Opinions from C. W. De Vis 1892

  • 'Anseres belongs to Carinatae'
  • 'Apterygidae belongs to Ratitae'
  • 'Casuariidae [misspelled as Casuaridae] belongs to Ratitae'
  • 'Chosornis belongs to Megapodidae'
  • 'Chosornis praeteritus belongs to Chosornis'
  • 'Columbae belongs to Carinatae'
  • 'Dinornithidae belongs to Ratitae'
  • 'Falconidae belongs to Carinatae'
  • 'Fulica belongs to Grallae'
  • 'Gallinula belongs to Grallae'
  • 'Grallae belongs to Carinatae'
  • 'Herodiones belongs to Carinatae'
  • 'Lithophaps belongs to Columbae'
  • 'Lithophaps ulnaris belongs to Lithophaps'
  • 'Lobivanellus belongs to Grallae'
  • 'Megapodidae belongs to Carinatae'
  • 'Metapteryx belongs to Apterygidae'
  • 'Metapteryx bifrons belongs to Metapteryx'
  • 'Necrastur belongs to Falconidae'
  • 'Otididae belongs to Carinatae'
  • 'Palaeopelargus belongs to Herodiones'
  • 'Pelecanus proavus belongs to Pelecanus'
  • 'Porphyrio belongs to Grallae'
  • 'Porphyrio reperta belongs to Porphyrio'
  • 'Progura belongs to Columbae'
  • 'Progura gallinacea belongs to Progura'
  • 'Steganopodes was reranked as a unranked clade and belongs to Carinatae'
  • 'Taphetus is corrected as Taphaetus and belongs to Falconidae'
  • 'Tribonyx belongs to Grallae'
  • 'Uroaetus brachialis is recombined as Taphaetus brachialis'