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Superfamily Scolopacoidea 

 Family Rostratulidse 

 Scolopacidse 

 Phalaropidse 

 Recurvirostridse 

 Superfamily Cliaradrioidea 

 Family Haematopodidse 

 Arenariidse 

 Cliaradriidse 

 Vanellidse 

 Superfamily Jacanoidea 



Family Jacaiiidse ( = Parrid8e olim) 

 Superfamily Glareoloidea 

 Family Glareolidse 

 Suborder Otidiformes 



Family Otidida^ 

 Order Psopliii or Grues 



Suborder Cariamiformes 



Family Cariamidse 

 Suborder Psopliiifomies 



Family Psopliiidse 



Balearicidse (^Gruidse olim) 

 Suborder Eurypygiformes 



Superfamily Eurypygoidea 



Family Eurypygidse 

 Superfamily Rhinochetoidea 



Family Rhinoclietidse 

 Superfamily Mesitoidea 

 Family Mesitidce 

 Order Ralli 



Suborder RalKformes 



Family Rallidse 



Gallinulidse 

 Fulicidse 

 Suborder Heliornithiformes 



Family Heliornithidse 

 Suborder Podicipiformes 



Family Podicipidse 



