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CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS. 



Tenth Group — Gnaw Bills — (Trogones) — Five Families. 



i. Fire Surukus — Harpactes. 



2. Flower Surukus — Ha-palo derma. 



3. Surukus — Trogon. 



4. Tocoloros — Prionotelus. 



5. Pomp Surukus — Calurus. 



Eleventh Group — Cuckoo Birds — (Cuculidce) — One Family. 

 1. Honey Cuckoos — Indicator. 



Twelfth Group — Cuckoos — ( Cuculi) — Five Families. 



1. Cuckoos proper — Cuculus. 



2. Jay Cuckoos — Coccystes. 



3. Cucklings — Eudynamys. 



4. Gold Cuckoos — Chrysococcyx. 



5. Silly Birds — Scythrops. 



Thirteenth Group — Bush Cuckoos — (Phoenicophcel)—Oi\e Family. 

 1. Sickle Cuckoos — Zanclostomus. 



Fourteenth Group — Heel Cuckoos — (Coccygi) — Three Families. 



1. Rain Cuckoos — Coccygus. 



2. Lizzard Cuckoos — Saurothera. 



3. Slender Cuckoos — Pyrrhococcyx. 



Fifteenth Group — Maggot Eaters — (Crotophagce) — One Family. 

 1. Maggot Eaters — Crotophaga. 



Sixteenth Group — Spur Cuckoos — {Centropodes) — Three Fam- 

 ilies. 



1. Spur Feet — Centropus. 



2. Crow Pheasants — Centrococcyx. 



' 3. Pheasant-spur Cuckoos — Polophilus. 



Seventeenth Group — Barb Birds — (Capitones) — Three Families. 



1. Pomp Barb Birds — Trachyphonus. 



2. Gold Barb Birds — Xantholccma. 



3. Toucan Barb Birds — Tetragonops. 



Eighteenth Group — Toucans — {Ramphasti) — Two Families. 



1. Arassaris — Pteroglossus. 



2. Toucans — Ramphastus. 



Nineteenth Group — Horn Birds — (Bucerotes) — Four Families. 



1. Smooth-horn Birds — Rhynchaceros. 



2. Double-horn Birds — Dichoceros. 



3. Wrinkled-horn Birds — Rhyticeros. 



4. Horn Ravens — Bucorax. 



FOURTH CLASS. 



RUNNERS-(Cwn^m)-FouR Orders. 



TENTH ORDER. 



Cooing Birds — (Gyratores) — Ten Groups. 



First Group— Fruit Doves — (Trerones) — One Family. 

 1. Parrot Doves — Phalacroteron. 



Second Group — Doves — {Columbce) — Two Families. 



1. Ringed Doves — Palumbus. 



2. Hole Doves — Columba. 



Third Group —Cuckoo Doves — (Macropygice) — One Family. 

 1. Wandering Pigeons — Ectopistes. 



Fourth Group — Turtle Doves — {Turtures) — Three Families. 



1. Turtle Doves proper — Turtur. 



2. Laughing Doves — Streptopeleia. 



3. Dwarf Doves — Chalcopeleia. 



Fifth Group — Rail Doves — {Zenaidce) — Four Families. 



1. Trill Doves — Melopeleia. 



2. Sparrow Doves — Pyrgitoenas. 



3. Sparrow-hawk Doves — Geopeleia. 



4. Wedge-tail Doves — Stictopeleia. 



Sixth Group — Running Doves — (Geotrygones) — One Family. 

 1. Partridge Doves — Starnoenas. 



Seventh Group — Lustre Doves — (Phapes) — Four Families. 



1. Tuft Doves — Ocyphaps. 



2. Glimmer Doves — Phaps. 



3. Quail Doves — Geophaps. 



4. White-flesh Doves — Leucosarcia. 



Eighth Group — Mane Doves — (Callcenas) — One Family. 

 1. Mane Doves — Callcenas. 



Ninth Group — Crown Doves — (Gource) — One Family. 

 1. Crown and Fan Doves — Goura. 



Tenth Group — Tooth Doves— (Didunculi) — One Family. 

 1. Tooth Doves — Didunculus. 



ELEVENTH ORDER. 



Scratching Birds — (Rascores) — Seventeen Groups. 



First Group — Flight Hens — (Pteroclce) — Two Families. 



1. Flight Hens — Pterocles. 



2. Stepps or Heath Hens — Syrrhaptes. 



Second Group — Rough-leg Hens — {Tetraones) — Five Families. 



1. Ure Hens — Totrao. 



2. Playing Hens — Lyrurus. 



3. Hazel Hens — Bonasia. 



4. Prairie Hens — Cupidonia. 



5. Snow Hens — Lagopus. 



Third Group — Field Hens — [Perdices) — Five Families. 



1. Rock Hens — Tetraogallus. 



2. Red Hens — Caccabis. 



3. Field Hens — Perdix. 



4. Francolins — Francolinus. 



5. Bare-neck Hens — Pternistes. 



Fourth Group — Tree Hens — (Odontophori) — Three Families. 



1. Tree Hens — Odontophorus. 



2. Tree Quails — Ortyx. 



3. Tuft Quails — Lophortyx. 



Fifth Group — Quails — (Cotumices) — Two Families. 



1. Quails — Coturnix. 



2. Dwarf Quails — Excalfactoria. 



Sixth Group — Running Hens — [Turnices) — Two Families. 



1. Running Hens — Tumix. 



2. Bustard Quails — Pediono?nus. 



Seventh Group — Pheasant Birds — (Phasianidce) — Two Families. 



1. Pomp Hens — Lophophori. 



2. Horn Pheasants — Ceriornis. 



