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well das in so allgemeinen Ziigen hingeworfene System etwa frei von 

 Missgriffen ware, sondern weil hier zum ersten Male Ziele mid Wege 

 eines natiirlichen Systemes der Vogel angebahnt worden sind. 



Huxley. 1867. 



T. H. H u x 1 e y. On the classification of Birds, and on the taxonomic 

 value of the modification of certain of the cranial bones observable in 

 that Class. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 415472. 



Order I. Saururae, Hiickel. 



1. Genus. Archaeopteryx. 



- II. Ratitae, Merrem. 



1. Group. 1. Genus. Struthio. 



2. 1. Khea. 



3. 1. Casuarius. 

 2. Dromaeus. 



4. 1. Dinornis. 



5. 1. Apteryx. 



- III. Carinatae, Merrem. 



I. Suborder. Dromaeognathae. 

 1. Family. Tinamidae. 

 II. Schizognat hae. 



1. Group. Charadriomorphae. 



1. Family. Charadriidae. 



2. Scolopacidae. 



2. Geranomorphae. 



1. Family. Gmidae. 



Intermediate forms: Psophia, 

 Bhinochetus. 



2. Kallidae. 

 Intermediate forms : Otis, 



Cariama. 



3. Cecomorphae. 



1. Family. Laridae. 



2. Procellariidae. 



3. Colymbidae. 



4. Alcidae. 



4. Spheniscomorphae. 



5. Alectoroinorphae. 



6. Turnicomorphae. 



7. Pteroclomorphae. 



8. Heteromorphae (Opisthocomus). 



9. Peristeromorphae. 



