CLASSIFICATION OF VERTFj iRATA 



CHAMAELEONTES ^ 

 Order Ophidia •" 

 CLASS AVES 



Sub-CLASS ARCHAEORNITHES •" 



Sub-CLASS NEORNITHES * 



Division RATITAE +> 



ODONTOLCAE u 

 CAR WAT AE * 



SIchthyornithes 

 Colymbiformes 



1. LEGION 



Col ymbomorphae 



I Sphenisciformes 



JCOLYMBI 

 (PODICIPEDES 

 SPHENISCI 



l x Procellariiformes PROCELLARIAE 

 TSTEGANOPODES 



2. LEGION 



PEL A RG OMORPHA E 



i Ciconiiformes 



JAnseriformes 

 Falconiformes 



ARDEAE 



CICONIAE 



PHOENICOPTERI 

 JANSERES 

 [PALAMEDEAE 

 fCATHARTAE 

 JACCIPITRES 



