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[Division B. Young fed from the nest, Altrices]. 



Sub-order 2 HERODIONES 



Greek erodas, a heron. 

 Heron-like Birds. — Hind toe long and slender, not obvi- 

 ously elevated ; bill long and stout, and hard ; body com- 

 pressed ; neck lengthened. 



[Division C. Young able to run about from the time they 

 are hatched from the egg, Pr^ecooes]. 



Sub-order 3 ALECTORIDES 



Probably Greek alektos, incessant, referring to their incessant clatter. 

 Crane-like Birds. — Toes long with hind toe lengthened 

 and not obviously elevated ; embraces birds similar to those 

 of each of the foregoing sub-orders yet obviously different ; 

 tail short and of few feathers ; bodies compressed ; neck and 

 legs rarely unusually lengthened. 



Comparing what I have called Division A with Division B, 

 it will be seen wherein our present three sub-orders become 

 two of many writers. Thus, 



Division B becomes Sub-order 1 Herodiones, 

 Division A becomes Sub-order 2 Grall&\ 

 Many writers use these two sub-orders to-day. When this 

 is done Sub-order 2 Grallae is further separated into, 

 Tribe 1 Limicolte or Shore Birds, 

 Tribe 2 Paludicolae (Alectoridse). 

 But this still leaves us the Limicolye to separate into still 

 smaller divisions, both on account of their number and their 

 peculiarities, until we become confused unnecessarily. 



[The old Sub-class Cursores (What we now call Terres- 

 trial Birds) or Runners, contained also our present Order 6 

 Gaeein^e. The Brevipexxes are the extra-limital Os- 

 triches, etc. and were included among the Grallatores. 

 Our Order 6 Gallix.e is also the old Sub-class Rasores (in- 



