- Group Charadriiformes.
- Subgroup Limicolae. Charadriidae—plovers.
- Parra—jacana.
- Subgroup Lari. Laridae—gulls.
- Alcidae—auks.
- Subgroup Pteroclidae. Pterocles—sandgrouse.
- Subgroup Columbidae. Columbae—pigeons.
- Didus—dodo.
- Pezophaps—solitaire.
- Group Cuculiformes.
- Subgroup Cuculi. Scythrops.
- Subgroup Psittaci. Stringops—owl-parrot.
- Group Coraciiformes.
- Subgroup Coraciae. Coracias—roller.
- Buceros—hornbill.
- Upupa—hoopoe.
- Subgroup Striges. Owls.
- Subgroup Cypseli. Cypselidae—swifts.
- Trochilidae—humming-birds.
- Subgroup Trogonidae. Trogons.
- Subgroup Pici. Rhamphastos—toucan.
- Picus—woodpecker.
- Group Passeriformes. Crows, finches, larks, warblers,
- and many others.
C. MAMMALIA[18].
Class MAMMALIA.
- Subclass (I). Ornithodelphia or Prototheria.
- Order. Monotremata.
- Family Ornithorhynchidae. Ornithorhynchus—duck-bill.
- Family Echidnidae. Echidna—spiny ant-eater.
- Group Multituberculata. Tritylodon.
- Subclass (II). Didelphia or Metatheria.
- Order. Marsupialia.
- Suborder (1). Polyprotodontia.
- Family Amphitheriidae. Phascolotherium.
- Family Didelphyidae. Didelphys—opossum.
- Family Dasyuridae. Thylacinus—Tasmanian wolf.
- Sarcophilus—Tasmanian devil.
- Dasyurus.
- Family Peramelidae. Perameles—bandicoot.
- Choeropus.
- Family Notoryctidae. Notoryctes—marsupial mole.
- Suborder (2). Diprotodontia.
- Family Phascolomyidae. Phascolomys—wombat.
- Family Phalangeridae. Tarsipes.
- Phalanger—cuscus.
- Phascolarctus—koala.
- Thylacoleo.
- Family Diprotodontidae. Diprotodon.
- Family Nototheriidae. Nototherium.
- Family Macropodidae. Macropus—kangaroo.
- Family Epanorthidae. Coenolestes.
- Subclass (III). Monodelphia or Eutheria.
- Order 1. Edentata.
- Family Bradypodidae. Bradypus }
- }—sloths.
- Choloepus }
- Family Megatheriidae. Megatherium—ground sloth.
- Family Myrmecophagidae. Myrmecophaga—great ant-eater.
- Cycloturus—two-toed ant-eater.
- Family Dasypodidae. Chlamydophorus }
- Dasypus }—armadillos.
- Priodon }
- Tatusia }
- Family Glyptodontidae. Glyptodon.
- Family Manidae. Manis—pangolin.
- Family Orycteropodidae. Orycteropus—aard vark.
- Order 2. Sirenia.
- Family Manatidae. Manatus—manatee.
- Family Rhytinidae. Rhytina—Steller's sea-cow.
- Family Halicoridae. Halicore—dugong.
- Family Halitheriidae. Halitherium.
- Order 3. Cetacea.
- Suborder (1). Archaeoceti.
- Family Zeuglodontidae. Zeuglodon.
- Suborder (2). Mystacoceti or Balaenoidea.
- Family Balaenidae. Balaena—right whale.
- Megaptera—humpbacked whale.
- Balaenoptera—rorqual.
- Suborder (3). Odontoceti.
- Family Physeteridae. Physeter—sperm whale.
- Hyperoödon—bottlenose.
- Ziphius.
- Mesoplodon.
- Family Physodontidae. Physodon.