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The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1: With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surfaceWallace, Alfred Russel

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The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1: With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface

Name: The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1: With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface
Author: Wallace, Alfred Russel

Wallace, Alfred Russel

Paleontology; Zoogeography

|     |                       |
  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  |Ethiop., Orien.,
                      |     |  to Japan             |  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,  |Himalayan Valleys
                      |     |  N. China             |
    Terekia           |  1  |N. E. Europe and       |India, Australia
                      |     |  Siberia              |  (migrant)
    _Helodromas_      |  1  |E. and N. Europe,      |
                      |     |  N. India             |
    _Machetes_        |  1  |N. and Cen. Europe,    |India in winter
                      |     |  Cen. Asia            |
    _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.

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The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1: With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surfaceWallace, Alfred Russel

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The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1: With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface

Wallace, Alfred Russel

Paleontology; Zoogeography

|     |                       |
  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  |Ethiop., Orien.,
                      |     |  to Japan             |  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,  |Himalayan Valleys
                      |     |  N. China             |
    Terekia           |  1  |N. E. Europe and       |India, Australia
                      |     |  Siberia              |  (migrant)
    _Helodromas_      |  1  |E. and N. Europe,      |
                      |     |  N. India             |
    _Machetes_        |  1  |N. and Cen. Europe,    |India in winter
                      |     |  Cen. Asia            |
    _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.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1: With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface

The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1: With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface

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