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DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS. 



[part I. 



The Anseres or Natatores are almost equally unsettled. The 

 flamingoes are usually placed in this order, but their habits best 

 assort with those of the waders. 



Fam. 



118. Auatidfe 



119. Laridae 



120. Procellariidae 



121. Pelecanidre .. 



122. Spheuiscidse 



123. Colymbidas 



124. Podicipidae .. 



125. Alcidas 



Duck and Geese. 



Galls. 



Petrels. 



Pelicans. 



Penguins. 



Divers. 



Gi'ebes. 



Auks. 



The last order of birds is the Struthiones or Eatitre, considered 

 by many naturalists to form a distinct sub-class. It consists of 

 comparatively few species, either living or recently extinct. 



Fam. 

 ri26. Strutluonid;^; 

 Living-; 127. Casuariidae ... 

 ( 128. Apterygidae ... 

 ( 129. Dinornithidae 

 Extinct < 130. Palapterygidse 

 ( 131. .(Epyornithidae 



Ostriches. 



Cassowaries. 



Aptoryx. 



Diuornis. 



Palapteryx. 



^pyornis. 



REPTILES. 



In reptiles I follow the classification of Dr. Giinther as given 

 in the Philosophical Transactions, vol. clvii., p. 625. He divides 

 the class into five orders as follows : — 



Sub-classes. 



I. Squamata .. 



II. Loricata 

 III. Cataphracta 



Orders. 



[ 1. Ophidia 



i 2, Lacertilia 



( 3. Rhyncocephalina 



4. Crocodilia 



5, Chelonia 



Serpents. 

 Lizards. 

 The Hatteria. 

 Crocodiles. 

 Tortoises. 



In the arrangement of the families comprised in each of these 

 orders I also follow the arrangement of Dr. Giinther and Dr. 

 J. E. Gray, as given in the British Museum Catalogue, or as 

 modified by the former gentleman who has kindly given me 

 much personal information. 



