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]).

ERRATA

Page00 4, note 2, for Water-hens read Moor-hens.

Pa"e0 10, line 19, after Owls read and Pandion.

Pa"e0 16, li"e 17, for Lord Howe's read Lord Howe.

Pa"e0 16, li"e 22, for Galapagos read Galápagos.

Pa"e0 26, note 1, delete comma after Bronn's.