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With 60 colour plates of birds, 389 colour photographs, 577 distribution maps, more than 8000 bibliographical references. Foreword (and frontispiece) by Robert Bateman. Introduction. Order OPISTHOCOMIFORMES. Family OPISTHOCOMIDAE (HOATZIN). Order GRUIFORMES. Family MESITHORNITHIDAE (MESITES). Family TURNICIDAE (BUTTONQUAILS). Family GRUIDAE (CRANES). Family ARAMIDAE (LIMPKIN). Family PSOPHIIDAE (TRUMPETERS). Family RALLIDAE (RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS). Family HELIORNITHIDAE (FINFOOTS). Family RHYNOCHETIDAE (KAGU). Family EURYPYGIDAE (SUNBITTERN). Family CARIAMIDAE (SERIEMAS). Family OTIDIDAE (BUSTARDS). Order CHARADRIIFORMES. Family JACANIDAE (JACANAS). Family ROSTRATULIDAE. (PAINTED SNIPES). Family DROMADIDAE (CRAB PLOVER). Family HAEMATOPODIDAE. (OYSTERCATCHERS). Family IBIDORHYNCHIDAE (IBISBILL). Family RECURVIROSTRIDAE (AVOCETS, STILTS). Family BURHINIDAE (THICK-KNEES). Family GLAREOLIDAE (PRATINCOLES, COURSERS). Family CHARADRIIDAE (PLOVERS). Family SCOLOPACIDAE (SANDPIPERS & ALLIES). Family PEDIONOMIDAE (PLAINS-WANDERER). Family THINOCORIDAE (SEEDSNIPES). Family CHIONIDAE (SHEATHBILLS). Family STERCORARIIDAE (SKUAS). Family LARIDAE (GULLS). Family STERNIDAE (TERNS). Family RHYNCHOPIDAE (SKIMMERS). Family ALCIDAE (AUKS). REFERENCES. References of Scientific Descriptions. General List of References