RECENT ORNITHOLOGICAL LITERATURE, No. 75

Supplement to: TheAuk, Vol.115, No. 2, April 1998 TheIbis, Vol.140, No. 3, July19982

Publishedby the AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS'UNION, the BRITISHORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION, and

CONTENTS New Journal ...... 2 Collecting& collections,taxonomic specimens ...... 17 Avian biology& life history...... 3 Ecology,environment, & populations...... 17 Africa, sub-Saharan& Madagascar...... 3 Biocides& pollution...... 17 Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand ...... 3 Birds as environmental monitors ...... 17 Europe& Iceland...... 3 Climate & weather effects ...... 18 North America & Greenland ...... 3 Habitatchange, selection, & use;community Northern Asia & Far East ...... 3 structure ...... 18 Oceania ...... 3 Lifespan & survivorship...... 19 Oriental (India, SE Asia, Indonesia,Philippines) ...... 4 Mortality causes...... 19 Behavior & communication ...... 4 Populationnumbers, trends, & dynamics...... 19 Agonistic& aggressiveintraspecific behavior ...... 4 Predation& predators...... 20 Learning, memory,& intelligence...... 4 Reproductiveeffort & productivity...... 21 Locomotion ...... 4 Site fidelity & dispersm...... 22 Self-maintenance ...... 4 Speciescomposition & competition;biodiversity ...... 22 Sensoryperception ...... 4 Winter habitat & habits ...... 23 Sexual'behavior ...... 4 Evolution& systematics...... 23 Socialand interspecificbehavior ...... 5 Classification& phylogeny...... 23 Territoriality& home range...... 5 Intraspecificvariation ...... 23 Visual signals...... 5 New taxa ...... 23 Vocalizations & other sounds ...... 5 Speciesconcepts ...... 23 Birds & humans ...... 6 & nomenclature...... 23 Gamebirdmanagement & hunting...... 6 Food habits & nutrition ...... 24 Breedinghabits ...... 6 Diet & nutrition ...... 24 Breedingschedule & dates...... 7 Foraginghabits, food selection,& food storage...... 24 Brood parasitism...... 7 Kleptoparasitism...... 26 Cooperativeor communalbreeding ...... 7 Genetics& hybridization...... 26 Effectsof humanstudies or presence...... 7 Hybrids & progeny...... 26 & incubation...... 8 Identification ...... 26 Extra-pair mating, paternity...... 8 Speciesidentification ...... 27 Mating systems...... 8 Sexor age classidentification ...... 27 Nesting habitat, nest site, & structure ...... 8 Migration & navigation...... 27 Parentalcare & feeding...... 9 Migratorybehavior ...... 28 Young,from hatchingto fiedging...... 9 Migratory dates,timing, & routes...... 28 Conservation ...... 9 Migratoryphysiology ...... 28 Declining& endangeredspecies ...... 9 Navigation& homing ...... 28 Educationprograms, politics, plannin E ...... 10 Morphology& physiology...... 28 Effectsof man-madeenvironmental changes ...... 10 Circulatorysystem ...... 28 Habitat protection& management...... 10 Embryology& development...... 28 Speciesrecovery measures ...... 11 Integument...... 29 Diseases,parasites, & pathology...... 11 Generalmorpholo•gy ...... 29 Diseases & disease transmission ...... 11 Physiology&biocnemistry ...... 29 Parasites ...... 11 Reproductivesystem & physiology...... 29 Distribution & avifaunas ...... 11 Sensory& nervous system ...... 29 Africa, sub-Saharan& Madagascar...... 11 Paleornitnology...... 29 Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand.. 12 Paleocene,Eocene, & Oligocenefossils ...... 29 Europe & Iceland...... 13 Pleistocene & Holocene fossils & subfossils ...... 29 Mexico, Central America, & Caribbean ...... 14 Techniques...... 29 North Africa & Middle East ...... 14 Censuses,maps, & surveys...... 29 North America & Greenland ...... 15 Field methods ...... 30 Oceania ...... 16 Photographic& video documentation...... 30 Oriental (India, SE Asia, Indonesia,Philippines) ...... 16 Physiologicalmethods ...... 30 South America ...... 17 Predator control ...... 30 Documentation ...... 17 Tracking& remotemonitoring ...... 30 Bibliographies& databases...... 17 Trapping,netting, banding, & marking...... 31 Citation:AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS'UNION. 1998.Recent Ornithological Literature, Auk 115 (2, Suppl.):l-32. Citation:BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION. 1998.Recent Ornithological Literature, Ibis 140 (3, Suppl.):1-32. 2 RecentOrnithological Literature

RecentOrnithological Literature (ROL) is a serialcompilation of abstractsfrom theworldwide scientificliterature on birds.The ROL dealschiefly with periodicals,but alsoannounces new and renamedjournals and providesabstracts of specialpublications, reports, doctoral disser- tations,and book chapters.The abstractsare preparedby scientistswho voluntarilyscan journalsfor ornithologicalarticles, generally according to theirgeographic region and special scientific interests. This issueintroduces a new, more detailedclassification of subjects,intended to facilitate findingreferences on a given topic.The subjectcategories and subcategoriesare arranged alphabeticallyexcept under Paleornithology, where they are arrangedchronologically. In ev- ery category,papers that do not fit neatly into one of the subcategoriesare placeddirectly underthe mainheading, i.e., General.The Avian biologyand life historysection is for pub- licationsthat deal with morethan one aspectof a (e.g., breeding habits and conser- vation),as in speciesaccounts. The geographicsubdivision of this sectionis intendedto aid in finding paperson particularspecies. ROL usersshould search in everylikely categoryfor relevantarticles. The classificationof abstractsis often subjectiveand eachabstract is assignedto only one category,regardless of how manytopics are covered.This list is opento revision,so comments and suggestionsare invited. Abstractsinclude the author'saddress (including e-mail) when it is givenin the original publication.In caseswhere a secondaryauthor has beendesignated to receiverequests for informationor reprints,that person'sname is identifiedwith an asterisk(*). Sincethe ROL strivesfor globaland comprehensivereporting, we encourageusers to rec- ommendto their regionaleditors periodicals that oughtto be included.Authors, editors, or publisherswhose articles or journalsare not coveredby ROL shouldsend reprints, abstracts, or journalissues to the regionaleditor responsible for coverageof the geographicalarea in whichthe journalis published,or to the CoordinatingEditor. The operationneeds and welcomesadditional abstractors. If you would like to help, pleasecontact your regionaleditor to learnwhich journals lack coverageand to receivein- structionsfor preparingabstracts. The ROL now includesabstracts of doctoraldissertations, going back to thosecompleted sinceJanuary 1, 1995.Authors who wishto be includedshould prepare an entryin ROLstyle and sendit to oneof the regionaleditors. Submission via e-mailor on diskette(WP or ASCII) with hard copypreferred. Entries should include: author's name, year of completion,title, "Ph.D. dissert.",tmiversity name and location,(author's postal and e-mailaddresses), and a 1-2 sentence abstract, not a full-dress abstract.

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NEW JOURNAL be included. Subscriptions, back issues and Ecotropica.Bi-annual journal of the GermanSociety voucher copies:G. Merz, UmweltstiftungWWF for Tropical Ecology.ISSN 0949-3026.Publishes Deutschland, Hedderichstr. 110, D-60561 Frank- refereedoriginal research papers, reviews & short furt/M., Germany.Send manuscripts to the Man- communicationson all aspectsof tropicalecology. agingEditor, K.-L. Schuchmann,Museum A. Koe- Paperspublished in English(Spanish abstract op- nig, ZoologicalResearch Institute, Adenauerallee tional),no restrictionon length.Color plates may 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany.--B.A.W. Issue 75 3

AVIAN BIOLOGY & LIFE HISTORY and foraging effort in the female Water Pipit An- thus spinoletta. Ibis 139: 441-446. (Zool. Inst., Africa, sub-Saharan& Madagascar Univ. Ziirich, Winterthurerstr. 190, CH•057 Ztir- THORSTROM,R., J. HART, & R. T. WATSON. 1997. New ich, Switzerland.)•In relationto temperatureand record, ranging behaviour, vocalization and food food availability.--J.V.B. of the MadagascarRed Tyto soumagnei.Ibis 139: 477-481. (PeregrineFund, 566 West Flying North America & Greenland Hawk Ln., Boise,ID 83709,USA.•Species may not be restrictedto primary forest.--J.V.B. ARCHER,T. J. 1996.Observations on nestingand dis- play flights of the Vermilion Flycatcherin west- Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand ern Texas. Southwest.Nat. 41:443 •.•.•. (Dept. Zool., Univ. Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, COOPER,R. 1997. Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricol- USA.)---Pyrocephalusrubinus. lis: winter flocks and breeding successin North- BEST,L. B., ET AL. 1996. Life history and status clas- east , Australia. Stilt 30: 23-25. (9 Beach sifications of birds breeding in Iowa. J. Iowa Rd., Legana,Tas. 7277, Australia).--11 yrs obser- Acad. Sci. 103: 34-45. (Dept. Anim. Ecol., Iowa vationsof localmovements, social organisation and State Univ., Ames, IA, 50011, USA.)•Matrix of 13 breeding productivity.--I.D.E. categoriesfor 145 species.--J.J.D. POWLESLAND,g. G., ET AL. 1997. Impact of food ERSKINE,g. J., ED. 1996. Canada Goose studies in the abundance,diet and food quality on the breeding Maritime Provinces 1950-1992. Environ. Can. At- of the fruit pigeon, Parea Hemiphaga novaesee- lanticReg. Environ.Rep. No. 7, 179 pp. (P.O. Box landiae chathamensis, on Chatham , New 1327,Sackville, NB E0A 3C0, Can.)---21chapters, Zealand. Ibis 139:353-365. (Sci.& Res.Div., Dept. mainlyon stagingand winteringof Brantacanaden- Conserv.,PO Box 10420,Wellington, NZ.)•Breed- sis.--A.J.E ing effortand successlower in yearswhen fruit is MELDE,P. B., & R. R. KOFORD.1996. Henslow's Spar- scarce.--J.V.B. row nesting observations,habitat associations, REID,N. 1997.Behaviour, voice and breeding of the and history in Iowa. Iowa Life 66: 117-122. Dicaeum hirundinaceum in arid (1922BN. Center St. Rd., Marshalltown, IA 50158, woodland. Vic. Nat. 114: 135-142. (Dept. Ecosys- USA.)•Ammodramushenslowii; notes on habitats tem Manage.,Univ. New England,Armidale, NSW used and 2 nests in SE Iowa.--J.J.D. 2351, Australia).--Includes foraging,courtship SORDAHL,T. A. 1996.Breeding biology of the Amer- and territorial behaviour.--I.D.E. ican Avocet and Black-necked Stilt in northern Utah. Southwest.Nat. 41: 348-354. (Dept. Biol., Lu- Europe & Iceland ther Coil., Decorah, IA 52101-1045,USA.)•Recur- DUQUET,g. 1997. [Birds of France, Pygmy Owl virostraamericana, Himantopus mexicanus. Glaucidium passerinum.] Ornithos 4: 78-79. (Champsdes Gardes,34230 Vend•mian, France.) Northern Asia & Far East (French.) GERASIMOV,Y. N., Y. B. ARTUKIN & N. N. GERAS1MOV. Fox, A.D., & C. MITCHELL.1997. Spring habitat use 1997. The Eastern Curlew Numeniusmadagascar- and feeding behaviour of Steller's Eider Polystic- iensis in Kamchatka, Russia. Stilt 30: 14-15. (Kam- ta stelleri in Varangerfjord,northern Norway. Ibis chatkaInst. Ecol.,Far-east Br. RussiaAcad. Sci.,Ry- 139: 542-548. (Dept. Wildl. Ecol., Natl. Environ. bakov 19a, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky,683024, Res.Inst., Kala, Grenfivej12. DK•410 Rande,Den- Russia).--Migration,breeding, diet and conserva- mark.)•Also observationson Somateriamollissima tion issues.--I.D.E. and Somateriaspectabilis.--J.V.B. GEC,D. 1994.A contributionto study the ecologyof Oceania the Ferruginous Duck in the area of the Kopacki Rit and the "Belje" fishponds in Baranja [Croa- Rmtc, C. A., D. G. A1NLEY,& L. B. SPEAR.1997. Sea- tia]. Troglodytes 7: 55-64. (Kneza trpimira 4a, bird associationsin Pacificequatorial waters. Ibis CRO-5400Osijek, Croatia.)•Breeding biology and 139: 482-487. (NBS Wisconsin Coop. Wildl. Res. conservationmeasures for Aythyanyroca, one of the Unit, Dept. Wildl. Ecol., 226 RussellLabs, Univ. rarestducks in Europe. (Croatian,Engl. summ.)• Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706-1598, USA.)-- M.D.F.U. AmongOceanodroma leucorhoa, Oceanodroma tethys, HAFTORN,S. 1997. One Norwegian territory of the Pterodromanigripennis, Pterodroma leucoptera, Pte- Marsh Tit Parus palustris during 35 years. Ibis rodromaexterna, Puffinus pacificus and Sternafuscata. 139:379-381. (Univ. Trondheim,The Mus., N-7004, SPEAR,L. B., •a:D. G. AINLEY.1997. Flight behaviour Norway.)•Includes information on duration of of seabirdsin relation to wind direction and wing pair bonds and adult survival.--J.V.B. morphology.Ibis 139:221-233.(H.T. Harvey & As- RAUTER,C., •a:H.-U. REYER.1997. Incubation pattern soc.,PO Box 1180,Alviso, CA 95002,USA.)•Study 4 RecentOrnithological Literature

of 98 speciesfinds close link betweenflight behav- queenii)in relation to some abiotic factors.J. Arid ior, wing morphologyand patternsof distribution, Envts. 33: 463-472. (NARC, P.O. Box 45553, Abu colonylocation, dispersal and foragingbehavior.-- Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.)•Captive-bred,in- J.V.B. troducedpopulation in Saudi Arabia.--P.J.C. WIJPKEMA,J., & T. WIJPKEMA.1997. Tuamotu Sand- NERO,R. W. 1996. Common Grackles anting with piper. Dutch Birding19: 76-80. (Damsterweg67, "weed and feed" lawn chemicals.Blue Jay 54: 31- 9628 BS Siddeburen,Netherlands.)•Status, behav- 34. (Box 24, 200 SaulteauxCr., Winnipeg, MB R3J ior and taxonomy of Prosoboniacancellata.--G.S. 3W3, Can.)•Quiscalus quiscula.

Oriental (India, SE Asia, Indonesia, Philippines) Sensoryperception: Auditory, magnetic,olfactory, BALACHANDRAN,S. 1997. Population, status, moult, tactile & visual sensing and measurements of Great Knot Calidris tenui- CHAPPELL,J., & T. GUILFORD.1997. The orientational rostris wintering in South India. Stilt 30: 3•. (P.O. salience of visual cues to the homing Pigeon. Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu 629701, S. In- Anim. Behav. 53: 287-296. (Dept. Zool., South dia).--Regularwinter visitor to SEcoast with some Parks Rd., Oxford OX1 3PS, UK.)•Columba livia. birds overwintering.--I.D.E. JITSUMORI,M., & T. MATSZAWA.1991. Picture percep- DANIELSEN,F., ET AL. 1997. The Storm's Cicon- tion in monkeysand pigeons:Transfer of right- ia stormi in Indonesia:breeding biology, popu- side-up versus upside-down discrimination of lation and conservation. Ibis 139: 67-75. (Nordic photographicobjects across conceptual categories. AgencyDev. & Ecol.,Skindergade 23, DK-1159Co- Primates32: 473-482. (Dept. Psychol., Chiba Univ., penhagen K, Denmark.)•Study of endangered 1-33Yayoi-cho, Chiba 260, Japan.)•Columba livia. populationin Sumatra.--J.V.B. MINGUEZ, E. 1997. Olfactory nest recognition by

BEHAVIOR & COMMUNICATION British Storm-petrelchicks. Anim. Behav.53: 701- 707. (Dept. Ecol.Evol., Museo Nacional de Ciencias Agonistic& aggressiveintraspecific behavior Naturales, (CSIC), J. Gutierrez Abascal 2, E-28006 Madrid, Spain.)•Hydrobatespelagicus. MA•EOS,C., & J. CARRANZA.1997. Signals in intra- sexualcompetition between Ring-neckedPheas- ant males. Anim. Behav. 53: 471-485. (Sch. Biol. Sexual behavior: Courtship& pair bonding, Ethol., Univ. Extremadura, 10071 CSceres, copulation Spain.)•Phasianus colchicus. BLANCO, G., F. MARTfNEZ, & J.M. TRAvERSO.1997. SANDELL,M. I., &: H. G. SMITH.1997. Female aggres- Pair bond and age distribution of breeding Grif- sion in the European Starling during the breeding fon Vultures Gypsfulvus in relation to reproduc- season.Anim. Behav.53: 13-23. (Ecol.Bldg, S-223 tive statusand geographicarea in Spain. Ibis 139: 62 Lund, Sweden.)•Mostlydirected to other fe- 180-183. (Depto. de Biol. Anim., Univ. de Alcal• de male Sturnusvulgaris.--A.K.T. Henares,28871 Alcal• de Henares,Madrid, Spain.) CfiZILLY,F., ET AL. 1997. Age-assortativepairing in Learning, memory & intelligence the Greater Phoenicopterusruber roseus. BEDNEKOFF,P. A., ET AL. 1997. Long-term spatial Ibis 139: 331-336. (Stn. Biol. de la Tour du Valat, memory in four seed-caching corvid species. Le Sambuc,13200 Arles, France.)•Occurs indepen- Anim. Behav.53: 325-341.(Dept. Life Sci.,Indiana dently of mate fidelity.--J.V.B. StateUniv., Terre Haute IN 47809,USA.)•Nucifra- DICKINSON,J. L. 1997. Male detention affects extra- ga columbiana,Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus, Aphelo- pair copulation frequency and pair behaviour in comacoerulescens, Aphelocoma ultramarina. Western . Anim. Behav. 53: 561-571. (HastingsRes., 38601 E. CarmelValley Rd., Carmel Locomotion:Flight, swimming& diving, walking, Valley, CA 93924, USA.)•Sialia mexicana. climbing GOTTFRIED,J., & A. GOTTFRIED.1996. Copulatory be- haviour in Great Horned Owl. Blue Jay 54: 180- SPEAR,L. B., & D. G. AINLEY.1997. Flight speedsof 184. (2611 Deer Side Dr., SE, Calgary, AB T2J 6A4, seabirdsin relation to wind speed and direction. Can.)•Bubo virginianus. Ibis 139: 234-251. (H.T. Harvey & Assoc.,PO Box HoI, H. 1997. Assessmentof the quality of copula- 1180, Alviso, CA 95002,USA.)•Study of 1562 in- tion partners in the monogamous Bearded Tit. dividualsof 98 species.--J.V.B. Anim. Behav.53: 277-286. (KLIVV, Savoyenstr.la, A-1160 Vienna, Austria.)•Female Panurusbiarmi- Self-maintenance:Daily time budget,preening, cusmay use chasesto incite competitionbetween bathing,anting, roosting,sleeping males.--A.K.T. COMBREAU,O., &:F. LAUNAY.1996. Activity rhythms HUSAK,M. S. 1996. Breedingseason displays of the of Houbara (Chlamydotis undulata mac- Golden-frontedWoodpecker. Southwest. Nat. 41: Issue 75 5

441-442. (Dept. Biol., Angelo StateUniv., San An- Warblers. Bull. Texas Ornithol. Soc.28: 42-51. (Ctr. gelo, TX 76909,USA.)•Melanerpes aurifrons. Bioacoustics,Texas A&M Univ., College Station, WESTCOTE',D. A. 1997.Lek locationsand patternsof TX 77843-3367,USA.•-Dendroica chrysopariadid female movementand distribution in a Neotrop- not selectterritories based on roadway trafficnoise ical frugivorousbird. Anim. Behav.53: 235-247. within the range of noise exposureduring this (CSIRO,Div. Ecol.,Tropical For. Res. Ctr., PO Box study.--J.B.O. 780, Atherton, Qld. 4883, Australia.)•Leks associ- SAVALLI, U. g. 1997. The role of male territories in ated with routesused by femaleMionectes oleagi- the mating systemof the Yellow-shoulderedWid- neus.--A.K.T. owbird Euplectes macrourus. Ibis 139: 374-378. (Dept. IntegrativeBiol., Univ. California,Berkeley, Social & interspecificbehavior: Colonial & CA 94720, USA.)•Size of territories variable, but interspecificbehavior, social organization causeand significancenot clear.--J.V.B. DUCKWORTH,J. W. 1997. Mobbing of a Drongo Visual signals Surniculuslugubris. Ibis 139:190-192.(E. RedhamFarm, Pilning, Bristol BS12 3JG, UK.)•By JUSTICE,g. J. 1996.The role of the white wing patch Macronousgularis. in communication among Northern Mocking- HARRISON,J. M., & V. A. HARRISON.1996. Mobbing birds. Ph.D. dissert., Univ. N. Carolina-Greens- of Waxwing by Chaffinchesand Blue Tits. Scot- boro.(Dept. Biol., Chowan Coil., Murfreesboro, NC tish Birds 18: 250. (8 Ferryfield Dr., Connel,by 27855, USA. EM: [email protected])•Evidence Oban,Argyll PA37 1SP,UK.)•Bombycilla garrulus, of male-to-femalesignaling, possibly as a mate Fringillacoelebs, Parus caeruleus. qualityadvertisement in Mimuspolyglottos.--M.J.J. JACKSON,J. A., & J.P. KEY.1992. Lethal mobbing of a Laughing Gull by LeastTerns. MississippiKite Vocalizations & other sounds 22: 13-15. (Dept. Biol. Sci., MississippiState Univ., APPLEBY,B.M., & S.M. REDPATH.1997. Variation in MississippiState, MS 39762, USA.)•Flock of 6-8 Sterna antillarum killed adult Larus atricilla.--T.M. the male territorial hoot of the Tawny Owl Strix aluco in three English populations.Ibis 139:152- MALAN,G., ETAL. 1997. The socialsystem of the Pale 158.(Wildl. Cons.Res. Unit, Dept. Zool., Univ. Ox- Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus:monogamy ford, South Parks Rd., Oxford OX1 3PS, UK.)•In- v. polyandry and delayed dispersal.Ibis 139:313- dividuals separableon distinctivehessof hoot 321. (FitzPatrickInst., Univ. Cape Town, Ronde- calls.--J.V.B. bosch7700, South Africa.)•Type of socialsystem DABELSTEEN,T., ET AL. 1997. The signal function of relatedto vegetationtypes.--J.V.B. overlapping singing in male Robins. Anim. Be- PHILLIPS,C., • P. RICARD.1996. Cooper's Hawk and hav. 53: 249-256.(Dept. Pop. Biol., Zool. Inst.,Tag- Great Horned Owl encounter. Bird Obs. (Massa- ensvej16, DK-2200 Copenhagen,Denmark.)•Eri- chusetts)24: 36-37. (C/O BOEM, P.O. Box 236, Ar- thacus rubecula. lington, MA 02174,USA.)•Bubo virginianuskilled GALLEOT•I,P., ET AL. 1997. Song correlateswith so- femaleAccipiter cooperii.--W.E.D. cial context, testosteroneand body condition in SCHULZ,M. 1997. Falcon avoidance in the Grey- male Barn Swallows. Anim. Behav. 53: 687-700. tailed Tattler Heteroscelusbrevipes. Stilt 30: 50. (Dept. Anim. Biol., Univ. Pavia, Piazza Botta 9, 1- (Fac.Resour. Sci. Manage., Southern Cross Univ., 27100Pavia, Italy.)•Hirundo rustica. P.O. Box 1576, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia).-- HELLER,S., & K. HUGHES.1997. Song activity of Hen- Tattler dropped to seaand submerged.--I.D.E. slow's Sparrow and GrasshopperSparrow over a SHEPPARD,J. g. 1996. Nestling Kentucky Warblers 24-hour period. Indiana Audubon Q. 75: 6167. and cowbird attackedby Brown-headedCowbird. (Biol. Dept., EarlhamCoil., Richmond,IN 47374- J. Field Ornithol. 67: 384-386.(3359 Cranberry S., 4095, USA.)•Ammodramus savannarumin east-cen- Laurel, MD 20724-2419,USA.)•Oporornisformosus, Molothrus ater. tral Indianasang throughout the day with an early morningpeak, while Ammodramushenslowii were SMITH,R.D., & N. B. METCALFE.1997. Why doesdom- heardin all but 1 30-min.period with highestsong inance decline with age in wintering Snow Bunt- rates between 05:00-12:00.--J.S.C. ings?Anim. Behav.53: 313-322. (ICAPB, Ashworth HOVEKAMe,N. R. 1996. Intersexual vocal communi- Labs, Univ. Edinburgh,Kings Bldgs.,W. Mains cation in the Red-winged Blackbird. J. Field Or- Rd., Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK.)---Winning fights nithol. 67: 376-383. (Biol. Dept., Lenoir Commun. over food may be of more immediatebenefit to Coll., Kinston, NC 28502-0188, USA.)•Agelaius first-winterPlectrophenax nivalis.--A.K.T. phoeniceusbehavior appears to be affectedby spa- tial association of the male with the female and Territoriality & home range with the territory.--R.A.I. BENSON,R. H. 1995. The effect of roadway traffic LANGMORE,N. E. 1997. Song switching in monan- noise on territory selection by Golden-cheeked drous and polyandrousDunnocks, Prunella rood- 6 RecentOrnithological Literature

ularis. Anim. Behav. 53: 757-766. (Dept. Zool., Riista42: 47-55. (Dept. Biol., Univ. Oulu, FIN-90570 Downing St., Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK.)•Song Oulu, Finland.)(Finnish, Engl. sumre.) switchingmore likely whenmales competing to at- POLASEK,L. G., M. W. WELLER,& K. C. JENSEN*.1995. tract a female.--A.K.T. Management of shallow impoundments to pro- MATHEVON,N. 1997.Individuality of contactcalls in vide emergentand submergentvegetation for wa- the Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterusruber and terfowl. U.S. Army Corps Eng., Wetlands Res. the problem of backgroundnoise in a colony.Ibis Prog. Tech. Rep. WRP-SM-8,82 pp. (U.S. Army 139: 513-517. (C.N.R.S.URA 1491 NAM, Lab. des CorpsEng., Waterways Exp. Stn.,3909 Halls Ferry M•canismes de la Communic., Univ. Paris XI, F- Rd., Vicksburg,MS 39180-6199,USA.)•Evaluate 91400Orsay, France.)--Recognition based on both effectsof partial drawdowns,drawdown timing, spectraland temporalfeatures of calls.--J.V.B. and soildisturbance on moist-soilplant production MATFHYSEN,E. 1997. Geographicvariation in the oc- and dabblingduck (Anasspp.) use.--W.P.J. currenceof songtypes in Nuthatch Sitta europaea V.•.•N.•NEN,V-M. 1996. Hunting pressureof ducks populations.Ibis 139:102-106. (Dept. Biol. (UIA), in Finland accordingto ringing data. SuomenRiis- Univ. Antwerp, B-2610Antwerpen, Belgium.)--Lit- ta 42: 40-46. (Dept. App1. Zool., Helsinki Univ., tle variationover 9 studyplots except for onesong P.O. Box 27 (Viiki C), FIN-00014, Helsinki, Fin- type.--J.V.B. land.) (Finnish,Engl. summ.) O'LOGHLEN, g. L., & M.D. BEECHER.1997. Sexual preferences for mate song types in female Song BREEDING HABITS Sparrows.Anim. Behav. 53: 835-841. (Dept. Psy- chol.,Univ. Washington,Box 351525,Seattle, WA CRUZ,g., & R. W. ANDREWS.1997. The breeding bi- 98195-1525,USA.)•Melospiza melodia. ology of the Pied Water-Tyrant and its interac- OTTER,K. 1996. Individual variation in the advertis- tions with the Shiny Cowbird in Venezuela. J. ing call of male Northern Saw-whet . J.Field Field Ornithol.68: 91-97. (Environ.Popul. Organ- Ornithol.67: 398-405.(Dept. Biol.,Queen's Univ., ismic Biol. Dept., Univ. Colorado,Boulder, CO Kingston,ON K7L 3N6, Can.)•Aegoliusacadicus. 80309-0334,USA.)•Fluvicola picaconsidered a ma- PETER,J. M. 1997. Skylark Alauda arvensisimitates jor host (53%),but not optimal,as Molothrusbon- . Aust. Bird Watcher 17: 156-157. (Birds ariensisyoung fledged in only 6% of parasitized Aust., 415 Riversdale Rd., E. Hawthorn, Vic. 3123, nests.--R.A.I. Australia).--Mimics callsof Cacatuaroseicapilla and DAVIS,W. E., JR.1996. Notes on 1995 nesting attempt Neophemachrysotoma. of Green Heron pair at Mount Auburn Cemetery --I.D.E. [MA]. Bird Obs. (Massachusetts)24: 90-94. (C/O TAYLOR,P. 1996.Winter songsof the Pine Grosbeak. BOEM, P.O. Box 236, Arlington, MA 02174, BlueJay 54: 82-84. (P.O. Box597, Pinawa, MB ROE USA.)•Butorides virescens. 1L0, Can.)•Pinicola enucleator. DE SILVA GARZA, H. G. 1997. Further observations on WELLING, P., K. KOIVULA, & M. ORELL. 1997. Dawn the nesting of the Azure-rumped Tanager. Bull. chorus and female behaviour in the Willow Tit Br. Ornithol.Club 117:16-18. (Centrode Ecologia, Parus montanus.Ibis 139:1-3. (Dept. Zool., Univ. UNAM, ApartadoPostal 70-275, C.P. 04510Ciudad Oulu, Lirmanmaa,FIN-90570 Oulu, Finland.)•Ex- Universitaria,M6xico, D.F., Mexico.)•Data on nest perimentshows duration of dawn chorusdirectly site,incubation and colorof Tangaracabanisi.-- related to female behavior.--J.V.B. L.G.G. EVANS,M. R. 1997.Nest building signalsmale con- BIRDS & HUMANS dition rather than age in Wrens. Anim. Behav.53: 749-755.(Dept. Biol.Molec. Sci.,Univ. Stirling,Stir- Gamebird management,hunting ling FK9 4LA, UK.)•Troglodytestroglodytes. FALK,K., & S. MOLLER.1997. Breeding ecology of the BATZER,D. P., ET AL. 1993. Characteristics of inver- Fulmar Fulmarusglacialis and the Ris- tebrates consumed by Mallards and prey re- sa tridactyla in the high-arctic northeastern sponseto wetland flooding schedules.Wetlands Greenland,1993. Ibis 139:270-281. (Ornis Consult, 13: 41-49. (Dept. Entomol.,Cornell Univ., Ithaca, 140 Vesterbrogade,DK-1620 CopenhagenV, Den- NY 14853,USA.)•Anas platyrhynchos,Anas crecca. mark.)•In relationto occurrenceof water polyn- L•NDSTRGM,J., & H. KOKKO.1996. Is it possible to ya.--J.V.B. forecastthe dynamicsof a gamepopulation? Suo- GIRDELLA,L. 1997.Red-bellied Woodpecker (Mela- men Riista42: 7-14. (Dept. Ecol.Syst., Div. Popul. nerpescarolinus) usurping nest of Downy Wood- Biol., Univ. Helsinki, P.O. Box 17, FIN-00014, Hel- pecker (Picoides pubescens).Alabama Birdlife sinki,Finland.) (Finnish, Engl. summ.) 43(1):44-48. (3549Audubon Rd., Montgomery,AL PESSA,J. 1996. Composition of the waterfowl bag 36111, USA.) and vulnerability to hunting of different species HARRIS, g. P., ET AL. 1997. Nest site characteristics, at Liminganlahti Bay, northern Finland. Suomen duration of use and breeding successin the Guil- Issue 75 7

lemot Uria aalge. Ibis 139: 468-476. (Inst. Terres- Lowestoft,NR32 4QB, UK.)•Analysis of nestrec- trial Ecol., BanchoryRes. Stn., Hill of Brathens, ord cards.--N.J.S. Banchory,Kincardineshire AB31 4BY, UK.)--Av- eragesuccess related to physicalcharacteristics of Brood parasitism nest site.--J.V.B. KATrAN, G. H. 1997. Shiny Cowbirds follow the Hsu, M. J., & Y.~S.LIN. 1997. Breeding ecology of "shotgun" strategyof brood parasitism.Anim. Be- Styan's Pycnonotus taivanus in Taiwan. hav. 53: 647454. (Apdo 25527,Cali, Colombia.)• Ibis 139: 518-522. (Dept. Biol., Natl. Sun Yat-sen Molothrusbonariensis parasitizing Troglodytes aedon Univ., Kaohsiung80424, Taiwan, Republic of Chi- rely on high fecundityrather than synchronizing na.)--Information on clutch size, nestingsuccess their layingwith that of wrens.--A.K.T. and nest site selection.--J.V.B. MONTOYA,A. B., P. J. ZWANK, & M. CARDENAS.1997. Cooperative or communal breeding Breeding biology of Aplomado Falconsin desert grasslandsof Chihuahua,Mexico. J. Field Orni- BREEN,t. F., & J. W. PARRISH,JR. 1996. Eastern thol. 68: 135-143. (Cibola NWR, P.O. Box AP, Screech-Owl hatches an American Kestrel. J. Field Blythe,CA 92226,USA.)--Falcofemoralis. Ornithol. 67: 612-613. (JWP:Dept. Biol., Georgia OLSEN,P. & T. ALLEN. 1997. The trials of quarry- South. Univ., Statesboro,GA 30560-8042,USA.)• nesting PeregrineFalcons. Aust. Bird Watcher17: Otus asio,Falco sparverius paulus. 87-90. (Div. BotanyZool., Australian Natl. Univ., CODENOTrI,T. L., & F. ALVAREZ.1997. Cooperative Canberra,ACT 0200, Australia).--Falcoperegrinus breeding between males in the Greater Rhea Rhea toleratedblasting in activequarry.--I.D.E. americana.Ibis 139:568-571. (Univ. de PassoFun- SANZ,J. J. 1997. Geographicvariation in breeding do, Cx. p. 563, 99100400 PassoFundo/RS, Bra- parametersof the Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypo- zil.)•Observed in 23% of 35 harems.--J.V.B. leuca. Ibis 139: 107-114. (Zool. Lab., Univ. Gron- DOUGALL,T. 1996.Oystercatcher apparently rearing ingen,PO Box 14, 9750AA Haren, Netherlands.)• Lapwings.Scottish Birds 18: 184. (62 Leamington Examineslaying date, clutchsize and number of Terr., EdinburghEH10 4JL,UK.)•Haematopus os- fledglings.--J.V.B. tralegus,Vanellus vanellus. SIMS,R. 1991.Wood Duck attempts to enter MANLOVE,C. g. 1997. Female Hooded Merganser nest box. MississippiKite 21: 35. (JonesCo. Junior (Lophodytescucullatus) successfullyhatches two Coil., Ellisville,MS 39437,USA.)•Aix sponsa,Sialia Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)eggs. Alabama Birdlife sialis. 43(1): 21-24. (Dept. Zool. & Wildl. Sci., Auburn Univ., AL 36849-5414,USA.) O'BRIEN,T. G. 1997. Behavioural ecology of the Breeding schedule and dates North Sulawesi Tarictic Hornbill Penelopidesex- CALLADINE,J., & M.P. HARRIS. 1997. Intermittent arhatus exarhatus during the breeding season. breeding in the Herring Gull Larus argentatus Ibis 139:97-101. (Intl. Progr.,Wildl. Conserv.Soc., and the Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus. 185th & SouthernBlvd., Bronx,NY 10460,USA.)-- Ibis 139: 259-263. (47 Old Market St., Thetford, Includesinformation on cooperativebreeding.-- Norfolk IP24 2EQ, UK.)•Most common in small J.V.B. individualswith low survival and breedingsuc- cess.--J.V.B. Effects of human studies or presence MOUGIN, J.-L., CHR. JOUANIN,& F. goux. 1997. Inter- CONNER, R. N., D. SEANZ, & D.C. RUDOLPH. 1995. mittent breeding in Cory's Shearwater Calonec- Fauna using nest boxes in four timber types in tris diomedeaof SelvagemGrande, North Atlan- eastern Texas. Bull. Texas OrnithoL Soc. 28: 24. tic. Ibis 139: 40-44. (Mus. natl. d'Histoire naturelie, (Wildl. Habitat & Silvicultural Lab., South. For. Lab. de Zool. (Mammifereset Oiseaux),55 rue Buf- Exp. Stn.,Nacogdoches, TX 75962,USA.)•Reports fon, 75005Paris, France.)•Young birds commonly on 6-yr. studyof 60 nestboxes in eachof purepine, take a "sabbatical"from breeding;failure to breed pine-hardwood,upland hardwood, & bottomland may last 7 yearsbut typically averages1.7 years.-- hardwood forests.--J.B.O. J.V.B. HOWERTER,D. W., ET AL. 1997. Effects of nasal discs NOSKE,R. A. 1997.Short breeding season of Figbirds on nestingby Mallards. J. Field Ornithol.68: 14. Sphecotheresviridis in Darwin, Northern Terri- (Oak Hammock Marsh Conserv. Ctr., P.O. Box tory. Corella 21: 44-47. (Sci. Fac., NT Univ., P.O. 1160, Stonewall, MB R0C 2Z0, Can.)--Anas platy- Box 41046, Casuarina, NT 0811, Australia).-- rhynchos. Synchronisedtiming may aid quasi-colonialnest- NEUDORF,D. L., & T. E. PITCHER.1997. Radio trans- ing for defence.--I.D.E. mitters do not affect nestling feeding ratesby fe- SKINNER,N.J. 1996. The breeding seasonsof birds male Hooded Warblers. J. Field Ornithol. 68: 64- in BotswanaII: non-Passerinefamilies ( 68. (Dept. Biol.,York Univ., North York, ON M3J to woodpeckers.)Babbler 31: 6-16. (60 GuntonDr., 1P3, Can.)•Wilsonia citrina. 8 RecentOrnithological Literature

PACEJKA,A. J., & C. F. THOMPSON.1996. Does remov- Anim. Behav.53: 423-427. (Dept. Zool., Uppsala al of old nests from nestboxesby researchersaf- Univ., S-752-36Uppsala, Sweden.) fect mite populations in subsequent nests of ORELL,M., ETAL. 1997.LOW frequency extra-pair pa- House Wrens?J. Field Ornithol.67: 558-564.(Dept. ternity in the Willow Tit Parus montanusas re- Biol. Sci., Illinois State Univ., Normal, IL 61761, vealed by DNA fingerprinting. Ibis 139: 562-566. USA.)•Lack of significanceappears related to re- (Dept. Biol., Univ. Oulu, FIN-90570 Oulu, Fin- moval of old nestsby Troglodytesaedon.--R.A.I. land.)•Less than 1% of offspring.--J.V.B. VAN DEN BRINK,N. W., & K. PIGOTT.1996. Effects of sampling blood and uropygial oil on breeding Mating systems successof Antarctic birds. J. Field Ornithol. 67: BYRKJEDALL,I., ET AL. 1997.Mating systemsand ter- 623-629. (Inst. For. Nat. Res. (IBN-DLO), P.O. Box ritoW in Lapwings Vanellus vanellus. Ibis 139: 23 NL-6700AA Wageningen,The Netherlands.)• 129-137.(Mus. Zool., Inst. Zool., Univ. Bergen,Mu- Pygoscelisadeliae, Fulmarus glacialoides. s•plass 3, N-5007 Bergen, Norway.)•23-41% of malespolygynous in Norway.--J.V.B. Eggs& incubation HANNON,S. J., & G. DOBUSH.1997. Pairing statusof HUIN, N. 1997. Prolonged incubation in the Black- male Willow Ptarmigan: is polygyny costly to browed AlbatrossDiomedea melanophris at South males?Anim. Behav.53: 369-380. (Dept. Biol. Sci., Georgia. Ibis 139: 178-180. (Brit. Antarct. Survey, Univ. Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E9, Can.)• Nat. Environ.Res. Counc., High Cross,Madingley Male Lagopuslagopus made polygynous experimen- Rd., CambridgeCB3 0ET, UK.)•At two nests.-- tally had low overwintersurvival.--A.K.T. J.V.B. JONES,D. A., ET AL. 1997.The use of DNA finger- O'CONNELL,M.J., ET AL. 1997. Nonbreeding and printing to determine the possiblemating system nests without eggs in the Lesser Black-backed of an obligate brood parasiticbird, the Cuckoo Gull Larus fuscus. Ibis 139: 252-258. (Dept. Biol. Cuculuscanorus. Ibis 139:560-562. (H. Lisle Gibbs, Sci., Univ. Durham, South Rd., Durham DH1 3LE, Dept. Biol., McMasterUniv., Hamilton, ON, L8S UK.)•On average, 54% of nests do not contain 4K1, Can.)•Females may be monogamous.--J.V.B. eggs.--J.V.B. PARISH, D.M.B., P.S. THOMPSON,& J.C. COULSON. ROGERS,D. I. g. & D. W. EADES.1997. Belly-soaking 1997.Mating systemsin the Lapwing Vanellusva- and egg-cooling behaviour in the Red-capped nellus. Ibis 139: 138-143. (Dept. Biol. Sci., Univ. Plover Charadriusruficapillus. Stilt 30: 53-54. (340 Durham, South Rd., Durham DH1 3LE, UK.)• Nink's Rd., St Andrews, Vic. 3761, Australia). About30% of malespolygynous in theUK.--J.V.B. WILSON,B.C., & P. D. LEVESQUE.1996. Egg carrying PRm•L,S. 1996.Tests of hypothesesfor the occurrence by a Mottled Duck. Southwest.Nat. 41: 44• •45. of polygyny in territorial birds using the Red- (RockefellerWildl. Ref.,5476 Grand Chenier Hwy., winged Blackbird(Agelaius phoeniceus). Ph.D. dis- GrandChenier, LA 70643,USA.)•Anasfulvigula. sert.,Univ. Ottawa.(Dept. Biol.,Univ. Ottawa,Otta- wa, ON K1N 6N5, Can. EM: s655033•uottawa.ca)• Extra-pair mating, paternity Key assumptionsand predictionsof 11 hypotheses weretested in fieldexperiments. Polygyny threshold FREEMAN-GALLANT,C. g. 1997. Extra-pair paternity modelor sexyson hypothesis provided the most like- in monogamousand polygynous SavannahSpar- rows, Passerculussandwichensis. Anim. Behav.53: ly explanationfor the occurrenceof polygynyin the studypopulation.--S.P. 397-404. (Sect. Ecol. Syst., Corson Hall, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853,USA.) Nesting habitat, nest site, & structure GRAY,E. M. 1997.Do female Red-wingedBlackbirds benefit genetically from seeking extra-pair copu- BOOTH,C. J. 1996. Ravens nesting on buildings in lations?Anim. Behav.53: 605-623. (Univ. Nevada, Orkney [Scotland].Scottish Birds 18: 159-164.(34 Reno,ERS/186, 1000 Valley Rd., Reno,NV 89512- High St.,Kirkwall, Orkney KW 15 1AZ, UK.)•Cor- 0013, USA.)--Agelaiusphoeniceus hatch and raise U/,tS cot'ax. more young to fledgingafter mating with extra- BRIGHAM,R. M. ET AL. 1997. Re-use of nest stumps pair male.--A.K.T. and re-nesting by Australian Owlet-. GRAY,E. M. 1997.Female Red-winged Blackbirds ac- Aust. Bird Watcher17: 107-108.Dept. Biol.,Univ. crue material benefitsfrom copulatingwith extra- Regina, Regina SK S4S 0A2, Canada).--Aegotheles pair males.Anim. Behav.53: 625639. (Univ. Ne- cristatus. vada, Reno,ERS/186, 1000Valley Rd., Reno,NV DusI, J. L. 1997. Hog Wallow Ponds [ALl heron col- 89512-0013,USA.)•Extra-pair males allowed fe- ony. AlabamaBirdlife 43(1): 33-37. (Dept. Zool. & malesto feed on territory and were aggressiveto Wildl. Sci.,Auburn Univ., AL 36849-5414,USA.)• a mountedpredator on female'sterritory.--A.K.T. DiscussesBubulcus ibis nest density, and deterio- KEMPENAERS,g., & g.C. SHELDON*.1997. Studying ration of Pinus taeda as a nest substrate in a flooded paternity and paternal care:pitfalls and problems. setting.--J.B.O. Issue 75 9

HILL, G. J. E. ETAL. 1997.The Black Noddy breeding N-0562 Oslo, Norway.)--Roughly equal until population at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef: hatching,when femalethen deserts,leaving male 1985-1989. Corella 21: 58-64. (Fac. Sci., NT Univ., to raise young alone.--J.V.B. Darwin, NT 0909,Australia).--Nesting preferences between vegetation types for Anous minutus.-- Young, from hatching to fledMing I.D.E. HOUSTON, C. S. 1996. Great Horned Owl nest sites BROWN,R. J. & M. N. BROWN.1997. Observations of in Saskatchewan.Blue Jay 54: 125-133. (863 Uni- breeding Musk Ducks Biziura lobata. Aust. Bird versity Dr., Saskatoon,SK S7N 0J8,Can.)•Data on Watcher17: 98-100. (R.M.B. 253 Q.M.S., Manjimup, 2871 Bubo virginianus nests, natural and man- WA 6258, Australia).--Chick feeding behaviour made.--R.W.N. and male displays.--I.D.E. KILIAAN, H. P. L. 1996. An unusual Loggerhead COURTNEY,J. 1997. The juvenile food-begging calls and associated behaviour in the Lorikeets. Aust. Shrike nest Iocation. Blue Jay 54: 107-108. (C.W.S., 4999-98thAve., Edmonton,AB T6B 2X3, Can.)• Bird Watcher 17: 61-70. ('Ashgrove',Swan Vale, Laniusludovicianus nested successfully in large pile via Glen Innes, NSW 2370, Australia).--Discusses of discarded fence wire.--R.W.N. possibletaxonomic implications.-- I.D.E. POWELL,A. N. 1993.Nesting habitat of Belding'sSa- DIJKSTRA,E., J. KOMDEUR,&z C. DIJKSTRA.1997. Adop- vannah Sparrows in coastal salt marshes.Wet- tion of young in the Blackbird Turdusmerula. Ibis lands 13: 219-223. (USFWS, Natl. Wetlands Res. 139: 174-175. (Hobbemaweg 2, 9761 HM Eelde, Ctr., 237 N. Life Sci. Bldg., San Diego StateUniv., Netherlands.)•One casedescribed.--J.V.B. San Diego, CA 92182-0413, USA.)•Passerculus HARRISON,F. 1997.Possible anti-predator behaviour in a Black-fronted Dotterel chick. Aust. Bird sandwichensisbeldingi; estimates of nestingterritory size and measurementsof vegetationcharacteris- Watcher 17: 100. (4/6 Albert St., Cranbrook,Qld. tics.--W.P.J. 4814,Australia).--Elseyornis melanops chick feigned SHAW,G. 1996. Oystercatchersnesting in clear cut deathby lyingflat on back,legs raised, tongue pro- forestry plantations.Scottish Birds 18: 183. (Forest truding and eyeshalf-closed.--I.D.E Enterprise, 55 Moffat Rd., Dumfries DG1 1NP, KArrAN, G. H. 1996. Growth and provisioning of UK.)•Haernatopus ostralegus. Shiny Cowbird and House Wren host nestlings. TURCOTrE,W. H., & M. HUTTO.1991. Nesting of the J. Field Ornithol.67: 434-441.(Wildl. Conserv.Soc., House Finch in downtown Jackson,Mississippi. Apdo. 25527,Cali, Colombia.)•Molothrusbonarien- MississippiKite 21: 36-38. (240Lowe Circle,Rich- sis,Troglodytes aedon. land, MS 39218, USA.)•Nest descriptionof Car- podacusmexicanus; possibly 2nd Statenest record CONSERVATION [unclear in text].--T.M. WILLIAMS,P., ET AL. 1996. A comparisonof richness WACHOB,D. G. 1996. A microclimate analysis of hotspots, rarity hotspots, and complementary ar- nest-site selection by Mountain Chickadees. J. eas for conservingdiversity of British birds. Con- Field Ornithol. 67: 525-533. (Dept. Zool. Physiol., serv. Biol. 10: 155-174. (Biogeogr.& Conserv.Lab., Univ. Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA.)•Poe- Nat. Hist. Mus., London SW7 5BD, UK.) cilegambeli. WHEELWRIGHT,N. T., ET AL. 1997. Nest-site selection Declining & endangeredspecies in Savannah Sparrows: using gulls as scarecrows? Anim. Behav. 53: 197-208. (Dept. Biol., Bowdoin BREMNER,D. g., & D. MACDONALD. 1996. Decline of Coil., Brunswick, ME 04011, USA.)•Passerculus Sutherland [Scotland] rookeries. Scottish Birds 18: sandwichensisnesting among Larusargentatus suf- 248.(4 DrummuieTerr., GolspieKW10 6FZ, UK.)• fered lesspredation from Corvusbrachyrhynchos.-- Corvus.frugilegus. A.K.T. BUNIN, J.S., I.G. JAMIESON,& D. MASON. 1997. Low YANES, M., J. HERRANZ, & F. SU,&REZ.1996. Nest mi- reproductive successof the endangered Takahe crohabitat selection in from a European Porphyrio mantelli on offshore island refuges in semi-arid shrub-steppe: the role of sunlight and New Zealand. Ibis 139:144-151. (Dept. Zool.,Univ. predation.J. Arid Envts.32: 469-478. (Dept. Ecol., Otago,PO Box56, Dunedin,NZ.)•Perhaps related Fac. Ciencias, Univ. Autonoma, E-28049, Madrid, to environmentaldifferences between source pop- Spain.)--Calandrella rufescens,Galerida, theklae, ulation and areas of relocation.--J.V.B. Spain.--P.J.C. COLLAR,N.J. 1997. The threat status of the Sidamo . Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club 117:75-76. (BirdLife Parental care & feeding lnt., CambridgeCB3 0NA, UK.)•Heteromirafrasi- darnoensis. PIERCE,E.P. 1997.Sex roles in the monogamousPur- DAVIS, S. K., D.C. DUNCAN, & M. A. SKEEL.1996. The ple Sandpiper Calidris maritima in Svalbard. Ibis Baird's Sparrow: statusresolved. Blue Jay 54: 185- 139: 159-169.(Zool. Mus., Univ. Oslo, Sarsgate 1, 191. (Sask. Wetland Cons. Corp., Rm. 220, 2050 10 RecentOrnithological Literature

Cornwall St., Regina, SK S4P 2K5, Can.)--Ammo- garianMus. Nat. Hist., Barossu. 13, Budapest,H- dramus bairdii de-listed in 1996 as a result of studies 1088Hungary.)--The Millsap et al. system(Wildl. showingit occursmore widely and in morediverse Monogr. 111, 1990)was modifiedto betterfit Hun- habitatsthan formerly believed.--R.W.N. garianconditions. All amphibian,reptilian, mam- DUBOIS,P.J. & C. PERENNOU.1997. [Protection of the malian and avian (269)taxa have beenscored and White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala,a ranked.(Hungarian, Engl. summ.)•M.D.F.U. threatenedspecies.] Ornithos 4: 49-53. (LPO/ BALL,I. J., T. E. MARTIN, & J. K. RINGELMAN.1994. CHN, la CorderieRoyale, BP 263, 17305Rochefort Conservationof nongame birds and waterfowl: Cedex, France.)--Descriptionof Frenchconserva- conflict or complement?Trans. N. Am. Wildl. Nat. tion scheme.(French.)•G.O. Resour.Conf. 59: 337-347. (Montana Coop. Wildl. FREDERiCK,P. C., ETAL. 1996.Conservation of large, Res. Unit, USGS/BRD, Univ. Montana, Missoula, nomadic populations of White Ibises (Eudocimus MT 59812, USA.) albus) in the United States. Conserv. Biol. 10: 203- STANGEL,P. W. 1996. Partnersin Flight: Proactive 216. (Dept. Wildl. Ecol. & Conserv., P.O. Box conservationfor Neotropicalmigratory birds and 110430,Univ. FL, Gainesville,FL 32611,USA.) their habitats.Bird Obs. (Massachusetts)24: 79•S5. GREEN,A. J. 1996.Analyses of globally threatened (C/O BOEM,P.O. Box236, Arlington, MA 02174, in relation to threats, distribution, mi- USA.) gration patterns, and habitat use. Conserv. Biol. 10: 1435-1445.(Dofiana Biol. Stn., Ave. Maria Luisa Effectsof man-madeenvironmental changes: s/n, Pabellondel Peru,41013 Sevilla, Spain.) Fragmentation, Urbanization HOUSTON,C. S., ET AL. 1996.Experience with Bur- rowing Owl nest-boxesin Saskatchewan,with HAGAN, J. M., M. VANDERHAEGEN, & P.S. MCKIN- commenton decreasingrange. Blue Jay 54: 136- LEY.1996. The early developmentof forestfrag- mentation effects on birds. Conserv. Biol. 10: 188- 140. (863 UniversityDr., Saskatoon,SK S7N 0J8, Can.)--Despitewidespread, arduous efforts install- 202. (Manomet Obs., P.O. Box 1770,Manomet, MA ing nest-boxes,which have been successfully used, 02345,USA.)-•Outline computersimulation model Speotytocunicularia population continues rapid de- usingOvenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus) as an exam- cline,probably due to biocidesand otherfactors.-- ple.--G.M.C. R.W.N. KING, D. I., C. R. GRiFFIN, & R. M. DEGRAAF. 1996. JOLIVET,C. 1997. [Little Tetrax tetrax still Effectsof clearcuttingon habitatuse and repro- ductive success of the Ovenbird in forested land- declining in France in 1996.] Ornithos 4: 73-77. (LPO, Corderie Royale, BP 263, 17305Rochefort scapes.Conserv. Biol. 10: 1380-1386.(Dept. For. Cedex, France.)•1247-1398pairs in 1995, 1087- Wildl. Manage., Univ. Massachusetts,Amherst, 1256in 1996.Species on vergeof extinctionin open MA 01003,USA.)--Seiurus aurocapillus. WATSON, g. 1996. Human induced increases of Car- cultivatedplains. (French, Engl. summ.)--G.O. PETERSON,M. J., & N.J. SILVY.1996. Reproductive rion Crows and gulls on Cairngormsplateaux. stageslimiting productivityof the endangered ScottishBirds 18: 205-213. (% Inst.Terrestrial Ecol., Attwater's Prairie . Conserv. Biol. 10: Hill of Brathens,Glassel, Banchory, Kincardineshi- 1264-1276. (Dept. Wildl. Fish. Sci., Texas A&M re AB31 4BY, UK.)•Corvus coroneand Larusspp. in Scotland.--P.J.C. Univ., College Station, TX 77843, USA.)•Com- WESTON,g. A. 1997. Disturbance of Common Sand- paresreproductive success of Tympanuchuscupido attwaterito that of nonendangeredTympanuchus pipersActitis hypoleucosby motor-boats.Stilt 30: cupidopinnatus.--G.M.C. 50-51. (28 Craig Rd., Donvale, Vic. 3111, Austra- lia).--Not habituatedto regular river traffic.-- SIMMONS,R. E. 1996. Population declines,viable I.D.E. breedingareas, and managementoptions for fla- WIGLEY, T. B., •r T. H. ROBERTS.1994. A review of mingos in Southern Africa. Conserv.Biol. 10: 504- 514. (Ornithol. Sec.,Min. Environ.& Tourism,Pri- wildlife changes in southern bottomland hard- vate Bag 13306,Windhoek, Namibia, S. Africa.)• woodsdue to forestmanagement practices. Wet- Phoenicopterusruber, Phoenicopterus minor. lands14: 41-48.(Natl. Counc.Paper Industry Air TAYLOR,P. 1996.Apparent decline of migrantCom- & StreamImprovement, Inc., Dept. Aquacult., Fish. mon Nighthawks near Pinawa, Manitoba. Blue Wildl., ClemsonUniv., Clemson,SC 29634-0362, Jay 54: 35-38. (Box 597, Pinawa, MB ROE 1L0, USA.)•A brief overviewof the impactof forest Can.)--Chordeilesminor. managementon birds.--W.P.J. Habitat protection& management Educationprograms, politics, & planning BRiTFINGHAM,M. C., & S. g. TEMPLE.1996. Vegeta- BXLDI,A., G. CSOR•3A,& Z. KORSC3S.1995. Setting pri- tion aroundparasitized and non-parasitizednests orities for the conservation of terrestrial verte- within deciduousforest. J. Field Ornithol. 67: 406- bratesin Hungary.Stud. Nat. No. 6., 59 pp. (Hun- 413. (Sch.For. Resour., Pennsylvania State Univ., Issue 75 11

University Park, PA 16802,USA.)•Hosts nesting Resour. Conf. 59: 132-145. (USFWS, 6924 Tremont within small forestopenings may be particularly Rd., Dixon, CA 95620, USA.)•Chen caerulescenscae- vulnerable to Molothrusater; managementshould rulescerts. be landscape-levelwith maintenanceof largeareas WOLF, C. M., ET AL. 1996. Avian and mammalian of contiguousforest.--R.A.I. translocations:Update and reanalysisof 1987sur- BATZER,D. P., F. DE SZALAY,& V. H. RESH.1997. Op- vey data. Conserv.Biol. 10:1142-1154. (Dept. Zool., portunisticresponse of a benthic midge (Diptera: 430 Lincoln Dr., Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, WI Chironomidae) to managementof California sea- 53706,USA.)•Evaluate the successof translocation sonal wetlands. Environ. Entomol. 26: 215-222. programsfor variousspecies.--G.M.C. (Dept Entomol.,Univ. Georgia,Athens, GA 30602, USA.)•Dabbling ducksfeed on midgesand their DISEASES, PARASITES, & PATHOLOGY predatoryinsects in managedhabitat.--R.G.T. Diseases & disease transmission JOHNSON,D. H., ET AL. 1994. Influence of waterfowl management on nongame birds: the North Da- HOLLMI•N,T., ETAL. 1996.Description of an epizootic kota experience.Trans. N. Am. Wildl. Nat. Resour. in eider ducklings from the Gulf of Finland. Suo- Conf. 59: 293-302. (USGS/BRD, North. Prairie men Riista 42: 31-39. (Fac. Vet. Med., Helsinki Wildl. Res. Ctr., 8711-37th St. SE, Jamestown,ND Univ., P.O.Box17, FIN-00014, Helsinki, Finland.)• 58401-7317,USA.) Somateriamollissima. (Finnish, Engl. summ.) MUZINIC,J. 1994.[A preliminary national inventory of wetlands in Croatia.] Troglodytes7: 5-13. (Za- Parasites: External, Internal vod za ornitologijuHAZU, Ilirski trg 9, Zagreb, DAROLOVA,A., H. HoI, & B. SCHLEICHER.1997. The Croatia.)•30 sitescovering 116,423 ha are inven- effect of ectoparasitenest load on the breeding toried and mapped. 13 sites are inland, 10 on the biology of the Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus. Adriatic coast,and 7 on .14 are important Ibis 139: 115-120. (Inst. Zool., Slovak Acad. Sci., bird areas,6 under national protection,and 4 are Dtlbravsk• cesta 9, SK-842 06 Bratislava, Slovak- Ramsarsites. (Croatian, Engl. summ.)•M.D.F.U. ia.)•Mite load importantin mate choicebut no ad- REYNOLDS,R. E., ET AL. 1994. Conservation reserve verseeffect on reproductivesuccess.--J.V.B. program:benefit for grasslandbirds of the North- SANTOSALVES, M. A. 1997. Effects of ectoparasites ern Plains. Trans. N. Am. Wildl. Nat. Resour. Conf. on the Sand Martin Riparia riparia nestlings.Ibis 59: 328-336. (USFWS, 1500 Capitol Ave., Bismark, 139: 494496. (Dept. Biol. & Molecular Sci., Univ. ND 58501,USA.)•Grass coverplanted as a result Stirling,Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland,UK.)•Experi- of the 1985 and 1990 U.S. Farm Bills has substan- mental removal of parasitesincreased nestling tially benefittedsome birds (e.g.,Calamospiza melan- mass.--J.V.B. ocorys,Ammodramus savannarum) that nestin North TAROF,S. A., B. J. STUTCHBURY,& G. F. BENNETT.1997. Dakota and South Dakota.--W.P.J. Low infection prevalence of blood parasites in Hooded Warblers. J. Field Ornithol. 68: 75-78. Speciesrecovery measures (Dept. Biol.,York Univ., North York,ON M3J 1P3, Can.)•Mean intensity of 4 parasitetypes of 8.4/ CANNON,J. R. 1996. Whooping recovery: A 100fields for combinedage- and sex-classesfor 112 case study in public and private cooperationin Wilsonia citrina. the conservationof endangeredspecies. Conserv. Biol. 10: 813-821.(Grad. Progr.Sustainable Dev. & DISTRIBUTION & AVIFAUNAS Conserv. Biol., Univ. Maryland, 1201 Zool.-Psy- chol.Build., CollegePark, MD 20742,USA.)• Africa, sub-Saharan& Madagascar americana. BREWSTER,C. A. 1996. Summary of category B rec- MATHEVET,R. 1997.[Status of Purple Gallinule Por- ords. Babbler 31:3241. (Botswana Bird Club, P. 0. phyrio porphyrioin SouthernFrance.] Ornithos 4: Box 71, Gaborone,Botswana.)•Lists occurrencesof 28-34. (Marais du Vigueirat, 13104 Mas Thibert, near-rarities.--N.J.S. France.)--Dramatic increase from beginning of BREWSTER,C. A. 1996. Influx of Common Quails Co- 1990's.(French, Engl. summ.)--G.O. turnix coturnix to Sefhare area of eastern Botswa- SEDDON,P. J., •r R. F. MALONEY. 1996, Reintroduction na in April and May 1995. Babbler 31: 22. (Priv. of Houbara Bustards into central Saudi Arabia: a Bag 0024,Bobonong, Botswana.)•After heavy lo- summaryof resultsbetween 1991and 1996.Phoe- cal rain Feb-May 1995.--N.J.S. nix 13: 14-16. (Nat. Wildl. Res. Ctr., P.O. Box 1086, DOWSETT,R.J., & A. MOORE.1997. Swamp warblers Taif, Saudi Arabia.)•Chlamydotisundulata mac- Acrocephalusgracilirostris and Acrocephalusru- queenii. fescensat Lake Chad, Nigeria. Bull. Br. Ornithol. TAKEKAWA,J. Y., ET AL. 1994. Restoration of Lesser Club 117:48-51. (194 rue de Bois de Breux, B-4020 Snow Geese to East Asia: a North Pacific Rim Jupille, Liege, Belgium.)•Describes present sta- Conservation Project. Trans. N. Am. Wildl. Nat. tus.--L.G.G. 12 RecentOrnithological Literature

HAZEVOET, C. J. 1997. On a record of the Wattled FITRI, L. L.& H. A. FORD. 1997. Status, habitat and Crane Bugeranuscarunculatus from Guinea-Bis- social organisationof the Hooded Robin Melan- sau. Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club 117:56-59. (Univ. Am- odryascucullata in the New England Region of sterdam, P.O. Box 94766, 1090 GT Amsterdam, New South Wales. Aust. Bird Watcher 17: 142-155. Netherlands.)•26March 1948 by MajorFerreira.-- (Lab. Psychol.Ethol., Univ. Paris,X 200, Ave. R6- L.G.G. publique, 92001 Nanterre Cedex, France).--In- RANDALL,R. 1996. RedheadedQuelea Queleaery- cludes discussionof apparent population de- throps along the Kwando. Babbler31: 23. (Priv. cline.--I.D.E. Bag K14, Kasane,Botswana.) GOSPER,C. R. & J. BAKER.1997. Notes on the birds TYLER,S. J., & J. TYLER. 1996. Finfoots Podica sene- of Nadgee, particularly the Striated Fieldwren galensis on the Marico River. Babbler 31: 29-30. Calmanthusfuliginosus. Aust. Bird Watcher 17: (Dept. Anim. Health & Production,Priv. Bag0032, 111-125.(Dept. Biol.Sci., Univ. Wollongong,Wol- Gaborone,Botswana.) longong,NSW 2522,Australia).--Total census plus densityestimates, habitat and behaviourobserva- Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand tionsfor threatenedspecies.--I.D.E. HARRISON,F. & M. LEWIS.1997. Swamp Harriers BIRD, P. R. 1997. Mammals and birds of the Mount breeding in North Queensland.Aust. Bird Watch- Napier StatePark. Vic. Nat. 114:5266. (Priv. Bag er 17: 102-103. (4/6 Albert St., Cranbrook, Qld. 105, Hamilton, Vic. 3300, Australia).--113species 4814, Australia).--Extensionof Circusapproximans over 20 yearsfrom sw reserve).--I.D.E. breedingrange.--I.D.E. BORELLA,M. C. & M. BORELLA.1997. Square-tailed HARRISON,F. 1997.The statusof Marsh Sandpipers Kite breeding near Ararat, Victoria. Aust. Bird Tringa stagnatalis in North Queensland, Austra- Watcher 17: 157-158. (RMB 1510,Ararat, Vic. 3377, lia. Stilt 30: 51. (4/6 Albert St., Cranbrook, Qld. Australia).--Supportsconjecture that Lophoictinia 4814,Australia).--Reports large flock at onesignif- isurais a springbreeding migrant in westernVic.-- icant site.--I.D.E. I.D.E. HOBCRAFT,D. & D. J. JAMES.1997. Records of the BROTHERS,N. P., D. PEMBERTON& I. J. SKIRA.1997. Grass Owl from southern New South Wales. Islands No. 234: , Furneaux Aust. Bird Watcher17: 91-93. (TarongaZoo, P.O. Group, Tasmania. Corella 21: 92-93. (Pks. Wildl. Box 20, Mosman,NSW 2088,Australia).-•Only 3 Serv.,PO Box44A, Hobart, Tas.7001, Australia).-- acceptablerecords of Tyto capensisfrom southern Describesisland, seabirdsand factorsaffecting NSW.--I.D.E. their status.--I.D.E. HOBCROFT,D. 1997. Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosaat BROTHERS,N. P., D. PEMBERTON& I. J. SKIRA.1997. Eungella National Park and Kroombit Tops, Seabird Islands No. 235:Beagle Island, Furneaux Queensland.Aust. Bird Watcher17: 103-104.(Ta- Group, Tasmania. Corella 21: 94-96. (Pks. Wildl. ronga Zoo, P.O. Box 20, Mosman, NSW 2088, Aus- Serv.,PO Box44A, Hobart, Tas.7001, Australia).-- tralia).--Northwardextension of known range.-- Describesisland, seabirdsand factorsaffecting I.D.E. their status.--I.D.E. HOUSTON, W. & A. MITCHELL. 1997. A fifteen month COLLINS,P. • R. JESSOP.1997. Little Sterna al- survey of wader and numbers from Corio bifronsin the West Kimberley division of West- Bay, Central Queensland, Australia. Stilt 30: 16- ern Australia. Stilt 30: 26-31. (P.O. Box 97, Cotes, 22. (7 HopkinsSt., Rockhampton,Qld. 4701,Aus- Vic. 3922, Australia).--Important roost sites and tralia).--Species composition, abundance and first confirmedbreeding record for region.--I.D.E. roostingsite preferences.--I.D.E. COLLINS, P. & R. JESSOP.1997. The occurrence of LANE,S. G. 1997. Short-tailedShearwater Puffinus three species of shearwater at Broome, North- tenuirostris on Muttonbird Island, Coffs Harbour, western Australia. Aust. Bird Watcher 17: 94-96. New South Wales. Corella 21: 98. (66 Fairview Rd., (P.O. Box97, Cowes,Vic. 3922,Australia).--Hand Moonee via Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia.-- specimen confirmation of Calonectrisleucomelas, Unsuccessfulbreeding attempts on mostnortherly Puffinuspacificus and P. huttoni.--I.D.E. islandwhere this species recorded nesting.--I.D.E. CRAWFORD,D. N. 1997. Wader censusfrom Darwin, MINTON,C. 1997. Breeding seasoncensus of Pied Northern Territory, Australia, 1970 to 1972. Stilt Oystercatchers in Corner Inlet, Victoria. Stilt 30: 30: 32-34. (1 Arabana St., Aranda, ACT 2614, Aus- 35-38. (165 Dalgetty Rd., Beaumaris,Vic. 3193, tralia).--Weekly counts of beach and saline Australia).--Possiblylargest breeding concentra- swamp.-- I.D.E. tion and mostimportant location for non-breeding DOBBS,K. g. L. ET AL. 1997. Birds of Milman Island. birds in Australia.--I.D.E. Corella 21: 37-43. (Inst. Mar. Life Sci., TexasA&M O'NEILL, P. & R. CHANNELS.1997. Seabird Islands Univ., 4700 Ave. U. Bldg.303, Galveston,TX 77551 No. 233: Creek Rock, Great Barrier Reef, Queens- USA).--Significantrest stop for migratory and land. Corella21: 90-91. (Qld. Dept. Environ.,PO Australian-breedingnon-seabird species.--I.D.E. Box3130, Rockhampton Shopping Fair, Rockhamp- Issue 75 13

ton, Qld. 4701, Australia). --Describes island, sea- EBELS,E. B. 1997. [Balearic Woodchat Shrike at Knar- birdsand factorsaffecting their status.--I.D.E. dijk in June1993.1 Dutch Birding19: 64-65. (Les- SINGOR,M. J. C. 1997. Waders of the Creery Wet- singlaan 11-2, 3533 AN Utrecht, Netherlands.)• lands and adjacentmud flats, WesternAustralia. Lanius senator badius, first record for Netherlands. Stilt 30: 39-48. (15 JacquelineDr., Thornlie,WA (Dutch,Engl. summ.)•G.S. 6108,Australia).--Annotated list of 27 speciescov- EDITOPdALCOMMITTEE, SUFFOLK BIRDS. 1996. The 1995 eringhabitat, numbers and seasonality.--I.D.E. Suffolk bird report. Suffolk Birds 45: 28-158. (ed. Crewe, M.D., 29A Quilter Rd., Felixstowe,IPll 7JJ, Europe & Iceland UK.)•Annotated checklist--N.J.S. ERICSON,P. G. P. 1997. Swedish records of the east- ARGELOO,M., & A. W. J. MEIJER. 1997. [Balearic ern PalearcticHoopoe subspeciesUpupa epops Woodchat Shrike near Voorhout in June 1993.] saturata. Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club 117:19-26. (P.O. DutchBirding 19: 6567. (Wageweg52, 1811MK Box 50007, S-104 05, Stockholm, Sweden.)•Uses Alkmaar, Netherlands.)--Laniussenator badius, sec- modernoptical techniques to quantifycolors to re- ond record for Netherlands. (Dutch, Engl. ducesubjectivity.--L.G.G. summ.)•G.S. FORRESTER,R. W. 1996. Amendments to the Scottish AYMI,R., & X. JIMI•NEZ.1997. Red-eyed Vireo at Tar- List. ScottishBirds 18: 129-131.(31 Argyle Terr., agona,Spain, in October1995. Dutch Birding19: Rothesay,Isle of Bute PA20 0BD, UK.)•Scottish 16-17. (Mus. Zool., Apartat 593, Parc de la Ciota- BirdsRecords Comm. report.--P.J.C. della, 08080 Barcelona,Spain.)•Vireo olivaceusoli- GILL, J. A., A. R. WATKINSON,•: W. J. SUTHERLAND. vaceusfound dead,first recordfor Spain.•G.S. 1997. Causes of the redistribution of Pink-footed BIRCHAM,P.M.M., & W.J. JORDAN.1997. A consider- Geese Anser brachyrhynchusin Britain. Ibis 139: ation of some of the changesin distribution of 497-503.(Sch. Biol. Sci., Univ. EastAnglia, Nor- "commonbirds" as revealedby TheNew Atlas of wich NR4 7TJ,UK.)--Perhaps due to changing BreedingBirds in Britain and Ireland. Ibis 139:183- availabilityof sugarbeet litter in agriculturalfields. 186. (The Physiol.Lab., Downing St., Cambridge GOROON,P. R., & D. CLUGSTON.1996. Records of spe- CB23EG, UK.)--Differences in methodologiessug- cies recorded in Scotland on 5 or fewer occasions. gestcaution in comparingnew atlaswith previous ScottishBirds 18: 132-143. (Secretary, SBRC, 31 Ar- edition.--J.V.B. gyleTerr., Rothesay, Isle of ButePA20 0BD, UK.)• BOHNING-GAESE,K., & H. G. BAUER.1996. Changes The acceptablerecords of rare Scottishspecies.-- in speciesabundance, distribution, and diversity p.j.c. in a central Europeanbird community.Conserv. GREENWOOD,J.D., R.J. FULLER,& D.W. GIBBONS.1997. Biol.10: 175-187.(Abt. f. Verhaltensphysiol.,Beim Kupferhammer8, D 72070Tubingen, Germany.) Assessingchanges in distribution from atlas data: reply to Bircham and Jordan. Ibis 139:186-189. CREWE,M. 1996. The BTO/JNCC/RSPBbreeding bird survey. Suffolk Birds 45: 7-15. (29A Quilter (BritishTrust for Ornithol.,The Nunnery, Thetford, Rd., Felixstowe,Suffolk, IPll 7JJ,UK.)•Analyses Norfolk IP24 2PU, UK.)•Reply to Ibis 139:183- results for Suffolk--N.J.S. 186.--J.V.B. DIJKHUIZEN,J., &: A.W.J. MEIJER.1997. [White-throat- KERBIRIOU,C., I. LE VIOL, & B. CADIOU. 1997. [A Leach's Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa found in a ed Robin in Berkheide in June 1995.]Dutch Bird- ing 19: 14-16. (Bestevaerweg37, 2225 PB Katwijk, Storm Petrel Hydobatespelagicus colony in Brit- Netherlands.)•Iraniagutturalis, second record for tany, France.]Ornithos 4: 88-90. (Ctr. Ornithol. Netherlands.(Dutch, Engl. summ.)--G.S. 29242, •le d'Ouessant,France.)•Found in a gull DONALD, P. F., ET AL. 1996. Numbers, distribution pellet.(French, Engl. summ.)-•G.O. and habitat associationsof Corn Buntingson the KJELL•N,N. 1997. Skuas on the Eurasian tundra; rel- Outer Hebrides and Tiree [Scotland] in 1995. Scot- ative occurrence of species, ages and colour tish Birds18: 170-181.(BTO, The Nunnery,Thet- phases.Ibis 139:282-288.(Dept. Anim. Ecol.,Univ. ford, Norfolk IP24 2PU, UK.)--Miliaria calandra. Lund, Ecol. Bldg., S-223 62 Lund, Sweden.)•52% DULAU,S. 1997.[Wintering of Richard'sPipitAnthus Stercorariuspomarinus, 38% Stercorariuslongicaudus, richardi in south-western France.] Ornithos 4: 90- and 10% Stercorariusparasiticus.--J.V.B. 91. (12 rue des Glycines,37270 Ath•e-sur-Cher, KLINGE, F., F. BUISSINK, & E. B. EBELS*. 1997. France.)•In 1995-96and 1996-97.(French, Engl. [Cretzschmar's Bunting on Ameland in May summ.)•G.O. 1994.1Dutch Birding19: 8-11. (Lessinglaan11-2, DUQUET, M. 1997. [Influx of Slavonian Pod- 3533 AN Utrecht, Netherlands.)•Emberiza caesia, iceps auritus in France in February and March second record for Netherlands. (Dutch, Engl. 1996.]Ornithos 4: 41-43.(rue desChamps des Gar- summ.)•G.S. des, 34230Vend•mian, France.)•About 600 birds McGHIE, H. A., & S. A. MORAN. 1996. Probable first outsideusual winter distribution.(French, Engl. breeding record of Brambling in Britain repre- summ.)--G.O. sented in a museum collection. Scottish Birds 18: 14 RecentOrnithological Literature

248-249. (8 Queen St., Mytholmroyd,W. Yorks occurrenceand breeding of the Little Tern in Aus- HX7 5HN, UK.)•Fringilla montifringilla. tria and Croatia.Troglodytes 7: 65-68. (Muhlbrei- ]V[ICHELAT,D. 1997. [The breeding of Short-eared ten Str. 61, A-8280 Ftirstenfeld,Austria.)•Sterna al- Owl Asio flammeusin Francein 1993.]Ornithos 4: bifrons.(Croatian, Engl. summ.) 35-40. (Grande Rue, 25650Montbenoit, France.)• SANGSTER,G., ET AL. 1997. Dutch avifaunal list: tax- 97-134pairs mapped during commonvole Microtus onomicchanges in 1977-97.Dutch Birding 19: 21- arvalisplague. (French, Engl. summ.)•G.O. 28. (Nieuwe Rijn 27, 2312 JD Leiden, Nether- M•KUSKA,J., & T. MIKUSKA.1994. Results of mid-win- lands.)•Includes specificrecognition of Puffinus ter waterfowlcounts in Croatiaduring 1989.Trog- mauretanicus,Phoenicopterus roseus, Cygnus bewickii, lodytes7: 15-53.(Gunduliceva 19-a, 54000 Osijek, Anserserrirostris, Branta hrota, Branta nigricans, Me- Croatia.)•Data for 32 species;occurrence of 22 lanitta americana,Melanitta deglandi, Chlamydotis speciesis shown on maps within the European macqueenii,Acrocephalus tangorum, Phylloscopus or- UTM grid system. (Croatian, Engl. summ.)• ientalis,Phylloscopus brehmii, Lanius pallidirostris, M.D.F.U. Corvus cornix and Dendroica auduboni. --G.S. OOIN, N. 1996. An analysis of the occurrenceof VAN DE LAAR, H. & E.B. EBEL$*. 1997. [Hawk Owl at Wren, Dunnock and Reed Bunting at Landguard Brnnssumin April 1995.]Dutch Birding19: 11-14. Point, Suffolk. SuffolkBirds 45: 16-21. (Landguard (Lessinglaan 11-2, 3533 AN Utrecht, Nether- Bird Obs.,Viewpoint Rd., Felixstowe,Suffolk, IPll lands.)•Surnia ulula ulula, secondrecord for Neth- 8TW, UK.).--Troglodytestroglodytes, Prunella modu- erlands.(Dutch, Engl. summ.)•G.S. laris, and Emberiza schoeniclus. Ygsou, P. 1997. [Mediterraean Gull Larus melano- OLIo$o,G. 1997.[White-headed Long-tailed Tits Ae- cephalusbreeding in France,1965-1996.] Ornithos githaloscaudatus in France.]Ornithos 4:46-48. (Le 4: 54-62. (O.N.C., 53 rue Russeil, 44000 Nantes, Mail, 26230 Grignan, France.)•Race europaeus. France.)•First nesting in 1965; 682-793pairs in (French,Engl. summ.) 1996.(French, Engl. summ.)•G.O. ORSINI,P. 1997. [Wintering of Wryneck Jynx tor- quilla in continental France.] Ornithos 4: 21-27. Mexico, Central America, & Caribbean (Mus. d'Hist. Nat., 113 bd Mar•chal Leclerc,83000 MELLINK,E., E. PALACIOS,& S. GONZ•.LEZ.1997. Non- Toulon,France.)•Departments bordering Mediter- breeding waterbirds of the delta of the Rio Col- ranean Sea accountfor 90% of records.(French, orado,M•xico. J. Field Ornithol.68: 113-123.(Ctr. Engl. summ.)--G.O. PENNIE, I.D. 1996. Cormorants on Handa [Scotland]. Invest.Cient. Educ. Superior Ensenada, B.C. Apdo. ScottishBirds 18: 191. (Badcall, Scourie, Sutherland, Post.2732, Ensenada,Baja CA, M•xico.)•Largest numbers during winter, over 100,000;shorebirds UK.)•Phalacrocoraxcarbo, history.--P.J.C. PICOZZI, N., D.C. CA2T, & R. P. CUMMINS. 1996. dominatewith Calidrismauri comprising 70%.-- R.A.I. Breedingwaders in the CairngormsStraths ESA in 1995.Scottish Birds 18: 197-204. (Inst. Terrestrial North Africa & Middle East Ecol.,Hill of Brathens,Glassel, Banchory, Kincar- dineshireAB31 4BY, UK.)•Environmentally Sen- AL SAGHIER,O., & R. F. PORTER.1996. Aden wetlands sitive Area in Scotland.--P.J.C. - Yemen. Phoenix13: 4. (BirdLifeInt., Wellbrook PURGER,J. J. 1987. Materials on ornit[hlofauna of the Ct., Girton Rd., CambridgeCB3 0NA, UK.)--One Kucaj mountains (East Serbia). Bull. Nat. Hist. of the mostimportant areas for waterfowlin south- Mus. BelgradeB. 42: 119-127.(Dept. Ecol.& Zo- ern Arabia.--P.J.C. ogeogr.,Janus Pannonius Univ., P•cs,Ifjfsfig u. 6, ERIKSEN,J. 1996.Pratincole - a new breedingbird in H-7601 Hungary.) (Croatian,Engl. summ.) Oman. Oman Bird News 19:3. (P.O. Box36, Sultan PURGER,J. J. 1989. Presentrange of Black Redstart, QaboosUniv. 123, Oman.)•Glareolapratincola. Phoenicurusochruros gibraltariensis (Gmelin, JAMES,D. 1996.Bonelli's Eagle breeds in the Riyadh 1789),in Vojvodina [Yugoslavialand surrounding suburbs.Phoenix 13: 24. (Y Gat, Llechryd,Cardi- areas.Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus.Belgrade B. 43/44: 175- gan,Ceredigion SA43 2NR, UK.)•Hieraaetusfascia- 183. (Dept. Ecol. & Zoogeogr.,Janus Pannonius tusnear human habitation,Saudi Arabia.--P.J.C. Univ., P•cs, Ifjfsfig u. 6, H-7601 Hungary.) (Serbo- JENNINGS,M. C. 1996. Sharawrah - a town in the Croatian,Engl. summ.) Empty Quarter.Phoenix 13: 3-4. (1 WarnersFarm, PURGER,J. j. 1990. On [the] state of Rock Bunting, Warners Drove, Somersham,Cambs. PE17 3HW, Emberizacia cia L., 1766,in Vojvodina[Yugosla- UK.)•Limited aviancolonisation of relativelynew, via]. Bull.Nat. Hist. Mus. BelgradeB. 45: 169-170. isolatedtown, Saudi Arabia.--P.J.C. (Dept. Ecol.& Zoogeogr.,Janus Pannonius Univ., JENNINGS,M. C. 1996. The Bald Ibis in Arabia. Phoe- P•cs,Ifjfs•g u. 6, H-7601 Hungary.)•Transientin nix 13: 12. (1 Warners Farm, Warners Drove, So- springand fall in N. Yugoslavia.(Croatian, Engl. mersham,Cambs. PE17 3HW, UK.)•Speculation summ.)•M.D.F.U. on possiblebreeding of Geronticuseremita.-P.J.C. SAMWALD, O., • G. LUKAC. 1994. New data on the NATION,B. 1996.Skylarks displaying in Qatar.Phoe- Issue 75 15

nix 13: 2. (96 Home St., Winnipeg R3G IW9, Can.) Sci., Auburn Univ., AL 36849-5414,USA.)---Anno- -- Alaudaarvensis, potential breeder.--P.J.C. tated and seasonalcheck-list on 77 species.--J.B.O. NEWTON,S. F., &:A. H. AL SUHAIBANI.1996. Survey EITNIEAR,J. C., & t. RUECKLE.1995. Successful nest- of summer breeding in the Saudi Ara- ing of the White-collared Seedeater in Zapata bian Red Sea.Phoenix 13:5 -6. (Glenbeg,Kindles- County,Texas. Bull. TexasOrnithol. Soc. 28: 20-22. town Hill, Delgany, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.) (Ctr. Study Trop. Birds,Inc., 218 Conway Dr., San YAHYA,H. S. A., & M. SALAMAH.1996. The Asir Mag- Antonio, TX 78209,USA.)--lst record of Sporophila pie: resultsof recentfield surveys.Phoenix 13: 13- torqueolasharpei breeding in Texasin many yrs.-- 14. (NCWCD, P.O. Box61681, Riyadh, Saudi Ara- J.B.O. bia.)--Picapica asirensis, Saudi Arabian endemic.-- HALL,G. A. 1996.Supplement IV to the list of West P.J.C. Virginia birds. Redstart63: 41-44. (P.O. Box 6045, West Virginia Univ., Morgantown,WV 26506-6045, North America & Greenland USA.)--Plegadisfalcinellus, Dendrocygna autumnalis, Chen rossii,Himantopus mexicanus, Larus pipixcan, ATTWELL,J., & P. SHERRINGTON.1996. A Brambling Xema sabinL Ixoreus naevius, Carduelishornemanni, at Claresholm,Alberta during winter 1993-1994. and Tryngitessubruficollis added to the Statelist.-- BlueJay 54: 85-88. (Box2015, Claresholm, AB T0L G.A.H. 0T0, Can.)--Fringilla montifringilla;2nd Provincial HARRIS, W. C. 1996. 54th annual Saskatchewan record.--R.W.N. Christmas bird count--1995. Blue Jay 54: 7-30. BENNETT,L. 1996. Whimbrels in the Taber [Alberta] (350 Cheadle St. W., Swift Current, SK S9H 4G3, area. Blue Jay 54: 77-81. (Box 4725, Taber, AB T1G Can.)---Detailsfor 86 countsin southern2/5 of prov- 2El, Can.)---Rare inland, Numeniusphaeopus re- ince.Species recorded for 1sttime: Melanerpes lewis, cordedeach May 1980-95with countsof 30-215.-- Xanthocephalusxanthocephalus, Pheucticus ludovici- R.W.N. anus.--R.W.N. CASSADY,J. 1997. Mew Gulls in Michigan City. In- HAYNIE, C. B. 1995. Texas Bird Records Committee diana Audubon Q. 75: 120-123. (915 E. Beardsly, report for 1994.Bull. TexasOrnithol. Soc. 28: 30- Elkhart,IN 46514,USA.)---Identification and sum- 41. (2912 ConejosDr., Fort Worth, TX 76116, mary of occurrencesof Laruscanus brachyrhynchus USA.)---No new speciesadded; state list remainsat alongIndiana's Lake Michiganshoreline.--J.S.C. 590.--J.B.O. DAVIS, W. M., ET AL. 1992. Prairie Falcon: first doc- HERBERT,N., &:D. R. SIMONS.1991. Trumpeter Swan umented record in Mississippi. Mississippi Kite in Bolivar county, Mississippi. MississippiKite 21: 22: 17-19. (308 Lewis Ln., Oxford, MS 38655, 29-32. (Rt. 2., Box 146, Shaw, MS 38773,USA.)--- USA.)---Falcomexicanus. 1stState record for Cygnusbuccinator.--T.M. DAVIS,W. M. 1990.A Ruddy Shelduck shot in Pan- HODGES,M. F., JR., ET AL. 1990. First documented rec- ola County, Mississippi. MississippiKite 20: 2-3. ord of Sabine's Gull in Mississippi. Mississippi (308 Lewis Ln., Oxford, MS 38655, USA.)--Possible Kite 20: 4-5. (Dept. Biol. Sci., Mississippi State wild Tadornaferruginea.--T.M. DAVIS,W. M., ET AL. 1991. Photographic documen- Univ., Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA.)---2nd State record of Xema sabini.•T.M. tation and new sites for the Common Black-head- HUOON, J., & P. SHERRINGTON.1996. The first record ed Gull in Mississippi. MississippiKite 21: 33-34. of the Marbled Murrelet for Alberta is of the Asi- (308 Lewis Ln., Oxford, MS 38655, USA.)---Sum- mary of occurrenceof Larusridibundus.--T.M. atic form. Blue Jay54: 39. (12845-102Ave., Edmon- DINSMORE,S. J., &: J. SINCLAIR.1996. Bullock's Oriole ton, AB TAN 0M6, Can.)---Brachyramphusperdix at Red Rock Reservoir [IA]. Iowa Bird Life 66: 137. founddead 2 Jul 1994,Saskatoon Lake; photo and skeleton.--R.W.N. (4024 ArkansasDr., Ames, IA 50014, USA.)--Icterus bullockii,2nd Iowa record.--J.J.D. KOES,R. F. 1996.White-winged Dove in Thompson, DRENNEN,D. J. 1997. Nesting of Eurasian Collared- Manitoba. Blue Jay 54: 6769. (135 RossmereCr., Doves (Streptopeliadecaocto) in BarbourCounty, Winnipeg,MB R2K 0G1, Can.)--Zenaidaasiatica; 1st Alabama.Alabama Birdlife 43(1): 1-7. (323Cherry record for Northern Great Plains.--R.W.N. St., Eufaula,AL 36027,USA.)--lst publishednest- OLCOTT,S. 1996.Attempted Yellow-crownedNight- ing data for state. Data from 16 nests from 1994- Heron nesting at Pleasant Creek Wildlife Man- 1996provided.--J.B.O. agement Area, West Virginia. Redstart 63: 122- DUNCAN, g. g. 1996. First Alabama record of Cali- 123. (1304 Goose Run Rd., Fairmont, WV 26554, fornia Gull (Larus californicus).Alabama Birdlife USA.)---lst known for the Stateby an apparently 42(2): 12-14. (614 Fairpoint Dr., Gulf Breeze,FL unmated Nyctanassaviolacea.•G.A.H. 32561, USA.) PARSONS,E., & J. PARSONS.1996. Wintering of a Yel- Dusi, J. L., & R. D. DusI. 1997. An annotated bird list 1ow-rumpedWarbler at Lethbridge,Alberta. Blue for HorseshoeBend National Military Park [AL]. Jay 54: 105-107.(1701 Ashgrove Rd., Lethbridge, AlabamaBirdlife 43(1): 24-32. (Dept. Zool. & Wildl. AB T1K 3M3, Can.)---Unlikelyoccurrence and sur- 16 RecentOrnithological Literature

vival of Dendroica coronata, Dec 1995-Mar 1996.-- uary with comments on winter occurrence in R.W.N. North America. Southwest.Nat. 41: 194-195. (AR POLLOCK,J. 1996. A possible sighting of an Eskimo Nat. Heritage Comm., 1500 Tower Bldg., 323 Cen- Curlew. Blue Jay 54: 104-105. (Box 353, White- ter St., Little Rock, AR 72201, USA.) wood, SK S0G 5C0, Can.)•Unsubstantiated obser- WALDON,B. 1996.Possible sighting of Eskimo Cur- vation of a Numeniusborealis 20 May 1996,Kipling, lews (Numenius borealis). Blue Jay 54: 123-124. Saskatchewan.--R.W.N. (Box 338, Alert Bay, BC V0N 1A0, Can.)•Unsub- ROBERTSON,D. G., ET AL. 1997. Distribution of au- stantiated observation of 3 birds in SW Manitoba, tumn-stagingLesser Snow Geeseon the northeast 15 May 1996.--R.W.N. coastalplain of Alaska. J. Field Ornithol. 68: 124- WALLEY,W. J., & C. F. CLYDE.1996. Occurrence and 134. (AlaskaSci. Ctr., 1011E. Tudor Rd., Anchor- breeding of the EasternScreech-Owl north of the age, AK 99503,USA.)•Chen caerulescenscaerules- Riding Mountains, Manitoba. Blue Jay54: 89-100. ½eFts. (222Bossons Ave., Dauphin,MB R7N 0R2,Can.)• RUPERT,J. R., & T. BRUSH. 1996. Red-breasted Mer- Ca. 50 records of Otus asio 1971-93, extend the ganser,Mergus serrator, nesting in southern Tex- known range some70 km northwards;includes as. Southwest.Nat. 41: 199-200.(Dept. Biol.,Univ. nesting behavior, food habits, color phase.-- Texas-PanAmerican, Edinburg, TX 78559,USA.)• R.W.N. Southernmostreported nesting, at leastin North WILCOX,D. 1997. Golden-crowned Sparrow in Ham- America.--J.J.D. ilton County.Iowa Bird Life 67:30. (3575Saratoga SABINE,N. 1996. Bald Eagles wintering along the Ave., Jewell, IA 50130,USA.)•Zonotrichia atricap- Des Moines River, Iowa. J. Iowa Acad. Sci. 103: illa, 2nd Iowa record.--J.J.D. 29-33. (Div. Nat. Sci.& Math., IndianaUniv. East, ZWANK,P. J., ETAL. 1996.Wintering Bald Eagle pop- Richmond,IN 47374,USA.)•Haliaeetus leucocepha- ulations and behavior in the middle Rio Grande lus. Basin, New Mexico. Southwest. Nat. 41: 149-154. SARGENT,R. R., M. B. SARGENT,D. J. BERGER,& D. G. (USGS/BRD,Coop. Fish & Wildl. Res.Unit, New BERGER.1996. Green Violet-ear Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM 88003, (Colibri thalassinus) first record for Alabama. Al- USA.)•Haliaeetusleucocephalus. abama Birdlife 42(2): 7-10. (7570 Mack Hicks Rd., Trussville, AL 35173, USA.) Oceania SARGENT,R. R., & M. B. SARGENT.1996. Buff-bellied OLSEN,J. 1997.Notes on Sandford'sSea-Eagle Hal- Hummingbird (Amazilia yucatanensis)first band- iaeetus sandfordi and other raptors in the Solo- ing in Alabama. AlabamaBirdlife 42(2):2-7. (7570 mon Islands.Aust. Bird Watcher17: 81-86. (Appl. Mack Hicks Rd., Trussville,AL 35173, USA.) Ecol. Res.Group, Fac. Educ.,Univ. Canberra,P.O. SCHIEFER,T. L., ED. 1992. Birds around the State: Jan- Box 1, Belconnen,ACT 2616, Australia)•Field ob- uary-December 1991. Mississippi Kite 22: 20-42. servations for 7 falconiforms and 1 owl.--I.D.E. (Dept. Entomol.,P.O. Box 9775, MississippiState REYNOLDS,M. H., & G. L. RITCHOTTE.1997. Evidence Univ., Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA.)•2nd of Newell's Shearwaterbreeding in Puna District, Mississippirecords for Cygnusbuccinator and Bran- ta bernicla.--T.M. Hawaii. J.Field Ornithol. 68: 26-32. (PacificIslands EcosystemRes. Ctr., P.O. Box 44 Hawaii Field Stn., SCHIEFER,T. L., & M. F. HOOGES,JR. 1990. First inland Hawaii Natl. Pk., HI 96718, USA.)•Puffinus auric- sighting of Gull-billed Tern in Mississippi. Mis- ularisnewelli activity stronglyindicated by records sissippi Kite 20: 6-7. (Dept. Entomol., P.O. Box of nocturnalcalling, visual detections, repeated ac- 9775,Mississippi State Univ., MississippiState, MS tivity, road kills, and old burrows.--R.A.I. 39762,USA.)•Sterna nilotica sighted 360 km inland from Gulf of Mexico.--T.M. STINSON,D. W., G. J. WILES, & J. D. REICHEL.1997. SCHIEFER,T. L., ED. 1990. Birds around the State: De- Occurrenceof migrant shorebirdsin the Mariana Islands.J. Field Ornithol. 68: 42-55. (12106 SE 314th cember 1988-December 1989. MississippiKite 20: PI., Auburn, WA 98092,USA.)•Document 46 spe- 8-30. (Dept. Entomol., P.O. Box 9775, Mississippi cies;Pluvialis fulva abundant,Numenius phaeopus, State Univ., Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA.)• Heteroscelusbrevipes, and Arenaria interprescom- 1st Mississippirecord for Charadriusmontanus, 2nd mon; developmentand human activity threaten State record for Puffinusgriseus.--T.M. foragingareas.--R.A.I. SCHIEFER,T. L., ED. 1991. Birds around the State: Jan- uary-December 1990. Mississippi Kite 21: 7-27. Oriental (India, SE Asia, Indonesia,Phillippines) (Dept. Entomol.,P.O. Box 9775, MississippiState Univ., MississippiState, MS 39762,USA.)•lst Mis- BROOKS,T., & G. DUTSON.1997. Twenty-nine new sissippirecord for Cygnusbuccinator; 2nd recordfor island recordsof birds from the Philippines.Bull. Myiarchuscinerascens.--T.M. Br. Ornithol.Club 117:32-37. (Dept. Ecol.& Evol. SHEPHERD,W. M., & K. G. SMITH. 1996. Fork-tailed Biol.,569 Dabney Hall, Univ. Tennessee,Knoxville, Flycatcher(Tyrannus savana) in Arkansasin Jan- TN 37996-1610,USA.)•Data from Bohol,Cebu, Pa- Issue 75 17

nay, Sanga-Sanga,Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Minanao 0DS, UK.)•Bulweria fallax rather than Pterodroma and Mindoro.--L.G.G. aterrima ?--P.J.C. CASTO,S. D. 1995. Patrick Duffy and his collection South America of birds from Fort Stockton, Texas. Bull. Texas Or- BARNES,R., ET ^L. 1997. New distributional infor- nithol.Soc. 28: 23-26. (Dept. Biol., Univ. Mary Har- mation on eight bird speciesfrom northern Peru. din-Baylor,Belton, TX 76513,USA.) Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club 117: 69-74. (4 Claremont C^STO,S. D. 1995. R. E. and J. H. Rachford, collectors Dr., LeedsLS6 4ED, UK.)---Aratingaleucophthalrnus, and dealers in birds' skins and eggs.Bull. Texas Eutoxeresaquila, Thripophagaberlepschii, Chamaeza Omithol. Soc.28: 17-19. (Dept. Biol.,Univ. Mary mollissima,Grailaria blakei, Grailaria przewalskii, Pip- Hardin-Baylor, Belton,TX 76513, USA.) reolalubomirskii, Zimmerius cinereicapillus and Buth- DICKERMAN,R. W. 1996. Lectotypedesignation for raupiseximia. Buteojamaicensis suttoni. Southwest.Nat. 41: 198. ERICSON,P. G. P., & L. A. AMARILLA. 1997. First ob- (Mus. Southwest.Biol., Dept. Biol., Univ. New servations and new distributional data for birds Mexico,Albuquerque, NM 87131,USA.) in Paraguay.Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club 117: 60-67. KRICHER,J. C. 1996.On collectingvagrants. Bird Obs. (P.O. Box 50007,S-104 05 Stockholm,Sweden.) (Massachusetts)24: 24-28. (C/O BOEM, P.O. Box GALETTI,M., ET AL. 1997. Records of Harpy and 236, Arlington,MA 02174,USA.)--An eloquentar- Crested Eagles in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. gument againstcollecting vagrant birds.--W.E.D. Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club 117: 27-31. (Wildl. Res. LABEDZ,T. E. 1997. Specimensof Iowa birds in the Group, Univ. CambridgeCB2 3DY, UK.)•Six of University of Nebraska State Museum. Iowa Bird Harpiaharpyja and four of Morphnusguianensis.-- Life 67: 1-7. (Div. Zool., Univ. NebraskaState Mus., L.G.G. W-436 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0514, HAYS, H., ET ^L. 1997. Recoveries of Roseate and USA.) Common terns in South America. J. Field Ornithol. MESSERLY,E. H. 1995. Bird specimens,collected by 68: 79-90. (Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., Central Pk. W. at Albert J. Kirn, which representcounty records not 79thSt., New York, NY 10024,USA.)•Large win- reported in Oberholser's"The Bird Life of Tex- tering concentrationof 20,000-30,000Sterna hirundo as". Bull. Texas Ornithol. Soc. 28: 52-54. (344 SE at Punta Rasa,Argentina; southernmost wintering Elmhurst,Bartlesville, OK 74006-2604,USA.) recordfor Sternadougallii at 18ø 00' S, 39ø 30' W.-- ORDANO, M., • A. BOSlSIO.1997. Historical records R.A.I. of threatened and near threatened Argentinian RODRIGUEZ,G., & M. LENTINO.1997. Range expan- birds from Museo Provincial de Ciencias natura- sion and summeringof Palm Warbler Dendroica les "FlorentinoAmeghino" of SanteFe, Argenti- palmarum in Venezuela. Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club na. Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club 117: 77-79. (Instituto 117: 76-77. (Sociedad ConservacionistaAudubon Nacional de Limnologia,Josh Maci• 1933, (3016) de Venezuela,Aptdo. 80450,Caracas 1080-A, Ven- SantoTom•, SanteFe, Argentina.) ezuela.) ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, & POPULATIONS DOCUMENTATION

Bibliographies & databases Biocides& pollution JACKSON,J. A. 1990. 10-volume index to the Missis- LITTLEFIELD,C. D. 1996. Waterfowl mortality from sippi Kite: 1981-1990.Mississippi Kite 20: 32-62. castor bean poisoning in northwestern Texas. (Dept. Biol. Sci., Mississippi State Univ., Box Z, Southwest.Nat. 41: 445-446.(HCR 4 Box212, Mule- MississippiState, MS 39762. USA.)•An index to shoe,TX 79347,USA.) bird speciesand authorsincluded in vol. 11-20.-- YOUNG,J. & L. DE L^I. 1997.Population declinesof T.M. predatory birds coincidentwith the introduction SIMPSON,K. N. G. 1997. A brief review of the Mis- of Klerat rodenticide in North Queensland. Aust. tletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum (Shaw) 1792 Bird Watcher 17: 160-167. (PO Box 57, Trebonne, (Aves: Dicaeidae) and an introductorybibliogra- Qld. 4850, Australia).-- Circumstantial evidence phy. Vic. Nat. 114: 143-148. (Bird Obs. Club Aus- for secondarypoisoning.--I.D.E. tralia, 183 SpringvaleRd., Nunawading,Vic. 3131, Australia).---Generalsurvey of literature,particu- Birds as environmental monitors larly referencesin regionalguides.--I.D.E. BEISSINGER,S. R., ET ^L. 1996. Null models for as- Collecting & collections,taxonomic specimens sessingecosystem conservation priorities: Threat- BOURNE,W. R. P. 1996.W. W. A. Phillips' recordof ened birds as titers of threatened ecosystemsof the "Mascarene Black Petrel". Oman Bird News South America. Conserv.Biol. 10: 1343-1352.(2372 19:1 (3 Contlaw PI., Milltimber, Aberdeen AB1 Ralmar Ave., E. Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA.) 18 RecentOrnithological Literature

Climate & weather effects to, ON M5S 3B2, Can. EM: jefferie@botany. utoronto.ca)•gnser caerulescenscaerulescens. Bimpson,A. 1996.Weather trends and their effects LESCHISIN,D. A., G. L. WILLIAMS, & M. W. WELLER. on the county'savifauna in 1995.Suffolk Birds 45: 1992.Factors affecting waterfowl use of construct- 22-27. (11 ButleyClose, Ipswich, UK.) ed wetlands in northwestern Minnesota. Wet- BREWSTER,C. A. 1996. Fluctuations in bird numbers on fallow land in the Sefhare area of eastern Bo- lands 12: 178-183.(Dept. Fish.Wildl., Univ. Min- tswana. Babbler31: 17-21. (Priv. Bag 0024,Bobon- nesota,St. Paul, MN 55108,USA.)•Duck pair use is correlated with wetland surface area, shoreline ong, Botswana.)•Effect of irregular rainfall.-- N.J.S. length, density,distance to large impotmdments, and distance to nearest constructed wetland. Anas DuBowy, P. J. 1996. Effects of water levels and weather on wintering heronsand egrets.South- spp., Aix sponsa,Aythya spp.--W.P.J. west.Nat. 41: 341-347.(Dept. Wildl. & Fish.Sci., MACHTANS,C. S., M. VILLARD,& S. J. HANNON. 1996. TexasA&M Univ., CollegeStation, TX 77843-2258, Use of riparian buffer strips as movement corri- USA.) dors by forest birds. Conserv.Biol. 10: 1366-1379. (Dept.Biol. Sci., Univ. Alberta,Edmonton, AB, T6G Habitat change,selection, & use; community 2E9, Can.) structure MASON, C. F. 1997. Association between Willow Warbler Phylloscopustrochilus territories and BORGHESIO,L. 1997. Observationson the ecologyof birch in woodlandsin southeasternEngland. Ibis Tauraco ruspolii and Tauraco leucotisin southern 139:411--412. (Dept. Biol. & Chem. Sci.,Univ. Es- Ethiopia. Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club 117:11-16. (C. Re sex,Wivenhoe Pk., ColchesterCO4 3SQ, UK.) Umberto 42, 10128 Torino, Italy.)•Lists habitat MILLER,D. L., F. E. SMEINS,& J. W. WEBB.1996. Mid- preferences.--L.G.G. Texas coastalmarsh change (1939-1991)as influ- BUSTAMANTE,J., ET AL. 1997. Differential habitat se- encedby LesserSnow Gooseherbivory. J. Coastal lection by immature and adult Grey Eagle-buz- Res.12: 462-476. (Range. Ecol. Manage. Dept., Tex- zards Geranoaetus melanoleucus. Ibis 139: 322-330. as A&M Univ., College Station,TX 77843,USA.)• (Estaci6n Biol. de Donana, CSIC, Pabel16ndel Peril, Intensegrazing by Chencaerulescens combined with Avda. Maria Luisas/n, 41013Sevilla, Spain.)•Re- certainenvironmental factors has diminishedveg- lated to prey density and conditionsthat allow etationon wintering grounds.•W.P.J. moreeconomic foraging flights.--J.V.B. OSTRAND,W. D., J. A. BISSONETTE,& M. R. CONOVER. CARDOSODA SILVA, J. M., C. UHL, & G. MURRAY. 1996. Selectionof foraging habitat by Mourning 1996. Plant succession,landscape management, Doves:a structuralapproach. J. FieldOrnithol. 67: and the ecology of frugivorous birds in aban- 6914597.(Migratory Bird Manage., 1011 E. Tudor doned Amazonian pastures. Conserv. Biol. 10: Rd., AnchorageAK 99503, USA.)•Zenaida ma- 491-503. (208 Mueller Lab, PennsylvaniaState Univ., Univ. Pk., PA 16802,USA.) crouraselect habitat based on grassheight and den- sity; they appearto be impairedby conversionof CHAVEZ-RAMIREZ,P., ET AL. 1996. Ecologicalcorre- lates of use of fire-treatedup- cultivatedwheat fields to grasslands.--R.A.I. PERRY,M. C., & A. S. DELLER. 1996. Review of factors land habitats.Conserv. Biol. 10: 217-223.(Dept. Wildl. Fish.Sci., Texas A&M Univ.,College Station, affecting the distributionand abundanceof wa- TX 77843, USA.)•Grus americana. terfowl in shallow-water habitats of Chesapeake COOPER,C. B., & S. H. ANDERSON.1996. Significance Bay. Estuaries 19: 272-278. (Patuxent Wildl. Res. of invertebrate abundance to dabbling duck Ctr., USGS/BRD, Laurel, MD 20708,USA.) brood use of created wetlands. Wetlands 16: 557- REINERT,S. E., & M. J. MELLO. 1995. Avian commu- 563. (Dept. Biol., Virginia Polytech. Inst. State nity structureand habitat use in a southernNew Univ., Blacksburg,VA 2406, USA.)•Invertebrate, England estuary. Wetlands 15: 9-19. (Lloyd Ctr. nekton, and zooplanktondensity accotrot for 59%, Environ. Stud., P.O. Box 87037, S. Dartmouth, MA 61%,and 73%,respectively, of thevariation in Anas 02748, USA.) spp. brood densities.--W.P.J. RUESS,R. W., ETAL. 1997.Growth responsesof Carex JONES,C. g., & H. E. HUNT. 1996.Foraging habitat ramenskii to defoliation, salinity, and nitrogen of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker on the availability:Implications for geese-ecosystemdy- D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana. namics in western Alaska. 12coscience4: 170-178. J.Field Ornithol. 67: 511-518. (Dept. Biol. Sci., Lou- (Inst. Arctic Biol., Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks, AK isianaTech Univ., Ruston,LA 71272,USA.)•Picoi- 99775, USA. EM: [email protected])•Ef- des borealis. fectsof sedgegrazing by Brantabernida.--C.M. KOTANEN,P.M., & R. L. JEFFERIES.1997. Long-term SCHNEIDER,D.C. 1997. Habitat selection by marine destruction of sub-arcticwetland vegetation by birds in relation to water depth. Ibis 139:175-178. lessersnow geese. 12coscience 4: 179-182. (RLJ: (Ocean Sci., Ctr., Memorial Univ. Newfoundland, Dept. Bot., Univ. Toronto,25 WillcocksSt., Toron- St. John's,NF, A1B 3X7, Can.)•Describesseveral Issue 75 19

hypothesesto explaindistribution of birdswithin 1996 northward migration and the conservation water column.--J.V.B. implications.Stilt 30: 7-13. (21 ChivalryAve., Glen WAKELEY,J. S., • T. H. ROBERTS.1996. Bird distri- Waverley,Vic. 3150, Australia).--High turnover butions and forest zonation in a bottomland hard- implies that total number of supportedwaders wood wetland. Wetlands 16: 296-308. (Environ. greatly exceedsmaximum counts.--I.D.E. Lab., U.S. Army Corps Eng. WaterwaysExp. Stn., BUSTAMANTE,J. 1996. Population viability analysis 3909 Halls Ferry Rd., Vicksburg,MS 39180-6199, of captive and releasedBearded Vulture popula- USA.)--Chaeturapelagica, Protonotaria citrea, and tions. Conserv.Biol. 10:822-831. (Nationalparkver- Myiarchuscrinitus were more prevalent in wetter waltung, Doktorberg6, D 83471 Berchtesgaden, zones;Piranga rubra and Vireoolivaceus were more Germany.)--Gypaetus barbatus. prevalent in drier zones.--W.P.J. COSGROVE,P. J. 1996.A winter surveyof Goldeneyes WILLSON, g. F., g. TRAVESET,& C. SABAG. 1997. on the River Deveron, north east Scotland. Scot- Geese as frugivores and probable seed-dispersal tish Birds 18: 242-246. (Culterty Field Stn., New- mutualists. J. Field Ornithol. 68: 144-146. (For. Sci. burgh,Ellon AB410AA, UK.)--Bucephalaclangula. Lab., 2770 Sherwood Ln., Juneau, AK 99801, DANILOV,PJ., ET AL. 1996. Status of game USA.)•Chloephagapicta, Chloephaga poliocephala. populations in Karelia and Finland accordingto winter track count data. Finn. Game Res. 49: 18- Life span & survivorship 25. (Zool. Lab. Karelian Res. Ctr., Russian Acad. Sci., Pushkinskaja11, Petrozavodsk,Russia.)--In- NEWTON,[., P. ROTHERY,& [. WYLLIE.1997. Age-re- cludes discussion of 1990-1995 census results for 4 lated survival in female SparrowhawksAccipiter tetraonid species.--M.D.F.U. nisus.Ibis 139:25-30. (Inst. TerrestrialEcol., Monks DECEUNINCK,B., N. MAILLET,& BIROE FRANCE.1997. Wood, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, Cambridge- [Ducks and Coots mid-winter counts--1996 in shire PE17 2LS, UK.)•Survival increasesduring France.]Ornithos 4: 2-9. (LPO,Corderie Royale, BP first 3 years,then declinesfor last5-6 yearsof life; 263, 17305 Rochefort Cedex, France.)--866,233 maximum life span about 10 years.--J.V.B. birds;Camargue (120,264 birds) and Cours du Rhin SANDERCOCK,B. K., & C. L. GRATTO-TREVOR.1997. (38,900)two most importantsites. (French, Engl. Local survival in SemipalmatedSandpipers Cal- summ.)•G.O. idris pusilla breedingat La P•rouseBay, Canada. DORE,C. P., P.M. ELLIS,& E. M. STUART.1996. Num- Ibis 139: 305-312. (Dept. Biol. Sci., Simon Fraser bers of Whimbrel breeding in Shetland in 1989- Univ., Burnaby,BC, V5A 1S6,Can.)•Survival of 1994 and previously. ScottishBirds 18: 193-196. females(0.56) consistently lower than that of males (RSPB,E. Ho., SumburghHead Lighthouse,Virkie, (0.61).--J.V.B. Shetland,UK.)•Numenius phaeopus. SCHEMPF,P. F. 1997. Bald Eagle longevity record DUNCAN,R. g. 1996.House Sparrow (Passerdomes- from southeastern Alaska. J. Field Ornithol. 68: ticus) trends in coastal Northwest Florida-Ala- 150-151.(USFWS, 3000 Vintage Blvd., Juneau,AK bama based on Christmas Bird Count data. Ala- 99801-7100,USA.)•28 yr 0 mo for adult female bama Birdlife 42(2): 1-2. (614 FairpointDr., Gulf Haliaeetusleucocephalus.--R.A.L Breeze, FL 32561, USA.)•3 of 4 CBCs studied showed declines from 1980-1984 to 1990-1994 in Mortality causes birdsper party-hr.--J.B.O. GRAHAM,D. L. 1997. Spider webs and windows as DUNCAN,g. g. 1997.Herring Gull (Larusargentatus) trends in coastal northwest Florida-Alabama potentially important sourcesof hummingbird based on Christmas Bird Count data. Alabama mortality.J. FieldOrnithol. 68: 98-101. (Dept. Biol., Univ. Miami, Coral Gables,FL 33124, USA.)--Phae- Birdlife 43(1): 38-40. (614 Fairpoint Dr., Gulf Breeze,FL 32561,USA.)•Data from 5 CBCsshow thornissuperciliosus, Phaethornis longuemareus, Ama- zilia tzacatl. declinesin birdsper party-hr.of effort(but no sta- JEHL,J. R., JR.1996. Mass mortality eventsof Mated tisticalinference) during the periods 1980-1984 and Grebes in North America. J. Field Ornithol. 67: 1990-1994.--J.B.O. 471-476. (Hubbs-SeaWorld Res. Inst., 2595 Ingra- ENDERSON,J. H., ET AL. 1995. Population changesin hamSt., San Diego, CA 92109,USA.)--Cause of the North Americanperegrines. Trans. N. Am. Wildl. largest(150,000) nigricollis mortality at Sal- Nat. Resour.Conf. 60: 142-161.(Dept. Biol.,Colo- ton Sea in 1992, is unknown; the most persistent rado Coil., Colorado Springs,CO 80903,USA.)-- causes of others are adverse weather and disease.-- Falcoperegrinus. R.A.I. HAUKOS,D. A., & K. E. CHURCH.1996. Evaluation of time-seriesanalysis to forecastpopulation indices of Greater Prairie-chickensin Kansas.Bird Popul. Population numbers,trends, and dynamics 3: 1-13.(Dept. Range & Wildl.Manage, Texas Tech. BARTER,M. It AL. 1997. Wader numbers on Chong- Univ., Lubbock TX, 79409-2125,USA.) ming Dao, Yangtze Estuary, China, during early HUSSELL,D. J. T. 1996. The influx of Black-capped 20 RecentOrnithological Literature

Chickadeesat Long Point, Ontario in the spring kahe and its closest relative, the Pukeko. Conserv. of 1962: a 35-year perspective on an unusual Biol. 10: 1463-1466.(Zool. Dept., Univ. Otago,P.O. event.J. Field Ornithol. 67: 614•622. (Environ. Can., Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand.)•Porphyrioman- 49 Camelot Dr., Nepean, ON K1A OH3, Can.)• telli, Porphyrioporphyrio. Poecileatricapillus. BURES,S. 1997.High CommonVole Microtusarvalis KRUEGER,O. 1997.Population density and intra- and predation on ground-nestingbird eggs and nest- interspecificcompetition of the African Fish Eagle lings. Ibis 139: 173-174. (Dept. Zool., Palacky Haliaeetus vocifer in Kyambura Game Reserve, Univ., Svobody26, 77146 Olomouc,Czech Repub- southwestUganda. Ibis 139: 19-24. (Univ. Biele- lic.)•May be importantsource of nestpredation.-- feld, Neue Str. 25, 33824Wertger, Germany.)•Im- J.V.B. mature birds probably forced to occupymarginal CRESSWELL,W. 1997.Nest predation:the relative ef- habitatby competitionwith adults.--J.V.B. fects of nest characteristics,clutch size and paren- LIGON,J. D., & P. B. STACEY.1996. Land use, lag times tal behaviour.Anim. Behav.53: 93-103. (IBLS, Gra- and the detectionof demographicchange: The hamKerr Bdg., Glasgow Univ., Glasgow G12 8QQ, caseof the Acorn Woodpecker.Conserv. Biol. 10: UK.)•For Turdusmerula, predation risk was not 840-846. (Dept. Biol., Univ. New Mexico, Albu- relatedto physicalcharacteristics of site for natural, querque, NM 87131, USA.)•Melanerpesformicivo- active nests, but was related for artificial nests FbtS. without blackbirdspresent.--A.K.T. MURRAY, S., & S. WANLESS.1996. A census of the St. DAVIES,J. G., & G. COWLISHAW.1996. Baboon camiv- Kilda [Scotland]gannetry in May 1994.Scottish ory and raptor interspecificcompetition in the Na- Birds18: 152-158. (Craigie Dhu, Cardney, Dunkeld, mib Desert [Namibia]. J. Arid Envts. 34: 247-249. PerthshirePH8 0EY, UK.)•Morus bassanus. (CresswellAssociates, The Court Ho., The High St., O'BRIEN,M. 1996.The numbersof breedingwaders BisleyGL6 7AA, UK.)•Conflict betweenbaboon in lowland Scotland. Scottish Birds 18: 231-241. and Milvus migransover klipspringercalf re- (RSPB,17 RegentTerr., Edinburgh EH7 5BH,UK.). mains.--P.J.C. PETERJOHN,B. G., J. R. SAUER,& W. A. LINK. 1996. DICKSON,R. C. 1996.Nestling predation by Merlins. The 1994 and 1995 summary of the North Amer- ScottishBirds 18: 251-252. (Lismore,New Luce, ican Breeding Bird Survey. Bird Popul. 3: 48-66. Newton Stewart,Wigtownshire DG8 0AJ,UK.)-- (USGS/BRD, PatuxentWildl. Res.Ctr., Laurel, MD Falco columbarius. 20708, USA.) SAUER,J. R., G. W. PENDLETON,& B. G. PETERJOHN. GLAZEBROOK,J. 1996. Egg theft by Carrion Crows. SuffolkBirds 45: 159.(61 Woodlands,Chelmondis- 1996. Evaluating causesof population changein ton, Suffolk, IP9 1DU, UK.•-Corvus corone. North American insectivoroussongbirds. Con- G¸TMARK, F., & J. OLSSON.1997. Artificial colour mu- serv. Biol. 10: 465-478. (Natl. Biol. Serv., Patuxent Environ.Sci. Ctr., Laurel,MD 20708,USA.) tation: do red-painted Great Tits experiencein- SHARP,B. E. 1996. Avian population trends in the creasedor decreasedpredation? Anim. Behav.53: PacificNorthwest. Bird Popul. 3: 26-45. (Ecol.Per- 83-91. (Dept. Zool., Univ. G/Steborg,Medicinare- spectives,P.O. Box 111, Fossil,OR 97830,USA.) gatan 18, S-41390 G/Steborg,Sweden.•-Accipiter SMITH,L. H. 1997. Building a viable Lyrebird pop- nisuspairs took a higherproportion of red-painted ulation. Aust.Bird Watcher17: 71-80. (36 Duke St., thancontrol Parus major, but usinghawk pairs as Kew, Vic. 3101, Australia).--Calculatesbreeding sampleunits, red tits did not sufferhigher preda- successrates necessary for populationgrowth and tion risk.--A.K.T. discussesaffecting factors.--I.D.E. HUSAK,M. S. 1995.Evidence of possibleegg preda- TELFAIR,R. C., II. 1995.Neotropic Cormorant(Phal- tion by Golden-frontedWoodpeckers. Bull. Texas acrocoraxbrasilianus) population trends and dy- Ornithol.Soc. 28: 55-56. (Dept. Biol., Angelo State namics in Texas. Bull. Texas Ornithol. Soc. 28: 7- Univ., San Angelo, TX 76909, USA.)•Melanerpes 16. (TexasParks & Wildl. Dept., Manage.& Res. aurifronswere twiceremotely photographed at an Stn., 11942FM 848, Tyler, TX 75707,USA.)--After artificial quail nest.--J.B.O. drasticpopulation declines in the 1960's,popula- JOHNSON,W. P., & F. C. ROHWER.1996. Disturbance tionshave steadilyincreased. Banding data yield of wintering Green-wingedTeal and Mallards by additional information.--J.B.O. raptors.Southwest. Nat. 41: 331-334.(Texas Pk. & WANLESS,S., J. MATTHEWS,& W. R. P. BOURNE.1996. Wildl. Dept., 10 Parks& Wildl. Dr., Port Arthur, The Troup Head [Scotland] gannetry. Scottish TX 77640,USA.)-•Anas crecca, Anas platyrhynchos. Birds 18: 214-221. (Inst. Terrestrial Ecol., Hill of LONG, D. J., & L. GILBERT.1997. California sea lion Brathens,Glassel, Banchory, Kincardineshire AB31 predation on chicks of the Common Murre. J. 4BY, UK.)-•Morus bassanus. Field Ornithol.68: 152-154.(Dept. Ichthyol.,Cali- fornia Acad. Sci., Golden Gate Pk., San Francisco, Predation & predators CA 94118,USA.•-Uria aalge,Zalophus californianus. BUNIN,J. S., & I. G. JAMIESON.1996. Responses to a LUDLOw,A., & D. LUDLOw.1996. Great Gray Owl- modelpredator of New Zealand'sendangered Ta- gray squirrel encounter.Blue Jay 54: 225. (77 San- Issue 75 21

dra Bay, Winnipeg, MB R3T 0J9,Can.)•Strix neb- Blvd. Brown s/n, (9120)Puerto Madryn, Chubut, ulosain city backyard killed a Sciuruscarolinensis Argentina.)•Gulls responsiblefor 99% of all ob- and fed on it for 2 days.--R.W.N. servedpredation.--J.V.B. MACEDONIA,J. M., & P. L. YOUNT. 1991. Auditory ZANETTE, L. 1997. Predation of an Eastern Yellow assessmentof avian predator threat in semi-cap- Robin nest by a small bird, the Brown-headed tive ringtailed lemurs (Lemur catta). Primates32: Honeyeater.Aust. Bird Watcher 17: 158-159. (Dept. 169-182. (Dept. Zool., Univ. California,Davis, CA EcosystemManage., Univ. New England, Armi- 95616-8755,USA.)•Reactions to calls of Buteoja- dale, NSW 2351, Australia).---Opportunistic egg maicensis,Polyboroides radiatus and Hylocichlamus- predationby Melithreptusbrevirostris.--I.D.E. telina.--T.K. MARJAKANGAS,g. 1996. Nest losses in a boreal Black Reproductive effort & productivity population. Suomen Riista 42: 25-30. (Dept. Biol., Univ. Oulu, FIN-90570 Oulu, Fin- DESANTE, D. E., K. M. BURTON, & D. R. O'GRADY. land.)---Ofnearly 25% of chicklosses of Lyrurus 1996. The monitoring avian productivity & sur- tetrix most succumbedto predation,presumably vivorship (MAPS) program fourth & fifth annual mainlyby Vulpesvulpes. (Finnish, Engl. summ.)--- report (1993& 1994).Bird Popul.3: 67-120. (Inst. M.D.F.U. Bird Popul., P.O. Box 1346, Pt. Reyes Stn., CA PERRY,D., J. R. SPENCE,& J. A. VOLNEY. 1997. Re- 94956, USA.) sponsesof natural enemiesto experimentallyin- GUYN, K. L., & R. G. CLARK. 1997. Cover character- creasedpopulations of the forest tent caterpillar, istics and success of natural and artificial duck Malacosoma disstria. Ecol. Entomol. 22: 97-108. nests. J. Field Ornithol. 68: 33-41. (Dept. Biol., (Dept. Entomol., 243 Nat. Sci., Michigan State Univ. Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Univ., East Lansing, MI 48824-1115,USA. EM: Can.)•No correlationfound betweenartificial and [email protected])---Rearedforest tent cat- natural nest success;despite efforts to place nests erpillars in upland and lowland aspen forestsin in 'typical'locations, natural nests had greaterlat- Alberta, Can. simulatingvarious population den- eral cover and taller vegetation.--R.A.I. sities. Empidonaxminimus, Pheucticus ludovicianus, HAKKARAINEN, H., V. KOIVUNEN, & E. KORPIK•MI. Dendroicapetechia and Icterusgalbula preyed on late 1997.Reproductive success and parental effort of larvaeand were the chief source of pupalmortality Tengmalm'sOwls: Effects of spatialand temporal at all prey densities.--D.E.W.D. variation in habitat quality. Ecoscience4: 35-42. R•)NK•, A., & K. KOIVULA. 1997. Effect of shore (Lab. Ecol. Zool., Dept. Biol., Univ. Turku, FIN- width on the predation rate of artificial wader 20014Turku, Finland.)•Effects of temporalvaria- nests.Ibis 139: 405-407. (Dept. Biol., Univ. Oulu, tionsin the relativeimportance of main and alter- PO Box 333, FIN-90571 Oulu, Finland.)•No dif- native food sourcesof Aegoliusfunereus.---C.M. ference.--J.V.B. HARTLEY,M. J. 1994. Passerineabundance and pro- SAENZ,D., & R. R. SCHAEFER.1995. Opportunistic ductivity indices in grasslandsmanaged for wa- predationby a Broad-wingedHawk on a southern terfowl nesting cover. Trans. N. Am. Wildl. Nat. flying squirrel.Bull. Texas Ornithol. Soc. 28: 60-61. Resour.Conf. 59: 322-327. (Dept. Wildl. Ecol.,220 (Wildl. Habitat & SilvicultureLab., South.Res. Stn., Nutting Hall, Univ. Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5755, USDA For. Serv.,Nacogdoches, TX 75962,USA.)• USA.)• abundanceduring the nesting Buteoplatypterus preyed on a Glaucomysvolans.-- seasonwas compared across3 cover types: dense J.B.O. nesting cover, native grasslands,and wheat.-- YAHNER,R. H., & C. G. IVIAHAN.1996. Depredation W.P.J. of artificial ground nests in a managed,forested HERRON,J. 1996. Red-tailed Hawk nesting study on landscape.Conserv. Biol. 10:285-288. (Sch. For. Re- Interstate79 [WV]. Redstart63: 116-117.(511 Ohio sour., PennsylvaniaState Univ., Univ. Park, PA Ave., Fairmont, WV 26554, USA.)---22 nest sites in 16802, USA.) a distanceof 140 mi produced10 young Buteoja- YANES,M., & F. SUAREZ.1996. Incidental nest pre- maicensisfrom 7 occupiedsites.•.A.H. dation and lark conservation in an Iberian semi- HOLLIMAN, D.C. 1997. (Sialia sial- arid shrubsteppe. Conserv. Biol. 10: 881-887. is) studies during the constructionof a golfing (Dept. Interuniversitariode Ecol.,Univ. Autonoma, community in North Shelby County, Alabama. E-28049,Madrid, Spain.)---Outlinesincidental pre- AlabamaBirdlife 43(3): 7-21. (Biol.Dept., Birming- dation of Galeridatheklae and Calandrellarufescens ham-SouthernCol., AradelphiaRd., Birmingham, nests.•.M.C. AL 35254,USA.)•8-yr. study of productionfrom YORIO,P., & F. QUINTANA.1997. Predation by Kelp 50 nestboxes per yr. was worthwhileon a profes- Gulls Larus dominicanusat a mixed-speciescol- sionalgolf coursewith properplanning; provides ony of Royal Terns Sterna maxima and Cayenne managementrecommendations.--J.B.O. Terns Sterna eurygnatha in Patagonia. Ibis 139: RODGERS,J.A., JR.,& S.T. SCHWIKERT.1997. Breeding 536-541. (CentroNacional Patag6nico(CONICET), successand chronologyof Wood Mycteria 22 RecentOrnithological Literature

americana in northern and central Florida, U.S.A. BUSTNES,J. O., & O. J. LONNE.1997. Habitat parti- Ibis 139: 76-91. (Florida Game & Fresh Water Fish tioning amongsympatric wintering CommonEi- Comm., 4005 South Main St., Gainesville, FL 32601, ders Somateria mollissima and King Eiders So- USA.)•-Includesinformation on clutchsize, hatch- materia spectabilis.Ibis 139:549-554. (Found. Nat. ing successand nestlingsurvival.--J.V.B. Res.& Cult. HeritageRes., Dept. ArcticEcol., Stor- SAFFORD,R. J.1997. Nesting success of the Mauritius gata25, N-9005 Tromso,Norway.)--Water depth Fody Foudia rubra in relation to its use of exotic mostimportant factor separating 2 species.--J.V.B. trees as nest sites. Ibis 139: 555-559. (Mauritian DELPHEY,P. J., & J. J. DINSMORE.1993. Breeding bird Wildl. Fund, Tamarin, Mauritius/Durrell Inst. communities of recently restored and natural Conserv.& Ecol.,Univ. Canterbury,Kent CT2 7NZ, prairie potholes.Wetlands 13: 200-206. (USFWS, UK.)•-Successhighest in exotictrees.--J.V.B. 620 S. Walker St.,Bloomington, IN 47403,USA.)-- SnKAM•KI, P., M. HovI, & O. PATna.1997. Low return Speciesrichness was higher in naturalwetlands, ratedue to clutchenlargemen, ts in the PiedFly- but pair countsof waterfowland waterfowlspecies catcher(Ficedula hypoleuca). Ecoscience 4: 24-28. richness did not differ between natural and created (Dept. Biol. Environ. Sci., Konnevesi Res. Stn., wetlands.Geothlypis trichas, Agelaius phoeniceus, Cis- Univ. Jyvaskyla,P.O. Box35, FIN-40351Jyvaskyla, tothoruspalustris, and Melospiza georgianawere Finland.)•-Effectsof artificialincrease in reproduc- more abundant in natural than in restored wet- tive effort.--C.M. lands.--W.P.J. WHITCOMB, S. D., A. F. O'CONNELL,JR., & F. A. SER- GEHLBACH,F. R. 1995.Biogeographic controls of avi- VELEO.1996. Productivity of the SpruceGrouse at faunal richness in isolated coniferous forests of the southeasternlimit of its range. J. Field Orni- the U.S.-Mexican Borderlands. Pp. 135-150. In thol. 67: 422-427. (Virginia Dept. Game Inland Storm over a mountain island: conservation biolo- Fish., 2387 Tumbling Creek Rd., Saltville, VA gy and the Mr. Grahamaffair. C. A. Istock& R. S. 24370,USA.)--Report no. chicks/female< I for Hoffman, Eds. Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson. Falcipenniscanadensis canadensis in mid-coastal GROVER,A.M., & G. A. BALDASSARRE.1995. Bird spe- Maine.--R.A.I. ciesrichness within beaverponds in south-central New York. Wetlands 15: 108-118. (Environ. For. Site fidelity & dispersal Biol., SUNY Coil. Environ. Sci. For., Syracuse,NY 13210,USA.)--On average,more bird speciesuse BALDI,A., & T. CS•)RG•).1994. Roosting site fidelity activethan inactive beaver ponds.--W.P.J. of Great Tits (Parus major) during winter. Acta KELLER,C. M. E., C. S. ROBBINS,& J. S. HATFIELD. Zool. Hungarica40: 359-367.(Ecol. Res. Group, 1993. Arian communitiesin riparian forestsof HungarianNat. Hist. Mus. Barossu 13,H-1088 Bu- different widths in Maryland and Delaware.Wet- dapest,Hungary.) lands 13: 137-144. (USFWS, Patuxent Wildl. Res. RIMMER,C. C., & C. H. DARMSTADT.1996. Non-breed- Ctr., Laurel, MD 20708, USA.)•-Neotropical mi- ing site fidelity in Northern Shrikes. J. Field Or- grant specieswere proportionatelymore numerous nithol. 67: 360366. (Vermont Inst. Nat. Sci.,RR 2, in wider forests;Ernpidonax virescens, Protonotaria ci- Box 532, Woodstock,VT 05091, USA.)--Lanius ex- cubitor. trea, Vireo griseus,Vireo olivaceus,Piranga olivacea, Sayornisphoebe, Oporornis forrnosus, Seiurus rnotacil- SILVERIN,B. 1997. The stressresponse and autumn la, Hylocichlarnustelina, and Contopusvirens were dispersalbehaviour in Willow Tits. Anita. Behav. more likely to occurin wider forests.--W.P.J. 53: 451-459.(Dept. Zool., G6teborgUniv., Medici- KENNEDY,E. D., & D. W. WHITE. 1996. Interference naregatan18, S-41390 G6teborg,Sweden.)•-Parus competition from House Wrens as a factor in the rnontanusjuveniles treated with corticosteronedis- decline of Bewick's Wrens. Conserv. Biol. 10: 281- persedfrom experimentalplots.--A.K.T. 284. (Div. Biol., KansasState Univ., Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.)•-Troglodytesaedon, Thryomanes be- Speciescomposition & competition;biodiversity wickii. BROWN,D. J., W. A. HUBERT,& S. H. ANDERSON.1996. WEISS,R. A. 1997. Species diversity for Indiana Beaverponds createwetland habitat for birds in birds--1985 to 1996. Indiana Audubon Q. 75: 72- mountainsof southeasternWyoming. Wetlands 76. (ChipperWoods Bird Obs.,10329 N. New Jer- 16:127-133. (Wyoming Coop. Fish Wildl. Res.Unit, sey St., Indianapolis,IN 46280,USA.)•-Shannon- Univ. Wyoming, Box 3155,University Station, Lar- Wienerindices were relativelystable over the pe- amie, WY 82071,USA.)•-Bird speciesrichness is riod, lowest for Christmas Bird Counts and similar correlated with water surface area, shallow water, for Big May Day Bird Counts and Summer Bird and shorelinelength. Anas crecca, Anas platyrhyn- Counts.--J.S.C. chos,Agelaius phoeniceus, Euphagus cyanocephalus, WINKER, K. 1996. The crumbling infrastructureof Actitis hypoleucos,and Gallinagogallinago are the biodiversity:the avian example.Conserv. Biol. 10: most common species associatedwith beaver 703-707.(Natl. Mus. Nat. History,MSC MRC 534, ponds.--W.P.J. SmithsonianInst., Washington, DC 20560,USA.) Issue 75 23

Winter habitat and habits Intraspecificvariation DAVIS, W. E., JR. 1996. Notes on the response of CLANCEY,P.A. 1997. Variation in the Cape Pendu- small birds to the presenceof a Cooper'sHawk line Tit Anthoscopusminutus of the southernAf- at winter bird feeders. Bird Obs. (Massachusetts) rotropics.Bull. Br.Ornithol. Club 117:52-55. (Suite 24: 304-306. (C/O BOEM, P.O. Box236, Arlington, 19, Caister Lodge, 264 Musgrave Rd., Berea,Dur- MA 02174, USA.)---Accipitercooperii. ban 4001, South Africa.)---The well marked races DICKSON,R. C. 1996.The hunting behaviour of Mer- are damarensis,gigi and nominate.•L.G.G. lins in winter in Galloway [Scotland]. Scottish FOGGO,M. N., R. A. HITCHMOUGH,& C. H. DAUGH- Birds 18: 165-169. (Lismore, New Luce, Newton ERTY.1997. Systematicand conservationimplica- Stewart, WigtownshireDG8 0AJ, UK.)•Falco col- tions of geographicvariation in pipits (Anthus umbarius. Motacillidae) in New Zealand and some offshore DICKSON,R. C, 1996. Hunting times of Hen Harriers islands.Ibis 139:366-373. (Dept. Sci.,Central Inst. in winter. Scottish Birds 18: 182-183. (Lismore, Technol.,PO Box 40-470,Upper Hutt, NZ.)•Off- New Luce, Newton Stewart,Wigtownshire DG8 shorepopulations may be sufficientlydistinct to 0AJ, UK.)-- Circuscyaneus. warrantspecific recognition.--J.V.B. JOHNSON,G. D., ETAL. 1996.Assessing river habitat selectionby waterfowl wintering in the South New taxa Platte River, Colorado. Wetlands 16: 542-547. (West.EcoSyst. Technol., Inc., 2003 CentralAve., DICKERMAN,R. W. 1997. A substitute name for the Cheyenne,WY 82001,USA.)--Dabbling (Anas spp.) Bioko race of Pycnonotusvirens. Bull. Br. Orni- anddiving (Aythya spp.) ducks select different hab- thol. Club 117:75. (Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., New York, itat types.--W.P.J. NY 10024,USA.)•Andropadus virens amadoni. McCAw, J. H., III, P. J. ZWANK, •r R. L. STEINER.1996. FRITH, C.B., & D.W. FRITH. 1997. The taxonomic sta- Abundance, distribution, and behavior of Com- tus of the bird of paradise Paradigalla caruncu- mon Mergansers wintering on a reservoir in lata intermedia (Paradisaeidae) with notes on the southern New Mexico. J. Field Omithol. 67: 669- otherParadigalla taxa. Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club 117: 679. (New MexicoCoop. Fish Wildl. Res.Unit, 38-48. (P.O. Box 581, Malanda, Nth. Qld. 4885, New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM 88003, Australia.) USA.)---Mergusmerganser. GOODMAN, S. M., A. F. A. HAWKINS, & C. A. DO- MILLER,J. B. 1996. Red-breasted Mergansers in an MERGUE.1997. A new speciesof (Vangidae, urban winter habitat. J. Field Ornithol. 67: 477-483. Calicalicus) from southwesternMadagascar. Bull. (MassachusettsGen. Hospital, 149 13th St., Charles- Br. Omithol. Club 117:5-10. (Field Mus. Nat. Hist., town, MA 02129,USA.)---Mergus serrator. Chicago,IL 60605,USA.)---Calicalicus rufocarpalis. REES,E. C., J. S. KIR•3Y,& A. GIL•3URN.1997. Site se- GREENWOOD,J. J. D. 1997. Introduction: the diversity lection by swanswintering in Britain and Ireland: of taxonomies. Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club 117: 85-96. the importanceof habitat and geographicloca- (BTO, The Nunnery,Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2PU, tion. Ibis 139:337-352.(Wildfowl & WetlandsTrust, UK.) Slimbridge,Gloucester GL2 7BT, UK.) WILSON,H. 1996.The impact of bird feeding on win- Speciesconcepts tering birds. Bird Obs. (Massachusetts)24: 17-22. SNOW,D.W. 1997. Should the biological be super- (C/O BOEM, P.O. Box 236, Arlington, MA 02174, sededby the phylogeneticspecies concept? Bull. USA.)---Reviewsprevious publishedwork and Br. Ornithol. Club 117: 110-121. (The Old Forge, showsthat feeding can influencehabitat selection in winter.--W.E.D. Wingrave,Aylesbury, Bucks. HP22 4PD, UK.) ZIN•C,R.M. 1997.Species concepts. Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club 117: 97-109. (J. F. Bell Mus., 100 Ecol. Bldg. EVOLUTION & SYSTEMATICS Univ. Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.) Classification& phylogeny Taxonomy & nomenclature LIVEZEY,B.C. 1997.A phylogenetic analysis of mod- em sheldgeeseand shelducks (Anatidae, Tador- BARBAGLI,F., F. BARBAGLI,& C. VIOLANI. 1997. Sco- nini). Ibis 139: 51•56. (Sect. Birds, Carnegie Mus. poli, Linnaeus and the Wallcreeper Tichodroma Nat. Hist., 4400Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh,PA 15213- touraria. Bull. Br. Omithol. Club 117:145-147. (Via 4080,USA.)•Results agree with mostrecent clas- Margaritone20, 52100Arezzo, Italy.) sificationsof this group.--J.V.B. COLLAR,N.J. 1997. Taxonomy and conservation: MIKHAILOV,K.E. 1997. Bird taxonomy based on egg- chickenand egg.Bull. Br. Omithol. Club 117:122- shell structure. Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club 117: 149- 136. (BirdLife Int., Wellbrook Crt., Girton Rd., 150.(Paleontological Inst. RussianAcad. Sci.,Prof- CambridgeCB3 0NA, UK.) sojuznajaSt. 123, Moscow 117647,Russia.) MEES,G. F. 1997. On the identity of Heterornissenex 24 RecentOrnithological Literature

Bonaparte.Bull. Br. Ornithol.Club 117:67•38. (31 UENTE.1996. Temporal variation in food avail- West St., Busselton 6280, WA, Australia.) ability and diet of Blackcapsin olive orchards.J. VIOLANI,C. G., & F. BARBAGLI.1997. Salvadori, Gig- Field Ornithol. 67: 592•303. (Depto.Biol. Anim., lioli and Arrigoni: aspectsof the trinomial contro- Univ. Ja6n,E-23071 Ja6n, Spain.)•Sylvia atricapilla. versy in Italian . Bull. gr. Ornithol. ROLANDO,A., & P. LAIOLO.1997. A comparative anal- Club 117:137-144. (Dipto. di Biol. Anim., Univ. Pa- ysis of the diets of the Chough Pyrrhocoraxpyr- via, Piazza Botta 9, 27100 Pavia, Italy.) rhocorax and the Alpine. Chough Pyrrhocorax graculuscoexisting in the Alps. Ibis 139:388-395. FOOD HABITS & NUTRITION (Dipt. di Biol. Anim., Univ. di Torino,via Accade- Diet & nutrition mia Albertina 17, 1-10123Turin, Italy.)•Based on fecal analysis.--J.V.B. BRENNINKMEIJER,A., M. KLAASSEN, & E. W. M. ROSE,A. B. 1997. Notes on the diet of Nightjars in STIENEN. 1997. Sandwich Terns Sterna sandvicen- New South Wales. Aust. Bird Watcher 17: 105-106. sis feeding on shell fractions. Ibis 139: 397-400. (AustralianMus., 6-8 College,St., SydneyS., NSW (DLO Inst. For. & Nat. Res., PO Box 23, 6700 AA 2000,Australia).--Roadkill stomach contents of Ae- Wageningen,Netherlands.) gothelescristatus, Eurostopodus mystacalis, and E. ar- BURTON, A. g. & P. OLSEN. 1997. A note on the inter- gus.--I.D.E. and intraspecific differences in the diets of the ROSE,A. B. 1997. Notes on the diet of some Parrots sympatric Brown Goshawks and Grey Goshawks in New South Wales. Aust. Bird Watcher 17: 134- during the non-breeding season. Aust. Bird 137. (Australian Mus., 6-8 College St., Sydney, Watcher17: 138-141. (ORB. Conserv., 22 Diciembre NSW 2000, Australia).--Stomachcontents and ob- No. 1, Col. Manuel Avila Camacho,Naucalpan, servationsof 10 speciessupplement previous lit- Edo MexicoC.P. 53910,Mexico).--Accipiter novae- erature records.--I.D.E. hollandiaetakes more mammalsthan A. fasciatus, ROSE, A. B. 1997. Notes on the diet of in and femalesof both speciescapture larger prey New South Wales. Aust. Bird Watcher 17: 130-133. than males.--I.D.E. (Australian Mus., 6-8 College St., Sydney, NSW CLARKE,R., g. COMBRIDGE,& P. COMBRIDGE.1997. A 2000, Australia).--Stomach contentsand observa- comparison of the feeding ecology of wintering tionsshow 4 speciesspecialise on hairy caterpillars, Hen Harriers Circus cyaneus centred on two 2 on fruit and one on diverse invertebrates.--I.D.E. heathland areas in England. Ibis 139:4-18. (New WERMUNDSEN,T. 1997. Seasonal change in the diet Hythe Ho., Reach,Cambridge CB5 0JQ, UK.)•Diet of the PacificParakeet Aratinga strenuain Nica- stronglyrelated to type of foraginghabitat.--J.V.B. ragua.Ibis 139:566-568. (Dept. Appl. Zool.,PO Box KENOW, K. P., & D. H. RUSCH. 1996. Food habits of 27 (Viikki C), FIN•30014 Univ. Helsinki, Fin- Redheads at the Horicon Marsh, Wisconsin. J. land.)•Between dry and rainy seasons.--J.V.B. FieldOrnithol. 67: 649•359. (Upper Mississippi Sci. Ctr., P.O. Box 818, La Crosse,WI 54602, USA.)• Foraging habits, food selection,& food storage Aythyaamericana. MARTI, C. D., & g. N. KOCHERT. 1996. Diet and tro- BECKER,P. H., D. FRANK, & M. WAGENER. 1997. Lux- phic characteristics of Great Horned Owls in ury in freshwater and stressat sea?The foraging southwestern Idaho. J. Field Ornithol. 67: 499-506. of the Sterna hirundo. Ibis 139:264- (Dept. Zool., Weber StateUniv., Ogden, UT 84408- 269. (Institut ftir Vogelforschung,An der Vogel- 2505, USA.)•Bubo virginianus. warte 21, D-26386 Wilhelmshaven,Germany.)• NISBET, I. C. T. 1997. Female Common Terns Sterna Foragingsuccess over freshwater allows higher col- hirundo eating mollusc shells: evidence for calci- ony attendance,better mate coordinationand bet- um deficitsduring egg laying. Ibis 139:400-401. ter parentalcare.--J.V.B. (I.C.T. Nisbet & Co., Inc., 150 Alder Ln., North Fal- gOAL,C. W., & R. W. MANNAN. 1996. Prey sizes of mouth, MA 02556,USA.) male and female Northern Goshawks. Southwest. OLSSON,O., & A.W. NORTH.1997. Diet of the King Nat. 41: 355-358.(Sch. Nat. Resour.,Univ. Arizona, Aptenodytespatagonicus during three Tucson,AZ 85721,USA.)•Accipiter gentilis; no dif- summers at South Georgia. Ibis 139: 504-512. ferences.--J.J.D. (Dept. Zool.,Villav•igen 9, UppsalaUniv., S-75236 BURTON,A. g. & P. OLSEN. 1997. A note on the be- Uppsala,Sweden.)•Myctophid fish main summer haviour of two sympatric Goshawks in the Aus- prey.--J.V.B. tralian Wet Tropics. Aust. Bird Watcher 17: 126- PURGER,J. J. 1989. A diet of the Long-earedOwl, 129. (ORB.Conserv., 22 Diciembre No. 1, Col. Man- Asio otus L., 1758, in west Backa(Vojvodina, Yu- uel Avila Camacho,Naucalpan, Edo MexicoC.P. goslavia).Arch. Sci. Biol. Belgrade 41(1-2): 93-102. 53910, Mexico).--Accipiterfasciatus' use of active (Dept. Ecol. & Zoogeogr.,Janus Pannonius Univ., search methods more often than A. novaehollandiae P6cs,luffs • u. 6, H-7601 Hungary.) is morphologicallyrelated. --I.D.E. REY, P. J., J. M. ALC,•NTARA,& A.M. S,•NCHEZ-LAF- BYRKJEDAL,I., ET AL. 1997. Feeding associationsbe- Issue 75 25

tween Red-neckedGrebes Podiceps grisegena and 452-460. (Dept. Zool., Univ. Tasmania,GPO Box Velvet ScotersMelanitta fusca in winter. Ibis 139: 252 C, Hobart,Tas. 7001,Australia.)•Majority of 45-50. (Mus. Zool., Inst. Zool., Univ. Bergen,Mu- diveswithin top 3 m of watercolumn.--J.V.B. s•plass3, N-5007 Bergen,Norway.)•May be way HENTY,C. J. 1996. Feeding associationof Dunnock for naive birds to easilyobtain prey.--J.V.B. and Blackbird in snow. Scottish Birds 18: 247. CAMPOS,F., & J. M. LEKUONA.1997. Temporal vari- (Univ. Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK.)•Accentor ations in the feeding habits of the Purple Heron modularis,Turdus merula, latter exposedfood.-- Ardea purpurea during the breeding season.Ibis p.j.c. 139: 447-451. (Dept. Zool. Ecol., Fac. Ciencias, MADDOCK,M. 1997. Foraging associationbetween Univ. Navarra, E-31080 Pamplona, Spain.)-- the AustralasianGrebe Tachybaptusnovaehollan- Changesprobably related to feedingof nestlingsin diae and the PacificBlack Duck Anas superciliosa. mid-summer.--J.V.B. Aust. Bird Watcher17: 97-98. (ShortlandWetlands Cox, R. R., JR.,& J. A. KADLEC.1995. Dynamics of Ctr., P.O. Box 130, Wallsend, NSW 2287, Austra- potential waterfowl foods in Great Salt Lake lia).--Grebesdove around up-ending duck.--I.D.E. marshes during summer. Wetlands 15: 1-8. MARTINEZ-DELGADO,E., ET AL. 1996.Removal of pi- (USGS/BRD, North. Prairie Sci. Ctr., Jamestown, tion seeds by birds and rodents in San Luis Po- ND 58401,USA.)•Biomass changes of both animal tosl, M•xico. Southwest.Nat. 41: 270-274. (Calle and plant speciesutilized as foodby waterfowlare Hidalgo #9, Ojuelos,Jalisco, M•xico.)•Zenaida asia- investigated.--W.P.J. tica,Zenaida macroura, Corvus corax, Aphelocoma ul- DEREBEIRA, P. 1997.A further recordof Ruddy Turn- tramarina,Aphelocoma californica regularly removed stonesArenaria interpreseating bread. Stilt 30: 55. seeds.--J.J.D. (12 Glenwood Ave., Glen Forrest, WA 6071, Aus- McCULLOCH,E.M. & H. ASTON.1997. Noisy Miner tralia). Manorina melanocephalaand Yellow-throated DUNLOP,J. N. 1997. Foraging range, marine habitat Miner M. flavigula feeding together on Thorny and diet of Bridled Terns breeding in Western SaltbushRhagodia spinescens. Aust. Bird Watcher Australia.Corella 21: 77-82. (Dept. Biol.,Murdoch 17: 109. (6 Bullen Ave., Mitcham, Vic. 3132,Austra- Univ., SouthSt., Murdoch, WA 6150,Australia).-- lia).--Temporary associationowing to seasonal Feedingover drift weed raftsis a significantniche presenceof fruit.--I.D.E for Sterna anaethetus.--I.D.E. MERRIE,t. D. H. 1996.Black-throated Diver feeding DusI,J. L. 1997.Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pi- on CommonFrogs. Scottish Birds 18: 253. (Craigie leatus)store acorns [Quercus nigra] behind screen Ho., Craigie, Clunie, BlairgowriePH10 6RG, UK.) door. Alabama Birdlife 43(1): 49. (Dept. Zool. & -•Gavia arctica. Wildl. Sci., Auburn Univ., AL 36849-5414,USA.) PERCIVAL,S.M., & P.R. EVANS. 1997. Brent Geese EGAN,K. H. 1997. Seasonalchanges in the pollen Branta bernicla and Zostera: factors affecting the sampled from nectarivorous birds visiting an exploitation of a seasonally declining food re- open forest at Menai, New South Wales. Corella source.Ibis 139:121-128. (Ecol. Ctr., Sci.Complex, 21: 83•87. (1 Bowman St., Mortdale, NSW 2223, Univ. Sunderland, Sunderland SR1 3SD, UK.)• Australia).--Variation resulted from seasonalflow- Birds respondedto decliningfood by grazing lon- ering and species'preferences.--I.D.E. ger and nocturnally.--J.V.B. FRANKLIN,D.C. 1997.The foragingbehaviour of avi- PETERSON,L. P., G. W. TANNER, & W. M. KITCHENS. an nectivores in a monsoonal Australian wood- 1995. A comparisonof passerine foraging habits land over a six month period. Corella 21: 48-54. in two tidal marshes of different salinity. Wet- (Sci.Fac., NT Univ., Darwin, NT 0909, Australia).-- lands 15: 315-323. (Florida Nat. Areas Inventory, Identifies3 behaviouralgroupings.--I.D.E. 1018 Thomasville Rd., Suite 200C, Tallahassee,FL GONZfi•LEZ,P.M., T. PIERSMA,& Y. VERKUIL. 1996. 32303,USA. )•Agelaius phoeniceus,Quiscalus major, Food, feeding, and refuelling of Red Knots dur- Cistothoruspalustris, and Geothlypistrichas partition ing northward migration at San Antonio Oeste, habitat variables more in brackish marshes than in Rio Negro, Argentina. J. Field Ornithol. 67: 575- fresh marshes.--W.P.J. 591. (C.C. 84, Pedro Mor6n 385, (8520) San Antonio QUINN, J. L. 1997.The effects of hunting Peregrines Oeste, Pdo Negro, Argentina.)•Calidris canutus Falco peregrinuson the foraging behaviour and rufa. efficiencyof the OystercatcherHaematopus os- HARRISON,F. 1997. Fish feeding Waders of North tralegus.Ibis 139: 170-173.(Wildfowl & Wetlands Queensland, Australia. Stilt 30: 52. (4/6 Albert St., Trust,Slimbridge, Gloucester GL2 7BT,UK.)•Re- Cranbrook, Qld. 4814, Australia).•Observations of ducestime and efficiencyof foraging.--J.V.B. 6 speciesnot recordedas fish-eatersin literature.-- REICHELT,R. C. & t. W. MAY. 1997. Malleefowl eat- I.D.E. ing fungi and orchid tubers.Vic. Nat. 114:198. (26 HEDD,A., ETAL. 1997.Diving behaviour of the Shy BroughamSt., Nhill, Vic. 3418,Australia).-- Leipoa Diomedea cauta in Tasmania: initial ocellata. findings and dive recorder assessment.Ibis 139: ROLANDO,A., P. LAIOLO,& M. FORMICA.1997. A corn- 26 RecentOrnithological Literature

parativeanalysis of the foragingbehaviour of the Fish. Wildl., Utah State Univ., Logan, UT 84322, ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax and the Alpine USA.)--Accipitergentilis. Chough Pyrrhocoraxgraculus coexisting in the WELLER,g. W., • D. L. WELLER.1995. Observations Alps. Ibis 139:461-467. (Dipt. Biol.Anim., via Ac- on feeding of wintering Lesser $caup in relation cademiaAlbertina 17, 1-10123Torino, Italy.)--Very to physicalstructures in CorpusChristi Bay, Tex- little ecologicaloverlap between 2 species.--J.V.B. as. Bull. Texas Ornithol. Soc. 28: 56-59. (Dept. RUBEGA,M. g. 1997. Surface tension prey transport Wildl. Fish.Sci., Texas A&M Univ., CollegeStation, in shorebirds:how widespread is it? Ibis 139:488- TX 77843,USA.)--Aythya affinis foraged near un- 493. (Ecol.& Evol. Biol., Univ. California,Irvine, derwater structures,possibly because of food re- CA 92717, USA.)--Found in Phalaropuslobatus, sourcesthere that were unavailablein open-bay Phalaropastricolor, Calidris mauri and Calidris minu- bottomsthat are typicallydepauperate in a hard- tilla.--].V.B. shorebiota.--J.B.O. SARGENI•, g. g., & g. B. SARGENT.1996. Great Crested WHITAKER,J. J. 1996. Carolina Chickadees feeding Flycatcher(Myiarchus crinitus) feeding at road on white-tailed deer carcass. Redstart 63: 112. kills. Alabama Birdlife 42(2): 10-12. (7570 Mack (3817 Windom P1. NW, Washington,DC 20016, Hicks Rd., Trussville,AL 35173, USA.)---Observed USA.)--Poecilecarolinensis. feedingon Diptera larvae at decayingcarcass.-- J.B.O. Kleptoparasitism SCHULZ,M. 1997.Foot trembling in the Hooded Plo- SHEALER,D. A., ET AL. 1997. Host choice and success ver Thinornis rubricollis. Stilt 30: 49-50. (Fac. Re- of gulls and terns kleptoparasitizing Brown Peli- sour.Sci. Manage., Southern Cross Univ., P.O. Box cans.Anim. Behav.53: 655-665.(Dept. Biol., Col- 1576, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia).--Foot trem- gateUniv., Hamilton, NY 13346,USA.)--Larus atri- blingmay simulateincoming tide, thusmobilising crustaceans.--I.D.E cilla, Sternadougalli, Sterna sandvicensis more suc- cessfulwhen targetingadult Pelecanusoccidental- SCHWEITZER,S. H., & D. M. LESLIE.1996. Foraging is.--A.K.T. patterns of the Least Tern (Sterna antillarum) in north-central Oklahoma. Southwest. Nat. 41: 307- GENETICS & HYBRIDIZATION 314. (Sch.For. Resour.,Univ. Georgia,Athens, GA 30602-2152,USA.) Hybrids & progeny SHAW,G. 1996.Dunnock feeding in sprucecanopy. CREWE,M.D. 1996. Hybrid House x Tree Sparrow ScottishBirds 18: 185. (Forest Enterprise, 55 Moffat at Timworth. Suffolk Birds 45: 159-160. (29A Quil- Rd., Dumfries DG1 1NP, UK.)--Prunella modularis. ter Rd., Felixstowe, IPll 7JJ,UK.)•Passer domesti- STENHOUSE,I. J. 1996. The feeding behaviour of cus x Passer montanus. Greylag and Pink-footedGeese around the Moray DE RUWE,F., & G. DE $MET.1997. [Hybrid Roseate Firth [Scotland], 1992-93. Scottish Birds 18: 222- Tern x Common Tern breeding with Common 230. (BiopsycholProg., Memorial Univ., St.John's, Tern at Zeebruggein 1995.]Dutch Birding 19: 60- NF, A1B 3X5,Can.)--Anser anser, Anser brachyrhyn- chus. 64. (Jagerstr.8, 8200Brugge, Belgium.)--Sterna dou- gallii x Sternahirundo raised young with Sternahi- TOTTERMAN,B. G. 1997. Swamp Harriers preying on rundoin Belgium.(Dutch, Engl. summ.)--G.S. crabs.Aust. Bird Watcher17: 101. (Empire Vale via PORKERT,J., J. t. LIFJELD,& R. TORNBERG.1996. Back- Ballina, NSW 2478, Australia).--Additional food crossingsof Tetrao hybrids, T. tetrix male x T. recordfor Circusapproximans.--I.D.E. urogallus female, with their parent species:a de- TURPIE,J. K., & P. A. R. HOCKEY.1997. Adaptive vari- scription of female offspring based on museum ation in the foraging behaviour of Grey Plover skins. Aquilo Ser. Zool. 29: 33-41. (Zool. Mus., Pluvialis squatarola and Whimbrel Numenius Univ. Oslo, SarsGate 1, N-0562 Oslo, Norway.) phaeopus.Ibis 139:289-298. (FitzPatrick Inst., Univ. Cape Town, Rondebosch7700, South Africa.)-- IDENTIFICATION Comparisonof foragingtactics at 9 tropicaland southtemperate sites.--J.V.B. FORERO,M. G., & J. L. TELLA. 1997. Sexual dimor- T•LER,S.J., & J.TYLER. 1996. Feeding associations of the phism, variability and speciesdetermi- Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus. nation in nightjars: the need for further exami- Babbler31: 24-25. (Dept. Anim. Health & Production, nation of the Nechisar Caprimulgusso- Priv. Bag 0032,Gaborone, Botswana.)•Opportunist lala. Ibis 139: 407-409. (Estaci6n Biol. de Donana, associations with babblers Turdoides bicolor and Tur- CSIC, Avda. Maria Luisa s/n, Pabel16n del Per•, doidesjardineii, Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas 41013Sevilla, Spain.) and HoopoeUpupa epops.--N.J.S. FORSMAN,D., & H. SHImHAL 1997. Identification, WARD, J. M., R. BOOTH, & P. L. KENNEDY.1997. A ageingand sexingof Honey-buzzard.Dutch Bird- motorized food box for use in supplementalfeed- ing 19: 1-7. (PO Box 25, 02421Jorvas, Finland.)-- ing experiments.J. Field Ornithol. 68: 69-74. (Dept. Pernisapivorus, color illustrations.--G.S. Issue 75 27

SAFFORD,R. J., J. S. ASH, & J. W. DUCKWORTH.1997. EVRARD,J. O. 1996.Accuracy of aging duck broods Replyto Foreroand Tella. Ibis139: 410-411. (Roy. in the field.J. FieldOrnithol. 67: 453-455. (Dept. Holloway Inst. Environ.Res., Huntersdale, Callow Nat. Resour.,Box 367, Grantsburg,WI 54840, Hill, VirginiaWater, Surrey GU25 4LN, UK.)--Re- USA.)•Found no differencebetween known ages ply to Ibis 139:407-409.--J.V.B. andages estimated using a brood-classificationsys- temin 27 pooledAnas platyrhynchos and 78 pooled Species identification Anas discors broods.--R.A.I. DUQUET,M. 1997.[Field identification of Rough-leg- ORTEGA,C. P., ET AL. 1996. Improved methods for ged Buzzard Buteo lagopus.]Ornithos 4: 10-20. aging second-yearand after-second-yearmale Brown-headed Cowbirds. J. Field Ornithol. 67: (rue des Champsdes Gardes,34230 Vend6mian, France.)•Specialreference to immaturebirds with 542-548.(Dept. Biol., Fort LewisCoil., Durango, mixedadult and juvenilefeatures. (French, Engl. CO 81301,USA.)•Totally dark underwing coverts summ.)•G.O. are not reliablefor distinguishingASY from SY JIGUET, F. 1997. [Identification of Wilson's Petrel Molothrusater; light gray equalsSY; however,if dark, examinethe primariesfor presenceof Oceanitesoceanicus.] Ornithos 4: 63-72. (3 rue de brown.--R.A.I. l'Ermitage,86280 Saint-Benoit, France.)•Compar- RODRIGUEZ,E. F., B. H. PUGESEK,& K. L. DIEM. 1996. ison with Hydrobatespelagicus, Oceanodroma castro and Oceanodromaleucorhoa. (French.)•G.O. A sexingtechnique for California Gulls breeding at Bamforth Lake, Wyoming. J. Field Ornithol. 67: PARKIN,D. 1997. Molecular probes for identifica- tions of raptors.Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club 117: 147- 519-524.(South. Sci. Ctr., 700 Cajundome Blvd., La- 148.(Dept. Genetics, Sch. Med., Queen'sMed. Ctr., fayette,LA 70506,USA.)•Determined accurately NottinghamNG7 2UH, UK.) in Laruscalifornicus by usinghead-bill length, bill depth,and tarsuslength.•R.A.I. RUSSELL,D.A., B. GALEB,& R. HOATH.1997. X-raying the Gods: what were the mummified Horus fal- ZAVALAGA,C. B., & R. PAREDES.1997. Sex determi- cons of Egypt?Bull. Br. Ornithol. Club 117: 148- nation of adult Humboldt Penguinsusing mor- phometric characters.J. Field Ornithol. 68: 102-112. 149. (Nat. Resour. Inst., Univ. Greenwich, Chatham Maritime,Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB,UK.) (Apdo.Post. 180606, Lima 18,Per6.)•Classify 95% of wild Spheniscushumboldti using head width and bill length.---R.A.I. Sex or age classidentification

BELANT,J. L., & R. g. DOLBEER.1996. Age classifica- MIGRATION & NAVIGATION tion of LaughingGulls basedon summerplum- age. J. Field Ornithol. 67: 565-574. (Denver Wildl. BRIDGMAN, H. A., M. MADDOCK & D. GEERING. 1997. Res. Ctr., 6100 ColumbusAve., Sandusky,OH migration, satellite telemetry and 44870,USA.)•96% of 245 2- and -< 3-yr-oldLarus weather in south-eastern Australia. Corella 21: 69- atricillaclassified using presence or absenceof dis- 76. (Dept. Geogr., Univ. Newcastle,NSW 2308, tinctblack-and-gray interface on distalportion of Australia).-•Observationsof Ardeolaibis coroman- the 5th primary.--R.A.I. dusconsistent with previousground findings, but BLANCO,G., J. L. TELLA,& I. TORRE.1996. Age and more precisein time and space.--I.D.E sexdetermination of monomorphicnon-breeding RITTER, R. 1996. A record hawk count at the Alle- Choughs:a long-termstudy. J. Field Ornithol.67: gheny Front Migration Observatory.Redstart 63: 428-433.(Depto. Biol. Anim., Univ. AlcalfiHenares, 54. (7714 Holmes Run Dr., Falls Church, VA 22042, Madrid, Spain.)•3 age classesin Pyrrhocoraxpyr- USA.)•6985 raptorsof 10 speciescounted 19 Sep rhocoraxdistinguished by rectrixshape, intensity of 1995 on Allegheny Front, Mountain, Grant Co., plumagecolor and iridescentbrightness, and con- WV.--G.A.H. trastbetween old and freshlymolted flight feath- SMITH,J. L., & J. F. TRIPLETT.1996. A phenomenal ers;tarsus length and bill width usedto determine waterbird flight on the Kanawha River [WV]. sex.--R.A.I. Redstart63: 46. (P.O. Drawer 617, Grantsville,WV BOSCH,M. 1996.Sexual size dimorphismand deter- 26147, USA.)•An estimated7500 waterbirds of 22 mination of sex in Yellow-legged Gulls. J. Field speciesseen, 24 Nov 1995.--G.A.H. Ornithol.67: 534-541.(Depto. Ecol., Univ. Barce- TIXIER,P. 1995.[Contribution to biogeographyin the lona, Avda. Diagonal 645, E-08028 Barcelona, southernhemisphere of sometropical liverworts.] Spain.)•Head lengthgives 99.4% accuracy in Larus M6m. Soc.Biog6ogr. ser. 3: 95-110. (Cryptogamie cachinnans.--R.A.I. (M.N.H.N.), 12 r. Buffon,F-75005 Paris, France.)• BRADBURY,R. B., & R. GR1FFITHS.1997. A rapid meth- Discussesthe peculiardisjunct distribution in the od for sexingbirds with highly repeatedW-chro- southernhemisphere of some epiphyllousliver- mosome-linked DNA markers. Ibis 139: 401-402. worts.The neotropical distribution pattern of 1 ge- (EGI, Dept. Zool., South Parks Rd., Oxford OX1 nus mightbe explainedby aviansporal transport 3PS, UK.) by Nearcticmigrants, such as Dolichonyxoryzivorus 28 RecentOrnithological Literature

and Pluvialisdominica. (French, Engl. summ.)• Migratory physiology M.D.F.U. MoP,ms, S. R. 1996.Mass lossand probability of stop- overby migrantwarblers during spring and fall mi- Migratory behavior gration.J. Field Omithol.67: 456-462.(Coop. Fish Wildl. Res. Unit, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853- PIERSMA,T., A. HEOENSTR•M, & J. H. BRUGGEMANN. 3001,USA.)•Fall experimentalSeiurus noveboracensis 1997. Climb and flight speedsof shorebirds em- andSetophaga ruticilla, held without food for up to 6 barking on an intercontinentalflight: do they h, weremore likely to be recapturedat least1 d after achieve the predicted optimal behaviour?Ibis 139: initialcapture than controls; spring experimental and 299-304. (Dept. Anim. Ecol., Univ. Lurid, Ecol. controlSetophaga ruticilla and Dendroicamagnolia did Bldg.,S-223 62 Lund, Sweden.)•Climbrates and not differ in recaptures.--R.A.I. airspeedin generalaccordance with currenttheory of flightmechanics.--J.V.B. Navigation & homing SLACK,H. E., III. 1991. Avian mortality at buildings ABLE,K.P., & M. A. ABLE.1997. Development of sun- along the Mississippi Gulf Coast during fall mi- set orientation in a migratory bird: no calibration gration.Mississippi Kite 21: 2-5. (2219Switzer Rd., by the magneticfield. Anim. Behav.53: 363-368. Gulfport, MS 39507,USA.)•Records of 25 species (Dept. Biol., Univ. Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY of dead,injured or stunnedbirds, presumably ow- 12222, USA. )•Passerculussandwichensis. ing to collisionwith buildings.--T.M. SPAAR,R. 1997. Flight strategiesof migrating rap- MORPHOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY tors:a comparativestudy of interspecificvariation Circulatorysystem in flight characteristics.Ibis 139: 523-535. (Swiss Ornithol. Inst., 6204 Sempach,Switzerland.)-- KOSTELECKA-MYRCHA,A., J. ZUKOWSKI, & E. OKSI- Comparisonof flightstrategies in overa dozenspe- EJCZUK.1997. Changes in the red blood indices ciesof Europeanraptors.--J.V.B. during nestling developmentof the Tree Sparrow Passer montanus in an urban environment. Ibis 139:92-96.(Inst. Biol., Univ. Warsaw, Branchin Bia- Migratory dates, timing & routes lystok, Swierkowa 20B, 15-950 Bialystok, Po- land.)•Lower hemoglobinconcentrations in urban GARNETr,S. T. & S. SHEPHARD.1997. Cape York Pen- birds likely causedby lead from car exhaust.-- insula, Australia, as a stopover site for Latham's J.V.B. Snipe Gallinagohardwickii. Stilt 30: 54-55. (P.O. Box 117, Parndana,SA 5220,Australia).--Wet seasonlo- Embryology& development cationsbefore northward migration. --I.D.E. HIGUCHI,H., ETAL. 1996.Satellite trackingof White- HAMER,K.C., & D.R. THOMPSON.1997. Provisioning naped Crane migration and the importanceof the and growth rates of nestling Fulmars Fulmarus Korean demilitarized zone. Conserv. Biol. 10: 806- glacialis: stochasticvariation or regulations?Ibis 812. (Lab.Wildl. Biol.,Sch. Agric. Life Sci.,Univ. 139: 31-39. (Dept. Biol. Sci., Univ. Durham, South Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo 113, Ja- Rd., DurhamDH1 3LE,UK.)•Lipid accumulation pan.)•Grus vipio. by nestlingsmay not be an adaptationto stochastic MARSH,M. 1996.1995 Suffolk ringing report.Suffolk variationin food delivery.--J.V.B. LIUKKONEN,T., ET AL. 1996. The importanceof ani- Birds 45: 178-195. (5 Ennerdale Close, Felixstowe, mal food to developmentof Grey IPll 9SS, UK.) chicks.Suomen Riista 42: 15-24.(Dept. Biol., Univ. MCRAE, A. 1996. White Ibis flies East River Moun- Oulu, FIN~90570Oulu, Finland.)•Experimental tain hawkwatch site in southernWest Virginia. studyshowed that fish protein cannot replace nat- Redstart 63: 111. (126 FincastleLn., Bluefield, WV ural proteinin pen-raisedchicks of Perdixperdix. 24701, USA.)•Eudocirnus albus. (Finnish& Engl.)•M.D.F.U. OSBORNE,P. E., M. AL BOWARDI,& T. A. BAILEY.1997. LOKEMOEN,J. T., & R. R. KOFORD.1996. Using can- Migration of the Houbara BustardChlamydotis dlersto determinethe incubationstage of passer- undulata from Abu Dhabi to Turkmenistan: the ine eggs. J. Field Ornithol. 67: 660-668. (North. first results from satellite tracking studies.Ibis Prairie Sci. Ctr., 8711 37th St. SE, Jamestown,ND 139:192-196.(Dept. Environ.Sci., Univ. Stirling, 58401,USA.)•Calarnospiza rnelanocorys, Erernophila StirlingFK9 4LA, Scotland,UK.) alpestris,Pooecetes grarnineus. SCHMUTZ,J. K., C. S. HOUSTON,& G. L. HOLROYD. PERRIS,R., ET AL. 1996. Inhibitory effects of PG-H/ 1996.Southward migration of Swainson'sHawks: aggrecanand PG-M/versican on avian neural crest over 10,000 km in 54 days. Blue Jay 54: 70--76. cell migration.FASEB J. 10:293-301. (Ref. Ctr. On- (Dept. Biol., Univ. Saskatchewan,112 SciencePI., col., Div. Exp. Oncol. 2, Via PedemontanaOcciden- Saskatoon,SK S7N 5E2, Can.)•Buteo swainsoni. tale 12, Aviano (PN) 33081,Italy.) Issue 75 29

STERN,C. D. 1994. The avian embryo: A powerful Physiology& biochemistry:Body composition,day model systemfor studyingneural induction.FA- lengtheffects, energy metabolism & body SEBJ. 8: 687691. (Dept. Genetics& Dev., Columbia temperature,lipid physiology,protein physiology Univ. Coil. Physicians& Surgeons,701 W. 168th BE1NTEMA,g. J., t. BAARSPUL,& J.P. DE KRIJGER.1997. St., New York, NY 10032, USA.) Calcium deficiencyin Black Terns Chlidoniasni- ger nesting on acid bogs. Ibis 139:396-397. (Inst. Integument:, molts & ,plumage For. & Nat. Res.,PO Box23, 6700AA Wageningen, morphs,other integumentarystructures, skin Netherlands.)•Ledto earlydeath of nestlings.-- J.V.B. COLLINS,P. & R. JEssoP.1997. Leucistic Star Finch TEDFORD,B. L. 1995.Daily variationof lipogenicac- near Wyndham, Western Australia. Aust. Bird tivities in JapaneseQuail (Coturnixcoturnix ja- Watcher17: 106. (P.O. Box 97, Cowes,Vic. 3922, ponica).Ph.D. dissert., Louisiana State Univ. (Dept. Australia).--Adult male Neochmia ruficauda Vet. Physiol.Pharmacol. Toxicol., Sch. Vet. Med., amongstnormally colouredflock.--I.D.E. Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA 70803, CRAIG,g. J. F. K., & P. E. HULLEY.1996. Supplemen- USA. EM: tedford [email protected])-- tary head molt in Cape White-eyes:a consequence Plasmainsulin and denovo lipogenesis vary daily, of nectar feeding?J. Field Ornithol. 67: 358-359. but lipogenesisnot increased by insulin injec- (Dept. Zool. Entomol., Rhodes Univ., Grahams- tions.--B.L.T. town, 6140,South Africa.)•Fouled plumagemay be replacedlocally in Zosteropspallidus et al.-- Reproductivesystem & physiology R.A.I. ARNOLD, T. W., J. E. THOMPSON,& C. D. ANKNEY. HOHMAN,W. L. 1996. Prevalenceof double wing 1997. Using post-ovulatoryfollicles to determine molt in free-living Ruddy Ducks.Southwest. Nat. laying histories of American Coots:implications 41: 195-198. (USGS/BRD, 700 Cajundome Blvd., for nutrient-reserve studies. J. Field Ornithol. 68: Lafayette,LA 70506-3152,USA.)•Oxyura jamaicen- 19-25. (Dept. Wildl., Humboldt StateUniv., Arcata, sis. CA 95521, USA.)•Fulica americana. VAN DER VLIET, g., & g. DE LANGE. 1997. 'Basalt Wheatear.'Dutch Birding19: 18-19.(Oosterdorps- Sensory & nervous system traat 89, 3871 AC Hoevelaken, Netherlands.)• Blackmorph of Oenanthelugens lugens.•G.S. LEFEBVRE,Lo, ET AL. 1997. Feeding innovations and forebrain size in birds. Anim. Behav. 53: 549-560. (Dept. Biol., McGill Univ., Montreal, PQ H3A lB1, General morphology.'Body size & mass,regional Can.).--Frequenciesof innovationsrelated to two morphology,sexual dimorphism, topography measures of forebrain size.--A.K.T.

BOYD,H., & J. BENY.1996. Changes since 1890 in the PALEORNITHOLOGY size of Pink-footed Geese wintering in Britain. ScottishBirds 18: 144-151. (1032 PinewoodCres., Paleocene,Eocene & Oligocene fossils Ottawa, ON., K2B 5Y5, Can.)--Anser brachyrhyn- BAIRD,R. F. & P. VICKERS-RICH*.1997. Eutreptodac- chus. tylus itaboraiensisBen. et sp. nov., an early cuck- L1LLIENDAHL,K. 1997. The effect of predator pres- oo (Aves: Cuculidae) from the Late Paleocene of ence on body mass in captive Greenfinches. Brazil. Alcheringa21: 123-127.(Earth Sci. Dept., Anim. Behav.53: 75-81. (Dept. Zool., Stockholm MonashUniv., Clayton,Vic. 3168, Australia;EM: Univ., S-10691 Stockholm,Sweden.)--Captive Car- [email protected]).---Oldest and duelischloris lost weight after seeing predator mod- most primitive cuckooknown to date.--I.D.E. el.--A.K.T. NERO,R. W. 1996.A one-winged SavannahSparrow. Pleistocene & Holocene fossils & subfossils Blue Jay 54: 135. (Box 24, 200 SaulteauxCr., Win- WORTHY, T. H. 1997. A mid-Pleistocene from nipeg, MB R3J 3W3, Can.)--Dog captured appar- New Zealand.Alcheringa 21: 71-78. (Palaeofaunal ently healthy, fledglingPasserculus sandwichensis Surveys,43 The Ridgeway,Nelson, NZ).--New ge- that had an abnormallyshort wing.--R.W.N. nus and speciesPleistorallus fiemingi.--I.D.E. SMITH,T. B. 1997.Adaptive significanceof the mega- billed form in the polymorphic Black-bellied TECHNIQUES SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinus. Ibis 139:382-387. (Dept. Biol., SanFrancisco State Univ., SanFrancis- Censuses,maps, & surveys co, CA 94132,USA.)•Large body size may be re- ELPHlCK,C. S. 1997. Correcting avian richness esti- lated to risk of avianpredation in openhabitats.-- mates for unequal sample effort in atlas studies. J.V.B. Ibis 139: 189-190. (Ecol., Evol. & Cons. Biol./186, 30 RecentOrnithological Literature

Univ. Nevada, Reno, 1000 Valley Rd., Reno, NV 68: 56-63. (Environ.Can., 1141Rt. l'6glise,P.O. Box 89512, USA.) 10100,Sainte-Foy, PQ G1V 4H5, Can.)---Coturnicops HELLE,P., ET AL. 1996. Located observations in wild- noveboracensis. life triangle scheme:use of geographicinforma- tion systems.Suomen Riista 42: 56-66. (Meltaus Photographic& video documentation Game Res. Stn., Finnish Game Fish. Res. Inst., FIN- 97340Meltaus, Finland.) (Finnish, Engl. summ.) DANIELSON,W. R., R. M. DEGRAAF,& T. K. FULLER. HELLE,P., & A. NIKULA.1996. Usage of geographic 1996. An inexpensivecompact automatic camera information systems(GIS) in analysesof wildlife systemfor wildlife research.J. Field Ornithol. 67: triangle data.Finn. GameRes. 49: 26-36. (Meltaus 414-421. (Dept. For. Wildl. Manage.,Univ. Massa- Game Res. Stn., Finnish Game & Fish. Res. Inst., chusetts,Amherst, MA 01003, USA.) FIN-97340 Meltaus, Finland.)•Demonstration of the usefulnessof the Wildlife TriangleScheme, Physiologicalmethods combinedwith GIS dataon forestryand otherhab- itat factors.Tetrao urogallus, Lyrurus tetrix and Tet- DEREBEIRA, P. 1997.A weighing cone design for use rastesbonasia data from 1990-1993 are analyzed. on electronicbalances. Corella 21: 55-77. (12 Glen- ComplementsLind6n et al. (FinnishGame Res. 49: wood Ave., Glen Forrest, WA 6071, Australia).-- 4--11).---M.D.F.U. Freestanding on balancepan.--I.D.E. H'OGMANDER,H., & A. PENTTINEN.1996. Some statis- GR•MILLET,D., ETAL. 1996.Determining food intake tical aspectsof Finnish wildlife triangles. Finn. by Great Cormorantsand European Shagswith Game Res. 49: 37-43. (Univ. Jyvfiskyl•i,Statistics, electronic balances. J. Field Ornithol. 67: 637-648. P.O. Box 35, FIN-40351,Jyv•iskylfi, Finland.) (Inst. Meereskunde,D/-isternbrooker Weg 20, D- JOB•N,B., J.-L. DESGRANGES,& C. BOUT•N.1996. Com- 24105 Kiel, Germany.)•Phalacrocoraxcarbo, Phala- parison of B[reeding]B[ird] S[urvey]and inten- crocorax aristotelis. sive surveysat selectedBBS stops.Bird Popul. 3: 14--25.(Gauthier & GuilemetteConsult., 25 Mont- Predator control fort St., St. Romuald, PQ GIV 4H5, Can.) LINDI•N,H., ETAL. 1996.Wildlife triangle schemein ESTELLE,V. B., T. J. MABEE, & A. H. FARMER.1996. Finland: methodsand aims for monitoring wild- Effectivenessof predator exclosuresfor Pectoral life populations.Finn. Game Res. 49: 4-11. (P.O. Sandpipernests in Alaska. J. Field Ornithol.67: Box 202, FIN-00151 Helsinki, Finland.)--1000-1200 447-452.(Colorado Bird Obs.,13401 Piccadilly Rd., countsare made yearly in Aug or winter of mam- Brighton, CO 80601, USA.)•Daily survival rate mals and game and predatorybirds over a trian- significantlygreater in Calidrismelanotos.--R.A.I. gular courseof 12 km by 3 observers20 m apart. HEIN, E. W., & W. S. HEIN. 1996.Effect of flagging Projecthas coveredthe country since1988. Dis- on predation of artificial duck nests.J. Field Or- cussessources of error and othermethodological nithol.67: 604-611.(Environ. Sci. Group, MS J495, details.---M.D.F.U. Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.)•Mortality rate MINTON,C., H. SITTERS& R. JESSOP.1997. Report on higherfor flaggednests between days 8 and 14.-- the 1996 North West Australia Wader Study Ex- R.A.I. pedition, 2 March - 20 April. Stilt 30: 56-66. (165 Dalgetty Rd., Beaumaris,Vic. 3193, Australia).-- Tracking & remote monitoring Largenumber of participantsenabled comprehen- sivedata gathering and otherstudies.--I.D.E. Dzus, E. H., & R. G. CLAR•C.1996. Effects of harness- THOMAS,L., & K. MARTIN.1996. The importance of style and abdominally implanted transmitterson analysismethod for breeding bird survey popu- survival and return rates of Mallards. J. Field Or- lation trend estimates. Conserv. Biol. 10: 479-490. nithol.67: 549-557.(Dept. Biol.Sci., Univ. Alberta, (Ctr. Appl. Conserv.Biol., FacultyFor., Univ. Brit- Edmonton,AB T6G 2E9,Can.)•Anas platyrhynchos. ish Columbia, #270-2357Main Mall Vancouver, BC GARRETTSON,P. R., & F. C. ROHWER.1996. LOSSof an V6T 1Z4, Can.) abdominally implanted radio transmitter by a WITHAM,J. W., & A. J. KIMBALL.1996. Use of a geo- wild Blue-winged Teal. J. Field Ornithol. 67: 355- graphicinformation systemto facilitate analysis 357. (LouisianaState Univ. Agric. Ctr., Louisiana of spot-mappingdata. J. Field Ornithol.67: 367- Agric. Exp. Stn., Baton Rouge,LA 70803,USA.)• 375. (Coil. Nat. Resour.For. Agric., Univ. Maine, Anas discors. Orono, ME 04469,USA.)•Write a program(BIRD- GEORGES,J.-Y., ET AL. 1997.Satellite tracking of sea- MAP) usingthe programminglanguage PC ARC/ birds: interpretationof activity patternsfrom the INFO to digitize data from field maps.--R.A.L frequency of satellite locations.Ibis 139: 403-405. (CEBC-CNRS, 79360 Villiers en Bols, France.) Field methods KORSCHGEN,C. E., ET AL. 1996. Technique for im- ROBERT,M., & P. LAPORTE.1997. Field techniquesfor planting radio transmitters subcutaneouslyin studying breeding Yellow Rails. J. Field Ornithol. day-old ducklings.J. Field Ornithol.67: 392-397. Issue 75 31

(Upper Mississippi Sci. Ctr., P.O. Box 818, La Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.)•Caracara Crosse,WI 54602-0818,USA.)•Aythya valisineria. plancusaudubonii; 67% successrate with a combi- TODD, M. A. 1997. Radio telemetry of Red-browed nation of Q-net and tethered lure.--R.A.I. Finch Neochmia temporalis at Newcastle, New ONl•CI,Y. 1996. Band sizes of southeastern Brazilian South Wales. Corella 21: 88-89. (Dept. Biol. Sci., . J. Field Ornithol. 67: 387-391. Univ. Newcastle,Univ. Dr., Callaghan,NSW 2308, (Dept. Zool., UNESP, 13506-900Rio Claro, S•o Pau- Australia).--Trackingsuccessful mainly because lo, Brazil.) birds were sedentary.--I.D.E. WENDELN, H., R. NAGEL, •gr P. H. BECKER.1996. A VEKASY,M. S., ET AL. 1996. Influence of radio trans- techniqueto spray dyeson birds. J.Field Ornithol. mitters on Prairie Falcons. J. Field Ornithol. 67: 67: 442-446.(Inst. Vogelforschung, An der Volgel- 680-690.(Sustainable Ecosystems Inst., 30 E. Frank- warte 21, D-26386Wilhelmshaven, Germany.)• lin Rd., Meridian, ID 83642, USA.)•Falco mexican- Sterna hirundo. /,/S. YERKES,T. 1997. A trap for ducks using artificial WHIT•INGHAM,M. J. 1996.The use of radio telemetry nestingstructures. J. Field Ornithol.68: 147-149. to measurethe feeding behavior of breeding Eu- (Dept. Zool., Univ. Manitoba,Winnipeg, MB R3T ropeanGolden-Plovers. J. Field Ornithol.67: 463- 2N2, Can.)•Anasplatyrhynchos, Aythya americana. 470. (Northumbrian Water Ecol. Ctr., Univ. Sun- derland,Sunderland, SR1 3SD, UK.)•Pluvialis apri- caria. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:We appreciate the effortsof thefollowing abstractors and editors who contributed Trapping, netting, banding, & marking to this issue:J. V. Briskie, J. S. Castrale, P. J. Cowan, G. M. Crowder, W. E. Davis, Jr., J. J. Dinsmore, D. E. FOPSMAN,E. D., ET AL. 1996. A color band for Spot- W. Drumtra, I.D. Endersby,A. J. Erskine,L. G. ted Owls. J.Field Ornithol. 67: 507-510. (Dept. Fish. Grimes,J. L. Gulledge,G. A. Hall, R. A. Ickes,W. P. Wildl., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis,OR 97331, Johnson,M. J. Justice,T. Knight, C. Maisonneuve,T. USA.)•Strix occidentalis. Mikuska,R. W. Nero,G. Olioso,J. B. Ortego,S. Pribl, MORRISON,J. L., & S. M. MCGEHEE.1996. Capture G. SanAster,J. Sheppard,N.J. Skinner,B. L. Tedford, methods for Crested Caracaras.J. Field Ornithol. R. G. Troetschler,A. K. Turner, M.D. F. Udvardy, 67: 630636. (Dept. Wildl. Ecol. Conserv., Univ. and B. A. Walther.