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DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS. 
[part I. 
The Anseres or Natatores are almost equally unsettled. The 
flamingoes are usually placed in this order, but their habits best 
assort with those of the waders. 
Fam, 
118. Anatidse 
119. Laridae 
120. Procellariidae 
121. Pelecanidae ... 
122. Spheniscidaa 
123. Colymbidse 
124. Podicipidae ... 
125. Alcidae 
. . Duck and Geese. 
. . Gulls. 
.. Petrels. 
. . Pelicans. 
. . Penguins. 
. . Divers. 
. . Grebes. 
.. Auks. 
The last order of birds is the Struthiones or Ratitse, considered 
by many naturalists to form a distinct sub-class. It consists of 
comparatively few species, either living or recently extinct. 
Fam. 
f l26. Struthionidae 
127. Casuariid* ... 
128. Apterygidse ... 
} 129. Dinornithidse 
130. Palapterygid® 
131. JEpyornithidse 
Ostriches. 
Cassowaries. 
Apteryx. 
Dinornis. 
Palapteryx. 
^Epyornis. 
REPTILES. 
In reptiles I follow the classification of Dr. Gunther as given 
in the Philosophical Transactions , vol. clvii., p. 625. He divides 
the class into five orders as follows : — 
Sub-classes. 
I. Squamata ... 
II. Loricata 
III. Cataphracta 
Orders. 
1. Ophidia 
2. Lacertilia 
3. Rhyncoeephalina 
4. Crocodilia 
5. Chelonia 
Serpents, 
Lizards. 
The Hatteria. 
Crocodiles, 
Tortoises. 
In the arrangement of the families comprised in each of these 
orders I also follow the arrangement of Dr. Gunther and Dr. 
J. E. Gray, as given in the British Museum Catalogue, or as 
modified by the former gentleman who has kindly given me 
much personal information. 
