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The Classification of Birds 



Suborder COLUMB^ 

 Family Dididae 

 Family Columbidse 



Order XIX. CUpULIFORMES . 

 Suborder CUCULI 



Family Cuculiclae . 

 Family Musophagidse 



Suborder PSITTACI 



Family Trichoglossidse . 

 Family Psittacidse 



Order XX. CORACIIFORMES . 



Suborder CORACLE 

 Family Coraciidae . 

 Family Momotidae 

 Family Alcedinidae 

 Family Meropidae . 

 Family Bucerotidae 

 Family Upupidas . 



Suborder STRIGES 

 Family Strigidae 



Suborder CAPRIMULGI 



Family Steatornithidae . 

 Family Podargidse 

 Family Caprimulgidge 



Suborder MICROPODII 

 Family Trochilidse 

 Family Micropodidae 



Suborder COLII 

 Family Coliidae 



Suborder TROGONES 



Family Trogonidae . 

 Suborder PICI 



Family Galbulidae . 



Family Capitonidse . 



Family Rhamphastidse . 



Family Picidse 



Order XXI. PASSERIFORMES . 

 Suborder DESMODACTYLI 



Superfamily Eurylaimidse . 



Dodo and Solitaire 

 Pigeons 



Cuckoo-like Birds 



Cuckoos 

 . Plantain-eaters 



Nestors, Lories, False Lorikeets, etc. 

 Cockatoos and Parrots 



Roller-like Birds 



Kirumbos and Rollers 



Motmots and Todies 



Kingfishers 



Bee-eaters 



. Hornbills 



. Hoopoes 



Owls 



. Oil-birds 

 Frogmouths 

 Goatsuckers 



. Hummingbirds 



Swifts 



Colics 



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. Trogons 



. Puff-birds and Jacamars 



Barbels and Honey-guides 



. Toucans 



Woodpeckers and Wrynecks 



Sparrow-like Birds 

 Broad-bills 



