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Order 5. Dinornithiformes. Example: moas, large birds but recently ex- 

 tinct, from New Zealand. 

 Order 6. Aepyornithiformes. Example: elephant birds, recently extinct, 



from Madagascar. 

 Order 7. Apterygiformes. Example : kiwis, medium-sized birds with hairlike 



feathers, nesting in burrows, from New Zealand. 

 Order 8. Tinamiformes. Example : tinamous, game birds of the American 



tropics. 

 Superorder Impcnnac. Birds with paddlelike forelimbs. 



Order 1. Sphenisciformes. Example: penguins of the southern hemisphere. 

 Superorder Neognathac. Modern flying birds. 

 Order 1. Gaviiformes. Example: loons. 

 Order 2. Colymbiformes. Example: grebes. 



Order 3. Procellariiformes. Examples : albatrosses , fulmars, and petrels. 

 Order 4. Pelecaniformes. Examples : pelicans, cormorants, boobies, and 



gannets. 

 Order 5. Ciconiiformes. Examples : storks, ibises, herons, and flamingos. 

 Order 6. Anseriformes. Examples : ducks, geese, swan. 

 Order 7. Falconiformes. Examples: vultures, kites, hawks, falcons, and 



eagles. 

 Order 8. Galliformes. Examples: turkeys, grouse, pheasants, and quail. 

 Order 9. Gruiformes. Examples : coots, rails, and cranes. 

 Order 10. Diatrymiformes. Example : Diatryvia from the Eocene of west- 

 ern United States. 

 Order 11. Charadriiformes. Examples: gulls, auks, shore birds, and waders. 

 Columbiformes. Examples : pigeons and doves. 

 Cuculiformes. Examples : road runner, cuckoos, and anis. 

 Psittaciformes. Example : parrots. 

 Strigiformes. Example : owls. 



Caprimulgiformes. Examples : nighthawks and whippoorwills. 

 Micropodiformes. Examples : swifts and hummingbirds. 

 Coliiformes. Examples : colies or mouse birds of Africa. 

 Trogoniformes. Example : trogons of Central America, Alexico, 

 and southern Arizona. 

 Order 20. Coraciiformes. Example : kingfishers. 

 Order 21. Piciformes. Examples: toucans, woodpeckers, puffbirds, barbets, 



jacamars, honey guides. 

 Order 22. Passeriformes. Examples : the perching birds. 



