Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
   Subclass Ornithurae Haeckel, 1866 see Clade Ornithurae Haeckel 1866 [Gauthier 1986] {Chiappe 1991}
     Infraclass Ratitae (Merrem, 1813) P. Brodkorb, 1963 see Parvclass Ratitae (Merrem, 1813)
       Order Casuariiformes Sclater, 1880
         Family Dromiceiidae Wetmore see Family Dromaiidae Huxley, 1868
           Genus Dromiceius Vieillot, 1816 see Genus Dromaius Vieillot, 1816