SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 



17. Himantornis, Schl 99 



18. Dryolininas, Sharpe .... 99 



19. Canirallus, Bp 99 



20. Rallina, Beichenb 99 



21. Castanolimnas, Sharpe . . 100 



22. Crecopsis, Sharpe 100 



23. Stictolimnas, Biittik 100 



24. Crex, Bechst 100 



25. Crecoides, Shufeldt 100 



26. CEnolimnas, Sharpe .... 101 



27. Amaurolimnas, Sharpe . . 101 



28. Anurolimnas, Sharpe .... 101 



29. Zapornia, Leach 101 



30. Porzana, Vieill 101 



31. Pennula, Dole 102 



32. Apbanolimnas, Sharpe . . 102 



33. Sarotbrura, Heine 103 



34. Rallicula, Schl 103 



35. Thyrorhina, Scl. $ Salv. . 104 



36. Ortygopa, Heine 104 



37. Poliolimnas, Sharpe .... 104 



38. Porzanula, Frohawk .... 104 



39. Creciscus, Cab 104 



40. Limnobsenus, Sundev. . . 105 



41. Limnocorax, Peters .... 106 



42. Amaurornis, Beichenb. . . 106 



43. Rougetius, Bp 106 



44. Neocrex, Scl. $ Salv 106 



45. Tribonyx, Du Bus 106 



46. Microtribonyx, Sharpe . . 107 



47. Pareudiastes, Hartl. 8f 



Finseh 107 



48. Porpbyriornis, Allen .... 107 



49. Gallinula, Briss 107 



50. Porphyriops, Pucher 108 



51. Gallicrex, Blyth 108 



62. Porphyriola, Sundev 108 



53. Porphyrio, Briss 108 



54. Notornis, Owen 109 



Sub-Fam. 2. Fulicinae .... 109 



55. Fulica, Linn 1 09 



56. Palseolimnas, Forbes .... 110 



57. Leguatia, Schl 110 



Fam. II. Hblioenithid^b. Ill 



1. Podica, Less Ill 



2. Heliopais, Sharpe Ill 



3. Heliornis, Bonn Ill 



Incests Sbdis. 



1. Gypsornis, MiVne-Edw. . . Ill 



2. Tebnatornis, Marsh .... Ill 



Pago 



3. Ortbocnemus, Milne-Mdw. 112 



4. Elapbrocnemus, M.-Edw. 112 



5. Tapinopus, Milne-Edw. . . 112 



6. Euryonotus, Mercerat . . 112 



Order VIII. 

 PODICIPEDIDIFORMES. 113 



Fam. I. PoDiciPBDiDiE . . 113 



1. Podicipes, Lath 113 



2. Dytes, Kaup 114 



3. Proctopus, Kaup 114 



4. Centropelma, Scl. § Salv. 114 



5. Lophsethyia, Kaup .... 114 



6. ^Echmopborus, Coues . . 115 



7. Podilynibus, Less 115 



Order IX. 

 COLYMBIFORMES .... 115 



Fam. I. Colymbidje .... 115 



1. Colymbus, Linn 115 



2. Colymboides, Milne-Edw. 116 



Order X. 

 HESPERORNITHIFORMES. 116 



Fam. I. Hespbkoenithidje. 116 



1. Hesperornis, Marsh .... 116 



2. Coniornis, Marsh, 116 



Fam. II. Enaliobnithid^; . 117 



1. Enaliornis, Seeley 117 



2. Baptornis, Marsh 117 



Incebtje Sedis. 

 Eupterornis, Lemoine . . 117 



Order XI. 

 SPHEN1SOIFORMES .. 117 



Fam. I. Spheniscid^; . . 117 



1. Aptenodytes, Forster .... 117 



2. Pygoscelis, Wagler .... 118 



3. Catarrhactes, Briss 1 18 



4. Megadyptes, Milne-Edw. . 118 



5. Eudyptula, Bp 119 



6. Spheniscus, Briss 119 



7. Palseospheniscus, Mor. $■ 



Merc 119 



8. Paraptenodytes, Amegh. . 119 



9. Paleudyptes, Hector .... 119 



