Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Extinct birds; Tinamidae (Tinamous); Struthionidae (Ostriches); Casuariidae (Emus); Apteryigidae (Kiwis); Aepyornithidae (Elephant birds); Dinornithidae (Giant moas); Emeidae (Lesser moas); Megalapterygidae (Upland Moa); Megapodidae (Megapodes); Sylviornithidae (Giant Scrubfowl); Aptornithidae (Adzebills); Numididae (Guineafowl); Phasianidae (Grouse and quails); Anatidae (Ducks, geese and swans); Spheniscidae (Penguins); Procellariidae (Petrels); Hydrobatidae (Storm-petrels); Podicipedidae (Grebes); Threskiornithidae (Ibises); Ardeidae (Herons, egrets and bitterns)Sulidae (Boobies); Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants); Anhingidae (Darters); Accipitridae (Eagles, kites and hawks); Otididae (Bustards); Rhynochetidae (Kagus); Rallidae (Rails and coots); Turnicidae (Buttonquails); Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers); Charadriidae (Plovers); Scolopacidae (Snipes and sandpipers); Laridae (Gulls); Alcidae (Auks); Pteroclididae (Sandgrouse); Columbidae (Pigeons and doves); Strigopidae (Kakas, keas and kakapos); Psittacidae (Parrots and macaws); Cuculidae (Cuckoos); Tytonidae (Barn owls); Strigidae (True owls); Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)Aegothelidae (Owlet-nightjars); Apodidae (Swifts); Trochilidae (Hummingbirds); Brachypteraciidae (Ground-rollers); Halcyonidae (Kingfishers); Upupidae (Hoopoes); Bucerotidae (Hornbills); Capitonidae (New World barbets); Picidae (Woodpeckers); Acanthisittidae (New Zealand wrens); Pittidae (Pittas); Furnariidae (Ovenbirds); Grallaridae (Antpittas and ant-thrushes); Tyrannidae (Tyrant flycatchers); Turnagridae (Piopios); Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters); Dasyornithidae (Bristlebirds); Acanthizidae (Australian warblers); Callaeidae (Wattlebirds); Notiomystidae (Stitchbird); Cinclosomatidae (Quail-thrush)Campephagidae (Cuckoo-shrikes); Oriolidae (Orioles); Rhipiduridae (Fan-tailed flycatchers); Monarchidae (Monarchs); Corvidae (Crows); Petroicidae (Australasian robins); Mohoidae (Mohos); Hirundinidae (Swallows and martins); Macrosphenidae (Crombecs); Cettiidae (Cettias and stubtails); Phylloscopidae (Leaf warblers); Acrocephalidae (Reed warblers); Sylviidae (Sylvia warblers); Locustellidae (Grasshopper warblers); Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies); Timaliidae (Babblers); Zosteropidae (White-eyes); Regulidae (Kinglets); Troglodytidae (Wrens); Mimidae (Mockingbirds and thrashers)Sturnidae (Starlings); Turdidae (Thrushes); Ploceidae (Fodies); Estrildidae (Waxbills, munias and allies); Fringillidae (Finches); Parulidae (New World warblers); Icteridae (New World orioles); Emberizidae (Buntings and New World sparrows); Thraupidae (Tanagers); Hypothetical birds; Megapodiidiae (Megapodes); Phasianidae (Grouse and quails); Anatidae (Ducks, geese and swans); Cathartidae (Vultures); Rallidae (Rails and coots); Scolopacidae (Snipes and sandpipers); Columbidae (Pigeons and doves); Strigopidae (Kakas, keas and kakapos); Psittacidae (Parrots and macaws).