50272 -101 



REPORT DOCUMENTATION Unreport no. 



PAGE FWS/OBS-82/20 



3. Recipient's Accession No. 



4. Title and Subtitle 



Marine Birds of the Southeastern United States and 

 Gulf of Mexico. Part II: Anseriformes 



5. Report Date 



July 1982 



7. Author(s) 



R.B. Clapp; D. Morgan-Jacobs; R.C. Banks 



8. Performing Organization Rept. No. 



9. Performing Organization Name and Address 



Museum Section, USFWS 



National Museum of Natural History 



Washington, DC 20560 



10. Project/Task/Work Unit No. 



11. Contract(C) or Grant(G) No. 



< c > 14-16-0009-78-917 



(G) 



12. Sponsoring Organization Name and Address 



Office of Biological Services 

 Fish and Wildlife Service 

 U.S. Department of the Interior 

 Washington, DC 20240 



13. Type of Report 4 Period Covered 



Through 1981 



14 



15. Supplementary Notes 



16. Abstract (Limit: 200 words) 



This report describes the distribution, abundance, habitat, food habits and other 

 aspects of the life history, and susceptibility to oil of 41 species of waterfowl 

 of the order Anseriformes in the southeastern Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Winter 

 distribution maps for the more common species are presented. An extensive, 

 chronological bibliography accompanies each species account. The report is a 

 planning tool for the Bureau of Land Management, other Federal and State agencies, 

 and private companies dealing with oil impacts in coastal waters. 



17. Document Analysis a. Descriptors 



birds, oceans, petroleum industry, petroleum transportation, abundance, habitat 



b. Identifiers/Open-Ended Terms 



Anseriformes, duck, goose, swan, winter distribution (birds), outer continental shelf, 

 southeastern U.S., Gulf of Mexico, oiled birds 



c. COSATI Field/Group 



IB. Availability Statement 



Unlimited 



19. Security Class (This Report) 



Unclassified 



20. Security Class (This Page) 



Unclassified 



21. No. of Paees 



504 



22. Price 



(See ANSI-Z39.18) 



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