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CHAP. XVIII.] BIRDS. 357
The Gruidse, or Cranes, are found in all the regions except the
Neotropical.
Grus (12 sp.) inhabits the southern and western United States,
the whole Palsearctic region, South-east Africa, India, and Aus-
Anthropoides (2 sp.), Europe, North and South Africa and
tralia ;
India; Balearica (2 sp.), the Ethiopian region (except Madagascar).
Family 108.—CAEIAMID^E. (1 Genus, 2 Species.)
Neotropical
Si'B-REGIONS.
1 .2
Nearctic
Sub-regions.
General Distribution.
PaL/EARCTIC
Sub-regions.
Ethiopian
Sub-regions.
Oriental I
AosTRALrAN
Sub-reoions. Sub-reqions.
The genus Cariama (2 sp.), consists of remarkable crested birds
inhabiting the mountains and open plains of Brazil and La Plata.
In the British Museum Catalogue of the Birds of Prey, they are
classed as aberrant Ealconidse, but their anomalous characters
seem to require them to be placed in a distinct family, which
seems better placed among the Waders.
Neotropical I
Sub-region.'!. |
— 2.3.4
Family 109.—AEAMID.^. (1 Genus, 2 Species.)
General Distribution.
Neabctic I Pal.«:arctic I Ethiopian i Oriental
Sub-regions. Sub-kegions. Sub-regions. Sub-kegions.
Australian
Sub-reoions.
The Guaraiinas are birds which have somewhat the appear-
ance of Herons, but which are usually classed with the Eails.
They are now, however, considered to form a distinct family.
The only genus, Aramus (2 sp.), inhabits the Neotropical region,
from Mexico and Cuba to Central Brazil.