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SUPPLEMENT TO THE AUK Vol. 111, No. 4, October 1994• Edited by MARION A. JENKINSON• (AOU, Nearctic) 1735 East 1100 Road, Lawrence, Kansas 66049 USA PAMELA C. RAS•fVSS•.Nb (AOU, Nearctic) Room 336, NHB MRC 114, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,D.C. 20560 USA R. T•.RR¾CH•.SS•.R (AOU, Neotropical) 119 Foster Hall, LouisianaState University, BatonRouge, Louisiana 70803 USA SUPPLEMENTTO THE EMU Vol. 95, No. 1, March 19952 Edited by RICHARD E. MAJOR (RAOU) Australian Museum, P.O. Box A285, SydneySouth, New SouthWales 2000, Australia SUPPLEMENTTO THE IBIS Vol. 137, No. 2, April 19953 Edited by MATTHEWR. EVANS(BOU) EdwardGrey Institute of FieldOrnithology, SouthParks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS,UK Publishedby the AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION, the BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION, and the ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN ORNITHOLOGISTS UNION RECENT ORNITHOLOGICAL LITERATURE CONTENTS New Journals .................................... 2C Identification .................................... 73C Behavior and Vocalizations ........................ 2C Migration and Orientation ........................ 74C Bird Problems, Management, and Conservation...... 17C Miscellaneous .................................... 79C SpecialPublications ............................... 26C Morphology,Physiology, Moult, and Development .. 80C Diseases, Abnormalities, and Parasites .............. 28C Palaeontology.................................... 87C Ecologyand Populations .......................... 30C Pesticides and Pollution ........................... 88C Evolution, Hybridization, and Genetics ............. 47C Taxonomy,Systematics, and Faunistics.............. 88C Feeding Behaviorand Diet ........................ 50C General ........................................ 88C General Biology .................................. 61C Afrotropical .................................... 88C General ........................................ 61C Antarctic ...................................... 91C Afrotropical .................................... 61C Australasian .................................... 91C Antarctic ...................................... 61C Indomalayan.................................... 93C Australasian .................................... 62C Nearctic ....................................... 95C Indomalayan ................................... 64C Neetropical ................................... 101C Nearctic ....................................... 65C Palaearctic .................................... I03C Neotropical .................................... 67C Techniquesand Methods ......................... 110C Palaearctic ..................................... 67C Notes and List of Abstractors ..................... I16C Special Publications............................. 72C Citation:AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS'UNION. 1994.Recent Ornithological Literature. Auk 111 (4, Suppl.):IC-119C. Citation:ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN ORNITHOLOGISTS UNION. 1995.Recent Ornithological Literature. Emu 95 (1, Suppl.): IC-119C. Citation:BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS'UNION. 1995.Recent Ornithological Literature. Ibis 137 (2, Suppl.):IC-119C. Deceased. COORDINATING EDITOR. 2-C RecentOrnithological Literature is a cooperative,volunteer project for the benefit of orni- thologiststhe world over. The partnershipbegan in 1983(Auk 100, Ibis125) when the AOU and BOU combined their Recent Literature sectionsto publish a single supplement of or- nithologicalliterature. The RAOU joined this partnershipin 1987(Emu 87). The AOU covers journalspublished in the Americasand the Philippines. The BOU coversjournals published in Europe,Africa, and mainland Asia. The RAOU coversjournals published in Australasia, Japan,and other island nations of the Pacific.Volunteers scanabout 700 titles and contribute abstractsregularly. Authors' addressesare included, if the journal lists them, to facilitate communication between readers and authors. RecentOrnithological Literature strives for comprehensivecoverage of the world's periodical literature of interest to personsstudying wild birds. Readersare encouragedto consult the "List of JournalsScanned" published annually in the fourth supplementand to make rec- ommendationsfor increasingjournal coverage. Authors, editors, or publisherswhose articles or journalsare not coveredby the ROL should send reprints, abstracts,or exchangeissues to the editor responsiblefor covering the geographicalarea where the journal is published. Volunteer abstractors are welcomed. Dedication:The Editorsdedicate this issueof ROLto the memoryof Marion A. Jenkinson, who was serving as Interim Editor at the time of her untimely accidental death. Marion graciouslyvolunteered for this job, and had been devoting her tremendousenergy into bringing ROL up-to-date, and we are all, as are usersof this supplement, indebted to her for her hard work and perseverance.We shall very much missher enthusiasmand dedication. Becauseof Marion's tragic death,the publicationschedule of ROL will differ from that set forth in the supplement to TheAuk 111(3), The Emu 94(3), and The Ibis 136(3). Much of the 136(3).Much of the remaining older material is included herein, and nearly all of the rest will be in the following supplement,after which publication should be back on schedule. Readersare urged to searchin every likely categoryfor relevant articles,as the categorizing procedureis often subjective,and each citation can be assignedto only one category. NEW JOURNALS •STROM,G., & B.-O.STOLT. 1993. Regional song di- alectsof the Ortolan BuntingEmberlza hortulana Meadowlark. Quarterly Journal of the Illinois Or- L. in Sweden. Ornis Svecica3: 1-10. (Majv•igen21, nithological Society. ISSN 1065-2043. Subscrip- S-803 33 G•ivle, SwedenO--One northern and one tions: I.O.S., P.O. Box 1971, Evanston, IL 60204- 1971. Editor: Sheryl De Vore, 967 Braeburn Rd., central Swedish dialect distinguishableby ear.-- H.K. Mundelein, IL 60060 USA.--Includes a variety of topics related to Illinois birds: scientific field stud- ,•STROM,M. 1993. Time allocationin CanadaGeese ies(e.g., distribution and behavior),avocational in- during the breedingseason. Ornis Fennica70: 89- formation(e.g., site guides,field identification),and 95. (Dept. Ecol.,Theoretical Ecol., Lund Univ., Ecol. popular essays.--L.C.B. Bldg., S-223 62 Lund, SwedenO--During moult Qu•becOiseaux. A seasonalpublication dedicated to Brantacanadensis relied on energy reserves.When the birds of Quebec from the Association Qu•b•- goslingsfledged time allocationwas similar in males coisedes Groupes d'Ornithologues, C.P. 514,Drum- and females.--H.P. mondville, Qu& J2B 6W4, Canada. Subscription: ASTROM,M. 1992. Interspecific variation in time CDN$10.00 per year. Featuresarticles and reports budgetsamong sympatric dabbling ducks.Ornis on birds and birding in Quebecas well as seasonal Svecica2: 131-138. (Univ. Lund, Dept. Ecol., S-223 observationsin the province. Often usesdata from 62 Lund, Sweden.)--Anas platyrhynchos,A. acuta,A. I•POQ(Studies of BirdPopulation in Quebec)data strepera,A. clypeata,A. querquedula,A. crecca,A. pe- base. Volume 1(1) published October 1989. In nelope. French.--A.C. BAILEY,S. F. 1991. Vocalisations of sympatric shrikebills (Clytorhynchus)on Viti Levu, Fiji Is- BEHAVIOR AND VOCALIZATIONS lands. Notornis 38: 227-231. (Dept. Ornithol. Mam- ANDERSON,S. 1993. Stitchbirds copulate front to mal., California Acad. Sci., Golden Gate Pk., San front. Notornis 40: 14. (Ngapara, 16 K. R. D., Oa- Francisco,CA 94118 USA.)--C. vitiensis,C. nigro- maru, New Zealand.)--Description of mating by gularis. captive pairs of Notiomystiscincta.--E.O.M. BAKI•L, S.N. 1991. [Peculiarities of the brooding 3-C of nestlingsby the Redwing(Tttrdtts iliacus) in Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2UQ, UK.)--Taeniopygia the subarctic.] USSR Acad. Sci. Proc. Zool. Inst. guttata. Ecol. Fauna Eurasiatic Birds 239: 13-29. (Zool. Inst. BISCHOFF,C. M., & M. T. MURPHY. 1993. The detec- AN SSSR,Univ. St. Petersburg,St. Petersburg,Rus- tion of and responsesto experimentalintraspe- sia.) (Russian,Engl. summ.) cific broodparasitism in EasternKingbirds. Anim. BEAVER,D. L. 1992. An observation of copulation Behav.45: 631-638. (Dept. Biol., Utah StateUniv., in the Buffalo Weaver Bubalornls albirostrls in Logan,UT 84322-5305USA.)--T. tyrannusaccepted Senegal.Malimbus 14: 23-24. (Dept. Zool., Michi- parasiticallylaid kingbirdeggs once laying had ganState Univ., EastLansing, MI 48824USA.) started.--A.K.T. BEAVER,D. L. 1993. Notes on the nest-building be- BOLES,W. E. 1993. "Predation"by LaughingKook- haviour of the Buffalo Weaver Bubalornls albi- aburra on toy koala. Austral. Birds 26: 100-101. rostrisin Senegal.Malimbus 14: 48-51. (Dept. Zool., (Austral. Mus., 6 College St., Sydney, NSW 2000, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI 48824 Australia.)--Dacelonovaeguineae repeatedly picked USA.)--Focuseson the rate of nest constructionby up and hit a toy koalaagainst the groundbefore males and the role of stick stealing, based on 14 flying off with it.--R.S.H. hoursof observationof 6 nestsprior to egglaying.-- BOLHUIS,J. J., & G. HORN. 1992. Generalization of P.W.P.B. learnedpreferences in filial imprinting. Anim. Be- BELANT,J. L. 1992. Common Loon aggression to- hav. 44: 185-187.(Dept. Zool., Downing St., Cam- ward River Otters and a Beaver. PassengerPigeon bridge CB23EJ, UK.)--G. gallus. 54: 233-234. (U.S. Dept. Agric., Denver Wildl. Res. BOLHUIS,J. J.,& H. S. vAN KAMI'EN.1992. An eval- Ctr., 6100 Columbus Ave., Sandusky, OH 44870 uation of auditory learning in filial imprinting. USA.)--Gavia immer. Behaviour122: 195-230. (Dept. Zool., Univ. Cam- BELETSKY,L.
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  • Bird Checklists of the World Country Or Region: Ghana

    Bird Checklists of the World Country Or Region: Ghana

    Avibase Page 1of 24 Col Location Date Start time Duration Distance Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World 1 Country or region: Ghana 2 Number of species: 773 3 Number of endemics: 0 4 Number of breeding endemics: 0 5 Number of globally threatened species: 26 6 Number of extinct species: 0 7 Number of introduced species: 1 8 Date last reviewed: 2019-11-10 9 10 Recommended citation: Lepage, D. 2021. Checklist of the birds of Ghana. Avibase, the world bird database. Retrieved from .https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/checklist.jsp?lang=EN&region=gh [26/09/2021]. Make your observations count! Submit your data to ebird.