Vlll PREFACE* 



Birds are divided by Linnaeus into six 

 Orders or Assortments, viz. 



1. Accipitres or Predacious Birds, such as 

 Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Owls, and some 

 others. 



2. Pica or Pies, containing all the birds of 

 the Crow and Jay kind, the Parrots, the 

 Woodpeckers, the Kingfishers, and a great 

 variety of others. 



S. Passeres or Passerine Birds, comprising 

 the Pigeons, the Thrushes, the Larks, and all 

 the Finches or small-birds in general, either 

 with thick or slender bills. 



4. GallincB or Gallinaceous Birds, or such 

 as are more or less allied to the common do- 

 mestic Fowl, and consequently containing 

 the Pheasant and Partridge tribe, the Pea- 

 cock, Turkey, and several other birds. 



5. Grallce or Waders, consisting of all the 

 Heron tribe, the Curlews, the Plovers, and 

 other numerous tribes which have lengthened 

 legs, and chiefly frequent watery situations. 



6. Anseres or Web-footed Birds, as the 

 Swan, Goose, and Duck tribe, the Gulls, the 

 Penguins, and many others. 



Out of these six Linnaean Orders some 

 ornithologists have instituted a few others, in 



