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Class MAMMALIA 

 Sub-class PROTOTHERIA 



Order COLUMBIFORMES 



Treron (green pigeon) ; Columba (pigeon) ; Goura 



(crowned pigeon) ; Pterocles (sand-grouse) 

 Order PSITTACIFORMES (parrots) 



Psittaciis; Nestor; Eos ; Poicephalus ; Agapornis; 



Melopsittacus (budgerigar) 

 Order CUCULIFORMES 



Cuculus (cuckoo) ; Crotophaga (ani) ; Geococcyx 



(road-runner) ; Centropus (coucal) ; Musophaga 



(plantain-eater) 

 Order STRIGIFORMES (owls) 



Tyto; Bubo 

 Order CAPRIMULGIFORMES 



Steatornis (oil bird) ; Podargus (frogmouth) ; 



Caprimulgus (nightjar) 

 Order APODIFORMES 



( = MiCROPODIFORMES, MaCROCHIRES) 



Apus ( = Micropus) (swift); Trochilus (humming- 

 bird) 



Order COLUFORMES (mouse birds) 

 Coliits 



Order TROGONIFORMES (trogons) 

 Pharomachrus (quetzal) ; Apaloderma 



Order CORACIIFORMES 



Alcedo (kingfisher); Todus (tody); Momotus (mot- 

 mot) ; Merops (bee-eater) ; Coracias (roller) ; Upupa 

 (hoopoe) ; Buceros (horn-bill) 



Order PICIFORMES 



Bucco (puff bird); Galbula (jacamar); Capita (bar- 

 bet) ; Indicator (honey guide) ; Ramphastos (toucan) ; 

 Picus (woodpecker) 



Order PASSERIFORMES 

 Sub-order Eurylaimi (broadbills) 



Smithornis 

 Sub-order Tyranni 

 Formicarius (antbird); Furnarius (ovenbird); 

 Cotinga (cotinga) 

 Sub-order Menurae 

 Meimra (lyre-bird) 

 Sub-order Passeres (songbirds) 

 (=Oscines) 

 Alauda (lark); Hirimdo (swallow); Turdiis (thrush, 

 blackbird); Fringilla (chaffinch, etc.); Sturnus 

 (starling); Corviis (raven, crow, etc.) 



Order MONOTREMATA 



Tachyglossiis ( = Echidna) (spiny anteater); 

 Ornithorhynchiis ( ^Platypus) (duck-bill) 



