CLASS II.— AVES. 
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VERTEBRATA. 
CLASS II.— AYES. 
This class comprises six orders. 
Class. 
Ayes 
Order. 
1. Accipitres {Birds of prey) 
2. Passeres ( Sparrow kind) 
3. Scansores {Climbers) 
4. Gallinacea {Poultry kind) 
5. Grallse {Waders) 
6. Palmipedes {Web-footed) 
ORDER I. — Accipitres. 
This order includes birds generally known as birds of prey ; and 
is divided by Cuvier into the two natural families of diurnal and 
nocturnal ; the former including the two great genera of Linnaeus, 
the vultures and falcons ; the latter, his genus of owls. These 
genera Cuvier has subdivided as under. 
Genus. 
I. Vultur, L 
II. Falco, L. 
Subgenus. 
1. Vultur, prop. Cuv.. j- 
2. Cathartes, Cuv 
3. Percnopterus, Cuv 
.4. Gypaetos, Storr... |- 
C\. Falco, prop. Bech-\ 
stein j 
2. Hierofalco, Cuv. . . ^ 
3. Aquila, Cuv ...... 
4. Halisetus, Savigny. j- 
5. Pandion, Savigny.. 
6. Circaetus, Vieillot..^ 
7. Caracajra, Azzara 
8. Harpyia, Cuv . , . . , j- 
^.9. Morphnus, Cuv. 
Example of Species. 
V. papa, L. King of the Vul- 
tures 
Vult. aura, L. Carrion Vulture 
Vult. percnopt. L. Pharaoh’s 
chicken 
Vult. barbatus, Gm. Bearded 
vulture, or Leemmer-geyer 
F. communis, Gm. Common or 
Peregrine falcon 
Falco candicans, Gm. the Ger- 
falcon 
Falco fulvus, Gm. Common 
eagle 
Falco ossifragus, Gm. Sea- 
eagle, or Osprey 
Falco halisetus, L. Balbuzzard, 
or Fish-hawk of America 
Falco Gallicus, Gm. Jean-le- 
Blanc 
Falco Brasiliensis, Gm. Bra- 
zilian kite 
Falco harpyia, Cuv. the great 
harpy 
Falco Guianensis, Daud. the 
Tufted eagle of Guiana 
