

CONTENTS. 



CLASS IX. AVES 1 



SUB-CLASS I. SAURUR^E. Leonhard 



Stej'neger 21 



ORDER I. ORNITHOPAPPI . . - . 21 

 SUB-CLASS II. ODONTORMLE. Leon- 

 hard Stej'neger 23 



ORDER I. PTEROPAPPI .... 23 

 SUB-CLASS III. ODONTOHOLC^E. Leon- 

 hard Stej'neger 27 



ORDER I. DROM^EOPAPPI ... 27 



SUB-CLASS IV. EURHIPIDUR^E . ... 31 

 SUPER-ORDER I. DROMJSOGNATH.<E. 



Leonhard Stej'neger 31 



ORDER I. STRUTHIONES . ... 32 

 ORDER II. ^EPIORNITHES ... 47 

 ORDER III. APTERYGES .... 48 

 ORDER IV. CRYPTURI .... 51 

 ORDER. GASTORNITHES .... 54 

 SUPER-ORDER II. r IMPENNES. Leon- 

 hard Stej'neger 56 



ORDER V. PTILOPTERI .... 58 

 SUPER-ORDER III. EUORNITHES . 64 

 ORDER VI. C.ECOMORPHLE. Leon- 

 hard Stej'neger 64 



ORDER VII. GKALL^E. Leonhard 



Stej'neger 91 



ORDER VIII. CHENOMORPH^E. 



Leonhard Stej'neger 132 



ORDER IX. HERODII. Leonhard 



Stej'neger 157 



ORDER X. STEGANOPODES. Leon- ' 

 hard Stej'neger 179 



ORDER XI. OPISTHOCOMI. D. G. 



Elliot 196 



ORDER XII. GALLING. D.G.El- 

 liot 197 



SUB-ORDER I. GALLING ALEC- 



TEROPODES 198 



SUB-ORDER II. GALLING PE- 



RISTEROPODES 229 



ORDER XIII. PTEROCLETES. D. 

 G. Elliot 235 



ORDER XIV. COLUMB^C. Z>. G. 

 Elliot 237 



ORDER XV. ACCIPITRES. W. B. 

 Barrows 260 



ORDER XVI. PSITTACI. /. S. 

 Kingsley 349 



ORDER XVII. PICARLE. Leon- 

 hard Stej'neger and D. G. Elliot . 368 



ORDER XVIII. PASSERES. Leon- 

 hard Stej'neger 458 



LIST OF IMPORTANT PUBLICATIONS ON 

 BIRDS . 549 



