CONTENTS 



PAGE 



PREFACE . . . . v 



ADDENDUM ............. viii 



SCHEME OF THE CLASSIFICATION ADOPTED IN THIS BOOK xi 



CHAPTER I 

 INTRODUCTION 1 



CHAPTER II 

 ARCHAEORNITHES NEORNITHES RATITAE NEORNITHES ODONTOLCAE . . 23 



CHAPTER III 



NEORNITHES CARINATAE 



BRIGADE I LEGION I (COLYMBOMORPHAE). ORDERS: ICHTHYORNITHES 



COLYMBIFORMES SPHENISCIFORMES PROCELLARIIFORMES ... 48 



CHAPTER IV 



NEORNITHES CARINATAE CONTINUED 



BRIGADE I -LEGION II (PELARGOMORPHAE). ORDERS: CICONIIFORMES 



ANSERIFORMES FALCONIFORMES ..... 70 



CHAPTER V 



NEORNITHES CARINATAE CONTINUED 



BRIGADE II LEGION I (ALECTOROMORPHAE). ORDERS : TINAMIFORMES 



GALLIFORMES GRUIFORMES CHARADRIIFORMES . . 182 



