ORDER VII.
STILT-WALKERS (GRALLÆ).
FAMILY I.—THE PLOVERS (CHARADRIADÆ).
| Sub-Family | 1.—The Thick-knees (Œdicneminæ). |
| " " | 2.—The Coursers (Cursorinæ). |
| " " | 3.—The Pratincoles (Glareoliæ). |
| " " | 4.—The Plovers Proper (Charadrinæ). |
| " " | 5.—The Oyster Catchers (Hæmatopodinæ). |
| " " | 6.—The Turnstones (Cinclinæ). |
FAMILY II.—THE HERONS (ARDEIDÆ).
| Sub-Family | 1.—The Trumpeters (Psophinæ). |
| " " | 2.—The Cranes (Gruinæ). |
| " " | 3.—The Herons Proper (Ardeinæ). |
| " " | 4.—The Storks (Ciconinæ). |
| " " | 5.—The Ibises (Tantalinæ). |
FAMILY III.—THE WOODCOCKS (SCOLOPACIDÆ).
| Sub-Family | 1.—The Godwits (Limosinæ). |
| " " | 2.—The Longshanks (Totaninæ). |
| " " | 3.—The Avocets (Recurvirostrinæ). |
| " " | 4.—The Sandpipers (Tringinæ). |
| " " | 5.—The Woodcocks Proper (Scolopacinæ). |
| " " | 6.—The Phaleropes (Phalaropodinæ). |
FAMILY IV.—THE SCREAMERS (PALAMEDEIDÆ).