CLASS II. — AVES. 



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VERTEBRATA. 



CLASS IL— AVES. 



AvES 



This class comprises six orders. 

 Class. Order. 



I 1. Accipitres {Birds of prey) 



%2. Passeres {Sparroiv kind) 



/3. ^cdLWSOxe^ {Climbers) 



\ 4. Gallinacea {Poultry kind) 



5. Grallse {Waders) 



V 6. Palmipedes ( Web-footed) 



ORDER I. — Accipitres. 



This order includes birds generally known as birds of prey ; and 

 is divided by Cuvier into the two natural families of diurnal and 

 nocturnal ; the former including the two great genera of Linnaeus, 

 the vultures and falcons ; the latter, his genus of owls. These 

 genera Cuvier has subdivided as under. 



Genus. 



I. Vultur, L 



II. Falco, L. 



Subgenus. Example of Species. 



,, ,, „ \ V. papa, L. Kinff of the Ful- 



Vultur, prop. Cuv.. f / 



Cathartes, Cuv Vult. aura, L. Carrion Vulture 



Percnopterus, C««.U"l'-P"^"°P'- ^- Pf'^raoh's 

 ^ J chicken 



^ , „, ) Vult. barbatus, Gm. Bearded 



Gypaetos, Storr, . . > ,^ I 



■^ '^ J vulture, or Lcemmer-geijer 



Falco, prop. Bech-'\ F. communis, Gm. Coinmon or 



stein / Peregrine falcon 



T,. „ , ^ 1 Falco candicans, Gm. the Ger- 



Hieroialco, Cuv. . . J- r ; 



J jalcon 



. ., ^ , \ Falco fulvus, Gm. Common 



' ' / eagle 



.,,... c< • 1 Falco ossifraffus, Gm. Sea- 

 Halisetus, bavisny. > , r\ 



" ^ J eagle, or Osprey 



„ J. o • 1 Ya\.co\ia\\Bitw5,\j. Balhuzzard, 

 Pandion, Savigny.. > !-•■ , i i r ^ ■ 



o J J Qj. yr isli-hawk oj America 



„. .., y;r. •>, . 1 Falco Gallicus, Gm. Jean-le- 

 Circaetus, rteiUot.. > „, 



) Blanc 



^ Y 1 Falco Brasiliensis, Gm. Bra- 



Caracara, Azzara.. > ... , ., 

 J zilian kite 



,, . „ 1 Falco harpvia, Cuv. the sreal 



^■'^mr'^^Cav I ^^^.^^ 



., , ,, \ Falco Guianensis, Daud. the 



Morphiuis, tuv. > ,„ ,-, , , /■ ,, . 

 ' J rnfted eagle nf Gninna 



