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WE have now seen most of the members of this useful 

 family; but, as we mentioned at the commencement, 

 they are ndt arranged in the order they should properly 

 stand. This, even now, we may be unable to do as we 

 should finally desire, having not had an opportunity of 

 examining minutely all the forms, or of arranging the 

 other families which compose this order ; but the fol- 

 lowing short table will serve as some guide how they 

 should be placed. 



The Rasores, or third order of birds, contains the 

 families Pavonidce, Tetraonidce, Cracidce, Struthioni- 

 dce, Columbidce. 



The family Pavonidce contains the genera and sub- 

 genera. 



PAVO. 



Meleagris. 

 Polyplectron. 

 Argus. 

 PHASIANUS. 

 Callus. 



EUPLOCOMUS? 

 LOPHOPHORUS. 



Tragopan. 



NUMIDA. 



These are the genera at present established; it is, 

 however, probable, that one or two sub-genera will still 

 be found necessary, particularly in Phasianus. 



The opinions regarding whether Pavo or Phasianus 



