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INDEX TO VOLUME 83, 1971 BY BONNIE ROSE MCBRIDE This index includes, in addition to the names of genera, species, and authors, references to the following topics: Anatomy, aviculture, behavior, breeding, clutch size, distribu- tion, ecology, eggs, embryology, food habits, fossils, growth and development, habitat, hatching, hybridization, incubation, measurements, migration, molts and plumages, mor- tality, nesting, nesting success, nests, parasitism, pesticides, physiology, populations, predation, roosting, sex ratios, taxonomy, territory, voice and vocalizations, weather, and winds. Also included are references of biological significance to reptiles and mammals. Accipiter, 121 Anatomy, 188,270-277 gent.&, 99 Anderson, William L., Stanley L. Etter, and striatus, 28 G. Blair Joselyn, Robins night-roosting Aeronautes saxatalis, 309 in open fields, 443444 Age&us phoeniceus, 43, 70, 178, 363, 371, Andrle, Robert F., Range extension of the 383 Golden-crowned Kinglet in New York, tricolor, 363, 364 313316 Aimophila aestivalis, 132 Anhinga anhinga, 172, 303 botterii, 132 Anhinga, 172-177,303 carpalis, 132 Ani, Smooth-billed, 101-102 cassinii, 132, 439 Anser caerulescens, 270 quinquestriata, 132 Anseranas semipalmata, 270 ruficeps, 132 Antbird, 70, 93 Aix sponsa, 98,430 Bicolored, 69, 347, 348, 350 Ajaia ajaja, 303 Chestnut-backed, 76, 86 Alden, Peter, Finding the Birds in Western Rufous-throated, 347-351 Mexico, A Guide to the States of So- White-cheeked, 347 nora, Sinaloa and Nayarit, reviewed, Antshrike, Barred, 351 109-110 Black-crested, 348 Aldrich, John W., review by, 320-322 Aphelocoma, 5, 68 Alopex lagopus, 438 coerulescens, 21, 67 Alsop, Fred J., III, Great Crested Flycatcher nana, 530 observed copulating with an immature ultramarina, 17, 67, 69 Eastern Bluebird, 312 Apus apus, 260 Amaurolimnas concolor, 55 Aquila chrysaetos, 408 Amazona, 282 Ardea herodias, 303, 318 Amerson, A. Binion, Jr., Ornithology of the melanocephala, 302 Marshall and Gilbert Islands, reviewed, purpurea, 302 209-210 Arenana’ interpres, 306 Ammodramus savannarum, 43,439 Arnold, Keith A., see Coon, Donald W., Ammospiza ma&ma, 102 and--- m. maritima, 102, 103 Aspatha gularis, 75 Amphispiza bilineata, 150 Asyndesmus lewis, 237-248 Anus acuta, 305 Atlapetes, 71, 72 diaai, 97 brunneinucha, 11,68 discors, 305 pileatus, 11 platyrhynchos, 97,270 torquatus, 68 455 THE WILSON BULLETIN December 1971 Vol. 83, No. 4 Attila cinnamomeus, 104, 105 Breeding, 15-27, 39-48, 74-94, 125-127, Attila, Cinnamon, 104 152-158, 159-171, 255-269, 284-301, Austin, Elizabeth S., and Oliver L. Austin, 350, 352370, 383-395 Jr., The Random House Book of Birds, Browne, Micou M., see Post, William, and reviewed, 329 Austin, Oliver L., Jr., see Austin, Elizabeth Bruun, Bertel, The Hamlyn Guide to Birds S., and- of Britain and Europe, reviewed, 448 Automolus ochrolaemus, 32, 67 450 Aviculture, 186-187, 188, 190 Bubo virginianus, 408 Barbet, Black-spotted, 104, 105 Bubulcus ibis, 175, 303 Baryphthengus ruficapillus, 74, 88 Bunting, Indigo, 146, 226, 227, 230, 233 Bat, Big Brown, 196 Lark, 439 Becard, Cinereous, 104 Buteo buteo, 414 Behavior, 35-38, 46, 57-65, 66-73, 97-99, jamaicensis, 115, 408 99-100, 101, 104-105, 115123, 186193, lagopus, 196 194, 195196, 201-202, 239-247, 249- magnirosttis, 124 254, 265268, 278-283, 286300, 302- nitidus, 124 303, 306308, 310311, 312, 312-313, platypterus, 249 316-317, 343-344, 383-395, 396407, Buteogallus aeqoinoctialis, 124 419424, 435438, 442443, 443444 Butorides virescens, 172, 435 Biaggi, Virgilio, Las Aves de Puerto Rico, Buzzard, 414 reviewed, 207-208 Cairina moschata, 432 Bittern, American, 52 Calamospiza melanocorys, 439 Least, 97 Calocitta formosa, 343 Biziura lobata, 270, 272, 273, 274, 276 Campylorhamphus pusillus, 32 Blackbird, 368,371-382 Campylorhynchus griseus, 67 Brewers,’ 363, 364, 365, 371, 372, 379 megalopterus, 11, 24, 26, 29 European, 69 Canachites canadensis, 99 Red-winged, 43, 178-185, 363, 364, 365, Canadian Wildlife Service, Saskatoon Wet- 371, 372, 373, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, lands Seminar, reviewed, 111 383-395 Capito niger, 104 Rusty, 362, 363, 364, 365, 372 Caprimulgus vociferus, 11 Tricolored, 363 Caracara, Yellow-headed, 124, 127-128 Yellow-headed, 264, 363, 364, 365, 371 Cardinal, 225, 226, 227, 230, 233, 317, 442 Bluebird, Eastern, 312, 44&441, 441 Carpodacus purpureus, 201,442 Bobolink, 43, 198, 361, 364, 365 Caryothraustes, 198 Bock, Carl E., Harlo H. Hadow, and Pres- poliogaster, 197 ton Somers, Relations between Lewis ’ Casmerodius albus, 172, 303, 435, 438 and Red-headed Woodpeckers in south- Cassidiz, 197, 361-362, 365, 368 eastern Colorado, 237-248 major, 363 Bolen, Eric G., Some views on exotic water- mexicanus, 303,362, 363,440 fowl, 438434 Catbird, 61, 69, 225, 226, 227, 230, 231, 233 Bombycilla cedrorum, 201 Catharus, 20, 68 Bond, James, review by, 207-208 frantzii, 11 Boreortalis laesslei, 200 occidentalis, 11 Borror, Donald J., Songs of Aimophila spar- Centurus aurifrons, 246 rows occurring in the United States, carolinus, 227, 246,247, 442 132-151 Cereopsis, 271 Branta canadensis, 270 Chachalaca, Little, 104, 105 December 1971 INDEX TO VOLUME 83 Vol. 83, No. 4 457 Chaetura brachyura, 309,310 Cowbird, Brown-headed, 44, 225, 226, 227, cinereiventris, 309 230, 233, 371, 372, 373, 377, 378, 379, martinica, 309 380, 381, 439 Charadrius melodus, 70 Cracraft, Joel, The humerus of the Early Chat, Yellow-breasted, 225, 226, 227, 230, Miocene cracid, Boreortalis laesslei 233 Brodkorb, 200-201 Chen caerulescens, 270,438 Cranioleuca erythrops, 32 rossii, 43% Crax, 282 Cherry, Ronald, see Goering, David K., and Creagrus furcatus, 156 Crotophaga ani, 101 Chickadee, Black-capped, 315, 392 Crow, Common, 173, 174, 175, 176, 409, 410 Carolina, 226, 227, 230, 233, 312, 313, 442 Crypturellus boucardi, 67 Chipmunk, Eastern, 102 Cuckoo, Yellow-billed, 226, 227, 230, 233 Chiroxiphia, 35 Curlew, Long-billed, 441442 caudata, 35 Cyanocitta, 68 lanceolata, 35 cristata, 17, 66, 67, 68, 227, 343, 442 linearis, 32, 35 stelleri, 11, 12, 67, 69, 343 pareola, 35, 3% Cyanolyca, 5 Cinclocerthia ruficauda, 68, 69 Cygnus columbianus, 270 Cissa, Green Hunting, 186, 187 Cypseloides niger, 309, 310 Cissa chinensis, 186 Dacnis cayana, 105 Cistothorus platensis, 43 Dacnis, Blue, 105 Clark, George A., Jr., The occurrence of Dafila acuta, 419 bill-sweeping in the terrestrial foraging Daptrius americanus, 282 of birds, 6&73 Davis, William A., Birds in Western Colo- Clutch size, 18, 19, 44, %&al, 100, 103, 125- rado, reviewed, 112 126, 153, 173-176, 259-262, 290-292, Deconychura longicauda, 32 347, 359-360, 366-368, 411 Demiegretta schistacea, 435 Coccyzus americanus, 227 Delacour, Jean, review by, 206 Colaptes auratus, 195, 246 Dendrocincla anabatina, 32 Collister, Allegra, Birds of Rocky Mountain Dendrocolaptes certhia, 32 National Park, reviewed, 453 Dendrocopos borealis, 167 Columba fasciata, 11 pubescens, 195,227,442 livia, 67 villosus, 159, 169 Columbigallina passerina, 67 Dendrocygna, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, Contopus, 32 276, 277 virens, 227 arcuata, 276 Coon, Donald W., Robert F. Gotie, and autumnalis, 270, 271, 276, 430, 432 Keith A. Arnold, Winter nesting at- a. discolor, 432 tempts by Great-tailed Grackles, 440 bicolor, 270, 272, 276 Cornwell, George, and H. Albert Hoch- jauanica, 270, 276 baum, Collisions with wires-a source Dendroica discolor, 227 of anatid mortality, 305-306 fusca, 201 Corvus brachyrhynchos, 173, 409 magnolia, 201 Coturnicops noveboracensis, 54 pensylvanica, 61,202 n. goldmani, 54 petechia, 61, 202 Coua cristata, 18% striata, 19% Coua, Crested, 18% virens, 202 THE WILSON BULLETIN December 1971 Vol. 83. No. 4 Dendrortyx macroura, 11 Empidonax dijficilis, 11 Dichromanassa, 437 virescens, 227 rujescens, 435 Enemar, Anders, editor, Ornis Scandina- Dickerman, Robert W., Notes on various vita: Scandinavian Journal of Omi- rails in Mexico, 49-56; review by, 109- thology, reviewed, 330 110 Eptesicus juscus, 196 Dickerman, Robert W., and F. Haver- Ergaticus Tuber, 11 scbmidt, Further notes on the juvenal Erolia alpina, 393 plumage of the Spotted Rail (Ralbs Erskine, Anthony J., Some new perspec- maculatus) , 444-46 tives on the breeding ecology of Com- Diglossa, 15 mon Grackles, 352-370 Distribution, 49-55, 75, 97, 100, 132, 198- Erwin, R. Michael, The breeding success of 200, 2022203, 237, 255, 309-310, 313- two sympatric gulls, the Herring Gull 316, 352-356, 361-366, 431 and the Great Black-backed Gull, 152- Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 43, 198, 361 158 Dove, Mourning, 308, 419-424 Etter, Stanley L., see Anderson, William L., Duck, 306 and--- Black-bellied Tree, 430, 431, 432, 433 Eudocimus albus, 303 Mexican, 97 Eumomota superciliosa, 75 Muscovy, 431, 432,433 Eupetes leucostictus, 67 White-backed, 27G-277 Euphagus, 361, 362, 368 Wood, 97-99, 430, 431, 432, 433 carolinus, 362, 364,372 Dumetella carolinensis, 61, 67, 69, 227 cyanocephalus, 362,363, 371 Dunlin, 393 Euphonia fulvicrissa, 283 Eagle, Golden, 408, 409, 414 Euphonia, Fulvous-vented, 279, 281, 283 Ecology, 615, 39940, 43-44, 57-65, 159- Evans, Roger M., review by, 3222323 171, 172, 179-180, 181-182, 183, 202- Excalfactotia chinensis, 442 203, 215236, 237-248, 352370, 409 Falco columbarius, 414 Edwards, Ernest P., Finding Birds in Mex- peregrinus, 199,414 ico, reviewed, 109-110; review by, 329 sparverius, 249,414 Eggs, 1821, 4445, 80, 100, 103-104, 125- Falcon, Peregrine, 199,414 126, 259-262, 347, 357-359, 366, 414 Feduccia, J. Alan, Variation in plasma pro- 415, 425-429, 438439 teins of suboscine birds, 31-34; Turdus Egret, American, 303 grayi feeding on snake,
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    bs_bs_banner Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2014, 170, 546–565. With 7 figures Reassessment of the systematics of the widespread Neotropical genus Cercomacra (Aves: Thamnophilidae) JOSE G. TELLO1,2,3*, MARCOS RAPOSO4, JOHN M. BATES3, GUSTAVO A. BRAVO5†, CARLOS DANIEL CADENA6 and MARCOS MALDONADO-COELHO7 1Department of Biology, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA 2Department of Ornithology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024, USA 3Center for Integrative Research, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL 60605, USA 4Departamento de Vertebrados, Setor de Ornitologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA 6Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia 7Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Received 27 August 2013; revised 3 November 2013; accepted for publication 22 November 2013 A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the family Thamnophilidae indicated that the widespread neotropical genus Cercomacra Sclater, 1858 is polyphyletic. Two non-sister clades in putative Cercomacra were uncovered: (1) the ‘nigricans’ clade (Cercomacra sensu stricto), formed by manu, brasiliana, cinerascens, melanaria, ferdinandi, carbonaria, and nigricans; and (2) the ‘tyrannina’ clade formed by nigrescens, laeta, parkeri, tyrannina, and serva. Sciaphylax was sister to the ‘tyrannina’ clade and this group was sister to a clade formed by Drymophila and Hypocnemis. This whole major clade then was sister to Cercomacra sensu stricto. Further work is needed to resolve the phylogenetic placement of brasiliana and cinerascens within Cercomacra, and the relationships within the ‘tyrannina’ clade.
  • Tropical Birding Tour Report

    Tropical Birding Tour Report

    BRAZIL: THE PANTANAL & AMAZON 26 July – 7 August 2009 Tour leader: Nick Athanas Report by Nick Athanas Photos by the author unless otherwise indicated. Photo below: Scarlet-headed Blackbird. It’s a hard combo to beat – the vast primeval Amazonian forests of Cristalino and the non-stop wildlife show of the Pantanal, where pretty much the only way to stop seeing stuff is to close your eyes. There’s also a bit of cerrado birding thrown in to add some spice and variety, where you can quickly see a bunch of neat birds not available elsewhere on the tour. This year, despite a harpy and the mega-diveristy of Cristalino Lodge, it was Pousada Piuval that stole the show. It has always been good, which is why it features in the itinerary, but this year it was just jaw-dropping, mind-blowingly out-of-this world incredible. There were birds literally everywhere you looked. Vast numbers of birds, insane daily species lists topping out at 174 seen on one day (maybe a TB record?), normally tough birds like Great Rufous Woodcreepers pretty much on the doorstep, and quite simply a huge amount of fun. Mammals got better as we went deeper into the Pantanal, with the likes of Ocelot , Giant Otter , Giant Anteater , and Brazilian Tapir all featuring. I apologize now for the brevity of this report – I’ve had an insane guiding schedule over the last few months, and only a few days before my next one begins. But that’s the way I like it. The Chapada dos Guimarães We spent a couple of days in and around this plateau just northeast of the city of Cuiabá.
  • Birds of the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil

    Birds of the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil

    Birds of the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil Ricardo Parrini, Marcos A. Raposo, José Fernando Pacheco, André M. P. Carvalhães, Tadeu A. Melo Júnior, Paulo Sérgio M. Fonseca and Jeremy Minns Cotinga 11 (1999): 86–95 A avifauna da Chapada Diamantina é, ainda, muito pouco conhecida. O presente estudo visou estabelecer um quadro representativo da distribuição das aves dessa região pelos diferentes ambientes aí presentes. Para isso, foram efetuadas várias excursões a campo, que abrangeram um total de 19 localidades, onde foram registradas, por observação ou coleta, 359 espécies. Além da sua importância para o conhecimento da biogeografia das aves do Neotrópico, esse trabalho demonstra a importância da conservação dos hábitats locais, que vêm sofrendo com a expansão das atividades humanas na região. Introduction The avifauna of the Chapada Diamantina is surprisingly little-known. No specific study of the area has been undertaken and the only information concerning its birds is scattered through general reference works, e.g. Meyer de Schauensee5, Sick18,19 and Ridgely & Tudor14,15, or in surveys of nearby areas, such as those by Pinto8 and Gonzaga et al.3. As the various biomes of this geographical formation have already been subject to changes through the actions of man, particularly in the forested areas, thorough studies of the local fauna are urgently required. In order to undertake an adequate survey of the main biomes of this region, namely campos rupestres (arid mountain scrub), caatingas (arid lowland scrub), cerrados, gallery forests, humid forests (sensu Rizzini16) and humid areas in general, we made a number of trips to various parts of the Chapada (see map).