Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Gruiformes Bonaparte, 1854
         Family Rallidae Vigors, 1825 - rails, waterhens, coots
           Genus Dryolimnas Sharpe, 1893 [monotypic]
             Dryolimnas cuvieri (Pucheran, 1845) - white-throated rail
               1 Dryolimnas cuvieri cuvieri (Pucheran, 1845)
               2 Dryolimnas cuvieri aldabranus (Günther, 1879)
               3 ‡Dryolimnas cuvieri abbotti (Ridgway, 1894)