SCHEME OF THE CLASSIFICATION ADOPTED 

 IN THIS BOOK 



CLASS AVES (p. 23.) 



SUB-CLASS I. ARCHAEORNITHES (p. 23). 

 Archaeopteryx (pp. viii, 23). 



SUB-CLASS II. NEORNITHES (p. 25). 

 DIVISION A. NEORNITHES RATITAE (p. 25). 



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

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



TTT AT 4- i oo\ fFam. I. Casuariidae (p. 33). 

 III. Megistanes (p. 32) : | Fam u Dromaeidae \ P > 



RATITAE (p. 26) - 



? ? STEREORNITHES 



(p. 43) 



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

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

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



Mesembriornis, etc. (p. 44). 

 Diatryma (p. 45). 

 Dasornis (p. 45). 

 Remiornis (p. 45). 

 Gaslornis (p. 45). 



DIVISIONS. NEORNITHES ODONTOLCAE (p. 45). 



HESPERORNITHES (p. 46). 

 ? ENALIORNITHES (p. 46). 

 ? Baptornis (p. 46). 



DIVISION C. NEORNITHES CARINATAE (p. 48). 

 ICHTHYORNITHES / Fam. ICHTHYORNITHIDAE (p. 48) : Ichthyornis (p. 48). 



(p. 48) 

 Order. 



COLYMBIFORMES 



(p. 49) 



SPHENISCIFORMES 



(p. 54) 



PROCELLARIIFORMES 



(p. 59) 



\ ? Apatornis (p. 49). 



Sub-Order. Family. Sub-family. 



f Colymbi(p. 49) COLYMBIDAE (p. 50). 



-I Podicipedes PODICIPKDIDAE 



( (p. 49) (p. 52), 



Sphenisci SPHENISCIDAE 



(p. 54) (p. 54). 



( Diomedeinae (p. 63). 



Tubinares PEOCELLARIIDAE J Oceanitinae (p. 65). 



(p. 59) (p. 59) 1 Procellariinae (p. 65). 



^ Pelecanoidinae (p. 68). 



