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Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 326 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PELARGORNITHES . Intermediate suborder:—Aepyornithiformes. . Intermediate suborder:—Palamedeiformes . . Anseriformes . Podicipitiformes Ciconiiformes .. Aepyornithes . Palamedae .. Gastornithes .... Anseres or Lamellirostres Enaliornithes . Hesperornithes Colymbo-Podicipites . Phoenicopteri . Pelargo-Herodii Steganopodes .

Palamedeidae. Gastornithidae. Anatidae. Enaliornithidae. Hesperornithidae. Colymbidae. Podicipidae. 5 Palaeolodidae. Phoenicopteridae. Plataleidae or Hemiglottides. Ciconiidae or Pelargi. Scopidae.

Ardeidae or Herodii. Balaenicipitidae. Accipitres (Hemeroharpages, G ogerani ae. Pelargoharpages) Gypo-Falconidae. Phaetontidae. Phalacrocoracidae. Pelecanidae. Fregatidae. 5 Ichthyornithidae. Apatornithidae. ' Charadriidae. Glareolidae.

Dromadidae. Chionididae. Laridae. Alcidae. Thinocoridae, Parrae Paridae. I Otides . , , Oedicnemidae. Otididae Eurypygidae. Eurypygae . . . . Rhinochetidae. Aptornithidae.

Gruidae. trues Psophiidae. Cariamidae. Fulicariae `Heliornithidae. Rallidae. Mesitidae. Hemipodiidae. Apterygidae. Dinornithidae. Crypturidae. Megapodiidae. Cracidae.

Gallidae or Alectoropodes. • Pteroclidae. 5 Dididae. Columbidae. Psittaci Psittacidae. Coccyges Musophagidae. Cuculidae. Intermediate gens: . . . Bucconidae. Galbulae Galbulidae. Capitonidae.

Pici J Rhamphastidae. See also:

Pico-Passeres . . . . ' 1lIndicatoridae. Picidae. 5 Pseudoscines. Passeridae or Passeres. 5 Cypselidae. Trochilidae. Coliidae. . . Trogonidae.

5 Halcyonidae. Alcedinidae. 5 Upupidae. Bucerotidae. Meropidae. 4Momotidae. i Todidae. Coraciidae. Leptosomidae. Caprimulgidae. . - Steatornithidae. Podargidae. Strigidae.

See also:

Order. Suborder. Intermediate suborder :--- Procellariiformes . Intermediate suborder: Aptenodytiformes . Intermediate suborder: Ichthyornithiformes . Gens. Procellariae or Tubinares. Procellariidae. Aptenodytes or Impennes Aptenodytidae. Ichthyornithes t Charadrii . See also:Family. Laro-Limicolae C; HA RADRIORNITHES (Aegialor nithes) ..

Charadriiformes Intermediate suborder:—Gruiformes . Intermediate suborder:—Ralliformes . . . . Hemipodii .

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