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Recent Ornithological Literature 
VAN Eerden, M. R., Piersma, T., & R. Undeboom. 
1993. Competitive food exploitation of smelt Os- 
merus eperianus by Great Crested Grebes Podi- 
ceps cristatus and perch Perea flaviatilis at Lake 
Ijsselmeer, The Netherlands. Oecologia 93: 463- 
474. (Min. Transport & Pub. Works, Dir.,Flevoland, 
P.O. Box 600, 8200 AP Lelystad, The Netherlands.) 
Van Heezik, Y. M., & P. J. Seddon. 1996. Scramble 
feeding in Jackass penguins: within-brood food 
distribution and the maintenance of sibling asym¬ 
metries. Anim. Behav. 51: 1383—1390. (Natl. Wildl. 
Res. Ctr., PO Box 1086, Taif, Saudi Arabia.)— Sphen- 
iscus demersus. 
Van't hue, J. T., & J. A. Jenks. 1992. Food habits of 
Mourning Doves in east central South Dakota. 
Prairie Nat. 24: 251-256. (Texas Coop. Fish Wildl. 
Res. Unit, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX 79409, 
USA.)— Zenaida macroura; primarily green foxtail 
{Setaria mridis) and yellow foxtail {Setaria glauca ).— 
S.W.G. 
Waite, T. A., & R. C. Ydenberg. 1996. Foraging cur¬ 
rencies and the load-size decision of scatter¬ 
hoarding Grey Jays. Anim. Behav. 51: 903-916. 
(Sch. For., Michigan Technol. Univ., Houghton, MI 
49931-1295, USA.)— Perisoreus canadensis. 
Walker, K., et al. 1995. Satellite tracking of Wan¬ 
dering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) from Auck¬ 
land Islands: preliminary results. Notornis 42: 
127-137. (549 Rocks Rd., Nelson, NZ.)—Foraging 
flights of 3 females involved long outward and re¬ 
turn journeys with less rapid movement during the 
feeding phase.—E.O.M. 
Wanless, S., M. P. Harris, & A. F. Russell. 1993. 
Factors influencing food-load sizes brought in by 
Shags Phalacrocorax aristotelis during chick rear¬ 
ing. Ibis 135: 19-24. (Inst. Terrestrial Ecol., Hill of 
Brathens, Banchory, Kincardineshire AB31 4BY, 
UK.J—Foraging distance from colony and brood 
biomass explain most variation in load sizes.— 
J.V.B. 
Watson, J., A. F. Leitch, & S. R. Rae. 1993. The diet 
of Golden Eagles Aquila chrysaetos in Scotland. 
Ibis 135: 387-393. (Scottish Nat. Heritage, 9 Cul- 
duthel Rd., Inverness IV2 4AG, UK.) 
Wayne, W. J. 1996. Sharp-shinned Hawk preys on 
large rat. Delmarva Ornithol. 28: 25. (12 Owls Nest 
Rd., Centerville, DE 19807, USA.)— Accipiter stria- 
tus, Rattus sp.—R.B.C. 
Welstead, j. W. 1994. Barnacle Goose grazing on 
vegetation dynamics. IWRB Goose Res. Group 
Bull. 5: 31-34. (Dept. Biol. Sci., Univ. Durham, Dur¬ 
ham DHl 3LE, UK.)— Branta leucopsis. 
White, K. 1996. Comparison of fledging success and 
sizes of prey consumed by Spotted Owls in north¬ 
western California. J. Raptor Res. 30: 234-236. 
(Dept. Wildl., Humboldt State Univ., Areata, CA 
95521, USA.)— Strix occidentalis. 
Williams, P. A., & B. J. Karl. 1996. Fleshy fruits of 
indigenous and adventiye plants in the diets of 
birds in forest remnants. Nelson, New Zealand. 
N. Z. J. Ecol. 20: 127-145. (Manaaki Whenua— 
Landcare Res., Priv. Bag 6, Nelson, NZ.)—Adven- 
tive bird species eat the most adventive plant fruits 
and distribute weed species not suitable for endem¬ 
ic birds. They may also help disperse indigenous 
fruits into early succession vegetation.—E.O.M. 
WiTMER, M. C. 1996. Annual diet of Cedar Waxwings 
based on U.S. Biological Survey records (1885- 
1950) compared to diet of American Robins: con¬ 
trasts in dietary patterns and natural history. Auk 
113: 414-430. (Sec. Ecol. Syst., Corson Hall, Cornell 
Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.)—Contrasting diges¬ 
tive habits in Bombycilia cedrorum and Turdus mig- 
ratorius correspond to timing of breeding in rela¬ 
tion to food availability.—M.L.F. 
Yi, J.-Y., J.-C. Yoo, & P-O. Won. 1994. Foraging be¬ 
havior and energy intake of premigratory Austra¬ 
lian Curlews Numenius madagascariensis on 
Kanghwa Island, Korea. Kor. J. Ornithol. 1: 1-13. 
(Korea Inst. Ornithol., Kyung Hee Univ., Seoul 130- 
701, Korea.)—Optimize energy intake by selective¬ 
ly preying on crabs with carapace diameters of 15- 
30 mm.—^J.V.B. 
Yosef, R. 1996. Raptors feeding on migration at Ei¬ 
lat, Israel: opportunistic behavior or migratory 
strategy? J. Raptor Res. 30: 242-245. (Int. Birding 
Ctr., P.O. Box 774, Eilat 88106, Israel.)—Data for 19 
species from 3 fall and 2 spring seasons.—^J.P.S. 
GAMEBIRD AND PEST MANAGEMENT 
Dennis, J. V. 1996. Waterfowl use of coastal ponds. 
Maryland Birdlife 52: 75-79. (P.O. Box 578, Princess 
Anne, MD 21853, USA.)—Use, effects of feeding, 
and harm done by waterfowl in several resort areas 
in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia; large popu¬ 
lations of Branta canadensis cause significant dam¬ 
age to some lawns and other grassy areas.—R.B.C. 
Drees, B. M. 1994. Red imported fire ant predation 
on nestlings of colonial waterbirds. Southwest. 
Entomol. 19: 355-359. (Texas A&M Univ., PO Box 
2150, Bryan, TX 77806, USA.)— Casmerodius alhus, 
Ardea herodias, Phalacrocorax hrasilianus, Egretta thu- 
la, Egretta tricolor, Ajaia ajaja, Earns atricilla. Lack of 
fire ant control with fenoxycarb bait resulted in a 
92% reduction in waterbird productivity.— 
D.E.W.D. 
Haworth, M., & K. F. Higgins. 1993. Waterfowl use 
and production from nesting baskets and bales in 
South Dakota wetlands. Prairie Nat. 25: 149-160. 
(USFWS, 4600 Kietzke Ln., Bldg. C-125, Reno, NV 
89502, USA.)—Recommendations for placement to 
increase occupancy and nesting success.—S.W.G. 
Higgins, K. F., & R. O. Woodward. 1996. Waterfowl 
studies at the Woodworth Study Area, Stutsman 
County, North Dakota: 1965-1995. Proc. N. Dakota 
Acad Sci. 50:132-134. (S. Dakota Coop. Fish. Wildl. 
Res. Unit., Brookings, SD 57007, USA.)—Review of 
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past work in area where habitat was manipulated 
to determine ways of maximizing populations. Bib¬ 
liography of studies conducted on this area.— 
R.B.C. 
Hoffman, R. W., et al. 1992. Reintroduction of 
Greater Prairie-Chickens in northeastern Colora¬ 
do. Prairie Nat. 24: 197-204. (Colorado Div. Wildl., 
317 W. Prospect Rd., Ft. Collins, CO 80526, USA.)— 
Tympanuchus cupido. 
Kantrud, H. a. 1993. Duck nest success on conser¬ 
vation reserve program land in the prairie pothole 
region. J. Soil Water Conserv. 48: 238-242. (North. 
Prairie Wildl. Res. Ctr., Jamestown, ND 58401-9736, 
USA.)— Anas crecca, Anas americana, Anas discors, 
Anas strepera, Anas platyrhynchos, Anas clypeata, 
Anas acuta. 
Orsini, P. 1996. [Number of Turdus shot in the Var 
department (south-east France). Hunting season 
1974-1975; 1983-1984 and 1994-1995 comparison.! 
Faune de Provence 17: 77-84. (Mus. Hist. Nat., 113 
av. marechal Leclerc, 83000 Toulon, France.)—2.8 
million birds shot. (French, Engl, summ.)—G.O. 
Pasitschniak-Arts, M., & F. Messier. 1996. Preda¬ 
tion on artificial duck nests in a fragmented prai¬ 
rie landscape. Lcoscience 3: 436-441. (Dept. Biol., 
Univ. Saskatchewan, 112 Science PL, Saskatoon, SK 
S7N 5E2, Can.)—Predation rates relative to dis¬ 
tance from habitat edge and size of plots.—C.M. 
Riley, T. Z., & T. A. Bookhout. 1993. Response of 
dabbling ducks to early-spring partial drawdown 
on Lake Erie marshes [Ohio]. Prairie Nat. 25: 13- 
18. (USFWS, Ohio Coop. Fish Wildl. Res. Unit, Co¬ 
lumbus, OH 43210, USA.)—Shallow water in nod¬ 
ding smartweed {Polygonum lapathifolium) marshes 
attracts dabbling ducks.—S.W.G. 
Riley, T. Z. 1992. Ring-necked Pheasants and food 
plot size (Galliformes: Phasianidae). Prairie Nat. 
24: 185-189. (Iowa Dept. Nat. Resour., Chariton 
Res. Stn., RR 1 Box 209, Chariton, lA 50049, 
USA.)— Phasianus colchicus; food plots should be at 
least 4 ha.—S.W.G. 
Walsh, P., & D. M. Piekarz. 1995. Captive manage¬ 
ment for genetically undocumented waterfowl 
populations. AZA Reg. Conf. Proc. 1995: 605-610. 
(Wildl. Conserv. Soc., Bronx Zoo/Wildl. Conserv. 
Pk., 185“^ St. & South. Blvd., Bronx, NY 10460, 
USA.)—Use of each zoo population as a ''patch" 
for genetic management in a Vortex stochastic com¬ 
puter model.—^J.C.J. 
GENERAL BIOLOGY—GENERAL 
Beauchamp, G. 1997. Determinants of intraspecific 
brood amalgamation in waterfowl. Auk 114: 11- 
21. (Dept. Biol., Concordia Univ., 1455 Quest Blvd. 
Maisonneuve, Montreal, PQ H3G 1M8, Can.)—In 
phylogenetic context, prehatching amalgamation 
usually precedes posthatching amalgamation.— 
D.C.D. 
Briskie, j. V., & R. Montgomerie. 1997. Sexual selec¬ 
tion and the intromittent organ of birds. J. Avian 
Biol. 28: 73-86. (Edward Grey Inst. Field Ornithol., 
Dept. Zook, Univ. Oxford, S. Parks Rd., Oxford 
0X1 3PS, UK. E-mail: james.briskie@zoology. 
oxford.ac.uk)—Sperm Competition Hypothesis and 
Female Choice Hypothesis presented to account for 
rare presence of penis in birds.—R.T.B. 
Drovetski, S. V. 1996. Influence of the trailing-edge 
notch on flight performance of Galliforms. Auk 
113: 802-810. (Dept. ZooL, Univ. Washington, Se¬ 
attle, WA 98195, USA.)—Improves performance in 
vertical and slow flight but lowers efficiency in lev¬ 
el flight.—M.W. 
Ferriere, R., et al. 1996. Predictability and chaos in 
bird vigilant behaviour. Anim. Behav. 52: 457-472. 
(Inst. d'EcoL, Univ. Paris 6, 7 quai Saint-Bernard, 
75252 Paris Cedex 05, France.)—A mathematical 
model based on data from Calidris maritima, Strep- 
topelia risoria and Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax suggests 
that if individual vigilance is chaotic, flock coordi¬ 
nation can reduce individual predictability and en¬ 
hance level of group surveillance.—A.K.T. 
Haywood, S. 1993. Role of extrinsic factors in the 
control of clutch-size in the Blue Tit Parus caeru- 
leus. Ibis 135: 79-84. (EGI, Dept. ZooL, Univ. Ox¬ 
ford, South Parks Rd., Oxford 0X1 3PS, UK.)— 
Both presence of eggs in nest and higher temper¬ 
atures play a role.—^J.V.B. 
Kempenaers, B., & B. C. Sheldon’". 1996. Why do 
birds not discriminate between their own and ex¬ 
tra-pair offspring? Anim. Behav. 51: 1165-1173 
(Dept. ZooL, Uppsala Univ., Villavagen 8, S-752 36 
Uppsala, Sweden.) 
Larkin, R. P., L. L. Pater, & D. J. Tazik. 1994. Effects 
of military noise on wildlife: a literature review. 
USACERL Tech. Rep. 96/21. (Illinois Nat. Hist. 
Surv., 607 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820, 
USA; EM: r-larkin@uiuc.edu)—Extensive review of 
the available literature. Final Report to U.S. Army 
Constr. Eng. Res. Lab., Champaign, IL, USA.— 
J.M.S. 
Yoo, J.-C. 1994. Clutch-size in birds a window of 
evolution? Kor. J. Ornithol. 1: 105-113. (Korea Inst. 
Ornithol., Kyung Hee Univ., Seoul 130-701, Repub¬ 
lic of Korea.)—Brief review of current hypotheses 
for evolution of clutch size in birds.—^J.V.B. 
GENERAL BIOLOGY—AFROTROPICAL 
Balanca, G. 1996. [Notes on the breeding of four 
bird species in Mauritania.] Malimbus 18:151-153. 
(BP 5035, 34032 Montpellier Cedex 1, France.)— 
Cursorius cursor, Eremopterix nigriceps, Lanius excub- 
itor, and Passer luteus near Akjoujt, Nov-Dec 1994. 
(French.)—P.W.P.B. 
Dowsett-Lemaire, F. 1996. Observations of two Cu- 
culus species fed by forest hosts in the Congo. 
Malimbus 18: 153-154. (194, Rue de Bois de Breux, 
