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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

_Geobiastes_   |  1  |Madagascar             |
                      |     |                       |
   MEROPIDÆ.          |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
  203. Merops         | 11  |Africa and Madagascar  |S. Palæar., Orien.,
                      |     |                       |  Austral.
  204. _Melittophagus_|  5  |Tropical and S. Africa |
                      |     |                       |
   TROGONIDÆ.         |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
  205. _Apaloderma_   |  2  |Tropical and S. Africa |
                      |     |                       |
   ALCEDINIDÆ.        |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
  206. Alcedo         |  2  |W. Africa, Abyssinia,  |Palæar., Orien.,
                      |     |  Natal                |  Austral.
  207. _Corythornis_  |  3  |Africa and Madagascar  |
  208. Ceryle         |  1  |W. Africa, Abyssinia,  |American, Palæarctic
                      |     |  Natal                |
  209. _Myioceyx_     |  2  |West Africa            |
  210. _Ispidina_     |  4  |Africa and Madagascar  |
  211. Halcyon        | 10  |Africa, Prince's Is.,  |S. Palæar., Orien.,
                      |     |  St. Thomé            |  Austral.
                      |     |                       |
   BUCEROTIDÆ.        |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
  212. Berenicornis   |  1  |West Africa            |Malaya
  213. _Tockus_       | 12  |Tropical and S. Africa |
  214. _Bycanistes_   |  6  |Tropical and S. Africa |
  215. _Bucoreus_     |  2  |Tropical and S. Africa |
                      |     |                       |
   UPUPIDÆ.           |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
  216. Upupa          |  3  |Africa and Madagascar  |S. Palæarctic,
                      |     |                       |  Oriental
                      |     |                       |
   IRRISORIDÆ.        |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
  217. _Irrisor_      | 12  |Africa and Madagascar  |
                      |     |                       |
   CAPRIMULGIDÆ.      |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
  218. Caprimulgus    | 18  |Africa and Madagascar  |Palæarc., Orien.,
                      |     |                       |  Austral.
  219. _Scortornis_   |  3  |Tropical Africa        |
  220. _Macrodipteryx_|  2  |W. Africa to Abyssinia |
  221. _Cosmetornis_  |  1  |Tropical Africa to the |
                      |     |  Zambesi              |
                      |     |                       |
   CYPSELIDÆ.         |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
  222. Cypselus       |  6  |The whole region       |Palæarctic, Oriental
  223.

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