RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Birds of Australia — Gould / Genera with 5 species & upwards / Genera. CUL-DAR16.226-227. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared and edited by John van Wyhe. RN1
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Birds of Australia — Gould.
Genera with 5 sp. and upwards |
Species |
No of species marked * |
No' of species which range over 4 or 5. of the divisions |
Athene |
6 |
13 |
1 |
Podargus |
6 |
8 |
|
Actamus |
7 |
16 |
1 |
Pardalotus |
7 |
12 |
1 |
Strepera |
5 |
8 |
|
Cracticus |
7 |
11 |
|
Grauculus |
5 |
9 |
1 |
Pachyce: |
10 |
16 |
|
Colluria: |
6 |
8 |
|
Rhipidura |
6 |
11 |
1 |
Gerygone |
6 |
7 |
|
Petroica |
6 |
15 |
1 |
Malurus |
10 |
14 |
|
Sericornus |
7 |
11 |
1 |
Acanthiza |
11 |
18 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
15 |
105 |
177 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
Genera with 4 Species |
Species |
Sp. marked * |
|
Falco |
4 |
13 |
2 |
Astur |
4 |
9 |
|
Strix |
4 |
19 |
2 1 |
Halcyon |
4 |
10 |
1 |
Alcyone |
4 |
6 |
|
Campe: |
4 |
9 |
1 |
Myraga |
4 |
5 |
|
Cysticola |
4 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
32 |
67 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
Genera with 3, 2 & 1 Species |
Species |
Sp. marked * |
|
Aquila |
2 |
5 |
1 |
Ichthy: |
1 |
6 |
1 |
Haliastur |
2 |
6 |
1 |
Pandion |
1 |
5 |
1 |
Scracidea |
2 |
5 |
|
Tinum: |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Accipiter |
1 |
5 |
1 |
Britea |
1 |
3 |
|
Milius |
2 |
7 |
1 |
Elanus |
2 |
5 |
1 |
Lepidof: |
1 |
2 |
|
Circus |
2 |
6 |
1 |
Aegotheles |
2 |
5 |
1 |
Eurosti: |
2 |
5 |
1 |
Caprimulgus |
1 |
2 |
|
Acanthylis |
1 |
2 |
|
Cypselus |
1 |
1 |
|
Atticora |
1 |
3 |
|
Hirundo |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Chelidon |
2 |
8 |
1 |
Merops |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Eurystomus |
1 |
2 |
|
Dacelo |
3 |
4 |
|
Dicoerum |
1 |
3 |
|
Gymnorhina |
3 |
5 |
|
Grallina |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Pteropodacys |
1 |
3 |
|
Falcunculus |
2 |
3 |
|
Areoica |
1 |
3 |
|
Dicrurus |
1 |
2 |
|
Seiscora |
1 |
3 |
|
Piezonthy: |
1 |
1 |
|
Microeca |
3 |
4 |
|
Monarcha |
2 |
3 |
|
Smicrornis |
2 |
4 |
|
Erythrodryas |
2 |
3 |
|
Drymodes |
1 |
2 |
|
Eopsaltria |
3 |
3 |
|
Menura |
1 |
1 |
|
Psophodes |
2 |
2 |
|
Sphenostoma |
1 |
2 |
|
Aurytis |
3 |
3 |
|
Stipoturus |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Dasyornis |
2 |
2 |
|
Atrichia |
1 |
1 |
|
Sphenoeacus |
2 |
5 |
|
Acrocephalus |
2 |
3 |
|
Hylaeda |
2 |
3 |
|
Ephthanura |
3 |
6 |
|
Xerophila |
1 |
1 |
|
Pyrrho: |
1 |
2 |
|
Origma |
1 |
1 |
|
52 |
82 |
131 |
16 |
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Birds of Australia — Gould
Genera with 5 sp. and upwards |
Species |
Sp. marked * |
|
Estrelda |
8 |
10 |
|
Poëphila |
6 |
6 |
|
Meliphaga |
5 |
9 |
|
Ptilotis |
15 |
20 |
|
Myzomela |
5 |
9 |
1 |
Melithr: |
6 |
9 |
|
Myzantha |
5 |
7 |
|
Cuculus |
5 |
11 |
2 |
Climacteris |
6 |
8 |
|
Calyptorh: |
7 |
9 |
|
Platycercus |
14 |
18 |
|
Eriphema |
7 |
14 |
|
Trichoglos: |
7 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
96 |
144 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
Genera with 4 Species |
Species |
Sp. marked * |
|
Glyciphila |
4 |
12 |
2 |
Anthochoera |
4 |
8 |
|
Tropidorhy: |
4 |
4 |
|
Sittella |
4 |
6 |
|
Cocatua |
4 |
13 |
1 |
Psephotus |
4 |
7 |
|
Geopelia |
4 |
9 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
28 |
59 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
Genera with 3, 2 & 1 Species |
Species |
Sp. marked * |
|
Calamanthus |
2 |
3 |
|
Chthonicola |
1 |
2 |
|
Anthus |
1 |
5 |
1 |
Cincloram: |
3 |
9 |
2 |
Mirafra |
1 |
2 |
|
Amadina |
2 |
6 |
1 |
Donacola |
3 |
3 |
|
Emblema |
1 |
1 |
|
Pitta |
3 |
3 |
|
Cinclosima |
3 |
6 |
|
Areocincla |
1 |
2 |
|
Chlamydera |
2 |
3 |
|
Philonor: |
2 |
2 |
|
Sericulus |
1 |
1 |
|
Oriolus |
3 |
3 |
|
Sphecoth: |
1 |
1 |
|
Corcoriax |
1 |
2 |
|
Struthidea |
1 |
1 |
|
Corvus |
1 |
5 |
1 |
Pomator: |
3 |
5 |
|
Plectorh: |
1 |
1 |
|
Xanthom: |
1 |
2 |
|
Melicoph: |
1 |
2 |
|
Entomophila |
3 |
3 |
|
Aucanthog: |
1 |
3 |
|
Acanthorhy: |
3 |
4 |
|
Entomyza |
2 |
2 |
|
Zosterops |
3 |
5 |
|
Chrysoc: |
2 |
9 |
1 |
Schythrops |
1 |
2 |
|
Eudynamys |
1 |
2 |
|
Centropus |
3 |
3 |
|
Orthonyx |
1 |
1 |
|
Ptiloris |
1 |
2 |
|
Licmatis |
2 |
3 |
|
Callocephalon |
1 |
2 |
|
Polyselis |
2 |
3 |
|
Aprosmictus |
2 |
3 |
|
Melopist: |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Nymphicus |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Pezoporus |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Lathamus |
1 |
2 |
|
Philinopus |
3 |
3 |
|
Carpophaga |
3 |
3 |
|
Lopholaimus |
1 |
1 |
|
Chalcophaps |
2 |
2 |
|
Leucosarcia |
1 |
1 |
|
Phaps |
3 |
12 |
2 |
Geophaps |
3 |
4 |
|
Ociphaps |
1 |
2 |
|
Pittophassa |
1 |
1 |
|
Macropygia |
1 |
1 |
|
Talegalla |
1 3 1 |
|
|
53 |
91 |
162 |
11 |
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Birds of Australia — Gould
Genera with 5 spc. and upwards |
Species |
Sp. marked * |
|
Turnix |
7 |
12 |
1 |
Hiaticula |
5 |
19 |
3 |
Herodias |
7 |
16 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Page 3. 3 |
19— |
47 |
6 |
― 1. 15 |
105— |
177 |
8 |
― 2. 13 |
96— |
144 |
3 |
31- |
220— |
368 |
17 |
20 |
80 |
185 |
20 |
51 |
300 |
553 |
37 |
368 [÷] 220 [=] 1.67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Genera with 4 Species |
Species |
Sp. marked * |
|
Synoicus |
4 |
10 |
1 |
Schoeniclus |
4 |
17 |
3 |
Ardea |
4 |
12 |
2 |
Ardella |
4 |
7 |
3 |
Porzana |
4 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
185 [÷] 80 [=] 2.31 |
|
|
|
5 |
20 |
59 |
10 |
8 |
32 |
67 |
6 |
7 |
28 |
59 |
4 |
20 |
80— |
185 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
31 |
220 |
368 |
|
20 |
80 |
185 |
|
148 |
228 |
511 |
|
Total- 199— |
528— |
1064 |
|
|
|
|
|
Genera with 3, 2 & 1 Species |
Species |
Sp. marked * |
|
Leipoa |
1 |
2 |
|
Megapodus |
1 |
1 |
|
Pediomomus |
1 |
2 |
|
Cotreroria |
1 |
5 |
1 |
Dromaius |
1 |
5 |
1 |
Otis |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Oedicnemus |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Esacis |
1 |
1 |
|
Haematopus |
2 |
10 |
2 |
Lobivancellus |
2 |
4 |
|
Sarciophorus |
1 |
3 |
|
Squatrola |
1 |
5 |
1 |
Charadrius |
2 |
87 |
1 |
Eudromia |
1 |
1 |
|
Erythrgornys |
1 |
2 |
|
Glareola |
2 |
3 |
|
Himantopis |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Chladorh: |
1 |
2 |
|
Recurvir: |
1 |
5 |
1 |
Limosa |
2 |
6 |
1 |
Terekia |
1 |
2 |
|
Actitis |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Glottis |
1 |
5 |
1 |
Totarius |
2 |
3 |
|
Strepsilas |
1 |
6 |
1 |
Scolopax |
1 |
5 |
1 |
Rhynchaea |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Numenius |
3 |
13 |
2 |
Geronticus |
1 |
2 |
|
Threskiornis |
1 |
2 |
|
Falcinellus |
1 |
3 |
|
Grus |
1 |
2 |
|
Platalea |
2 |
6 |
|
Mycteria |
1 |
2 |
|
Nycticorax |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Botaurus |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Pophyrio |
2 |
5 |
|
Trybonya |
2 |
4 |
|
Gallinula |
1 |
2 |
|
Fulica |
1 |
3 |
|
Parra |
1 |
2 |
|
Rallus |
2 |
8 |
1 |
Eulabeornis |
1 |
1 |
|
43 |
55— |
168 |
21 |
52 |
82— |
181 |
16 |
53 |
91- |
162 |
11 |
148 |
228— |
511 |
48 |
|
|
80 |
|
|
511 [÷] 228 [=] 2.24
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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