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III. Suborder. Desmognathae. 



1. Group. Chenomorphae. 



1. Family. Anatidae incl. Palamedea. 



2. Ampkimorpkae (Phoenicopterus). 



3. Pelargomorphae. 



1. Family. Ardeidae. 



2. Ciconiidae. 



3. Tantalidae. 



4. Dysporomorpkae (Steganopodes). 



5. Aetomorphae. 



1. Family. Strigidae. 



2. Cathartidae. 



3. Gypaetidae. 



4. Gypogeranidae. 



6. Psittacomorpkae. 



7. Coccygomorphae. 



1. Family. Coliidae. 



2. Musophagidae. 



3. Cuculidae. 



4. Bucconidae. 



5. Ehamphastidae. 



6. Capitonidae. 



7. Galbulidae. 



8. Alcedinidae. 



9. Bucerotidae. 



10. Upupidae. 



11. Meropidae. 



12. Momotidae. 



13. Coraciidae. 



14. Trogonidae. 

 7b. Celeomorphae (Picidae). 



IV. - Aegithognatlia e. 



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1. Group. Cypselomorphae. 



1. Family. Trochilidae. 



2. Cypselidae. 



3. Caprirnulgidae. 



2. Coracomorpkae (Passeres). 



a. Menura. 



b. Polymyodae, Traclieophonae, Oligo- 



myodae. 



Mit Huxley's Classification beginnt eine neue Epoche. In Bezug 

 auf den taxonomischen Werth der Gaunienknochen mid die spater noting 

 gewordenen Aenderungen vergleiclie man S. 37 39 und S. 991 des ana- 

 tomischen Theiles. Es ist aber zu bemerken, dass dies System nur an- 

 scheinend ausschliesslich auf den Gaunienknochen beruht. Die Diagnosen 



