Our Common Birds and How to Know Them 



use of the name. The Latin name of the Hermit Thrush is Turdus aonalascbkcz pallasii ; 

 Turdus being the genus, aonalascbkce the species and pallasii the sub-species. Again, the 

 Latin name of the Wood Thrush is Turdus mustelinus. Here Turdus is the genus, and 

 mustelinus the species. And finally, when the MANUALS and KEYS are used in identifying 

 specimens, some familiarity with scientific terms and nomenclature is absolutely needful 

 for an intelligent perusal of the volumes. 



It is thought therefore that these considerations justify the insertion of a few remarks 

 of a somewhat scientific character. 



Naturalists have arranged the kinds of birds in many divisions and sub-divisions. As 

 an illustration of such arrangement Dr. Coues in his KEY gives the following example of 

 the classification of one bird, namely, Alice's Thrush : 



Kingdom, Animalia : Animals. Family, Turdidce : Thrush-like Birds. 



Branch, Vertebrala : Back-boned Animals. Sub-family, Turdinte : True Thrushes. 



Province, Sauropsida : Lizzard-like Vertebrates. Genus, Turdus : Typical Thrushes. 



Class, Aves : Birds. Sub-genus, Ilylocichla : Wood Thrushes. 



Sub-class, Carinata : Birds with Keeled Breast-bone. Species, Ustulatus : Olive-backed Thrush. 



Order, Passeres : Perching Birds. Sub-species, A licit? : Alice's Thrush. 

 Sub-order, Osdnes : Singing Birds. i 1 



