The 16 volume set Handbook of the Birds of the World (1992-2011) is held at the Ornithology Library in paper (non-circulating). location Online version: Birds of the World. It has been merged with Birds of North America, Neotropical Birds, and Bird Families of the World. From Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Volume 1: Ostrich to Ducks
Volume 2: New World Warblers to Guineafowl
Volume 3: Hoatzin to Auks
Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckooos
Volume 5: Barn-owls to Hummingbirds
Volume 6: Mousebirds to Hornbills
Volume 7: Jacamars to Woodpeckers
Volume 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos
Volume 9: Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails
Volume 10: Cuckoo-shrikes to Thrushes
Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers
Volume 12: Picathartes, Babblers, Parrotbills, Australian Bubblers, Logrunners, Jewelbabblers and allies, Whistlers, Australian kkRobins, Fairywrens, Bristlebirds, Thornbills, Australian Chats, Sittellas, Australian Treecreepers, Tits and Chickadees
Volume 13: Penduline-tits, Long-tailed Tits, Nuthatchers, Wallcreeper, Treecreepers, Honeyeaters or Wigshrikes, Rhabdornis, Sunbirds, Berrypeckers and Longbills, Painted Berrypeckers, Flowerpeckers, Pardalotes, White-eyes, Sugarbirds, Honeyeaters, Orioles, Shrikes
Volume 14: Bush-shrikes, Helmet-shrikes, Vangas, Drongos, New Zealand Wafflebirds, Stitchbird, Mudlarks, Australian Mudnesters, Woodswallows, Butcherbrds, Bowerbirds, Bristlehead, Birds-of-Paradise, Crows, Oxpeckers, Starlings, Old World Sparrows
Volume 15: Weavers, Whydahs and Indigobirds, Waxbills, Vireos, Finches, Hawaiian Honey Creepers
Volume 16: Tanagers, Buntings, New World Sparrows, Cardinals, New World Blackbirds