Avian evolution : the fossil record of birds and its paleobiological significance / Gerald Mayr, Senckenberg Research Institute Frankfurt, Ornithological Section, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

An Introduction to Birds, the Geological Settings of Their Evolution, and the Avian Skeleton
The Origin of Birds
The Mesozoic Flight Way towards Modern Birds
Mesozoic Birds: Interrelationships and Character Evolution
The Interrelationships and Origin of Crown Group Birds (Neornithes)
Palaeognathous Birds (Ostriches, Tinamous, and Allies)
Galloanseres: "Fowl" and Kin
The "Difficult-to-Place Groups" : Biogeographic Surprises and Aerial Specialists
Shorebirds, Cranes, and Relatives
Aequornithes: Aquatic and Semi-Aquatic Carnivores
Cariamiforms and Diurnal Birds of Prey
The Cenozoic Radiation of Small Arboreal Birds
Insular Avifaunas Now and Then, on Various Scales.