The Classification of Birds 



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Suborder ACCIPITRES 



. Family Falconidae . 



Family Buteonidae . 



Order XVI. GALLIFORMES 



Suborder MESCENATIDES 

 Family Mescenatidae 



Suborder TURNICES 

 Family Turnicidae 

 Family Pedionomidse 



Suborder GALLI 



Family Megapodidae 

 Family Cracidae 

 Family Phasianidae 



Suborder OPISTHOCOMI 

 Family Opisthocomidae 



Order XVII. GRUIFORMES . 

 Family Rallidae 

 Family Gruidae 

 Family Cariamidre 

 Family Otididse 

 Family Rhinochetidae . 

 Family Eurypygidae 

 Family Heliornithidae . 



Order XVIII. CHARADRIIFORMES 



I. LARO-LIMICOL^: 



Suborder LIMICOL^ 

 Family Charadriidae 

 Family Chionididse 

 Family Dromadidae 

 Family Glareolidse 

 Family Thinocoridae 

 Family (Edicnemidae 

 Family Jacanidae . 



Suborder LARI 



Family Laridae 

 Family Alcidae 



II. PTEROCLO-COLUMB.E 



Suborder PTEROCLES 

 Family Pteroclidae 



. Falcons 

 Kites, Ospreys, Eagles, Vultures, Harriers, etc. 



Fowl- like Birds 

 Madagascar Kagu or Mesite 



. Bustard Quails, or Hemipodes 

 Collared Hemipodes 



Megapodes, or Mound-builders 



Curassows 



Turkeys, Partridges, Quails, Pheasants, etc. 



Hoactzin 



Crane-like Birds 



Rails 



Cranes, Courlans, and Trumpeters 

 . Cariamas 

 . Bustards 



Kagu 



Sun-Bitterns 



Sun-Grebes or Finfeet 



Plover-like Birds 



Plovers, Snipes, and Curlews 



Sheath-bills 



Crab Plovers 



. Pratincoles and Coursers 



Seed-Snipe 



Thick-knees 



Jacanas 



Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers 



Auks 



Sand Grouse 



