SCHEME OF THE CLASSIFICATION ADOPTED 

 m THIS BOOK 



CLASS AVES (p. 23.) 



RATITAE (p. 26) 



Sub-Class I. Archaeornithes (p. 23). 

 Archaeoptcryx (pp. viii, 23). 



Sub-Class II. Neornithes (p. 25). 

 Division A. NEORNITHES RATITAE (p. 25). 



I. Strutliioiies (p. 27) : Fam. Struthionidae (p. 27). 

 II. Rheae (p. 30) : Fam. Hheidae (p. 30). 



ITT M-po-istaiips (d 3'?^ /^^^"- ^- Casuariidae (p. 33). 

 ill. Megistaiies (p. 6^) . ^ j,^^_ jj Di-pj^j^eidae (p. 36). 



IV. Apteryges (p. 38) : Fam. Apterygidae (p. 38). 

 V. Dinornithes (p. 41) : Fam. Uinoniithidae (p. 41). 

 VI. Aepyornithes (p. 43) : Fam. Aepyornithidae (p. 43). 



? ? STEREORNITHES 



(p. 43) 



( Mescmhriornis, etc. (p. 44). 



Diatryin,a (]). 45). 



Dasornis (p. 45). 



Ilemiornis (p. 45). 

 ^Gastoniis ([>. 45). 



Dirisiox B. NEORNITHES ODONTOLCAE (p. 45). 



HESPERORNITHES (p. 46). 

 ? ENALIORNITHES (p. 46). 

 1 apto?-nis (p. 46). 



ICHTHYORNITHES 



(p. 48) 

 Order. 



COLYMBIFORMES 



(p. 49) 



SPHENISCIFORMES 



(p. 54) 



PROCELLARIIFORMES 



IP- ^^') 



Division a NEORNITHES CARINA TAE (ix iS). 



f Fam. ICHTHYORNITHinAE (p. 48 



Sub-Order. 



|'Colymbi(p. 49) 

 - Podicipedes 



I [[' 4'.t) 



Sphenisci 



(p. 54) 



Tubinares 



(p. 59) 



Ichtliyornis (p. 48). 

 ? Apatornis (p. 49). 

 Family. Sub-family. 



COLYMBIDAE (p. 50). 

 PODICIPKDIDAE 



(p. 52), 



Sl'HENISCIDAE 



(p. 54). 



[ Diomedeinae (p. 63). 

 IIIBAK I Ocoanitinan (ji. 65). 



PHOCELLARI 



(p. 59) 



'\ Prncellariiiiae (p. 651 

 (^ Pelecanoidiuao (j). 68). 



