SYSTEMATIC AREANGEMENT 



OF THE 



ORDERS, SUB-ORDERS, TRIBES, SUB-TRIBES, 



FAMILIES, SUB-FAMILIES, AND GENEEA. 



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Order I. ACCIPITRES.-Iiinnceus. ... 1 



Sub-Order I. Accipitres. Vieillot. ,., ... 1 



Family I. VULTUEID^]. Vigors. ... ... ... 1 



Sub-Family GTPAETINJE. Pr. Bonap. . ... 1 



Genus Gypaetus. Storr. ... ... ... ... 2 



Sub-Family SAECOEAMPHIN^.G. E. Gray. ... ... 3 



Genus Neophron. Savigny. ... ... ... 3 



Sub-Family VULTUBIN.E. Pr. Bonap. ... ... 4 



Genus Vultur. Lmnasus. ... ... ... ... 4 



Otogyps. Gray. ... ... ... 5 



Gyps. Savigny. ... ... ... ... 6 



Family II. FALCOJNID^. Leach. ... ... 7 



Sub-Family BUTEONIN.E. -Swainson. ... 



Genus Buteo. Cuvier. ... ,.. ... 7 



Sub-Family AQUILINJE. Swainson. ... .... ... 9 



Genus Aquila. Mcehring. ... ... ... 9 



Spizaetus. Vieillot. ... ... ... 12 



Circaetus. Vieillot. ... ... ... 14 



Pandion. Savigny. ... ... ... ... 16 



Haliaetus. Savigny ... ... ... 16 



Helotarsus. A. Smith. ... ... ... 18 



Sub-Family FALCO^IN^E. Swainson. ... ... 18 



Grenus Falco. Linnaeus. ... . ... ... 18 



Hypotriorchis. Boie. ... ... ... 21 



Tinnunculus. Vieillot - ... ... ... 22 



Sub-Family MILVIKZE. Pr. Bonap. ... ... 23 



Genus Avicida. Swainson. ... ... ... 24 



Pernis. Cuvier. ... ... ... 24 



Milvus. Cuvier. ... ... ... ... 25 



Elanus. Savigny. ..." ... ... 26 



Sub-Family ACCIPITBIN.E. Swainson. ... ... 27 



Genus Astur. Auct. ... ... ... ... 27 



Accipiter. Brisson. ... ... ... 28 



Meliwar. G. E. Gray. .., ... ... 30 



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