OF ORNITHOLOGY 159 



Systematic Arrangement, 



The History of Ornithology 1 



Group Aves or Birds 23 



Sub-group Aves Ratitce... . 23 



Sub-group Aves Carinatce 23 



Sub-Class JErial Birds or Tnsessores 24 



Sub-Class Terrestrial Birds or Cursores 24 



Sub-Class Aquatic Birds or Natatores 24 



Order 1 Passares 25 



Sab-Order 1 Oscines or Singing Birds 25 



Sub-Order 2 Clamatores or Screaming Birds 25 



Order 2 Picarice 26 



Sub-Order 1 Cypseli or Swift-like Birds 26 



Sub-Order 2 Cuculi or Cuckoo-like Birds 26 



Sub-Order 3 Pici or Woodpecker-like Birds ' 27 



Order 3 Psitiaci 27 



Order 4 Raptores 27 



Sub-Order 1 Strigides or Owls 28 



Sub-Order 2 Accipitres or Hawks 29 



Sub-Order 3 Cathartides or Vultures 29 



Order 5 Colvmbce.... r 29 



Order 6 Gallince , 30 



Order 7 Grallatores 31 



Sub-Order 1 Limicolce or Shore Birds 31 



Sub-Order 2 Heriodiones or Herons 32 



Sub-Order 3 Alectorides or Cranes 32 



Order 8 Lamellirostres 33 



Sub-Order 1 Phcenicopterides or Flamingoes 34 



Sub-Order 2 Anseres or Ducks, Geese, etc 34 



Order 9 Sieganopodes 34 



Order 10 Longipennes 34 



Sub-Order 1 Larides or Gulls and Terns 35 



Sub-Order 2 Procellarides or Petrels 35 



Order 11 Pygopodes 35 



Other Systems 36 



I. LAND BIRDS 39 



Family 1 Turdidce, The Thrushes 39 



Sub-family a Turdince, True Thrushes 40 



b Mimince, Mocking Thrushes 41 



c Cinclince, Dippers 41 



