Chapter XXXIII The Procession of Bird Families
In which all the birds the children have learned in this little book are made to pass in orderly review, each bearing its scientific name, which the Wise Men write in Latin.
1. ORDER OF PERCHING BIRDS ORDER PAS’SERES
Which have their feet best fitted for perching, with three toes in front and one behind, all on the same level.
SUBORDER OF SINGING PERCHING BIRDS SUBORDER OS’CINES
Which have music-boxes in their throats, though not all of them can sing.
1. FAMILY OF THRUSHES FAMILY TUR’DIDAE
2. FAMILY OF OLD-WORLD WARBLERS FAMILY SYLVI’IDAE
7. Golden-crowned Kinglet Reg’ulus sat’rapa.
3. FAMILY OF NUTHATCHES FAMILY SIT’TIDAE
8. White-breasted Nuthatch Sit’ta carolinen’sis.
4. FAMILY of TITMICE FAMILY PAR’IDAE
9. Chickadee Par’us atricapil’lus.
5. FAMILY OF CREEPERS FAMILY CERTHI’IDAE
10. Brown Creeper Cer’thia familia’ris america’na.
6. FAMILY OF THRASHERS AND WRENS FAMILY TROGLODY’TIDAE
7. FAMILY OF AMERICAN WARBLERS FAMILY MNIOTIL’TIDAE
8. FAMILY OF GREENLETS FAMILY VIREON’DAE
25. Red-eyed Vireo Vi’reo oliva’ceus.
9. FAMILY OF SHRIKES FAMILY LANI’IDAE
26. Great Northern Shrike La’nius borea’lis.
10. FAMILY OF WAXWINGS FAMILY AMPE’LIDAE
27. Cedar Waxwing Am’pelis cedro’rum.
11. FAMILY OF SWALLOWS FAMILY HIRUNDIN’IDAE
12. FAMILY OF TANAGERS FAMILY TANAG’RIDAE
32. Scarlet Tanager Piran’ga erytho’melas.
33. Louisiana Tanager Piran’ga ludovicia’na.
13. FAMILY OF FINCHES, FAMILY FRINGIL’LIDAE
BUNTINGS AND SPARROWS
14. FAMILY OF BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES FAMILY ICTER’IDAE
15. FAMILY OF CROWS AND JAYS FAMILY COR’VIDAE
54. American Crow Cor’vus america’nus
55. Blue Jay Cyanocit’ta crista’ta.
SUBORDER OF SONGLESS PERCHING BIRDS SUBORDER CLAMATO’RES
Which have no music-boxes in their throats, and therefore cannot sing, though some of them can twitter.
16. FAMILY OF FLYCATCHERS FAMILY TYRAN’NIDAE
II. ORDER OF PICARIAN BIRDS ORDER PICA’RIAE
Which have their feet fixed in various ways, but never quite like those of Perching Birds; though all of them can perch, none of them can sing.
SUBORDER OF HUMMINGBIRDS SUBORDER TROCH’ILI
Which make a humming sound with their wings when, they fly.
17. FAMILY OF HUMMINGBIRDS FAMILY TROCHIL’IDAE
59. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Troch’ilus col’ubris.
SUBORDER OF LONG-HANDED BIRDS SUBORDER CYP’SELI
Which can fly with great rapidity.
18. FAMILY OF SWIFTS FAMILY MICROPO’DIDAE
60. Chimney Swift Choetu’ra pelag’ica.
SUBORDER OF CORACIAN BIRDS SUBORDER CORA’CIAE
Which are peculiar in many respects that cannot be understood by children.
19. FAMILY OF GOATSUCKERS FAMILY CAPRIMUL’GIDAE
61. Nighthawk Chordei’les virginia’nus.
62. Whip-poor-will Antros’lomus vociferus.
SUBORDER OF PICINE BIRDS SUBORDER PI’CI
Which have two toes in front and two behind, and most of which can climb.
20. FAMILY OF WOODPECKERS FAMILY PIC’IDAE
SUBORDER OF HALCYON BIRDS SUBORDER HALCY’ONES
Which have their front toes grown together so that they cannot walk on them.
21. FAMILY OF KINGFISHERS FAMILY ALCEDIN’IDAE
67. Belted Kingfisher Ceryle al’cyon.
SUBORDER OF CUCULINE BIRDS SUBORDER CU’CULI
Which have two toes in front and two behind, but
which cannot climb like Woodpeckers.
22. FAMILY OF CUCKOOS FAMILY CUCU’LIDAE
68. Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccy’zus america’nus.
III. ORDER OF PARROTS ORDER PSIT’TACI
Which have two toes in front and two behind, and beaks hooked like those of birds of prey. But this place is vacant in the procession, because cruel men have almost exterminated the only kind of Parrot that lives in North America—so he was afraid to fall in line with the rest.
IV. ORDER OF BIRDS OF PREY ORDER RAPTO’RES
Which have strong hooked beaks and claws, to catch and kill their living prey, and some of which are cannibal birds.
SUBORDER OF DIURNAL BIRDS OF PREY SUBORDER ACCIP’ITRES
Which can see well to take their prey by day.
23. FAMILY OF HAWKS AND EAGLES FAMILY FALCON’IDAE
SUBORDER OF NOCTURNAL BIRDS OF PREY SUBORDER STRI’GES
Which cannot see well in daylight, and mostly take their prey by night.
24. FAMILY OF OWLS FAMILY STRIG’IDAE
V. ORDER OF BIRDS THAT COO ORDER COLUM’BAE
Which drink without raising the head at every sip, and feed the young in the nest on the contents of the crop.
25. FAMILY OF COLUMBINE BIRDS FAMILY COLUM’BIDAE
80. Passenger Pigeon Ectopis’tes migrato’rius.
81. Mourning Dove Zenaidu’ra macru’ra.
VI. ORDER OF BIRDS THAT SCRATCH ORDER GALLI’NAE
Which when they drink raise the head at every sip, and whose young can run about and feed themselves almost as soon as they are hatched.
26. FAMILY or PARTRIDGES FAMILY PERDIC’IDAE
82. Bob White Coli’nus virginia’nus.
27. FAMILY OF GROUSE FAMILY TETRAON’IDAE
83. Ruffed Grouse Bona’sa umbel’lus.
VII. ORDER OF SHORE BIRDS ORDER LIMIC’OLAE
Which live in open places by the water’s edge, for the most part, and whose young can run about and feed themselves almost as soon as they are hatched, like little Chickens.
28. FAMILY OF PLOVERS FAMILY CHARADRI’IDAE
84. Golden Plover Charad’rius dominicus.
29. FAMILY OF TURNSTONES FAMILY ARENARI’IDAE
85. Turnstone Arena’ria inter’pres.
30. FAMILY OF SNIPES FAMILY SCOLOPAC’IDAE
VIII. ORDER OF MARSH BIRDS ORDER PALUDIC’OLAE
Which live for the most part in the thickest marshes, and whose young run about and food themselves almost as soon as they are hatched, like young shore birds. Cranes belong to this order, but are left out of the procession because there are no Cranes where the children lived.
SUBORDER OF RAILS SUBORDER RAL’LI
Which are much smaller than Cranes, lay more eggs, and hide away better in the marshes.
31. FAMILY OF RAILS FAMILY RAL’LIDAE
90. Virginia Rail Ral’lus virginia’nus.
IX. ORDER OF SWAMP BIRDS ORDER HERODIO’NES
Which live for the most part in swamps, and whose young have to be fed in the nest. All have very long legs and necks. Storks and Ibises belong to this order.
| SUBORDER OF HERONS | SUBORDER HERO’DII |
| 32. FAMILY OF HERONS | FAMILY ARDE’IDAE |
| 91. American Bittern | Botau’rus lentigino’sus. |
| 92. Snowy Egret | Garzet’ta candidis’sima. |
| 93. Great Blue Heron | Ar’dea hero’dias. |
| 94. Black-crowned Night Heron | Nyctico’rax nyctico’rax noe’vius. |
X. ORDER OF SWIMMING BIRDS WITH TOOTHED BILLS ORDER AN’SERES
Which are web-footed birds that can strain out their food from the water they take in their mouths.
33. FAMILY OF DUCKS, GEESE, AND SWANS FAMILY ANAT’IDAE
95. Canada Goose Bran’ta canaden’sis.
96. Wood Duck Aex spon’sa.
97. Black Duck A’nas obscu’ra.
98. Mallard A’nas bos’cas.
99. Pintail Daf’ila acu’ta.
100. Green-winged Teal Net’tion carolinen’sis.
101. Blue-winged Teal Querqued’ula dis’cors.
102. Red-head AEthy’ia america’na.
103. Old Squaw Harel’da hiema’lis.
104. Hooded Merganser Lophod’ytes cucul’a’tus.
XI. ORDER OF SWIMMING BIRDS WITH LONG WINGS ORDER GA’VIAE
Which are web-footed birds without any teeth along the edges of the bill.
34. FAMILY OF GULLS AND TERNS FAMILY LAR’IDAE
105. American Herring Gull Larus argenta’tus smithsonia’nus. 106. Common Tern Ster’na hirun’do.
XII. ORDER OF DIVING BIRDS ORDER PYGOP’ODES
Which can dive like a flash and swim very far under water.
35. FAMILY OF WEB-FOOTED DIVERS FAMILY URINATOR’IDAE
107. Loon Urina’tor im’ber.
36. FAMILY or LOBE-FOOTED DIVERS FAMILY COLYM’BIDAE
108. Pied-billed Grebe Podilym’bus pod’iceps.