PEOCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM vol.76 



Order Griiiformes. 

 Suborder Mesoenatides. 



Family Mesoenatidae, Roatelos, Monias. 

 Suborder Turnices. 



Family Turnicidae, Bustard-Quails. 



Pedionomidae, Collared Hemipodes. 

 Suborder Grues. 

 Superfamily Gruides. 

 Family Gruidae, Cranes. 



Aramidae, Limpkins. 

 Psophiidae, Trumpeters. 

 Superfamily Rallides. 



Family Eallidae, Rails, Coots, Gallimiles. 

 Suborder Heliornithes. 



Family Heliornithidae, Sun-Grebes. 

 Suborder Rhynocheti, 



Family Rhynochetidae, Kagus. 

 Suborder Eurypygae. 



Family Eurypygidae, Sun-Bitterns. 

 Suborder Phororhaci. 



Family Phororhacidae, Phororhacos (fossil). 

 Suborder Cariamae. 



Family Hermosiornidae, HerinosicYi'nis (fossil). 

 Cariamidae, Cariamas. 

 Suborder Otides. 



Family Otididae, Bustards. 

 Order Diatrymiformes. 



Family Diatrymidae, Diatryma (fossil). 

 Order Charadriiformes. 

 Suborder Charadrii. 

 Superfamily Jacanides. 



Family Jacanidae, Jacanas. 

 Superfamily Charadriides. 

 Family Haematopodidae, Oyster-catcliers. 



Charadriidae, Plovers, Turnstones, Surf-birds. 

 Scolopacidae, Snipe, Woodcock, Sandpipers. 

 Recnrvirostridae, Avocets, Stilts. 

 Presbyornithidae, Preshyornis (fossil). 

 Phalaropodidae, Phalaropes. 

 Superfamily Dromades. 



Family Dromadidae, Crab-plovers. 

 Superfamily OEdicnemides. 



Family QDdicnemidae, Thick-knees. 



