488 



Index — Our Living Resources 



box turtle, common {Terrapene iiiroluui). 1 1^. 434 

 Brachyramphus 



brevirosfns (Kittlilz's murrelell. ?(l 



marmorcitus (marbled murrelet), 43. 47. 50 

 bracket fungi. 192 

 braconid wasps. Hawaii. 366 



Brahminy blind snake iRIiuiiiplinrxphlop.s hraniiiuis). 434 

 brainworm, 407 



Brandt's comioranl iPliaUu im nnn pom ilUuus). 44 

 brant. Pacific black iBrania hiTiiu la ni\^nctins). 3(1, 31. 32 

 Branta 



bemicla nigricans (Pacific black brant). 30. 31, 32 



canadensis (Canada goose), 16, J9, 26-33. 266 

 canadensis, 28-29 



fnlva (Vancouver Canada goose), 28. 30-31. 32 

 hulchinsti, 28 

 interior. 28. 29 



leitcopareia (Aleutian Canada goose). 28, 30, 31, 32 

 maxima (giant Canada goose). 26, 27, 29 

 minima (cackling Canada goose). 26. 28, 30, 31, 33 

 moffiai. 27, 28, 29 

 occidentalis. 28 

 tavemeri (Tavemer's Canada goose). 28. 33 



sandvicensis (nene or Hawaiian goose). 377. 379 

 Breeding Biology Research and Monitonng Database (BBIRD), 

 16. 24 



breedmg productivity, 25-26 



data provided by. 24 



habilat-specitlc differences, 25 

 Breeding Bird Counts, 437 

 Breeding Bird Survey (BBS). 15. 17 



colonial waterbirds, 53 



common ravens, 73-74 



Great Plains migratory birds. 303 



methods, 17 



non-native species. 437 



population trends 1966-92. 17-21 



shorebirds. 58. 63, 64 

 Breeding Population and Habitat Survey 



ducks, 34-35 



northern pintail estimates, 38 

 breeding productivity, birds, 23-26 

 breeding scabirds. 43-48 



Alaska. 49-52 

 Breeding Waterlbw I and Habitat Surveys. 40 

 Brephos infans (geometer). 166 



Brewer's blackbird iEuphagiis cyanocephalus), 21. 299 

 Brewer's sparrow {Spizella hrcweri), 21, 297 

 bridle shiner (Notropis hijrenatns), 26], 262, 263 

 bristlecone pine 



iPinus aristata). 315. 316 



(Finns longacva). 315. 316 

 bristle-thighed curlew iNtinunnis lahiriensis). 62. 64 

 Bristol Bay Lowlands. 33 

 British Lichenological Society, 196 

 broadleaf forest. 469 



broad-tailed hummingbird {Selasphorus platycercus), 20 

 broad whilefish (Coregonus nasus). 337. 341, 342 

 broad-winged hawk iBiiteo platyplerus). 67 



Puerto Rican iBtiieo phnypferus hrunnescens). 67 

 Bromus teclnrmn (cheatgrass). 222 

 bronzed cowbird (Molothrus aeneus). 21 

 brood parasitism, southwestern willow flycatcher. 90, 91 

 brook trout iSalvelimis fonlinalis), 419. 432. 440,441 

 broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus), 206 

 Brotogeris versicolurtts (canary -winged parakeet). 439 

 brown anole [Anolis sagrei). 434 

 brown basilisk [BasHiscus viuauis). 434 

 brown bear (t/™« araos). 104. 337. 338, 340 



Kodiak (Ursus arctos middendorffx). 349-50 

 brown bullhead {Ameiurus nebulosus), 242, 244, 432 

 brown-crested tlycatcher (Myiarchus fyrannulus). 20 

 brown four-fingered skink iCiirlia fusca), 434 

 brown-headed cowbird (Moloihrus aier), 21, 25. 299. 303. 389 



southwestern willow flycatcher and. 90. 91 

 brown-headed nuthatch (Sitta pusilla), 20. 22 

 brown pelican (Peiecanus occidentalis), 16. 43, 44. 53 



eastern. 54 

 brown thrasher {Toxostoma rufum). 20. 231, 299 

 brown tide, llb-ll 

 brown towhee iPipiio fitscus), 21 



brown tree snake [Boiga irregularis), 433, 434. 435. 436, 454-56 

 brown trout {Salmo trutta). 419. 429, 432. 440. 441, 443 

 bryophytes, 197-98 



distribution. 197-98 



ecological roles. 197 



florisiic inventones. 198-200 



New York. 209-10 



status. 198 

 Buho virginianus (great horned owl). 67 

 Buhulcns ibis (cattle egret), /<■>. 386. 437. 43S. 439 

 Bincphala 



alhcola (bufflehead). 36, 266 



clangula (common goldeneye), 36. 266. 420 

 buck moth iHemileuca maia). 232 

 budgengar [Melopsittachus nndnlatns). 439 

 Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (BANWR), 452-53 

 buft-breasted flycatcher (Empidomaxjulvifrons), 320 

 buff-breasted sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis), 59, 62. 64 

 buftel grass (Pennisetum cHuris). 321 

 hufllchcad {Bucep/uda albeola). 36. 266 

 Bufo. 326 



umericanus (toad). 435 



boreas (western toad), 125, 327, 32H 



marinus (marine toad), 433, 434. 435, 441 



nncroscaphus (southwestern toad). ^^66 



woodhousii (Woodhouse's load), 327 

 bullfrog [Rami caiesbeiana). 133, 47V. 433. 434. 435 



control of. 453 



m southwestern wetlands, 452-53 

 bullhead. 145 



black {Ameiurus melas), 432 



brown (Ameiurus nebulosus). 242, 244. 432 

 Bullock's oriole (Icterus galbula bullockii), 21 

 bulrush. Long's (Scirpus longii), 458 

 bumblebee. Africanized honeybees and. 450 

 bunting 



indigo (Passerina cyanea). 20, 23 I 



lark (Calamospiza mcUinocorys). 21. 297. 298, 299. 302, 303 



lazuli (Passerina amoena). 20 



painted {Passerina ciris), 20 

 Bureau of Biological Survey (BBS). 401 



activities. 8 



history. 7-9 

 Bureau of Land Management (BLM). 5. 135. 214. 400 



distnbution of, 215 



raven predation control. 74 



Strategic Plan for the Management of Wild Horses and Burros on 



Public Lands. 457 



wild horses and burros management. 456-57 

 burro, feral (or wild) (Equus asinus). 440, 441, 456-57 

 burrowing birds. 51 

 burrowing mayfly 



Hexagenia spp.. 181. 236 



Hexagenia bilinenta. 183-84 



Hexagenia limbata. 183-84 



Peniagenia viltigera. 183 

 burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia). 67 

 burying beetle, American (Nicrophorus amcricanus). 232 

 bush, creosote, 472 

 bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus). 20 

 But CO 



albicaudafus (white-tailed hawk). 67 



alhonotatus (zone-tailed hawk), 67 



brachyurus (short-tailed hawk), 67 



jamaicensis (red-tailed hawk). 67 



lagopus (rough-legged hawk), 67 



lineaius (red-shouldered hawk). 67 



nitidus (gray hawk), 67. 320 



plarypierus (broad-winged hawk), 67 

 brunnescens (Puerto Rican broad-winged hawk). 67 



regalis (ferruginous hawk), 67. 69, 297, 387 



solitarius (Hawaiian hawk), 67, 377 



swuinsoni (Swainson's hawk), 67 

 Buteogallus anthracinus (common black hawk). 67 

 butterfly, 161, See also Lepidoptera 



arogos skipper (Atrytone arogos iowa), 175 



Dakota skipper iHesperia dacolae). 174, 175 



elfin [Incisalia henrici). 167 



endangered species, 171 



Fourth of July Butterfly Count (FJC). 171-72 



frosted elfin (Incisalia irus). 167. 232 



habitat change and, 160. 174 



haying management and, 175 



inventories, 168-70 



Kamer blue (Lycaeides melissa samuelis), 166, 172. 224-25, 232, 



398. 401 



monarch (Damms plexippus). 171. 172 



