AfiT.24 CLASSIFICATION OF BIEDS — WETMORE 



Superfamily Glareolides. 



Family Glareolidae, Pratincoles, Coursers. 

 Superfamily Thinocorides. 



Family Thinocoridae, Seed-snipe. 

 Superfamily Chionides. 



Family Chionidae, Sheath-bills. 

 Suborder Lari. 



Family Stercorariidae, Skuas, Jaegers. 

 Laridae, Gulls, Terns. 

 Rynchopidae, Skimmers. 

 Suborder Alcae. 



Family Alcidae, Auks, Auklets, Murres. 

 Order Columbiformes. 

 Suborder Pterocletes. 



Family Pterociidae, Sand-Grouse. 

 Suborder Columbae. 



Family Raphidae, Dodos, Solitaires. 

 Columbidae, Pigeons, Doves. 

 Order Cuculi formes. 

 Suborder Musophagi. 



Family Musophagidae, Plaintain-eaters. 

 Suborder Cuculi. 



Family Cuculidae, Cuckoos, Roadrunners, Anis. 

 Order Psittaciformes. 



Family Loriidae, Lories. 



Psittacidae, Parrots, Macaws. 

 Order Strigiformes. 



Family Tytonidae, Barn-owls. 

 Strigidae, Owls. 

 Order Caprimulgiformes. 

 Suborder Steatornithes. 



Family Steatornithidae, Oil-birds. 

 Suborder Caprimulgi. 



Family Podargidae, Frogmouths. 

 Nyctibiidae, Potoos. 

 ^gothelidae, Owlet-Frogmouths. 

 Caprimulgidae, Goatsuckers. 

 Order Micropodiformes. 

 Suborder Micropodii. 



Family Micropodidae, Swifts. 



Macropterygidae, Crested Swifts. 

 Suborder Trochili. 



Family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds. 

 Order Colli formes. 



Family Coliidae, Colies. 



