3S8 CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS, 



1 Vultur, vulture tribe 3 Strix, owl 



2 Falco, falcon, eagle, hawk, 4 Lanius, shrike or butcher bird 



kite 



II. Levirostres, light- billed birds, having a large hollow bill. 



1 Psittacus, parrot kind 3 Buceros, rhinoceros birds 



2 Rainphastos, toucan 



III. Picae, this and the two following orders are not clearly cha- 

 racterised. 



1 Picus, woodpecker 4 Alceda, kingsfisher 



2 Jynx, wryneck 5 Trochilus, humming birds, 



3 Sitta, nuthatch &c. &c. 



IV. Coraces. 



1 Corvus, crow, raven, jack- 3 Paradisea, birds of paradise 



daw, magpie, jay, &c. 4 Cuculus, cuckow 



2 Coracias, roller &c. &c 



V. Passeres, small singing-birds. 



1 Alauda, lark 6 Motacilla, nightingale, red- 



2 Sturnus, starling breast, wren 



3 Turdus, thrush, blackbird 7 Hirundo, swallows, martins, 



4 Eberiza, bunting &c. 



5 Fringilla, finches, canary- 9 Caprimulgus, goatsucker, 



bird, linnet, sparrow &c. 



VI. Gallinse, gallinaceous birds, mostly domesticated. They pos- 

 sess a large crop, strong muscular gizzard. 



1 Columba, pigeons 4 Meleagris, turkey 



2 Tetrao, grous, quail, partridge 5 Pavo, peacock 



3 Numida, guinea-fowl 6 Otis, bustard 



VII. Struthiones, struthious birds. The largest of the class; 

 possess extremely small wings, and are therefore incapable of flight, 

 but run very swiftly. 



1 Struthio, ostrich 2 Casuarius, cassowary or emu 



(B) Aquatic Birds. 



Order I. Grallae, waders, frequenting marshes and streams ; long 

 naked legs ; long neck ; cylindrical bill of different lengths. 



1 Ardea, crane, stork, heron, 2 Scolopax, woodcock, snipe, 

 bittern curlew 



