NO. 13 



CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS WETMORE 7 



Suborder Phororhaci, Phororhacos and Allies. 



Family Phororhacidae, Phororhacos, Pelecyornis and 

 Allies (fossil). 

 Brontornithidae, Brontornis, Liornis and Allies 



(fossil). 

 Opisthodactylidae, Opisfhodactyliis (fossil). 

 Suborder Cariamae, Cariamas and Allies. 



Family Bathornithidae, Bathornis (fossil). 



Hermosiornithidae, Hermosiornis, Procariama 



(fossil). 

 Cariamidae, Cariamas. 

 Suborder Otides, Bustards. 



Family Otididae, Bustards. 

 Order Diatrymiformes, Diatryma, Oinorhamphus and Allies. 

 Family Diatrymidae, Diatryma (fossil). 



Gastornithidae, Gastornis, Remiornis (fossil). 

 Order Charadriiformes, Shore-birds, Gulls, Auks. 

 Suborder Charadrii, Shore-birds. 

 Superfamily Jacanoidea, Jacanas. 



Family Jacanidae, Jacanas. 

 Superfamily Charadrioidea, Plovers, Sandpipers, and Al- 

 lies. 

 Family Rostratulidae, Painted Snipe. 



Haematopodidae, Oyster-catchers. 

 Charadriidae, Plovers, Turnstones, Surf-birds. 

 Scolopacidae, Snipe, Woodcock, Sandpipers. 

 Recurvirostridae, Avocets, Stilts. 

 Presbyornithidae, Presbyornis (fossil). 

 Phalaropodidae, Phalaropes. 

 Superfamily Dromadoidea, Crab-plovers. 



Family Dromadidae, Crab-plovers. 

 Superfamily Burhinoidea, Thick-knees. 



Family Burhinidae,^ Thick-knees. 

 Superfamily Glareoloidea, Pratincoles, Coursers. 



Family Glareolidae, Pratincoles, Coursers. 

 Superfamily Thinocoroidea, Seed-snipe. 



Family Thinocoridae, Seed-snipe. 

 Superfamily Chionoidea, Sheath-bills. 

 Family Chionidae, Sheath-bills. 



Replaces Oedicnemidae as a family name for this group. 



