H. Hall 21. Birds—Systematic. 
The birds are arranged according to families. Amer¬ 
ican birds are in the cases on the north side of the 
hall, foreign birds on the south. 
(East to West) 
1. Diving Birds. 
Grebes, Auks, Murres, Puffins, etc. 
2. Long-winged Swimmers. 
Gulls, Terns, etc. 
3. Tube-nosed Swimmers. 
Albatross, etc. 
4. Swimmers—Four Toes Webbed. 
Cormorants, Darters, Pelicans, etc. 
5. Swimmers—Bill composed of thin plates. 
Ducks, Swans, Mergansers, etc. 
6. Heron Family. 
Herons, Storks, etc. 
7. Marsh-inhabiting Birds. 
Cranes, Rails, etc. 
8. Shore Birds. 
Sandpipers, Plovers, etc. 
9. Fowl-like Birds. 
Pheasants, Grouse, Partridges, etc. 
10. Pigeons and Doves. 
11. Birds of Prey. 
Eagles, Owls, etc. 
12. Parrot Family. 
13. Cuckoo Family. 
14. Woodpecker Family. 
15. Goatsucker Family. 
Nighthawks, Swifts, Hummingbirds, etc. 
16. Perching Birds. 
a. Songless Birds. 
Flycatchers. 
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