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ical breeding records of the Black-billed Cuckoo 
on the Georgia and South Carolina coasts. Oriole 
60: 42-44. (Tall Timbers Res. Stn., Rt. 1, Box 678, 
Tallahassee, FL 32312-9712, USA.)— Coccyzus ery- 
throphthalmus. 
Moore, H. 1988. Nesting of White Ibis in Warren 
County, Mississippi. Mississippi Kite 18: 1-2. (1 
Lakeside Dr., Vicksburg, MS 39180, USA.)— Eudo- 
cimus albus. 
Oberle, M. W., & D. M. Forsythe. 1995. Possible 
breeding by Red-breasted Nuthatch and Golden- 
crowned Kinglet in Georgia and South Carolina. 
Oriole 60: 52-55. (2690 Briarlake Woods Way, At¬ 
lanta, GA 30345, USA.)—Pair of Sitta canadensis and 
singing d Regulus satrapa at BurrelTs Ford in Geor¬ 
gia 18 Jun 1995 and Regulus satrapa feeding fledg¬ 
lings at the Walhalla Fish Flatchery in South Car¬ 
olina the same date.—R.B.C. 
Palmer-Ball, B., Jr. 1994. Gull-billed Tern at the 
Falls of the Ohio. Kentucky Warbler 70: 86-87. 
(8027 Old Westport Rd., Louisville, KY 40222, 
USA.)— Sterna nilotica seen 27 Aug 1994 is 1st fully 
documented record for Kentucky.—R.B.C. 
Palmer-Ball, B., Jr., & R. Klapheke. 1994. First Ken¬ 
tucky record for Curlew Sandpiper. Kentucky 
Warbler 70: 87-88. (8027 Old Westport Rd., Louis¬ 
ville, KY 40222, USA.)—Adult Calidris ferruginea 
seen and photographed 9-11 Jul 1994 at McElroy 
Lake.—R.B.C. 
Papish, R., J. L. Mays, & D. Brewer. 1997. Orange¬ 
billed Nightingale-Thrush. First record for Texas 
and the U.S. Birding 29:128-130. (Laguna Atascosa 
NWR, Box 450, Rio Hondo, TX 78583, USA.)—Cfl- 
tharus autantiirostris seen, captured and photo¬ 
graphed at the refuge 8 Apr 1996; 3 color photos.— 
R.B.C. 
Patten, M. A., & C. A. Marantz. 1996. Implications 
of vagrant southeastern vireos and warblers in 
California. Auk 113: 911-923. (Dept. Biol., Univ. 
California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.)—Range ex¬ 
pansion or anomalous weather conditions are re¬ 
sponsible for repeated influx of 7 species in past 20 
years: Vireo griseus, Vireo flavifrons. Panda ameri- 
cana, Dendroica dominica, Helmitheros vermivorus, 
Oporornis formosus, Wilsonia citrina. —D.C.D. 
Robbins, M. 1997. Ninth Annual Report of the Mis¬ 
souri Bird Records Committee. Bluebird 64(1): 12- 
19. (No address given.)—Accepted records include 
1st state records for Somateria mollissima, Charadrius 
wilsonia. Sterna fuscata, Colibri thalassinus, plus 1st 
winter record for Vireo griseus and several early 
and late migration dates.—R.B.C. 
Rothe, T. C. 1996. Update on Alaska-Pacific coast 
geese. TWSG News 9: 12-16. (Alaska Dept. Fish & 
Game, 333 Raspberry Rd., Anchorage, AK 99518, 
USA.)—Current status of Tule White-fronted 
Goose Anser albifrons gambeli, Aleutian Canada 
Goose Branta canadensis leucopareia, Cackling Can¬ 
ada Goose Branta canadensis minima and Dusky 
Canada Goose Branta canadensis occidentalis. —F.P. 
Ruckdeschel, C. 1995. First specimen of a White¬ 
tailed Tropicbird from Georgia. Oriole 60: 39-41. 
(Cumberland Is. Mus., P.O. Box 796, St. Marys, GA 
31558, USA.)—Immature Phaethon Upturns found 
dead Aug 1995 on Cumberland Island; 2 photos.— 
R.B.C. 
Shefeield, S. R. 1996. Recent records for the Bam 
Owl in northcentral Oklahoma. Bull. Oklahoma 
Ornithol. Soc. 29: 22-23. (Dept. ZooL, Oklahoma 
State Univ., Stillwater, OK 73078, USA.)— Tyto alba 
formerly the most abundant raptor in that part of 
the state but now much fewer.—R.B.C. 
Smith, M. A. 1996. Shorebird studies at the Port of 
Wilmington, Delaware. Delmarva Ornithol. 28: 7- 
14. (2 Hillcrest Ave., Wilmington, DE 19809, 
USA.)—Annotated list of 29 shorebirds plus notes 
on other waterbirds and some landbirds.—R.B.C. 
Smolit, E. 1996. London's [ON] Peregrine Falcons— 
Canada's most southerly nesting record? Birders 
J. 5: 237-238. (Project Peregrine [no further address 
given].)— Falco peregrinus) fledged 24 Jul 1996.— 
A.L.L. 
Thrailkill, j. a., & L. S. Andrews. 1996. Presence of 
breeding Northern Goshawks in the Coast Range 
of Oregon. J. Raptor Res. 30: 248-249. (Oregon 
Coop. Wildl. Res. Unit, Dept. Fish. Wildl., Oregon 
State Univ., Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.)—1st con¬ 
firmed Accipiter gentilis nests in region, with evi¬ 
dence of repeated nesting at locale.—^J.P.S. 
Tomer, J. S., R. B. Clapp, & J. C. Hoffman. 1996. 
Fregata minor, Great Frigatebird, in Oklahoma. 
Bull. Oklahoma Ornithol. Soc. 29: 34-35. (5911 E. 
46“" St., Tulsa, OK 74135, USA.)—Reexamination of 
specimen taken 3 Nov 1975 confirms its identity.— 
R.B.C. 
TouPS, J. A., ET AL. 1989. First sighting of Audubon's 
Shearwater in Mississippi. Mississippi Kite 19: 9- 
11. (4 Hartford PL, Gulfport, MS 39507, USA.)— 
Puffinus Iherminieri. 
Tyler, J. D., & F. J. Bechtold. 1996. Statuses of four 
avian species in southwestern Oklahoma. Bull. 
Oklahoma Ornithol. Soc. 29: 27-34. (Little River 
NWR, P.O. Box 340, Broken Bow, OK 73728, 
USA.)— Tyrannus forficatus, Sialia currucoides, Lanius 
ludovicianus, Aimophila cassinii. 
ViLLARD, M.-A. 1991. [Forest birds from the Gati¬ 
neau Park [Quebec]: a regional perspective.] Que¬ 
bec Oiseaux 2(4): 14-18. (Dept. Biol., Univ. Monc¬ 
ton, Moncton, NB El A 3E9, Can.)—(Erench.) 
Walker, R. 1996. Subspecies of Savannah Sparrow 
Passerculus sandwichensis in Atlantic Canada. 
Birders J. 5: 136-141. (P.O. Box 126, Alma, NB EOA 
IBO, Can.)—Identification and distribution.—A.L.L. 
Weir, R. 1996. Black-tailed Godwit at Kingston, On¬ 
tario. Birders J. 5: 179-180. (294 Elmwood St., 
Kingston, ON K7M 2Y8, Can.)—Photographs and 
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description of Limosa limosa, Dec 1995; 2nd report 
for ON.—A.L.L. 
Williams, B., et al. 1996. The first Virginia record 
of the Snowy Plover. Raven 67: 96-98. (154 Lake- 
wood Dr., Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA.)— Cha¬ 
radrius alexandrinus seen 19 Jun 1995 on Cedar Is¬ 
land, Accomack County is only the 4th record on 
the Atlantic Coast N of Plorida.—R.B.C. 
Williams, B. 1996. Gray Kingbird near Kiptopeke 
State Park, Northampton County, Virginia. Raven 
67: 99-100. (154 Lakewood Dr., Williamsburg, VA 
23185, USA.)—Immature Tyrannus dominicensis 
seen 12 Nov 1994; summary of 4 previous re¬ 
cords.—R.B.C. 
Williams, S. O., III. 1996. New Mexico bird records 
committee report for 1995. New Mexico Ornithol. 
Soc. Bull. 24: 59-68. (65 Verano Loop, Santa Ee, NM 
87505, USA.)—Accepted records include 1st con¬ 
firmed records for state for Plegadis falcinellus and 
Toxostoma longirostre, as well as the 1st record since 
the late 1920's for Empidonax fidvifrons. —R.B.C. 
WORMINGTON, A. 1996. Least Tern: second record for 
Ontario. Birders J. 5: 48-49. (RR 1, Leamington, ON 
N8H 3V4, Can.)—Sight report of Sterna antillarum, 
9 Jun 1993 at Wheatley; accepted by ON Bird Re¬ 
cords Committee.—A.L.L. 
DISTRIBUTION—NEOTROPICAL 
Caziani, S. M., & E. Derlindati. 1996. [Fulica cor- 
nuta in Pululos and nearby lagoons, arid puna of 
north-east Argentina.] TWSG News 9: 34-39. (Con- 
sejo de Investigacion, Universidad Nacional de Sal¬ 
ta, Buenos Aires 177, 4400 Salta, Argentina)— 
Horned Coot survey. (Spanish, Engl. summ.).—E.P. 
Kirwan, G. M., R. S. R. Williams, & C. G. Bradshaw. 
1996. West Indian Whistling Duck in the Domin¬ 
ican Republic. TWSG News 9:10-11. (6 Connaught 
Rd., Norwich NR2 3BP, UK.)— Dendrocygna arborea, 
recent observations and distribution in Hispanio¬ 
la.—E.P. 
DISTRIBUTION—N. AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST 
Andrews, I. J. 1996. Sinai Rosefinch. Sandgrouse 18 
(2): 33-35. (39 Clayknowes Dr., Musselburgh, Mid¬ 
lothian EH21 6UW, lJK.)-Carpodacus synoicus; brief 
review and color photos.—P.J.C. 
Baha el Din, M., & S. Baha el Din. 1996. The first 
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum in 
Egypt. Sandgrouse 18 (1): 64-65. (4 Ismail El Mazni 
St., Apt. 8, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt.) 
Baha el Din, M. 1996. The first Dusky Warbler 
Phylloscopus fuscatus in Egypt. Sandgrouse 18 (1): 
69. (4 Ismail El Mazai St., Apt. 8, Heliopolis, Cairo, 
Egypt.) 
Dierschke, V., E. Stuhmer, & T. Stuhmer. 1996. Re¬ 
cords of Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata in 
north-eastern Turkey. Sandgrouse 18 (2): 66-67. 
(Vogelwarte Hiddensee, 18565 Kloster, Germany.) 
Dymond, j. N. 1996. The Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus 
inomatus in Yemen. Sandgrouse 17:132-133. (Bur- 
gadies, S. Punds, Levenwick, Shetland ZE2 9HX, 
UK.) 
Eriksen, j. 1996. The birds of Barr Al Hikman, Sul¬ 
tanate of Oman. Sandgrouse 18 (2): 19-29. (Sultan 
Qaboos Univ., Coll. Sci., P.O. Box 36, Al Khod 123, 
Oman.) 
Evans, M. 1. 1996. The first Alpine Accentor Prunel¬ 
la collaris in Jordan. Sandgrouse 18 (2): 64. (Mon¬ 
trose, Llanddeiniol, Llanrhystud, Dyfed SY23 5AN, 
UK.) 
Evans, M. L, & S. Al-Mashaqbah. 1996. Did Lappet¬ 
faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos formerly breed 
in Jordan? Sandgrouse 18 (2): 61. (Montrose, Lland¬ 
deiniol, Llanyhystud, Dyfed SY23 5AN, UK.) 
Forsten, a. 1997. Birding south-west Morocco. Al¬ 
ula 3: 24-31. (c/o Alula, P. O. Box 5, FIN-02271 
Espoo, Finland.)—Itinerary and birds recorded on 
one trip.—E.H. 
Holliday, S. T. 1995. Report on the birds of the 
Strait of Gibraltar: 1989. Alectoris 9: 1-44. 
(GONHS, P.O. Box 843, Gibraltar.) 
Khoury, F. 1996. Observations on the avifauna of 
the Azraq wetland, Jordan, June 1995. Sandgrouse 
18 (2): 52-57. (Dept. Ornithol., ZFMK, Adenauer- 
allee 160, 53113 Bonn, Germany.) 
Kirac, S. K., & C. Kirac. 1996. A short breeding bird 
survey of Kulu Golu, Central Anatolia, Turkey in 
May 1995. Sandgrouse 18 (2): 58-60. (P. K.245 Yen- 
isehir, 06443 Ankara, Turkey.) 
Kirwan, G. M. 1996. A new specimen record of Rus¬ 
tic Bunting Emheriza rustica from Turkey. Sandg¬ 
rouse 18 (2): 70-71. (6 Connaught Rd., Norwich 
NR2 3BP, UK.) 
Manners, G. R., & J. Diekmann. 1996. Long-eared 
Owl Asio otus breeding in north-west Syria. 
Sandgrouse 18 (2): 62. (ICARDA, P.O. Box 5466, 
Aleppo, Syria.) 
Martins, R., & G. M. Kirwan. 1996. Philby's and 
Arabian Partridges. Sandgrouse 18 (1): 18-21. (6 
Connaught Rd., Norwich NR2 3BP, UK .)—Alectoris 
philbyi, Alectoris melanocephala-, review, photos.— 
P.J.C. 
Martins, R. P., et al. 1996. The status of passerines 
in southern Yemen and records of the OSME sur¬ 
vey in spring 1993. Sandgrouse 17: 54-72. (6 Con¬ 
naught Rd., Norwich NR2 3BP, UK.) 
Meadows, B. S., & P. Symens. 1996. The first Wood¬ 
lark Lullula arborea in Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 
18 (1): 66-67. (9 Old Hall Ln., Walton-on-the-Naze, 
Essex CO 14 8LE, UK.) 
Meininger, P. L., et al. 1996. Notes on the coastal 
birds of Libya, July 1993. Sandgrouse 18 (1): 53- 
60. (Lisztlaan 5, 4384 KM Vlissingen, Netherlands.) 
Minshull, B. C. 1996. The first Pine Bunting Emher¬ 
iza leucocephalos in Jordan. Sandgrouse 18 (2): 69. 
(15/4 Echline Rigg, Bridgeview, S. Queensferry, 
West Lothian EH30 9XN, UK.) 
