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'