The generic name for crested caracaras (Aves: Falconiformes)
R.C. Banks, C.J. Dove
1992, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington (105) 420-425
The taxonomic status of the white-tailed kite
W.S. Clark, R.C. Banks
1992, The Wilson Bulletin (104) 571-579
The White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) of the Americas has been merged with the Black-shouldered (or Black-winged) Kite (E. caeruleus) of the Old World and the Australian Black-shouldered Kite (E. axillaris) by North American authorities (but not elsewhere), primarily because of similarity in plumage. However, American kites differ from Old World...
Response of feeder birds to an albino house finch
R. B. Clapp
1992, Raven (63) 78-82
Northern rough-winged swallows building nest in semi-trailer
R. B. Clapp
1992, Raven (63) 72-73
A new lizard of the genus Arthrosaura (Teiidae) from southern Venezuela
M.A. Donnelly, R.W. McDiarmid, C.W. Myers
1992, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington (105) 821-833
Constraints on productivity of wild Nene or Hawaiian geese Branta sandvicensis
P.C. Banko
1992, Wildfowl (43) 99-106
I investigated constraints on the productivity of wild Nene on Hawaii and Maui during 1978-81. These populations were composed largely of captive-reared birds. Recruitment of young was low. Of 140 breeding attempts, 36% resulted in successful nests and 7% produced fledglings. Annual productivity was limited...
Distribution and color variation of gyrfalcons in Russia
D. H. Ellis, Catherine H. Ellis, G.W. Pendleton, A.V. Panteleyev, I.V. Rebrova, Y.M. Markin
1992, Journal of Raptor Research (26) 81-88
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) museum specimens in Moscow (73) and St. Petersburg (132) were divided into four color classes (gray, light gray, white gray, and white) and four longitudinal belts representing major physiographic regions of northern Russia. Gray variants predominated in the west and central regions. White birds were most common...
Talon grappling by Aplomado falcons and by golden eagles
D. H. Ellis
1992, Journal of Raptor Research (26) 41-42
The international component of managing biological diversity
M.S. Foster
1992, Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference (57) 321-329
Application of DNA fingerprinting to the recovery program of the endangered Puerto Rican parrot
M.K. Brock, B.N. White
1992, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (89) 11121-11125
The Puerto Rican parrot was reduced to 13 animals in 1975 and as a conservation measure, a captive population was established from a few founders taken from the wild between 1973 and 1983. The number of successful breeding pairs in captivity has been !ow, and the captive breeding...
A previously undescribed falcon flight display
D. H. Ellis
1992, Journal of Raptor Research (26) 42-43
The shiny cowbird in the West Indian region--a future threat for Jamaica and the Cayman Islands?
A. Cruz, J. W. Wiley, T.K. Nokamura, W. Post
1992, Gosse Bird Club Broadsheet (58) 7-10
Distribution of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in residential lawns on Prudence Island, Rhode Island
M.C. Carroll, H. S. Ginsberg, K.E. Hyland, Renjie Hu
1992, Journal of Medical Entomology (29) 1052-1055
The distribution of nymphal Ixodes dammini Spielman, Clifford, Piesman & Corwin in residential lawns was assessed by flagging on Prudence Island, RI. The number of ticks per sample was five times greater in lawns adjacent to woods than in lawns adjacent to other lawns. Relative tick abundance was negatively correlated with distance...
Selection of wolf dens in relation to winter territories in northeastern Minnesota
P. Ciucci, L.D. Mech
1992, Journal of Mammalogy (73) 899-905
Locations of wolf (Canus lupus) dens in the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota from 1969 through 1988 were analyzed in relation to winter territories. Dens situated within the central 60% of the territories were randomly located relative to territory centers. However, only 10.5% (2) of the dens were...
The safety and physiologic effects of the anticoccidial drugs monensin and clazuril in sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis)
J. W. Carpenter, M.N. Novilla, Jeff S. Hatfield
1992, Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (23) 214-221
Because crane chick mortality from disseminated visceral coccidiosis (DVC) at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center increased in 1988, suggesting that the parasite may be developing a resistance to amprolium, a target animal safety study using coccidiostats, monensin and clazuril, was conducted on 27 subadult sandhill cranes....
Determination of hatching date for eggs of black-crowned night-herons, snowy egrets and great egrets
T. W. Custer, G.W. Pendleton, R.W. Roach
1992, Journal of Field Ornithology (63) 145-154
Flotation of eggs in water and specific gravity of eggs of Black-crowned Night-Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax), Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula) and Great Egrets (Casmerodius albus) were evaluated as methods to determine date of hatching. Length of incubation and duration of hatching period were also documented for each species. Although species gravity...
Black-capped petrels in the mountains of Virginia
R. B. Clapp, J.F. Mehner
1992, Raven (63) 90-92
Proximal nesting by the black-billed magpie and two raptors
D. H. Ellis
1992, Western Birds (23) 179-180
[Book review] Practical incubation
Glenn H. Olsen
1992, Journal of the Association of Avian Veterinarians (6) 241-242
Uptake of environmental contaminants by small mammals in pickleweed habitats at San Francisco Bay, California
D. R. Clark Jr., K.S. Foerster, C. M. Marn, R. L. Hothem
1992, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (22) 389-396
Small mammals were live-trapped in pickleweed (Salicornia virginica) habitats near San Francisco Bay, California in order to measure the uptake of several contaminants and to evaluate the potential effects of these contaminants on the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris). Tissues of house mice (Mus musculus), deer mice (Peromyscus...
Fifty-fifth Christmas Bird Count. 159. Ocean City, Md
C.J. Pennycuick, C.E. Heine, S.J. Kirkpatrick, M.R. Fuller
1992, Journal of Experimental Biology (165) 1-19
The distribution of dynamic pressure behind a Harris' hawk's wing was sampled using a wake rake consisting of 15 pitot tubes and one static tube. The hawk was holding on to a perch, but at an air speed and gliding angle at which it was capable of gliding. The perch...
New and noteworthy bird records from Belize
S.N.G. Howell, B.A. Dowell, D.A. James, R.A. Behrstock, C.S. Robbins
1992, Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club (112) 235-244
Variations in the fine-scale composition of a central Pacific ferromanganese crust: Paleoceanographic implications
J.R. Hein, W.A. Bohrson, M. S. Schulz, M. Noble, D.A. Clague
1992, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology (7) 63-77
A 47- to 60-mm-thick Fe-Mn crust from Horizon Guyot (water depth 1800–1780 m), central Pacific, was used to evaluate the potential of crusts as recorders of Neogene paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic conditions. The chemical composition was determined by microprobe for 16 elements from a polished thin section. Three analyses were made...
Trends and management of wolf-livestock conflicts in Minnesota
S. H. Fritts, W.J. Paul, L.D. Mech, D.P. Scott
1992, Resource Publication 181
The nature and extent of wolf-livestock conflicts in Minnesota during 1975-86 was studied as part of a wolf depredation control program. The level of wolf (Canis lupus) depredation on livestock in Minnesota, as determined from the total number of complaints verified annually during 1975-86, showed a slight upward trend but...
DUCKDATA; A Bibliographic Data Base for North American Waterfowl (Anatidae) and their Wetland Habitats
K. J. Reinecke, Don Delnicki
1992, Resource Publication 186
No abstract available....