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13. Edentata. —Sloths, armadillos, ant eaters. 
14. Effodientia. —Pangolin, aard-vark. 
15. Marsupialia. —Kangaroos, phalangers, petaurus, wombats, 
dasyures, opossum, &c. 
16. Monotremata. —Ornithorhynchus, echidna. 
Class II. Aves :— 
1. Passeres. —An immense assemblage containing the majority of 
birds: thrushes, warblers, wrens, vireos, wagtails, swallows, 
bulbuls, orioles, shrikes, sugarbirds, tanagers, finches, spar¬ 
rows, weavers, troupials, starlings, mynahs, paradise birds, 
crows, jays, larks, &c. 
2. Picaricz. —Woodpeckers, hummingbirds, whip-poor-will, king¬ 
fishers, hornbills, motmots, toucans, cuckoos, touracous, tro- 
gons, &c. 
3. Psittaci. —Macaws, cockatoos, parrots, parrakeets, lories. 
4. Striges. —Owls. 
5. Accipitres. —Eagles, hawks, buzzards, falcons, vultures. 
6. Columbce. —Pigeons, doves. 
7. Pterocletes. —Sand grouse. 
8. Gallince. —Grouse, pheasants, partridges, quail, peafowl, 
guinea, turkey, fowl, curassows, guans. 
9. Hemipodii. —Bush quail. 
10. Fulicaricz. —Rails, coots, water hens. 
11. Alectorides. —Cranes, trumpeters, bustards. 
12. Limicolce. —“Shore birds,” curlews, plover, woodcock, 
snipe, &c. 
13. Herodiones. —Herons, bitterns, egrets, storks, ibises. 
14. Palamedece. —Screamers. 
15. Odontoglossce. —Flamingoes. 
16. Anseres. —Swans, geese, ducks. 
17. Steganopodes. —Pelicans, gannets, cormorants, “water tur¬ 
key.” 
18. Gavice. —Gulls, terns. 
19. Tubinares. —Petrels, albatross. 
20. Pygopodes. —Divers, loons, grebes, auks. 
21. Impe7ines. —Penguins. 
22. Crypturi .—Tinamous. 
23. Struthiones. —Ostrich, cassowaries, emu, rhea, apteryx. 
