SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 



Class AVES. 



Sub-Class 1. SAURURJE .... 1 



1. Arcbieopteiyx, Meyer . . 1 



Sub-Class II. RATIT.ffi 1 



Oilier I. 



RHEIFORMES 1 



Fam. I. Rheii)^ 1 



1. Rhea, Lath 1 



Inceht^: Skdis. 



1 . Barornis, Marn/t 2 



2. Laopteryx, Marsh 2 



Older II. 



STRUTHIOXIFORMES . . 2 



Fam. I. .Stulthionid^ . 2 



1. Struthio, Linn 2 



Order III. 



CASUARIIFORMES .... 2 



Fam. I. DiiOM.tiD.*: .... 2 



1. Uromajus, Vieili 2 



Kiim. II. Dromornithidje. 3 



1. Kroinorni!*, Oicen 3 



2. Genyoriiis, S. JJ- Z 3 



Fam. III. Ca.siaiiiiu.« . . 3 



1. Casuariu.i, lirifs 3 



2. Hypseloruis, Lyd 4 



Order IV. Pagn 



DINOKMTIIIFORMES . . 4 



Fam. I. DixoRNiTiUD-K . . 4 



Sub-Fam. I. Dinornithinae. 4 



1. Dinoruis, Owen 4 



Sub-Fam. 2. Anomaloptery- 



ginse •. 3 



2. Pachyornis, Lyd o 



.3. Syornis. Rcichenb •'5 



4. Anomalopteryx, Reichenb. 



5. Megalaptery.x, //tf<M< . . . ^ 



Sub-Fam. -i. Emeinse .... 6 



6. Emeus, Heichenb 6 



Order V. 



.^PYORNITHIFORMES . 6 



Fam. I. yEpYoRxiTHiD^. 6 



1. .iEpyomis, Is. Geufr. . . 6 



2. Mullerornis, MUne-Edw. 



c^ Grandid. 7 



Order VI. 



APTERYGIFOKMES . . 7 



Fam. I. Apterygid* . . 7 



1. Apteryx, Shaw 7 



2. Pseudapteryx, Lyd. .... 8 



3. Metapteryx, De Vis .... 8 



Sub-Class III. CARrNAT.«: . 8 



Order I. 



TINAMIFOKMES 8 



Fam. I. TiXAMiD* 8 



Sub-Fam. 1 . Tinaminso . . 8 



1. Tinamus, llerm 8 



2. Notbocercus, Bp 9 



