolivia to North
Brazil ; Colaptes (9 sp.), La Plata and Bolivia to Arctic America,
Greater Antilles; Hypoxanthus (1 sp.), Venezuela and Ecuador;
(2187) Qeocolaptes, (1 sp.). South Africa; Miglyptes (3 sp.),
Malaya ;
Micropternus (8 sp.), India and Ceylon to South China,
Sumatra and Borneo.
Neotropical
SfB-RECIIONS.
Family 52.—YUNGID.E. (1 Genus, 5 Species.)
Nearctic
sub-begions.
I
General Distribution.
Pal^arctic
Sub-regions.
1.2.3.4
El^IOPIAN
Sub-regions.
3- 1
Oriental I
Australian
Sub-reoions. Sub-regions.
The Wrynecks (Yunx), which constitute this family, are
small tree-creeping birds characteristic of the Palsearctic region,
but extending into North and East Africa, over the greater part
of the peninsula of India (but not to Ceylon), and just reaching
the lower ranges of the Himalayas. There is also one species
isolated in South Africa.
Family 53.—INDTCATOEID^. (1 Genus, 12 Species.)
Neotropical
Sub-regions.
Nearctic
Sub-regions.
General Distribution.
Pal^arctic
Sub-kegions.
Ethiopian
Sub-regions.
Oriental
Sub-kegions.
1.2.3- 3.4.1
Australian
Sub-regions.
The Honey-guides (Indicator) constitute a small family of
doubtful affinities ; perhaps most nearly allied to the woodpeckers
and barbets. They catch bees and sometimes kill smaU
birds ; and some of the species are parasitical like the cuckoo.
Their distribution is very interesting, as they are found in every
part of the Ethiopian region, except Madagascar, and in the
Oriental region only in Sikhini and Borneo, being absent from
the peninsula of India which is nearest, both geographically and
zoologically, to Africa.