The Auk

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A Large Fruit Pigeon (Columbidae) from the Early Miocene of New Zealand (Una Gran Paloma Frutera (Columbidae) del Mioceno Temprano de Nueva Zelandia)

Trevor H. Worthy, Suzanne J. Hand, Jennifer P. Worthy, Alan J. D. Tennyson and R. Paul Scofield

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The Auk

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2009

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Nest-site Selection in a Postfire Landscape: Do Parents Make Tradeoffs between Microclimate and Predation Risk? (Selección de Sitios de Anidación en un Paisaje que ha sido Quemado: ¿Existe un Compromiso para los Padres entre el Microclima y el Riesgo de Depredación?)

Bruce A. Robertson

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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Stopover Habitat Selection by Migrant Landbirds in a Fragmented Forest–Agricultural Landscape (Selección de Hábitat para Escalas Migratorias por parte de Aves Terrestres Migrantes en un Paisaje Boscoso–Agrícola Fragmentado)

Diane L. Packett and John B. Dunning, Jr.

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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The Marvelous Tail ofLoddigesia mirabilis(Trochilidae) (La Cola Maravillosa deLoddigesia mirabilis(Trochilidae))

Richard L. Zusi and Frank B. Gill

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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Fiftieth Supplement to the American Ornithologists' UnionCheck-list of North American Birds

R. Terry Chesser, Richard C. Banks, F. Keith Barker, Carla Cicero, Jon L. Dunn, Andrew W. Kratter, Irby J. Lovette, Pamela C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., James D. Rising, Douglas F. Stotz and Kevin

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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Skin as a Toxin Storage Organ in the Endemic New Guinean GenusPitohui(La Piel como Órgano de Almacenamiento de Toxinas en el Género Endémico de Nueva GuineaPitohui)

John P. Dumbacher, Gopinathan K. Menon and John W. Daly

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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Estimating Territory and Home-range Sizes: Do Singing Locations Alone Provide an Accurate Estimate of Space Use? (Estimaciones de Tamaño de Territorio y Área de Vida: ¿Las Localizaciones Auditivas Proveen Por Sí Solas Estimaciones de Uso del Espacio Exactas?)

Nicholas M. Anich, Thomas J. Benson and James C. Bednarz

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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Using Spatial Models to Predict Areas of Endemism and Gaps in the Protection of Andean Slope Birds (Usando Modelos Espaciales para Predecir Áreas de Endemismo y Vacíos de Conservación de Aves de las Vertientes Andinas)

Bruce E. Young, Irma Franke, Pilar A. Hernandez, Sebastian K. Herzog, Lily Paniagua, Carolina Tovar and Thomas Valqui

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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Abundance and Density of Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) and Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) in Eastern Colorado (Abundancia y Densidad deCharadrius montanusyAthene cuniculariaen el Este de Colorado)

Heather C. Tipton, Paul F. Doherty, Jr. and Victoria J. Dreitz

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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A New Species of Spinetail (Furnariidae:Synallaxis) from the Río Orinoco of Venezuela (Una Nueva Especie de Furnariidae (Synallaxis) del Río Orinoco en Venezuela)

Steven L. Hilty and David Ascanio

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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Responses of Acadian Flycatchers (Empidonax virescens) to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae) Infestation in Appalachian Riparian Forests (Respuestas deEmpidonax virescensa la Infestación porAdelges tsugaeen Bosques Ribereños de los Apalaches)

Michael C. Allen, James Sheehan, Jr., Terry L. Master and Robert S. Mulvihill

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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Effects of Landscape Structure on Male Density and Spacing Patterns in Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) Depend on Winter Severity (Los Efectos de la Estructura del Paisaje sobre la Densidad y Distribución Espacial de Machos deMeleagris gallipavoDependen de la Severidad del Invierno)

Sébastien Rioux, Marc Bélisle and Jean-François Giroux

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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Hybrid, Subspecies, or Species? The Validity and Taxonomic Status ofPhaethornis longuemareus aethopygaZimmer, 1950 (Trochilidae) (Híbrido, subespécie ou espécie? Validade estatustaxonômico dePhaethornis longuemareus aethopygaZimmer, 1950 (Trochilidae))

Vítor de Q. Piacentini, Alexandre Aleixo and Luís F. Silveira

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The Auk

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2009

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Dark Color of the Coastal Plain Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana nigrescens) May Be an Evolutionary Response to Occurrence and Abundance of Salt-tolerant Feather-degrading Bacilli in Its Plumage (El Color Oscuro deMelospiza georgiana nigrescensPuede Ser una Respuesta Evolutiva a la Presencia y Abundancia de Bacilos Tolerantes a la Sal y Degradadores de las Plumas en su Plumaje)

Ashley M. Peele, Edward H. Burtt, Jr., Max R. Schroeder and Russell S. Greenberg

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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Kleptoparasitism and Temporal Segregation of Sympatric Corvids Foraging in a Refuse Dump (Cleptoparasitismo y Segregación Temporal de Especies Simpátricas de Córvidos durante el Forrajeo en un Vertedero)

Vittorio Baglione and Daniela Canestrari

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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Ambient Temperature, but Not Paternity, Is Associated with Immune Response in Savannah Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis) (La Temperatura del Ambiente, Pero No la Paternidad, Está Asociada con la Respuesta Inmune enPasserculus sandwichensis)

Michael W. Butler, Julia C. Garvin, Nathaniel T. Wheelwright and Corey R. Freeman-Gallant

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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Revealing Undocumented or Poorly Known Flight Calls of Warblers (Parulidae) Using a Novel Method of Recording Birds in Captivity (El Uso de un Método Novedoso para Grabar Vocalizaciones de Aves en Cautiverio Revela Llamadas de Vuelo No Documentadas o Pobremente Conocidas en las Reinitas (Parulidae))

Michael Lanzone, Emma DeLeon, Lewis Grove and Andrew Farnsworth

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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Molecular Phylogenetics of a Clade of Lowland Tanagers: Implications for Avian Participation in the Great American Interchange (Filogenética Molecular de un Clado de Tángaras de Tierras Bajas: Implicancias para la Participación de las Aves en el Gran Intercambio Americano)

Kevin J. Burns and Rachel A. Racicot

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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Hemoglobin Transcript Abundance in a cDNA Library from Bone Marrow of Crested Ducks (Lophonetta specularioides) in the Peruvian High Andes (Biblioteca de ADN Complementario Refleja la Abundancia de Transcriptos de Hemoglobina en la Médula Ósea deLophonetta specularioidesde los Andes Centrales de Perú)

Mariana Bulgarella, Nathan C. Stewart, Vadim B. Fedorov, Andrew V. Moore, and Kevin G. McCracken

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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The Most Extreme Sexual Size Dimorphism among Birds: Allometry, Selection, and Early Juvenile Development in the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) (El Mayor Dimorfismo Sexual en Tamaño entre las Aves: Alometría, Selección y Desarrollo Temprano del Dimorfismo en los Jóvenes deOtis tarda)

Juan C. Alonso, Marina Magaña, Javier A. Alonso, Carlos Palacín, Carlos A. Martín and Beatriz Martín

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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Central-place Foraging in an Arctic Seabird Provides Evidence for Storer-Ashmole's Halo (L'approvisionnement à partir d'un nid central chez un oiseau de mer de l'Arctique fournit une preuve du halo de Storer-Ashmole)

Kyle H. Elliott, Kerry J. Woo, Anthony J. Gaston, Silvano Benvenuti, Luigi Dall'Antonia and Gail K. Davoren

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The Auk

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2009

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Back Matter

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Cover

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Front Matter

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Announcement

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Charles Darwin's Fancy

Robert Montgomerie

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The Auk

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In Memoriam: William Harroun Behle, 1909–2009

Clayton M. White

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The Auk

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2009

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In Memoriam: Marianne Gosztonyi Ainley, 1937–2008

C. Stuart Houston

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2009

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In Memoriam: Robert Winthrop Storer, 1914–2008

Joseph R. Jehl, Jr.

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The Auk

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2009

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The Birds of Zambiaby Robert J. Dowsett; Dylan R. Aspinwall; Francoise Dowsett-Lemaire

Review by: Larry Schwab

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The Auk

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2009

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The Birds of Malawiby Francoise Dowsett-Lemaire; Robert J. Dowsett

Review by: Larry Schwab

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The Auk

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2009

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Bird Banding in North America: The First Hundred Yearsby Jerome A. Jackson; William E. Davis; John Tautin

Review by: C. John Ralph

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The Auk

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2009

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Contributions to the History of Australasian Ornithologyby William E. Davis; Harry F. Recher; Walter E. Bowles; Jerome A. Jackson;Memoirs of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, no. 14

Review by: C. Stuart Houston

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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100 Years Ago in The American Ornithologists' Union

Kimberly G. Smith

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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Causes and Benefits of Chick Aggregations in Penguins

David Wilson

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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A Global Snapshot of Avian Tissue Collections: State of the Enterprise

Mark Stoeckle and Kevin Winker

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The Auk

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2009

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english

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Volume 126; Issue 3

A Large Fruit Pigeon (Columbidae) from the Early Miocene of New Zealand (Una Gran Paloma Frutera (Columbidae) del Mioceno Temprano de Nueva Zelandia)

Nest-site Selection in a Postfire Landscape: Do Parents Make Tradeoffs between Microclimate and Predation Risk? (Selección de Sitios de Anidación en un Paisaje que ha sido Quemado: ¿Existe un Compromiso para los Padres entre el Microclima y el Riesgo de Depredación?)

Stopover Habitat Selection by Migrant Landbirds in a Fragmented Forest–Agricultural Landscape (Selección de Hábitat para Escalas Migratorias por parte de Aves Terrestres Migrantes en un Paisaje Boscoso–Agrícola Fragmentado)

The Marvelous Tail ofLoddigesia mirabilis(Trochilidae) (La Cola Maravillosa deLoddigesia mirabilis(Trochilidae))

Fiftieth Supplement to the American Ornithologists' UnionCheck-list of North American Birds

Skin as a Toxin Storage Organ in the Endemic New Guinean GenusPitohui(La Piel como Órgano de Almacenamiento de Toxinas en el Género Endémico de Nueva GuineaPitohui)

Estimating Territory and Home-range Sizes: Do Singing Locations Alone Provide an Accurate Estimate of Space Use? (Estimaciones de Tamaño de Territorio y Área de Vida: ¿Las Localizaciones Auditivas Proveen Por Sí Solas Estimaciones de Uso del Espacio Exactas?)

Using Spatial Models to Predict Areas of Endemism and Gaps in the Protection of Andean Slope Birds (Usando Modelos Espaciales para Predecir Áreas de Endemismo y Vacíos de Conservación de Aves de las Vertientes Andinas)

Abundance and Density of Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) and Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) in Eastern Colorado (Abundancia y Densidad deCharadrius montanusyAthene cuniculariaen el Este de Colorado)

A New Species of Spinetail (Furnariidae:Synallaxis) from the Río Orinoco of Venezuela (Una Nueva Especie de Furnariidae (Synallaxis) del Río Orinoco en Venezuela)

Responses of Acadian Flycatchers (Empidonax virescens) to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae) Infestation in Appalachian Riparian Forests (Respuestas deEmpidonax virescensa la Infestación porAdelges tsugaeen Bosques Ribereños de los Apalaches)

Effects of Landscape Structure on Male Density and Spacing Patterns in Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) Depend on Winter Severity (Los Efectos de la Estructura del Paisaje sobre la Densidad y Distribución Espacial de Machos deMeleagris gallipavoDependen de la Severidad del Invierno)

Hybrid, Subspecies, or Species? The Validity and Taxonomic Status ofPhaethornis longuemareus aethopygaZimmer, 1950 (Trochilidae) (Híbrido, subespécie ou espécie? Validade estatustaxonômico dePhaethornis longuemareus aethopygaZimmer, 1950 (Trochilidae))

Kleptoparasitism and Temporal Segregation of Sympatric Corvids Foraging in a Refuse Dump (Cleptoparasitismo y Segregación Temporal de Especies Simpátricas de Córvidos durante el Forrajeo en un Vertedero)

Ambient Temperature, but Not Paternity, Is Associated with Immune Response in Savannah Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis) (La Temperatura del Ambiente, Pero No la Paternidad, Está Asociada con la Respuesta Inmune enPasserculus sandwichensis)

Molecular Phylogenetics of a Clade of Lowland Tanagers: Implications for Avian Participation in the Great American Interchange (Filogenética Molecular de un Clado de Tángaras de Tierras Bajas: Implicancias para la Participación de las Aves en el Gran Intercambio Americano)

The Most Extreme Sexual Size Dimorphism among Birds: Allometry, Selection, and Early Juvenile Development in the Great Bustard (Otis tarda) (El Mayor Dimorfismo Sexual en Tamaño entre las Aves: Alometría, Selección y Desarrollo Temprano del Dimorfismo en los Jóvenes deOtis tarda)

Central-place Foraging in an Arctic Seabird Provides Evidence for Storer-Ashmole's Halo (L'approvisionnement à partir d'un nid central chez un oiseau de mer de l'Arctique fournit une preuve du halo de Storer-Ashmole)

Back Matter

Cover

Front Matter

Table of Contents

Announcement

Charles Darwin's Fancy

In Memoriam: William Harroun Behle, 1909–2009

In Memoriam: Marianne Gosztonyi Ainley, 1937–2008

In Memoriam: Robert Winthrop Storer, 1914–2008

The Birds of Zambiaby Robert J. Dowsett; Dylan R. Aspinwall; Francoise Dowsett-Lemaire

The Birds of Malawiby Francoise Dowsett-Lemaire; Robert J. Dowsett

Bird Banding in North America: The First Hundred Yearsby Jerome A. Jackson; William E. Davis; John Tautin

Contributions to the History of Australasian Ornithologyby William E. Davis; Harry F. Recher; Walter E. Bowles; Jerome A. Jackson;Memoirs of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, no. 14

100 Years Ago in The American Ornithologists' Union

Causes and Benefits of Chick Aggregations in Penguins

A Global Snapshot of Avian Tissue Collections: State of the Enterprise