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NATURAL HISTORY 





Subcbss A - Arcbaeomithes 

 r| fossil reptile-like "bircCs 



I 



SUPERCLASS TETRAPO"DA 



ClassI AVE5 BIRDS 





Kestserornithifbrmes ^, 

 ^5sil toothe^blrasl 



Aptery^iforme? 

 « Ca5i:arii|brTOes Kivi^^ 



^Caseovarie^ ^ Ciconiifomes 



C)Icbtbxor^^i7orm<25 ^ /« stork -like bircfs 



Grui formes 

 rails at2ct coots 



(10) 



cViarBucCrji^nTMs 

 glover, 5nipi« ,^115 



11^ ^ . ^ 



m.^s??^ Cuculi formes 



stratHorjiformes |f^^ M-^WxV Talcomfl^nes 

 Afncan oitrich jV ]j col^'mbilbrmcs falcon-like-binis 

 (-r) <?4rV;;^V-- l-oons and Grcbas /^ 



i)moTnitbi(t>rmes ^"^^W ^^^'^S^l ^^^^ -"^ssi^*^ 

 Moots ^-r-'^'^/ j'^^'^,.// Coraciiformas 



extinct :^^/ <^^f< — ^'^ 



(8) (^^^ ^ Gcclhformss 



=^ elep hant birds aibatrossa.s .petrels 



RheifoT^m©© . 

 American ostrioh 



Subclass D -Neorrzitbes 



(2/) 



fixsseriformes 

 percViing- birds 



