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Order GruiformesDomain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria Metaphylum Enterocoelous Coelomates Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Aves Subclass Neornithes Superorder Neognathae Order Gruiformes This group contains primitive members of the aquatic radiation: cranes, rails, gallinules and coots. These are marsh birds. The are feet not webbed, but toes sometimes lobed, with the legs elongate in some groups. The portion of the head between the eye and the nostril (the lores) is feathered. Latin: grus, crane + forma, shape. (Dorit et al, 1991) |