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The Birds of the Hawaiian Islands: Occurrence, History, Distribution, and Status The Birds of the Hawaiian Islands: Occurrence, History, Distribution, and Status Robert L. Pyle and Peter Pyle Literature Cited AB = American Birds. Abbott, S., S.N.G. Howell, and P. Pyle. 2001. First North American record of Greater Sandplover. N. Am. Birds 55:252-257. ACAP = Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels. Addison, J.A., and A.W. Diamond. 2011. Population genetics and effective population size of the critically endangered Nihoa Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris kingi). Auk 128:265-272. AFN = Audubon Field Notes. Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels. 2010a. Species assessments: Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis. http://www.acap.aq _____. 2010b. Species assessments: Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes. http://www.acap.aq Aguon, C.F., and S. Conant. 1994. Breeding biology of the White-rumped Shama on Oahu, Hawaii. Wilson Bull. 106:311-328. 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