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been discovered in Western Africa. We have divided the region into three subregions,
Eastern, Southern, and Western Africa. For convenience' sake, t h e division has been taken
solely on the distribution of this particular family, and may possibly not hold good with
others, or with the general physical aspect; the country is too little known at present to
enable any inferences to be drawn on this point. The western division includes the coast
as far south as Congo; the eastern division takes the coast-line as far south as Zanzibar;
all below this is comprised in Southern Africa; and on the north they are bounded by the
desert. The whole of the species found here are peculiar to this continent.
Distribution of the Capitonidce in the African Region.
WEST AFRICA. SOUTH AFRICA. EAST AFRICA.
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I I I . The distribution of the American species will be sufficiently seen from the accompanying
Table, and requires no comment. In this region, only two genera are found, both
of which seem to be spread over t h e entire limits.
GEOGRAPUIC A I. DISTRIBUTION.
Distribution of the Capitonidce in America.
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SOUTH AMERICA.
C. niger
auratus
amazonicus .
aurovirens....
maculicoronatus
quinticolor...
versicolor ...
boucieri
ricliardsoni
aurantiicollis
glaucogularis
CENTRAL AMERICA.
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