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Introduction. With 14 anatomical colour plates, 50 colour plates of birds, 382 colour photographs, 568 distribution maps, more than 6000 bibliographical references. Class AVES (BIRDS). Order STRUTHIONIFORMES. Family STRUTHIONIDAE (OSTRICH). Family RHEIDAE (RHEAS). Family CASUARIIDAE (CASSOWARIES). Family DROMAIIDAE (EMU). Family APTERYGIDAE (KIWIS). Order TINAMIFORMES. Family TINAMIDAE (TINAMOUS). Order SPHENISCIFORMES. Family SPHENISCIDAE (PENGUINS). Order GAVIIFORMES. Family GAVIIDAE (DIVERS). Order PODICIPEDIFORMES. Family PODICIPEDIDAE (GREBES). Order PROCELLARIIFORMES. Family DIOMEDEIDAE (ALBATROSSES). Family PROCELLARIIDAE (PETRELS AND SHEARWATERS). Family HYDROBATIDAE (STORM-PETRELS). Family PELECANOIDIDAE (DIVING-PETRELS). Order PELECANIFORMES. Family PHAETHONTIDAE (TROPICBIRDS). Family PELECANIDAE (PELICANS). Family SULIDAE (GANNETS AND BOOBIES). Family PHALACROCORACIDAE (CORMORANTS). Family ANHINGIDAE (DARTERS). Family FREGATIDAE (FRIGATEBIRDS). Order CICONIIFORMES. Family ARDEIDAE (HERONS). Family SCOPIDAE (HAMERKOP). Family CICONIIDAE (STORKS). Family BALAENCIPITIDAE (SHOEBILL). Family THRESKIORNITHIDAE (IBISES AND SPOONBILLS). Order PHOENICOPTERIFORMES. Family PHOENICOPTERIDAE (FLAMINGOS). Order ANSERIFORMES. Family ANHIMIDAE (SCREAMERS). Family ANATIDAE (DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS)