SCHEME OF THE CLASSIFICATION ADOPTED IN THIS BOOK

CLASS AVES (p. 23).

Sub-Class I. Archaeornithes (p. 23).

Archaeopteryx (pp. viii, 23).

Sub-Class II. Neornithes (p. 25).

Division A. NEORNITHES RATITAE (p. 25).

RATITAE (p. 26) III. Struthiones (p. 27): Fam. Struthionidae (p. 27). III. Rheae (p. 30): Fam. Rheidae (p. 30).

III. Megistanes (p. 32): Fam. II. Casuariidae (p. 33). Fam. II. Dromaeidae (p. 36).

IV. Apteryges (p. 38): Fam. Apterygidae (p. 38). IV. Dinornithes (p. 41): Fam. Dinornithidae (p. 41). VI. Aepyornithes (p. 43): Fam. Aepyornithidae (p. 43).

?? STEREORNITHES (p. 43) ? Mesembriornis, etc. (p. 44). Diatryma (p. 45). Dasornis (p. 45). Remiornis (p. 45). Gastornis (p. 45).

Division B. NEORNITHES ODONTOLCAE (p. 45).

? HESPERORNITHES (p. 46). ? ENALIORNITHES (p. 46). ? Baptornis (p. 46).

Division C. NEORNITHES CARINATAE (p. 48).

ICHTHYORNITHES (p. 48) Fam. Ichthyornithidae (p. 48): Ichthyornis (p. 48). ? Apatornis (p. 49).

Order. Sub-Order. Family. Sub-Family.

COLYMBIFORMES (p. 49) Colymbi (p. 49) Colymbidae (p. 50).

Podicipedes (p. 49) Podicipedidae (p. 52).

SPHENISCIFORMES (p. 54) Sphenisci (p. 54) Spheniscidae (p. 54).

PROCELLARIIFORMES (p. 59) Tubinares (p. 59) Procellariidae (p. 59) Diomedeinae (p. 63). Oceanitinae (p. 65). Procellariinae (p. 65). Pelecanoïdinae (p. 68).

CICONIIFORMES (p. 70) Steganopodes (p. 70) Phaëthontidae (p. 72). Sulidae (p. 73). Phalacrocoracidae (p. 75). Fregatidae (p. 81). Pelecanidae (p. 83).

Ardeae (p. 86) Ardeidae (p. 87). Scopidae (p. 95).

Ciconiae (p. 95) Ciconiidae (p. 95).

Ibididae (p. 99) Ibidinae (p. 100). Plataleinae (p. 103).

Phoenicopteri (p. 105) Phoenicopteridae (p. 105). Palaelodidae (pp. 105, 108).

ANSERIFORMES (p. 108) Palamedeae (p. 108). Palamedeidae (p. 108)

Anseres (p. 110) Anatidae (p. 111) Merginae (p. 115). Merganettinae (p. 116). Erismaturinae (p. 117). Fuligulinae (p. 118). Anatinae (p. 123). Chenonettinae (p. 130). Anserinae (p. 131). Cereopsinae (p. 133). Plectropterinae (p. 133). Anseranatinae (p. 135). Cygninae (p. 135).

FALCONIFORMES (p. 137) Cathartae (p. 137) Cathartidae (p. 137).

Accipitres (pp. 137, 141) Serpentariidae (p. 141). Vulturidae (p. 143).

Falconidae (p. 146) Gypaëtinae (p. 150). Polyborinae (p. 151). Accipitrinae (p. 153). Aquilinae (p. 159). Buteoninae (p. 164). Falconinae (p. 173).

Pandionidae (p. 180).

TINAMIFORMES (p. 182) Tinami (p. 182) Tinamidae (Crypturidae) (p. 182).

GALLIFORMES (p. 186) Mesitae (p. 186) Mesitidae (p. 186).

Turnices (p. 187) Turnicidae (p. 187). Pedionomidae (p. 189).

Galli (p. 190) Megapodiidae (p. 190).

Cracidae (p. 194) Cracinae (p. 196). Penelopinae (p. 197). Oreophasinae (p. 198).

Phasianidae (p. 198) Numidinae (p. 204). Meleagrinae (p. 206). Phasianinae (p. 206). Odontophorinae (p. 230). Tetraoninae (p. 233).

Opisthocomi (p. 241) Opisthocomidae (p. 241).

GRUIFORMES (p. 243) Rallidae (p. 243). Gruidae (p. 251). Aramidae (p. 256). Psophiidae (p. 257). Cariamidae (p. 258). Otididae (p. 260). Rhinochetidae (p. 263). Eurypygidae (p. 265). Heliornithidae (p. 267).

CHARADRIIFORMES (p. 268) Limicolae (p. 268) Charadriidae (p. 272) Charadriinae (p. 272). Tringinae (p. 278). Scolopacinae (p. 289).

Chionididae (p. 292).

Glareolidae (p. 293) Glareolinae (p. 293). Dromadinae (p. 296).

Thinocorythidae (p. 296). Oedicnemidae (p. 297). Parridae (p. 297)

Lari (pp. 268, 300) Laridae (p. 300) Stercorariinae (p. 304). Larinae (p. 305). Rhynchopinae (p. 310). Sterninae (p. 310).

Alcae (p. 315) Alcidae (p. 315).

Pterocles (p. 321) Pteroclidae (p. 321).

Columbae (p. 325) Dididae (p. 328). Didunculidae (p. 331).

Columbidae (p. 333) Gourinae (p. 334). Peristerinae (p. 334). Columbinae (p. 342). Treroninae (p. 344).

CUCULIFORMES (p. 351) Cuculi (p. 351) Cuculidae (p. 351) Cuculinae (p. 352). Centropodinae (p. 356). Phaenicophainae (p. 357). Neomorphinae (p. 357). Diplopterinae (p. 359). Crotophaginae (p. 359).

Musophagidae (p. 359).

Psittaci (p. 361) Psittacidae (p. 366) Stringopinae (p. 366). Psittacinae (p. 367). Cacatuinae (p. 372).

Trichoglossidae (p. 373) Cyclopsittacinae (p. 373) Loriinae (p. 373). Nestorinae (p. 374).

CORACIIFORMES (p. 376) Coraciae (p. 376) Coraciidae (p. 376) Coraciinae (p. 376). Leptosomatinae (p. 378).

Momotidae (p. 379) Momotinae (p. 380). Todinae (p. 381).

Alcedinidae (p. 382) Halcyoninae (p. 385). Alcedininae (p. 386).

Meropidae (p. 387). Bucerotidae (p. 390).

Upupidae (p. 395) Upupinae (p. 395). Irrisorinae (p. 397).

Striges (p. 397) Strigidae (p. 398) Striginae (p. 403). Buboninae (p. 404).

Caprimulgi (p. 415) Caprimulgidae (p. 417) Caprimulginae (p. 418). Nyctibiinae (p. 418).

Podargidae (p. 419). Steatornithidae (p. 419).

Cypseli (p. 419) Cypselidae (p. 420) Macropteryginae (p. 422). Chaeturinae (p. 422). Cypselinae (p. 424).

Trochilidae (p. 426).

Colii (p. 439) Coliidae (p. 439).

Trogones (p. 441) Trogonidae (p. 441).

Pici (p. 445) Galbulidae (p. 445) Galbulinae (p. 445). Bucconinae (p. 446).

Capitonidae (p. 448) Capitoninae (p. 448). Indicatorinae (p. 451).

Rhamphastidae (p. 453)

Picidae (p. 457) Picinae (p. 457). Iynginae (p. 464).

Order. Group. Division. Family. Sub-Family.

PASSERIFORMES (p. 466) Passeres anisomyodae (p. 467) Subclamatores (p. 467) Eurylaemidae (p. 467).

Clamatores (p. 469) Pittidae (p. 469). Philepittidae (p. 471). Xenicidae (p. 472).

Tyrannidae (p. 473) Taeniopterinae Platyrhynchinae Elaineinae Tyranninae (p. 473).

Oxyrhamphidae (p. 477). Pipridae (p. 477).

Cotingidae (p. 479) Tityrinae Lipauginae Attilinae Rupicolinae Cotinginae Gymnoderinae (p. 479).

Phytotomidae (p. 483).

Dendrocolaptidae (p. 483) Furnariinae Synallaxinae Sclerurinae Dendrocolaptinae (p. 484).

Formicariidae (p. 488) Thamnophilinae Formicariinae Grallariinae (p. 488).

Conopophagidae (p. 489). Pteroptochidae (p. 490).

Passeres diacromyodae (p. 491) Suboscines (p. 491) Menuridae (p. 491). Atrichornithidae (p. 493).

Oscines (p. 494) Alaudidae (p. 496).

Motacillidae (p. 498) Motacillinae Anthinae (p. 498).

Henicuridae (p. 501). Timeliidae (p. 501). Pycnonotidae (p. 504). Muscicapidae (p. 506).

Turdidae (p. 509) Turdinae (p. 509). Myiodectinae (p. 513). Sylviinae (p. 513). Polioptilinae (p. 514). Miminae (p. 514).

Cinclidae (p. 519). Troglodytidae (p. 521). Chamaeidae (p. 522). Hirundinidae (p. 522). Campephagidae (p. 525). Dicruridae (p. 527). Ampelidae (p. 529). Artamidae (p. 530).

Laniidae (p. 531) Gymnorhininae (p. 532). Malaconotinae (p. 533). Pachycephalinae (p. 533). Laniinae (p. 534). Prionopinae (p. 535).

Vireonidae (p. 536). Sittidae (p. 536). Paridae (p. 538). Panuridae (p. 541). Oriolidae (p. 542). Paradiseidae (p. 543).

Corvidae (p. 552) Corvinae Garrulinae Fregilinae (p. 552).

Sturnidae (p. 559). Drepanididae (p. 562).

Meliphagidae (p. 564) Myzomelinae Meliphaginae (p. 564).

Zosteropidae (p. 568). Nectariniidae (p. 568). Dicaeidae (p. 570). Certhiidae (p. 571). Coerebidae (p. 572). Mniotiltidae (p. 573). Tanagridae (p. 575).

Ploceidae (p. 576) Viduinae (p. 576). Ploceinae (p. 577).

Icteridae (p. 579) Cassicinae Agelaeinae Sturnellinae Icterinae Quiscalinae (p. 579).

Fringillidae + Emberizidae (p. 582).

CLASS AVES (p. 23).

Sub-Class I. Archaeornithes (p. 23).

Archaeopteryx (pp. viii, 23).

Sub-Class II. Neornithes (p. 25).

Division A. NEORNITHES RATITAE (p. 25).

RATITAE (p. 26) III. Struthiones (p. 27): Fam. Struthionidae (p. 27). III. Rheae (p. 30): Fam. Rheidae (p. 30).

III. Megistanes (p. 32): Fam. II. Casuariidae (p. 33). Fam. II. Dromaeidae (p. 36).

IV. Apteryges (p. 38): Fam. Apterygidae (p. 38). IV. Dinornithes (p. 41): Fam. Dinornithidae (p. 41). VI. Aepyornithes (p. 43): Fam. Aepyornithidae (p. 43).

?? STEREORNITHES (p. 43) ? Mesembriornis, etc. (p. 44). Diatryma (p. 45). Dasornis (p. 45). Remiornis (p. 45). Gastornis (p. 45).

Division B. NEORNITHES ODONTOLCAE (p. 45).

? HESPERORNITHES (p. 46). ? ENALIORNITHES (p. 46). ? Baptornis (p. 46).

Division C. NEORNITHES CARINATAE (p. 48).

ICHTHYORNITHES (p. 48) Fam. Ichthyornithidae (p. 48): Ichthyornis (p. 48). ? Apatornis (p. 49).

Order. Sub-Order. Family. Sub-Family.

COLYMBIFORMES (p. 49) Colymbi (p. 49) Colymbidae (p. 50).

Podicipedes (p. 49) Podicipedidae (p. 52).

SPHENISCIFORMES (p. 54) Sphenisci (p. 54) Spheniscidae (p. 54).

PROCELLARIIFORMES (p. 59) Tubinares (p. 59) Procellariidae (p. 59) Diomedeinae (p. 63). Oceanitinae (p. 65). Procellariinae (p. 65). Pelecanoïdinae (p. 68).

CICONIIFORMES (p. 70) Steganopodes (p. 70) Phaëthontidae (p. 72). Sulidae (p. 73). Phalacrocoracidae (p. 75). Fregatidae (p. 81). Pelecanidae (p. 83).

Ardeae (p. 86) Ardeidae (p. 87). Scopidae (p. 95).

Ciconiae (p. 95) Ciconiidae (p. 95).

Ibididae (p. 99) Ibidinae (p. 100). Plataleinae (p. 103).

Phoenicopteri (p. 105) Phoenicopteridae (p. 105). Palaelodidae (pp. 105, 108).

ANSERIFORMES (p. 108) Palamedeae (p. 108). Palamedeidae (p. 108)

Anseres (p. 110) Anatidae (p. 111) Merginae (p. 115). Merganettinae (p. 116). Erismaturinae (p. 117). Fuligulinae (p. 118). Anatinae (p. 123). Chenonettinae (p. 130). Anserinae (p. 131). Cereopsinae (p. 133). Plectropterinae (p. 133). Anseranatinae (p. 135). Cygninae (p. 135).

FALCONIFORMES (p. 137) Cathartae (p. 137) Cathartidae (p. 137).

Accipitres (pp. 137, 141) Serpentariidae (p. 141). Vulturidae (p. 143).

Falconidae (p. 146) Gypaëtinae (p. 150). Polyborinae (p. 151). Accipitrinae (p. 153). Aquilinae (p. 159). Buteoninae (p. 164). Falconinae (p. 173).

Pandionidae (p. 180).

TINAMIFORMES (p. 182) Tinami (p. 182) Tinamidae (Crypturidae) (p. 182).

GALLIFORMES (p. 186) Mesitae (p. 186) Mesitidae (p. 186).

Turnices (p. 187) Turnicidae (p. 187). Pedionomidae (p. 189).

Galli (p. 190) Megapodiidae (p. 190).

Cracidae (p. 194) Cracinae (p. 196). Penelopinae (p. 197). Oreophasinae (p. 198).

Phasianidae (p. 198) Numidinae (p. 204). Meleagrinae (p. 206). Phasianinae (p. 206). Odontophorinae (p. 230). Tetraoninae (p. 233).

Opisthocomi (p. 241) Opisthocomidae (p. 241).

GRUIFORMES (p. 243) Rallidae (p. 243). Gruidae (p. 251). Aramidae (p. 256). Psophiidae (p. 257). Cariamidae (p. 258). Otididae (p. 260). Rhinochetidae (p. 263). Eurypygidae (p. 265). Heliornithidae (p. 267).

CHARADRIIFORMES (p. 268) Limicolae (p. 268) Charadriidae (p. 272) Charadriinae (p. 272). Tringinae (p. 278). Scolopacinae (p. 289).

Chionididae (p. 292).

Glareolidae (p. 293) Glareolinae (p. 293). Dromadinae (p. 296).

Thinocorythidae (p. 296). Oedicnemidae (p. 297). Parridae (p. 297)

Lari (pp. 268, 300) Laridae (p. 300) Stercorariinae (p. 304). Larinae (p. 305). Rhynchopinae (p. 310). Sterninae (p. 310).

Alcae (p. 315) Alcidae (p. 315).

Pterocles (p. 321) Pteroclidae (p. 321).

Columbae (p. 325) Dididae (p. 328). Didunculidae (p. 331).

Columbidae (p. 333) Gourinae (p. 334). Peristerinae (p. 334). Columbinae (p. 342). Treroninae (p. 344).

CUCULIFORMES (p. 351) Cuculi (p. 351) Cuculidae (p. 351) Cuculinae (p. 352). Centropodinae (p. 356). Phaenicophainae (p. 357). Neomorphinae (p. 357). Diplopterinae (p. 359). Crotophaginae (p. 359).

Musophagidae (p. 359).

Psittaci (p. 361) Psittacidae (p. 366) Stringopinae (p. 366). Psittacinae (p. 367). Cacatuinae (p. 372).

Trichoglossidae (p. 373) Cyclopsittacinae (p. 373) Loriinae (p. 373). Nestorinae (p. 374).

CORACIIFORMES (p. 376) Coraciae (p. 376) Coraciidae (p. 376) Coraciinae (p. 376). Leptosomatinae (p. 378).

Momotidae (p. 379) Momotinae (p. 380). Todinae (p. 381).

Alcedinidae (p. 382) Halcyoninae (p. 385). Alcedininae (p. 386).

Meropidae (p. 387). Bucerotidae (p. 390).

Upupidae (p. 395) Upupinae (p. 395). Irrisorinae (p. 397).

Striges (p. 397) Strigidae (p. 398) Striginae (p. 403). Buboninae (p. 404).

Caprimulgi (p. 415) Caprimulgidae (p. 417) Caprimulginae (p. 418). Nyctibiinae (p. 418).

Podargidae (p. 419). Steatornithidae (p. 419).

Cypseli (p. 419) Cypselidae (p. 420) Macropteryginae (p. 422). Chaeturinae (p. 422). Cypselinae (p. 424).

Trochilidae (p. 426).

Colii (p. 439) Coliidae (p. 439).

Trogones (p. 441) Trogonidae (p. 441).

Pici (p. 445) Galbulidae (p. 445) Galbulinae (p. 445). Bucconinae (p. 446).

Capitonidae (p. 448) Capitoninae (p. 448). Indicatorinae (p. 451).

Rhamphastidae (p. 453)

Picidae (p. 457) Picinae (p. 457). Iynginae (p. 464).

Order. Group. Division. Family. Sub-Family.

PASSERIFORMES (p. 466) Passeres anisomyodae (p. 467) Subclamatores (p. 467) Eurylaemidae (p. 467).

Clamatores (p. 469) Pittidae (p. 469). Philepittidae (p. 471). Xenicidae (p. 472).

Tyrannidae (p. 473) Taeniopterinae Platyrhynchinae Elaineinae Tyranninae (p. 473).

Oxyrhamphidae (p. 477). Pipridae (p. 477).

Cotingidae (p. 479) Tityrinae Lipauginae Attilinae Rupicolinae Cotinginae Gymnoderinae (p. 479).

Phytotomidae (p. 483).

Dendrocolaptidae (p. 483) Furnariinae Synallaxinae Sclerurinae Dendrocolaptinae (p. 484).

Formicariidae (p. 488) Thamnophilinae Formicariinae Grallariinae (p. 488).

Conopophagidae (p. 489). Pteroptochidae (p. 490).

Passeres diacromyodae (p. 491) Suboscines (p. 491) Menuridae (p. 491). Atrichornithidae (p. 493).

Oscines (p. 494) Alaudidae (p. 496).

Motacillidae (p. 498) Motacillinae Anthinae (p. 498).

Henicuridae (p. 501). Timeliidae (p. 501). Pycnonotidae (p. 504). Muscicapidae (p. 506).

Turdidae (p. 509) Turdinae (p. 509). Myiodectinae (p. 513). Sylviinae (p. 513). Polioptilinae (p. 514). Miminae (p. 514).

Cinclidae (p. 519). Troglodytidae (p. 521). Chamaeidae (p. 522). Hirundinidae (p. 522). Campephagidae (p. 525). Dicruridae (p. 527). Ampelidae (p. 529). Artamidae (p. 530).

Laniidae (p. 531) Gymnorhininae (p. 532). Malaconotinae (p. 533). Pachycephalinae (p. 533). Laniinae (p. 534). Prionopinae (p. 535).

Vireonidae (p. 536). Sittidae (p. 536). Paridae (p. 538). Panuridae (p. 541). Oriolidae (p. 542). Paradiseidae (p. 543).

Corvidae (p. 552) Corvinae Garrulinae Fregilinae (p. 552).

Sturnidae (p. 559). Drepanididae (p. 562).

Meliphagidae (p. 564) Myzomelinae Meliphaginae (p. 564).

Zosteropidae (p. 568). Nectariniidae (p. 568). Dicaeidae (p. 570). Certhiidae (p. 571). Coerebidae (p. 572). Mniotiltidae (p. 573). Tanagridae (p. 575).

Ploceidae (p. 576) Viduinae (p. 576). Ploceinae (p. 577).

Icteridae (p. 579) Cassicinae Agelaeinae Sturnellinae Icterinae Quiscalinae (p. 579).

Fringillidae + Emberizidae (p. 582).