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ideas. As this classification has attracted considerable attention in 

 Germany, and has been followed by some recent writers, I here repro- 

 duce Dr. Reichenow^s scheme : — 



Series I. 



Order I. BREVIPENNES. 



Fam. 1. Struthionid^. 



Series II. NATATORES. 



Order II. URINATORES. 



Fam. 2. Spheniscid^. 



3. Alcid.^. 



4. COLYMBIDiE. 



Order III. LONGIPENNES. 



Fam. 5. Pbocellabiid^e. 



6. Laeid^. 



7. Sternid^. 



Older IV. STEGANOPODES. 

 Fam. 8. GiiACULiDiE. 



9. SULID^. 



10. Pelecanid^. 



Order V. LAMELLIROSTRES. 



Fam. 11. Mebgid^e. 



12. Anatid^. 



13. Ansebid.^. 



14. Cygnid^e. 



15. Palajiedeid.^j. 



Series III. GRALLATORES. 

 Order VI. CURSORES. 

 Suborder A. Limicolae. 



Fam. 16. Chabadbiid-e. 



17. Dbomadid^. 



18. scolopacid^. 



Subfam. A. HimantopocUntx. 



B, Totanince. 



C. Scolopacincs. 



Suborder B. Arvicolse. 



Fam. 19. Otididje. 

 20. Gbuid^. 



