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Mr. N. A. Vigors on the Natural Affinities 



with the Scansores at the one extreme, and with the Fissirostres, 

 where we first entered on the order, at the other. 

 - It will thus afford some recompense to the labours of those 

 who may have accompanied me so far in my progress through 

 the different tribes of the hisessores, to find the extremes of that 

 order thus connected together, and the whole of the affinities by 

 which its various groups are linked to each other thus existing 

 in beautiful harmony. For the more perfect intelligence of 

 those who may wish to see at one view how these groups are 

 united, I shall submit the following table to their inspection, 

 which will at the same time serve to explain some curious parti- 

 culars that attend the distribution of these Perchers. 



