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Reprinted with corrections 2013
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ISBN: 978-1-4629-1433-3 (ebook)
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CONTENTS
| 8 | ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
| 10 | INTRODUCTION |
| 24 | HOW TO USE THIS BOOK |
| 42 | SYSTEMATIC SECTION |
| NON-PASSERINES: | |
| 42 | Grebes - Podicipedidae |
| 42 | Pelicans - Pelecanidae |
| 43 | Boobies - Sulidae |
| 44 | Cormorants - Phalacrocoracidae |
| 45 | Darters - Anhingidae |
| 46 | Frigatebirds - Fregatidae |
| 47 | Herons, egrets, bitterns - Ardeidae |
| 57 | Storks - Ciconiidae |
| 60 | Ibises - Threskiornithidae |
| 61 | Geese, ducks - Anatidae |
| 70 | Osprey - Pandionidae |
| 70 | Hawks, eagles, vultures - Accipitrae |
| 84 | Falcons - Falconidae |
| 85 | Pheasants - Phasianidae |
| 93 | Buttonquail -Turnicidae |
| 93 | Cranes - Gruidae |
| 94 | Rails, crakes - Rallidae |
| 99 | Finfoots - Heliornithidae |
| 100 | Jacanas - jacanidae |
| 101 | Paintedsnipe - Rostratulidae |
| 101 | Oystercatchers - Haematopodidae |
| 102 | Lapwings, plovers - Charadriidae |
| 108 | Curlews, sandpipers, snipe -Scolopacidae |
| 124 | Stilts, avocets - Recutvirostridae |
| 125 | Phalaropes - Phalaropidae |
| 125 | Thick-knees - Burhinidae |
| 126 | Pratincoles - Glareolidae |
| 127 | Gulls, terns - Laridae |
| 134 | Pigeons, doves - Columbidae |