LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN 59O-5 PL v. 25 CO CM BIOLOGY t . 4. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BIRDS PART 4 FINDING INDEX BY REUBEN MYRON STRONG RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, DIVISION OF ANATOMY FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY PROFESSOR AND CHAIRMAN EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL, CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SERIES FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY VOLUME 25, PART 4 1959 THE LIBRAR Oi PUBLICATIONS OF FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ZOOLOGICAL SERIES VOLUME 25 PART 4 CHICAGO, U.S.A. 1959 A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BIRDS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ANATOMY, BEHAVIOR, BIOCHEMISTRY, EMBRYOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, GENETICS, ECOLOGY, AVICULTURE, ECONOMIC ORNITHOLOGY, POULTRY CULTURE, EVOLUTION, AND RELATED SUBJECTS PART 4 FINDING INDEX BY REUBEN MYRON STRONG RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, DIVISION OF ANATOMY FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY PROFESSOR AND CHAIRMAN EMERITUS, DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL, CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SERIES FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY VOLUME 25, PART 4 1959 PUBLICATION 870 PREFACE Because many topics and names of species or of groups occur in two or more (often many) places in the Subject Index, a Finding Index is essential. In it, we have one continuous alphabetically arranged list. Thus references to the ear, eggs, or Anas occur in many parts of the Subject Index. One of the main sections is devoted to the ear, but references to the ear occur in other sections. Not all topics involving birds are in these indices, in spite of great efforts to secure completeness within the limitations of the work (see second paragraph of the Preface to Part 3 and paragraph G, page 9 of Part 3). Furthermore, special topics are often treated in publications under more general headings. The ear, for instance, is also treated in some general works or in treatises on comparative anatomy, sometimes extensively. Grateful acknowledgement is expressed here to the generosity of my old friends, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney D. Gamble of New York, for financing the publication of this Finding Index. The friendly interest of Mr. Stanley Field, President of Field (Chicago) Natural History Museum, of Dr. Clifford C. Gregg, Director of the Museum, of the late Dr. Karl P. Schmidt, and of Dr. Austin L. Rand, Chief Curator of Zoology, has been much appreciated. Miss Lillian A. Ross has been helpful with her excellent judg- ment and great knowledge of printing policy. She did editorial work on the first half of the manuscript for this volume as well as for Part 3, and she gave careful consideration to all details. R. M. Strong RULES AND SYMBOLS EMPLOYED A. When a main topic is followed directly by a page number, that page (or pages) has more than one subtopic, in the Subject Index (Part 3), as for instance: Alimentary Canal, pages 23-33 and 117-118. Subtopics are listed only when they involve other pages than those following the main topic. Bold-faced type is used for topics which head main sections of the Subject Index and for their page numbers. Important divisions of a subject like the Alimentary Canal, as for instance Esophagus, are entered in their alphabetical order as main items. B. In the case of species that occur many times in the Subject Index, as for instance, Anas, Anser, and Gallus, it did not seem essential to have entries as detailed as those for species occurring infrequently. More general entries are used when the species occurs two or more times on the same page or on succeeding pages. Thus Anas appears six times on pages 76 and 77 of the Subject Index, but only two entries for these pages occur under Anas in the Finding Index. C. Because taxonomic names often have more than one spelling, this index sometimes has more than one main entry for the same species or group (see E, page 8 of Part 3), as for instance, Dromaeus, Dromaius, or Dromiceuss. Differences only in final letters ex- pressing gender are set off in parentheses. Species or genera having more than one name are entered as they appear in the Subject Index, as for instance, Habia ludovicianus, Hedymeles ludovicianus, and Zamelodia ludovicanus. D. Taxonomic names of non-avian species or groups are followed by a name in parentheses, as, for instance, (parasites) after Acaridae or (plants) after Daubentonia. E. Though numerous taxonomic names occur in this index, many publications mentioned in the author catalog include species which are not cited in either of the indices. Such are, for instance, entries in the subject index with "many species" indicated (see H, page 9 of Part 3). If all of the publications involved in Part 3, especially those listed on pages 11-20, were consulted by the reader, all named species and subspecies of birds would be encountered. F. Trinomial taxonomic names are used, but the middle name is omitted when it is duplicated by the third name and no ambiguity RULES AND SYMBOLS 5 arises from the omission. In the case of one subspecies of Tympa- nuchus, repetition is essential. G. A hyphen is used between page numbers when all items on the pages indicated involve the topic they follow. When the topic is only one of many topics on these pages, a comma is used. For instance, Coloration occurs continuously on pp. 92-110 of the Subject Index (Part 3), but Cystine occurs only once each on pp. 68- 69, and a comma is used. H. Several items that were overlooked in the Subject Index are entered with the author's name following. FINDING INDEX feeding habits, 249 fledging periods, 281 Abdimia, syrinx, 468 flight muscles, 316 Abdomen, pathology in, 351, 368 growth variation, 231 Abdominal cavity, ectopic development ovaries, paired, 343 in, 156, 422 pectoral 451 yolk absorption, 151 girdle, Abnormalities see Anomalies and Ter- sternum, measurements of, 405 stomach 211 atology contents, visibility at high altitude, 286 Abrolhos Isls., fauna, 196 habits, 236 Accipiter cooperi, feeding young, 243 Absorption, 371 incubating eggs of Gallus, 56 511 from egg air sac, 426 kidneys, of food, 32, 115 ovaries paired, 343 of iodine, 69 recognition of eggs, 56 Abyssinia, fauna, 177 scutes, obliteration of, 278 Acanthidositta, taxonomy, 475 Accipiter gularis, molt, 309 Acanthidositta chloris, anatomy, 36 sequence of plumages, 380 Acanthis, Accipiter leucosomus, mutation, 163 color change, 106 Accipiter nisus, habits, 236 egg envelopes, 413 breeding, 240 follicular epithelium of ovary, 342 feeding young, 243 food, 208 incubation period, 244 hybrids, 59, 262, 264 migrations, 301 temperament of, 59 ovary, 342 migrations, 299 paired ovaries, 343 nest in sheep fleece, 308 persistent right oviduct, 510 sense of smell, 460 polygamy, 247 sex behavior, 56 variation in growth, 231 463 voice, Accipitres, bone structure, 447 Acanthis 96 cannabina, albinism, myology, 314 264 hybrids, 263, nestling plumage, 383 tailfeather 497 anomalies, ossification, 340 511 urinary organs, skeleton, 443 Acanthis flavirostris, hybrids, 263, 264 development of, 448 Acanthis 264 linaria, hybrids, 263, syrinx, 468 insects as 213 food, taxonomy, 474, 476 unusual 304 migrations, based on skeleton, 449, 477 Acanthis linaria 263 cabaret, hybrids, tongue, 25 Acanthis spinus, erythrism, 101 Accipitridae, anatomy, 36 Acanthisitta, anatomy, 36 economic relations, 135 Acanthorhynchus, skull, 455 migrations, 297, 303 tongue, 25 Accipitrinae, sequence of plumages, 380 muscles of, 315 132 Acaridae (parasites), 346 Acclimatization, 23, 41, 42, Acarina (parasites), 346 Accommodation, in eye focus, 167, 518 Acarnania prov., fauna, 194 apparatus, 167-168 Accentor, eggs, measurements of, 403 nerve fibers, 83 weights of, 407 Acetylcholin, 60 hybrids, 266 role in nervous impulse, 324 melanism, 101 Acheen, Sumatra, fauna, 197 reproductive system, male, 510 Acid avique, 164 salivary glands, 227 of feathers, 66 tongue, 25 Acorns, dispersal by birds, 134, 141 Accidents, 21, 312 as food for birds, 214 as cause of death, 312 storing, 51 to ear, 121 Acoustics, of voice, 465 Accipiter, albinism, 96 Acredula, food, 208 antibrachium, ossicle of, 454 Acredula caudata, insects as food, 213 FINDING INDEX Acridotheres Acridotheres, skin coloration, 95 Aepyornithes, 344 variation, 513 Aeronauies, alimentary canal, 24 Acridotheres tristis, adaptation, 23 anatomy, 36 as introduced pest, 134 eyes, 165 economic relations, 135 flight muscles, 316 feeding young of other species, 242 myology, 314 social relations, 460 nervous system, 322 Acrocephalus, spleen, 293 urogenital system, 508 Acrocephalus palustris, ecology, 125 Aeronautical observations, of flight, 286 natural history, 321 of migrations, 302, 303 Actitis macularia, communal relation- Aeronautics, artificial bird construction 133 ships, useless, 288 291 diving, Aesthetic sense, 49 21-23 Adaptation, Aesthetic value, of birds, 308 24 in alimentary canal, of bird form, 214 in egg shell to respiration, 413 Aestrelata, coloration of eyes, 94 in form, 22, 214, 215 embryology of, 144 in gizzard, 31 oil from, 64 in middle ear, 21, 122 Aestrelata aterima, coloration, 92 in stomach, 22, 29 coloration, 92 in tongue, of cross beak, 494 eye color, 94 protective, 242 Aestrelata kssoni, stomach, 30 to arboreal life, 133 content 30 to burned over areas, 22 vitamin of, to darkness, 519 Aethiope, economic relations, 135 28 to flight, 23, 215, 283, 288 Aethopyga, stomach, absence of in skeleton, 445 Aex galericulata, congenital visual, 517 kidney, 498 Aden, fauna, 189 Affection, 52 Adipose tissue, 110 Afghanistan, fauna, 189 cytology of, 114 Africa, 216 see also Fat tissue banding, 44 Adrenal glands see Suprarenal glands recoveries, 46 Adrenalin, 61, 362 check list, 476