CLASSIFICATION. 15 



Birds ; including the Woodpeckers, Cuckoos, Toucans, and 

 Parrots. 



4th. The fourth Order, of Rasores, or Gallinaceous Birds, 

 comprehends the Pigeons, Partridges, Pheasants, Curassow- 

 birds, and Bustards. 



5th. The fifth Order, the Cursores, or Eunning Birds, in- 

 cludes the Ostriches, the Apteryx, and the Dodo, now, it is 

 feared, extinct. 



6th. Our next Order is that of the Grallatores, or Stilt 

 or Wading Birds ; in which the several families of the 

 Herons, Snipes, Plovers, and Rails, are included. 



7th. The Natatores, or Swimming Birds, constitute the 

 last Order, in which are included the Ducks, Divers, Auks, 

 Pelicans, and Gulls. 



Of the families thus enumerated several are foreign and 

 have no representatives in the list of British birds. 



