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various Orders of birds may as well refrain from For the purpose of making the contents of each 

 attempting to know our feathered friends; for Order familiar to the reader, representatives of 

 that knowledge is quite as necessary as founda- the most important Families it contains will 

 tion-stones are to a tall building. The names of be mentioned, and illustrated by the presenta- 

 ble Orders must be learned, and remembered ! tion of at least one species. 



THE ORDERS OF LIVING BIRDS. 



CHARACTER OF BIRDS 

 ORDER. PRONUNCIATION. ,„„„„„„ EXAMPLES. 



INCLUDED. 



Passerbs Pas'se-rez Perching-Birds Robin, Warbler and Jay. 



( Goatsuckers, Swifts ) 

 Macrochires. . . .Mac-ro-chi'rez . . . . 1 and Humming- VNighthawk, Swift, Uuby-Throat. 



( Birds ) 



Psittaci Sit'ta-si Parrots and Macaws. . .Carolina Parakeet, Macaw. 



Pici Pi' si Woodpeckers Golden-Winged Woodpecker. 



Coccyges Coc'si-gez j Cu fl ck ° 0S aad Eng ~ } Belted Kingfisher, Cuckoo. 



* ( fishers \ ° ' 



Raptores Rap-to' rez Birds of Prey Eagle, Owl and Vulture. 



Columbae Co-lum'be Pigeons and Doves. . . . Band-Tailed Pigeon,Mourning- Dove. 



Gallinae Gal-li'ne Scratching-Birds Quail, Grouse, Wild-Turkey. 



Limicolae Li-mic'o-le Shore-Birds Plover, Woodcock, Snipe. 



Paludicolae . . . .Pal-u-dik'o-le Cranes and Rails Whooping Crane, Virginia Rail. 



Herodiones Her-o-de-o'nez Herons and Egrets . . . .Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret. 



Odontoglossae . .O-don-to-glos'se Flamingoes American Flamingo. 



Anseres An'se-rez j ^^^^^ \ Mallard, Canada Goose, Swan. 



■Steganopodes . . .Steg-a-nop'o-dez. . . j Vt ^* hh * d , ^ \ Pelican, Darter, Cormorant. 



Tubinares Tu-M-na'rez j ^ Nosed S ^ \ Albatross. 



Longipennes . . . . Lon-gi-pen' nez . . . . j ^1^ .^ \ ^ and Tern. 



Pvgopodes Py-gop'o-dez Diving-Birds Loon, Grebe, Auk, Murre. 



Impennes Im-pen'-ez Flightless Divers Penguin. 



Ratitae Ra-ti'te Flightless Runners . . . .Ostrich, Cassowary. 



