SCHEME OF THE CLASSIFICATION ADOPTED 

 IN THI& BOOK 



CLASS AVES (p. 23.) 



Sub-Class I. Aechaeobnithes (p. 23). 



Archaeopteryx (pp. viii, 23). 



SUB-CLASS II. NEOENITHES (p. 25). 

 Division A. NEORNITHES EATITAE (p. 25). 



EATITAE (p. 26) 



? ? STEEEORNITHES | 



(p. 43) 



I. Struthiones (p. 27) : Fam. Stnitliionidae (p. 27). 



II. Rheae (p. 30) : Fam. Hheidae (p. 30). 



Ill Mee-istanes ft) 321 • Z^''™- ^- Casnariirlae (p. 33). 



iil. Megistanes (.p. 6A) . y^^^ jj Dromaeidae (p. 36). 



IV. Apteryges (p. 38) : Fam. Apterygidae (p. 38). 



V. Dinornithes (p. 41) : Fam. Dinornithidae (p. 41). 



VI. Aepyornithes (p. 43) : Fam. Aepyornitliidae (p. 43). 



' Mesemirioniis, etc. 

 Diatryma (p. 45).' 

 Dasornis (p. 45). 

 Ilemiomis (p. 45). 

 Gastornis (p. 45). 



(p. 44). 



Divisions. NEORNITHES ODONTOLCAE (■^. 45). 



HESPEEOENITHES (p. 46). 

 ? ENALIOENITHES (p. 46). 

 ? Baptornis (p. 46). 



Division C. NEOENITHES CARINATAE {-g. 48). 



ICHTHYOENITHES 



(p. 48) 

 Order. 



COLYMBIFOEMES 



(p. 49) 



SPHENISCIFOEMES 



(p. 54) 



PROCELLAEIIFOEMES 



(p. 59) 



r Fam. ICHTHYOENITHIDAE (p. 48) : IchtJiyor'nis (p. 48). 



\ ? Apatornis (p. 49). 



Sub-Order. Family. Sub-family. 



j'Colymbi(p. 49) Colymbidae (p. 50). 



\ Podicipedes Podiciprdidae 



t (p. 49) (p. 52), 



Sphenisci Spheniscidae 



(p. 54) (p. 54). 



(Diomedeinae (p. 63). 

 Ooeanitinae (p. 65). 

 Procellariinae (p. 65). 

 Pelecanoidinae (p. 68), 



