ORNITHOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. — TEMMINCK. 185 
own fame, to have imbibed the ancient notion that no 
genus is to be retained, if the links by which it is con- 
nected to another are discovered. Hence he adopts 
very few of the genera intimated by M. Vieillot, and 
even omits some of those defined by M. Cuvier. His 
merits, however, in the arrangement of his generic 
groups, and the high finish he has bestowed upon them, 
have given to his system a prevalence and popularity 
above all others which have appeared since the days of 
Linneus ; next to whom, as an ornithologist, he as- 
suredly ranks. The experienced ornithologist will per- 
ceive the artificial nature of the following orders, but 
the natural connection of a number of the genera they 
contain : — 
OrpeR I. Raprores. Menura Shaw. 
Vultur Iilig. Pitta Vietl. 
Cathartes Iilig. Myothora Jilig. 
Thamnophilus Ve. 
Gyphetus Storr. 
Vanga Veil. 
Gypogeranus I/lig, 
Falco L. Lanius Ib, 
Strix ZL. Psaris Cuv. 
Sparactes IJilig. 
Orper II. Omnrvora. Ocypterus Cuv. 
Edolius Cuv. 
Opisthocomus ZJiZig. Ceblepyris Cuv 
Buceros L. ‘ Coracina Veil. 
Prionites Ildig. eaelie i 
Corvus L. P : 
Casmarhynchus Tem. 
Procnias Hoff 
Rupicola Cuv. 
Nucifraga Briss. 
Pyrrhocorax Cuv. 
Barita Cuv. 3 oN 
Glaucopis Forster. oe Viesl. 
Gracula L. Festa 
Bombycilla Briss. Blatyrhyrichnsiien 
Ptil hy 
ilonorhynchus Kuhl. Mipaciesnail 
Coracias L. L. 
Colaris Cuv. Malurus Vieil. 
i Sylvia Lath. 
Oriolus Z. Bice 
Icterus Dandin. axicola Bech. 
Sternu Accentor Bech. 
Suite ages 
Pastor Tem. Motacilla L. 
Paradisea L, Anthus Bech. 
Lamprotornis Tem. 
s om OrpER IV. GRANIVORA. 
Orper III. INsEcrivora. Alauda L. 
Turdus L. Parus L. 
Cinclus Bech. Emberiza L. 
