The Avifauna of the Island of Ceylon/James A. Murray. Reprint. New Delhi, AES, 2005, xxxiv, 382 p., $55. ISBN 81-206-1974-9.

    Contents: 1. Order--Accipitres. 2. Sub order--Falcones. 3. Family--vulturidae. 4. Sub-family--Neophroninae. 5. Family--Falconidae. 6. Sub-family--Accipitrinae. 7. Sub-family--Buteoninae. 8. Sub-family--Aquilinae. 9. Sub-family--Falconinae. 10. Sub-order--Pandiones. 11. Sub order--striges. 12. Family--Bubonidae. 13. Sub-Family--Buboninae. 14. Sub-family--Syrniinae. 15. Family--Strigidae. 16. Order II--Passeriformes. 17. Sub order--Passeres. 18. Division-Acromyodi. 19. Group--Coliomorphae. 20. Family--Corvidae. 21. Sub-family--Corvinae. 22. Family--Oriolidae. 23. Family--dicruridae. 24. Family--Prionopidae. 25. Sub-family--Prionopinae. 26. Group--Cichlomorphae. 27. Family--Campophagidae. 28. Family--Muscicapidae. 29. Family--Turdidae. 30. Sub-family--Sylviinae. 31. Group--Cisticolae. 32. Sub-family--Turdinae. 33. Family--Timeliidae. 34. Sub-family--brachypodinae. 35. Sub-family--pycnonotinae. 36. Sub-family--Troglodytinae. 37. Group--Crateropodes. 38. Group--Timeliae. 39. Group--Liotriches. 40. Family--Paridae. 41. Sub-family--Parinae. 42. Family--Laniidae. 43. Sub-family--Laniinae. 44. Group--Certhiomorphae. 45. Family--Certhiidae. 46. Sub-family--Sittinae. 47. Group--Cinnyrimorphae. 48. Family--Nectariniidae. 49. Family--Meliphagidae. 50. Sub family--Zosteropinae. 51. Section--Fringilliformes. 52. Family--Dicaeidae. 53. Family--Hirundinidae. 54. Sub-family--Hirundininae. 55. Family--Motacillidae. 56. Family--Fringillidae. 57. Sub-family--Fringillinae. 58. Sub-family-Ploceinae. 59. Sub-family-Estreldinae. 60. Family--Alaudidae. 61. Section--Oscines Cultirostres. 62. Family--Sturnidae. 63. Sub-family-Sturninae. 64. Family--Pittidae. 65. Order--Macrochires. 66. Family--Cypselidae. 67. Sub-family--Cypselinae. 68. Sub-family--Chaeturinae. 69. Family--Caprimulgidae. 70. Sub-family--Caprimulginae. 71. Sub-order--Coccyges Hetero-Dactylae. 72. Family--Trogonidae. 73. Sub-family--Zygodactyli. 74. Family--Cuculidae. 75. Sub-family--Cuculinae. 76. Sub-family--Phcenicophaeinae. 77. Sub-family--Centropodinae. 78. Family--Capitonidae. 79. Sub-family--Gecininae. 80. Sub-family--Campephilinae. 81. Family--Psittacidae. 82. Sub-family--Psittacinae. 83. Sub-family--Palaeorninae. 84. Sub order--Coccyges Anisodactylae. 85. Family--Upupidae. 86. Sub-family--Upupinae. 87. Family--Meropidae. 88. Family--Coraciadae. 89. Family-Alcedinidae. 90. Sub-family--Alcedininae. 91. Sub-family--Halcyoninae. 92. Family--Bucerotidae. 93. Order--Gemitores. 94. Family--Treronidae. 95. Sub-family--Carpophaginae. 96. Family--Columbidae. 97. Sub family--Palumbinae. 98. Sub family--turturinae. 99. Sub-family--Phapidinae. 100. Order--Rasores. 101. Family--Phasianidae. 102. Sub family--Pavoninae. 103. Sub-family--Gallinae. 104. Family--Tetraonidae. 105. Sub-family--Perdicinae. 106. Sub-family--Coturnicinae. 107. Sub-family---Tinamidae. 108. Order--Grallatores. 109. Tribe--Pressirostres. 110. Family--Cursoridae. 111. Family--Glareolidae. 112. Family--Charadrinae. 113. Sub-family - Vanellinae. 114. Sub-family--Aesacinae. 115. Family--Haematopodidae. 116. Sub-family--Strepsilinae. 117. Tribe--Longirostres. 118. Family-Scolopacidae. 119. Sub-Family--Tringinae. 120. Sub-family--Totaninae. 121. Sub-family--Limosinae. 122. Sub-family--Numeninae. 123. Sub-family--Recurvirostrinae. 124. Family--Parridae. 125. Sub-family--Parrinae. 126. Family--Rallidae. 127. Sub-family--Gallinulinae. 128. Sub-family--Rallinae. 129. Order--Herodiones. 130. Family--Ciconidae. 131. Family--Ardeidae. 132. Family--Tantalidae. 133. Sub-family--Tantalinae. 134. Sub-family--Platalaenae. 135. Sub-family-Anastominae. 136. Sub-family--Ibidinae. 137. Order--Natatores. 138. Family--Phcenicopteridae. 139. Family--Anatidae. 140. Sub-family--Plectropterinae. 141. Sub-family--Tadorninae. 142. Sub-family--Anatinae. 143. Sub-family--Fuligulinae. 144. Family--Podicepidae. 145. Family--Procellaridae. 146. Sub-family--Procellarinae. 147. Order--Glaviae. 148. Family--Laridae. 149. Sub-family--Stercorarinae. 150. Sub-family--Larinae. 151. Sub-family--Sterninae. 152. Order--Steganopodes. 153. Family--Phaetontidae. 154. Family--Fregatidae. 155. Family--Pelecanidae. 156. Sub-family--Sulidae. 157. Sub-family--Pelecaninae. 158. Sub-family--Graculinae. 159. Sub-family--Plotinae.

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