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Vol. XVII. 



HYDE PARK, MASS., APRIL, 1892. 



No. 4. 



Classification of North 

 Birds. 



American 



(Extract from A. O. U. Code.) 



Witli Names of Some Birds Common in Collections. 



I. Order PYG0P0DE5. Diving Birds. 



a. Sub-Older, podicipedes. 



1. Family, Podiciphhe. (irebes — Western 

 Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, Horned Grebe.* 



h. Sub-order, cepphi. 



2. Family, Urinatoridce.. Loons — Pacific 

 Loon, Red-throated Loon, Loon.* 



8. Family, Alcldce. Auks, Muries, Puffins, 

 California Murre, Puffin, Briiniclrs Miirie,* 

 Razor-billed Auk. 



II. Order LONGIPENNES. Long=winged Swimmers. 



4. Family, Stercorariid(e. Skuas and Jae- 

 gers, Skua, Parasitic Jaeger.* 



5. Family, Laridce. Gulls and Terns — 

 Western Gull, American Herring Gull,* Kitti- 

 wake,* Black Tern, Common Tern.* 



6. Y-AmWy, Rynchopidxe. Skimmers — Black 

 Skimmer. 



III. Order TUBINARES. Tube=nosed Swimmers. 



7. Family, Diomedeidxe.. Albatrosses — 

 S.)oty Albatross. 



S. Family, ProcellarUdce. Fulmars and 



Shearwaters — Fulmar, Greater Sheai water,* 



Sooty Shearwater, Leach's Petrel, Wilson's 



Petrel.* 



iV. Order STEGANOPODES. Totipalmate Swim= 

 mers. 



9. Family, Pha'etliontidce. Tropic Birds — 

 Yellow-billed Tropic Bird. 



10. Fiunily, Snl'ulce. Gannels — Gannet.* 



11. Fiim.'i\y,Anhingid(B. Darters — Anhinga. 



12. Family, P/iaiacrocoracuZo?. Cormorants 

 — Florida Cormorant, Cormorant, Double- 

 crested Cormorant.* 



1:^. Family, Pelecanidce. Pelicans — Amer- 

 ican White Pelican, Brown Pelican.* 



* Easily obtained. See Brief Notes. 



14. Family, Freyatidce. 

 Man-o'-war Bird. 



Man-o'-war Birds — 



V. Order, ANSERE5. Lamellirostral Swimmers. 



15. Family, Anatuke. Ducks, Geese and 

 Swans — Red-breasted Merganser,* Black 

 Duck, Green-winged Teal,* Old Squaw,* Amer- 

 ican Eider,* Canada Goose,* Whistling Swan. 



VI. Order, ODONTOGLOSS/C. Lamellirostral Gralla- 



tores. 



16. Family, Phcenicoptoridce. Flamingoes 

 — American Flamingo. 



VII. Order, HERODIONE5. Herons, Storks, Ibises, 



Etc. 



a. Sub-order, ibides. 



17. Family, Plataleidce. Spoonbills — Rose- 

 ate Spoonbill. 



18. Family, Ibididce. Whrte Ibis,* White- 

 faced Glossy Ibis. 



b. Sub-order, cicoNLii:. 



19. Family, Cicon'mM. Storks and Wood 

 Ibises — Wood Ibis. 



c. Sub-order, herodii. 



20. Family, Ardeidce. Herons, Bitterns, 

 etc. — American Bittern,* Great Blue Heron,* 

 Snowy Heron, Green Heron,* Black-crowned 

 Night Heron.* 



VIII. Order, PALUDICOL/E. Cranes, Rails, Etc. 



(?. Sub-order, grues. 



21. Family, Gruidce. Cranes — Whooping 

 Crane, Sandhill Crane,* 



e. Sub-order, ralli. Rails, Gallinules, Coots, 

 Etc. 



22. FiimWy, Aramidce. Courlaus — Limpkin. 



23. Family, Eallidce. Rails, Gallinules and 

 Coots — King Rail, Clapper Rail, Virginia 

 Rail,* Sora Rail,* Florida Gallinule, American 

 Coot.* 



IX. Order, LIMICOL>G. Shore Birds. 



24. Family, Phalaropodid(B. Phalaropes — 

 North ern Phalarope, Wilson's Phalarope.* 



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