V-B-5 



Bent, A.C. 1964. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans 

 Dover Publications, New York. 335 pp. 



Basic information on petrels and pelicans of North America is pro- 

 vided in this general work. (G.S.) 



Keywords: petrels, pelicans, life histories, food habits, U.S. general 



V-B-6 



Bent, A.C. 1963. Life histories of North America diving birds. Dover 

 Publications, New York. 239 pp. 



This is a general work containing basic information on diving birds. 

 Species described include grebes, loons, puffins, auklets, murrelets, 

 guillemots, murres, and auks. (G.S.) 



Keywords: diving birds, life histories, food habits, U.S. general 



V-B-7 



Small, A. 1974. The birds of California. Winchester Press, New York. 

 310 pp. 



A checklist of all of the birds of California, grouped by families, 

 is provided. Information concerning the distribution of birds, land 

 regions, and climate in California is provided. Habitat, which ranges 

 from the sea and seacoast to mountain forests and man-created habitat, 

 is discussed. An annotated list of the birds of California is given 

 showing seasonal status, habitat, and range. (H.D.) 



Keywords: birds, seacoast habitat, California 



V-B-8 



Smith, F.W. 1973. A study of waterfowl habitats, populations and 

 fluctuations in the lower Trinity River and the upper Trinity Bay, 

 Texas. Ph.D. Thesis. Texas A&M University. 222 pp. (Diss. Abstr. 

 33:2950-B) 



Waterfowl habitats, populations, and fluctuations were studied 

 from 1968 to 1971 in a 20,000-acre marsh on the Texas Gulf coast. 

 The marsh was type-mapped and 5 major vegetation zones were 

 designated: (1) Intermediate marsh; (2) salt-water marsh; (3) fresh- 

 water marsh; (4) wooded swamp; (5) controlled waterlevel salt marsh. 



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