SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 



Class AVES. 



Sub-Class I. SAURUKJE .... ***{ 



1. Archseopteryx, Meyer . . 1 



Sub-Class II. RATIT.K 1 



Order I. 



RHEIFORMES 1 



Fam. I. RHBiDiB 1 



1. Rhea, Lath 1 



IncebtjE Sedis. 



1. Barornis, Marsh 2 



2. Laopteryx, Marsh 2 



Order II. 



STRUTHIONIFORMES . . 2 



Fam. I. STHUTHioNiD-ffi: . 2 



1. Struthio, Linn 2 



Order III. 



CASUARIIFORMES .... 2 



Fam. I. DBOM2EiD.ffi: .... 2 



1. Dromeeus, Vieill. 2 



Fam. II. Dbomobnithid^;. 3 



1. Dromornis, Owen 3 



2. Genyornis, S. $ Z. 3 



Fam. III. Castjabiid-E! . . 3 



1. Casuarius, Briss 3 



2. Hypselornis, Lyd. 4 



Order IV. Page 



DINORNITHIFORMES . . 4 



Fam. I. Dinohnithid-e: . . 4 



Sub-Fam. I. Dinornithinae. 4 



1. Dinornis, Owen 4 



Sub-Fam. 2. Anomaloptery- 



giiiae 5 



2. Pachyornis, Lyd. .' 5 



3. Syomis, Reiehenb 5 



4. Anomaiopteryx, Reiehenb. 5 



5. Megalapteryx, Haast. ... 6 



Sub-Fam. 3. Emeinse .... 6 



6. Emeus, Reiehenb 6 



Order V. 



^EPYORNITHIFORMES . 6 



Fam. I. jEpYOBNiTHiD-a:. 6 



1. ^Epyornis, Is. Geoffr. . . 6 



2. Mullerornis, Milne-Edw. 



Sf Grandid. 7 



Order VI. 



AFTER YGIFORMES . . 7 



Fam. I. Apteeygid^ . . 7 



1. Apteryx, Shaw 7 



2. Pseudapteryx, Lyd. .... 8 



3. Metapteryx, De Vis 8 



Sub-Class III. CARZNAT.ffi . . 8 



Order I. 



TINAMIFORMES 8 



Fam. I. Tinamid^b 8 



Sub-Fam. 1. Tinaminae. . 8 



1 . Tinamus, Herm 8 



2. Nothocercus, Bp 9 



