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Some books locally available.

Worldwide families
These books offer synopses of all avian families. Of interest because they show taxonomy actually in use by book authors.

Raptor sections: All 3 sections by Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff.
 * New World vultures Cathartidae, pp. 71–72.
 * Falcons Falconidae, pp. 73–75.
 * Hawks, kites, and eagles, Accipitridae, pp. 76–79. (includes osprey and secretary bird)

"National Geographic Birds of the World generally follows the taxonomy of Howard and Moore, ..." p. 15(section How to use this book).

Australian guides
Descriptions of Australian species. Might not have much info about suprageneric taxonomy or phylogeny.

Simpson & Day
Species descriptions, distribution; focus on subspecies/races. CH 598 FIE

Trounson
[note, need ISBN] CH REF

Notable for using the terms "soaring kite" and "hovering kite", p. 6.

Accipitridae

"This diverse family of eighteen Australian members, from a world total of over 200, divides conveniently into seven groups." p. 6.

Eagles (3: wedge-tailed, little eagle, white-bellied sea-eagle); osprey; soaring kites (5 spp.); hovering kites (elanid kites, 2 spp. from a world total of 4, black-shouldered and letter-winged); goshawks and sparrowhawks (3 Accipiter and 1 Erythrotriorchis); harriers (2 spp. from 17 world); bazas (1 sp.).

Falconidae

6 spp. from world total 61.

Other
Covers all European species.