OF ORNITHOLOGY 159 



Systematic Arrangement. 



The Histor}^ of Ornitholosry 1 



Group Aves or Birds 23 



Sub-group Aves Ratitie 23 



Sub-group Aces Carina kn 23 



Sub-Class ^;7'aZ Birds or Insessores 24 



Sub-Class 'Terrestrial Birds or Cursores 24 



Sub-Class Aquatic Birds or Natatores 24 



Order \ Passares .• 25 



Sub-Order 1 Oscines or Singing Birds 25 



Sub-Order 2 Clamatores or Screaming Birds 25 



Order 2 Picai-ice 26 



Sub-Order 1 (7;//?se^i or Swift-like Birds 26 



Sub-Order 2 Ci<c?<Zi or Cuckoo-like Birds 26 



Sub-Order 3 Pici or Woodpecker-like Birds 27 



Order 3 Psittaci 27 



Order 4 Baptores 27 



Sub-Order 1 Strigides or Owls 28 



Sub-Order 2 Accipitres or Hawks 29 



Sub-Order 3 Cathartides or Vultures 29 



Orders Columhce 29 



Order 6 Gallinte 30 



Order 7 Grallatores 31 



Sub-Order 1 Limicoke or Shore Birds 31 



Sub-Order 2 Heriodiones or Herons 32 



Sub-Order 3 Alectorides or Cranes 32 



Order 8 Lamellirostres 33 



Sub-Order 1 Phoenicopterides or Flamingoes 34 



Sub-Order 2 Anseres or Ducks, Geese, etc 34 



Order 9 Steganopodes. 34 



Order 10 Longipennes 34 



Sub-Order 1 Xa>-/des or Gulls and Terns 35 



Sub-Order 2 Procellarides or Petrels 35 



Order 11 Pygopodes 35 



Other Systems 36 



I. LAND BIRDS 39 



Family 1 Turdidce, The Thrushes 39 



Sub-family a Ttirdiiue, True Thrushes 40 



/> Mimince, Mocking Thrushes 41 



I.: Cinclince, D'i\>Y)ers 41 



