THE BIRD-HOUSE OF SCIENCE 



III. ORDER OF SHORE-DWELLING WADERS, OR SHORE- 

 BIRDS. 



1. Phalarope Family. 



2. Snipe and Sandpiper Family. 



3. Plover Family. 



4. Oystercatcher Family. 



C. LAND BIRDS 



I. ORDER OF GALLINACEOUS OR HEN-LIKE BIRDS. 



1. Grouse and Quail Family. 



2. Pheasant Family. (Introduced.) 



II. ORDER OF PIGEON-LIKE BIRDS. 



1. Pigeon and Dove Family. 



III. ORDER OF BIRDS OF PREY. 



1. Vulture Family. 



2. Hawk Family. (Hawks, Falcons and Eagles.) 



3. Owl Family. 



IV. ORDER OF CUCKOO-LIKE BIRDS. 



1. Cuckoo Family. 



2. Kingfisher Family. 



V. ORDER OF WOODPECKER-LIKE BIRDS. 



1. Woodpecker Family. 



VI. ORDER OF LONG-WINGED LAND BIRDS. 



1. Nighthawk and Whippoorwill Family. 



2. Swift Family. 



3. Hummingbird Family. 



VII. ORDER OF PERCHING BIRDS. (This includes nearly all 

 our smaller Land Birds.) 



1. Flycatcher Family. 



2. Lark Family. 



3. Crow and Jay Family. 



4. Starling Family. (Introduced.) 



5. Blackbird, Oriole, Meadowlark Family. 



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