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LININLEUS'S SYSTEM. 

 (Twelfth edition of the Systema Nature, 1766.] 



I Order, Accipitres.— Gen. Vultur, Falco, 

 Stria?, Lanius. 



II Order, Pic,e. — Division 1, pedibus ambu- 

 latoriis. — Gen. Trochilus, Certhia, Upupa, Glau- 

 copis, Buphaga, Sitta, Oriolus, Coracias, Gracula, 

 Corvus, Paradisaa, 



Divis. 2, pedibus scansoriis. — Gen. RampJias- 

 tos, Trogon, Psittacus, Crotophaga, Picus, Yunx, 

 Cueulus, Bucco. 



Divis. 3, pedibus gressoriis. — Buceros, Alcedo, 

 Merops, Todus. 



III Order, Anseres. — -Divis. 1, rostro denticu- 

 lato. — Anas, Mergus, Phaeton, Plotus. 



Divis. 2, rostro edentulo. — Rhyncops, Diome- 

 dea, Aptenodyta, Alca, Procellaria, Pelecanus, 

 Larus, Sterna, Colymbus. 



IV Order, Grall^.— Divis. 1, pedibus tetra- 

 dactylis. — Phamicopterus, Platalea, Palamadea, 

 Mycteria, Tantalus, Ardea, Corrira, Recurvirostra, 

 Scolopax, Tringa, Fulica, Parra, Rallus, Vagina- 

 lis, Psophia, Cancroma, Scopus, Glareola. 



Divis. 2, pedibus cursoriis sive tridactylis. — 

 H&matopus, Cliaradrius. 



V Order, Galling. — Otis, Struthio, Didus, 

 Pavo, Meleagris, Penelope, Crax, Phasianus, 

 Numidia, Tetrao. 



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