SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 



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Sub-Class PALJEOGNATHJE 1 



Order EHEIFOEMES 1 



Family Eheids: 1 



Rhea, Briss 1 



Sub-Class NEOGNATHffi 1 



Order TINAMIFOEMES 1 



Family Tinamid^j 1 



Tinamus, Herm 1 



Nothocercus, Bonap 2 



Crypturus, Illig 3 



Ehynchotus, Spix 5 



Nothoprocta, Scl. Sf Salv 5 



Nothura, Wagl 6 



Taoniscus, Gloger 7 



Calopezus, Bidgw • 



Tinainotis, Vig 8 



Order GALLIFOEMES « 



Family Ceacid^! 8 



Crax, Linn ° 



Nothocrax, Burm 9 



Mitu, Less 9 



Pauxi, Temm 9 



Penelope, Merrem 9 



Ortalis, Merrem H 



Pipile, Bonap I- 1 



Aburria, Beichenb 12 



Chamsepetes, Wagl 13 



Family Odontophoeid.ze 1<* 



Eupsychortyx, Gould 13 



Odontophorus, Vieill 1«* 



Order COLtJMBlFORMES 15 



Family CoLTTMBmas 15 



Columba, Linn 15 



Zenaida, Bonap 16 



Melopelia, Bonap 17 



Taga 



Scardafella, Bonap 17 



Gymnopelia, Scl. §■ Salv 17 



Columbula, Bonap 17 



Columbina, Spix 18 



Uropelia, Bonap 18 



Oxypelia, Salvad 18 



Claravis, Oberh 18 



Metriopelia, Bonap 19 



Leptoptila, Swains 19 



Osculatia, Bonap 20 



Geotrygon, Gosse 20 



Order OPISTHOCOMIFOEMES . ... 21 



Family OpisTHocoMiuiE 21 



Opisthocomus, Illig 21 



Order EALLIFOEMES 21 



Family 'RixuDX 21 



Eallus, Linn 21 



Pardirallus, Cab 22 



Aramides, Pucker 22 



Amaurolimnas, SJiarpe 23 



Anurolimnas, Sharpe 23 



Porzana, Vieill 24 



Thyrorhina, Scl. # Salv 24 



Ortygops, Heine 24 



Creciscus, Cab 24 



Neocrex, Scl. <Sf Salv 25 



Gallinula, Briss 25 



Porphyriops, Pucher 25 



lonornis, Beichenb 28 



Fuliea, Linn 29 



Family HELioENUHnia! 27 



Heliornis, Bonn 27 



Order PODICIPEDIFOEMES 27 



Family Podicipedid^; 27 



Podiceps, Lath 27 



