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Outline of a Classification of North 
American Birds. 
By Harry C. Oberholser. 
Published for the use of students, by the Biltmore Forest 
School, Biltmore, North Carolina, September, 1905- 
Class.— AVES. 
Subclass. — ORNITHURAE. 
Series.— EURHIPIDURAE. 
Division. — CAR1NATAE. 
Order.— COL YMBIFORMES. 
Suborder. — URINATORES. 
Family. — gaviidae. 
Suborder. — PODICIPEDES. 
Family. — colymbidae. 
Order.— PROCELLARIIFORMES. 
Suborder. — TUBINARES. 
Family I. — diomedeidae. 
Family IT. — procellariidae. 
Subfamily 1 —ocean itinae. 
Subfamily 2. — procellariinae. 
Order. — CICONIIFORMES. 
Suborder.— STEGANOPODES. 
Family I. — phaetpiontidae. 
Family II. — sulidae. 
Family III. — phalacrocoracidae. 
Family IV.— anhingidae. 
Family V. — fregatidae. 
Family VI. — pei.ecanidae. 
Suborder. — ARDEAE. 
F amil y . — a rde i dae. 
Suborder. — CICONIAE. 
Family I. — ciconiidae. 
Family II. — ibididae. 
Family III. — plataleidae. 
Suborder. — PHOBNICO PTERI 
Family. — phoenicopteridae. 
Order.— ANSERIFORMES. 
Suborder. — ANSERES. 
Family. — anattdae. 
Subfamily 1. — merginae. 
S u bf am i ly 2 — eri s m atu r i n a e . 
