Living Dinosaurs: The Evolutionary History of Modern Birds -- Contents -- Foreword -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Part 1: Introduction: the Deep Evolutionary History of Modern Birds -- Introduction: Changing the Questions in Avian Paleontology -- 1 Theropod Diversity and the Re.nement of Avian Characteristics -- 2 Why Were There Dinosaurs? Why Are There Birds? -- 3 Pre-modern Birds: Avian Divergences in the Mesozoic -- Part 2: "The Contribution of Paleontology to Ornithology": the Diversity of Modern Birds: Fossils and the Avian Tree of Life -- 4 Progress and Obstacles in the Phylogenetics of Modern Birds -- 5 The Utility of Fossil Taxa and the Evolution of Modern Birds: Commentary and Analysis -- 6 Penguins Past, Present, and Future: Trends in the Evolution of the Sphenisciformes -- 7 Phorusrhacids: the Terror Birds -- 8 The Pseudo-toothed Birds (Aves, Odontopterygiformes) and their Bearing on the Early Evolution of Modern Birds -- 9 Phylogeny and Diversification of Modern Passerines -- Part 3: The Evolution of Key Avian Attributes -- 10 Morphological and Behavioral Correlates of Flapping Flight -- 11 Evolution of the Avian Brain and Senses -- 12 Evolving Perceptions on the Antiquity of the Modern Avian Tree -- 13 Major Events in Avian Genome Evolution -- 14 Bird Evolution Across the K-Pg Boundary and the Basal Neornithine Diversification -- 15 Functional and Phylogenetic Diversity in Marine and Aquatic Birds -- Part 4: The Future: Conservation and Climate Change -- 16 The State of the World's Birds and the Future of Avian Diversity -- Glossary -- Index -- Colour Plates.