Table of Families of Birds represented in the Avian-fauna of Illinois , given 
in order of numbers of species. 
1. Fringillidae 41 
2 . Anatidae 40 
3. Mniotiltidae 37 
4. Scolopacidae 25 
5. Falconidae 24 
6. baridae 18 
7. Icteridae 11 
8. Strigidae . . . ■ 11 
9. Ardeidae 11 
10. Tyrannidae 10 
11. Turdidae 9 
12. Picidae 9 
13. Rallidae 8 
14. Vireonidae 7 
15. Troglodytidae 7 
16. Hirundinidae 6 
17. Charadriidae 5 
18. Paridae 4 
19. Corvidae 4 
20. Tetraonidae 4 
21. Podicipitidae 4 
22. Sylviidae 3 
23. Caprimulgidae 3 
24. Phalaropodidae 3 
25. Colymbidae 3 
26. Saxicolidae 2 
27. Sittidae 2 
28. Laniidae 3 
29. Ampelidae 2 
30. Tanagridae 2 
31. Cuculidae 2 
32. Cathartidae 2 
33. Columbidae 2 
34. Ibididae 2 
35. Recurvirostridae 2 
36. Gruidae 2 
37. Pelecanidae 2 
38. Phalaerocoracidae 3 
39. Stercorariidae 2 
40. Ptilogonatidae 1 
41. Certhiidae 1 
42. Motacillidae 1 
43. Alaudidae 1 
44. Trochilidae 1 
45. Cypselidae 1 
46. Alcedinidae 1 
47. Psittacidae 1 
48. Meleagridae 1 
49. Perdicidae 2 
50. Ciconiidae 1 
51. Plataleidae 1 
52. Strepsilidae 1 
53. Ploteidae 1 
Total number of species and races, 352 
The number of Species belonging to each Family which breed in the state are 
as follows : 
Mniotiltidae . . . . 
Fringillidae . . . . 
... 23 
66 
Falconidae 
... 17 
66 
Anatidae 
... 15 
66 
Ardeidae 
... 9 
66 
Scolopacidae . . . . 
... 9 
66 
Icteridae 
... 9 
66 
Rallidae 
... 8 
66 
Turdidae 
... 7 
66 
Tyrannidae 
. .. . 7 
6 6 
Picidae 
... 7 
Strigidae 
66 
Hirundinidae . . . . 
... 6 
Vireonidae 
... 6 
66 
Troglodytidae . . . . 
Charadriidae . . . . 
Laridae 
... 4 
“ 
Paridae 
Corvidae ...... 
Tetraonidae 
... 3 
Caprimulgidae . . . . 
Sittidae 
... 2 
Laniidae 
2 
“ 
Tanagridae 
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“ 
Cuculidae .... 
.... 2 species 
Cathartidae . . . 
Columbidae . . . 
.... 2 
.... 2 
66 
Recurvirostridae . . 
.... 2 
66 
Gruidae 
g 
66 
Podicipitidae . . . 
Saxicolidae .... 
.... 2 
.... 1 
66 
66 
Sylviidae 
.... 1 
66 
Laniidae 
Ampelidae .... 
.... 1 
66 
Alaudidae .... 
.... 1 
Trochilidae .... 
.... I 
Cypselidae .... 
.... 1 
Alcedinidae .... 
.... 1 
66 
Psittacidae .... 
66 
Meleagridae .... 
Perdicidae .... 
.... 1 
66 
66 
Ciconiidae . . . . 
. . . . 1 
66 
Phalaropodidae . . 
Phalaerocoracidae . 
.... 1 
.... 1 
66 
66 
Ploteidae 
. . . . 1 
66 
Colymbidae . . . . 
.... 1 
Total, 213 
species 
