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Recent Ornithological Literature 
USA.)—Integrate information from the sympo¬ 
sium and elsewhere. Propose future research 
needs and management actions. 
Ralph, C. J., & L. L. Long. Productivity of Mar¬ 
bled Murrelets in California from observations 
of young at sea. Pp. 371-380. (Redwood Sci. 
Lab., USDA For. Serv., 1700 Bayview Dr., Areata, 
CA 95521, USA.)—Designed and tested intensive 
survey method to identify juveniles. 2.2% of pop¬ 
ulation were juveniles. Cite factors that could af¬ 
fect estimate. 
Ralph, C. J., & S. L. Miller. Offshore population 
estimates of Marbled Murrelets in California. 
Pp. 353-360. (Redwood Sci. Lab., USDA For. 
Serv., 1700 Bayview Dr., Areata, CA 95521, 
USA.)—Census method developed gave estimate 
of about 6,500 individuals. 
Raphael, M. G., J. A. Young, & B. M. Galleher. 
A landscape-level analysis of Marbled Murrelet 
habitat in western Washington. Pp. 177-190. 
(Pacific NW Res. Stn., USDA For. Serv., 4625 
93rd Ave., Olympia, WA 98512-9193, USA.)— 
Old growth forest and large sawtimber com¬ 
prised 36% of occupied forest sites, 30% of forest 
sites where species detected, and only 18% 
where species undetected. Mean patch size of 
mature forest greatest in occupied sites. 
Speich, S. M., & T. R. Wahl. Marbled Murrelet 
populations of Washington—marine habitat 
preferences and variability of occurrence. Pp. 
313-326. (Dames & Moore, Inc., 1790 E. River 
Rd., Suite E-300, Tucson, AZ 85718, USA.)—Oc¬ 
curs in low numbers in Puget Sound marine hab¬ 
itats and may have declined. Offshore popula¬ 
tions studied have declined since 1989, along 
with some other oceanic avian species. 
Strachan, G., M. McAllister, & G. J. Ralph. Mar¬ 
bled Murrelet at-sea and foraging behavior. Pp. 
247-254. (Ano Nuevo State Reserve, New Year's 
Creek Rd., Pescadero, CA 94060, USA.)—Usually 
present as singles or pairs, dive in waters 20 to 
80 m in depth in a zone 200 to 2,000 m from 
shore. Larger aggregations commoner to north. 
Strong, C. S., et al. Distribution and population 
estimates of Marbled Murrelets at sea in Ore¬ 
gon during the summers of 1992 and 1993. Pp. 
339-352. (Crescent Coastal Res., 7700 Bailey Rd., 
Crescent City, CA 95531, USA.)—Transect sur¬ 
veys gave population estimate between 15,000- 
20,000. Many of these birds may not be nesting 
successfully, however. 
Varoujean, D. H., II, & W. A. Williams. Abun¬ 
dance and distribution of Marbled Murrelets in 
Oregon and Washington based on aerial sur¬ 
veys. Pp. 327-338. (Marzet, Mar. & Estuarine 
Res. Co., 2269 Broadway St., North Bend, OR 
97459, USA.)—Population sizes may ndt have 
changed appreciably over last 10 years and pop¬ 
ulations may not be in long-term decline. 
DISEASES, PARASITES, & PATHOLOGY 
Bayssade-Dufour, C., et al. 1996. [Catatropis la~ 
gunae n. sp., Trematoda, Notocotylidae, parasite 
of seabirds.] Can. Field-Nat. 110: 392-402. (Mus. 
Natl. d'Hist. Nat., Lab. Biol, parasit., ProtistoL, Hel- 
minthol., 61, r. Buffon F 75231, Paris Cedex 06, 
France.)— Anser anser, Anas platyrhynchos, Cairina 
moschata. (French.) 
Bell, P. J. 1996. Survey of the nasal mite fauna (Rhi- 
nonyssidae and Kytoditidae) of the Gouldian 
Finch, Erythrura gouldiae, and some co-occurring 
birds in the Northern Territory. Wildl. Res. 23: 
675-685. (Conserv. Comm. NT, P.O. Box 496, Pal¬ 
merston, NT 0830, Australia.)—Mite infection high¬ 
est in Gouldian Finches and Pictorella mannikins. 
Heteromunia {Lonchura) pectoralis, Poephila personata, 
Melopsittacus undulatus. —M.G.B. 
Conover, M. R., & T. A. Messmer. 1996. Conse¬ 
quences for captive Zebra Finches of consuming 
tall fescue with the endophytic fungus Acremon- 
ium coenophialum. Auk 113: 492^95. (Dept. Fish. 
Wildl., Utah State Univ., Logan, UT 84322, USA.)— 
Eating infected fescue seeds at higher ambient tem¬ 
peratures increased mortality in Taeniopygia gutta¬ 
ta. —M.L.F. 
Dabbert, C. B., R. L. Lochmiller, & R. G. Teeter. 
1997. Effects of acute thermal stress on the im¬ 
mune system of the Northern Bobwhite iColinus 
virginianus). Auk 114: 103-109. (Dept. Zook, Okla¬ 
homa State Univ., Stillwater, OK 74078, USA.)— 
Heat stress did not affect immunity, but cold stress 
may compromise resistance to viral pathogens.— 
A.D.D. 
Franson, j. C., et al. 1996 A retrospective study of 
postmortem findings in Red-tailed Hawks. J. Rap¬ 
tor Res. 30: 7-14. (Natl. Wildl. Health Ctr., 6006 
Schroeder Rd., Madison, WI 53711-6223, USA.)— 
Common causes of death in Buteo jamaicensis in¬ 
cluded emaciation, shooting, electrocution, agricul¬ 
tural and other poisoning, infectious disease, and 
other traumatic injuries.—^J.P.S. 
Herrmann, C. M., & T. J. Snetsinger. 1997. Pox-like 
lesions on endangered Puaiohi (Myadestes pal- 
meri) and occurrence of mosquito (Culex quinque- 
fasciatus) populations near Koaia Stream 
IKauaT]. 'Elepaio 57: 1-3. (USGS/BRD, Pacific Is¬ 
land Sci. Ctr., P.O. Box 1319, Kekaha, HI 96752, 
USA.)—Such lesions also noted on 5 other native 
Hawaiian birds: Hemignathus kauaiensis, Chasiempis 
sandwichensis sclateri, Myadestes myadestinus, Myad¬ 
estes lanaiensis, Myadestes obscurus; Culex is a pos¬ 
sible vector.—R.B.C. 
Higgins, K. F., et al. 1992. Mycotoxin occurrence in 
waste field corn and ingesta of wild geese in the 
Northern Great Plains. Prairie Nat. 24: 31-37. 
(USFWS, S. Dakota Coop. Fish Wildl. Res. Unit, 
Brookings, SD 57007, USA.)—Mycotoxins may 
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have compromised immune systems of geese, con¬ 
tributing to death from avian cholera.—S.W.G. 
Jarvi, S. I., ET AL. 1995. A complex alloantigenin sys¬ 
tem in Florida Sandhill Cranes, Grus canadensis 
pratensis: Evidence for a major histocompatibility 
(B) system. J. Hered. 86: 348-353. (Mol. Genet. Lab., 
Natl. Zool. Park, Smithsonian Inst., Washington, 
DC 20008, USA.) 
Lee, P. L., & D. H. Clayton*. 1995. Population bi¬ 
ology of swift (Apus apus) ectoparasites in rela¬ 
tion to host reproductive success. Ecol. Entomol. 
20: 4-50. (Dept. Zook, Univ. Oxford, S. Parks Rd., 
Oxford 0X1 3PS, UK.)—Two ectoparasites {Den- 
nyus hirundinis and Crataerina pallida) on swifts 
transmitted from adult to offspring. Parasite den¬ 
sity was low and constant throughout the study; 
no correlation found between host reproduction 
and parasite intensity.—D.E.W.D. 
Monroe, A., P. Noah, & S. Brown. 1993. Compari¬ 
son of medical treatment regimes for aspergillosis 
in captive Tufted Puffins (Lunda cirrhata). 
AAZPA Annu. Conf. Proc. 1993: 78-82. (Oregon 
Coast Aquarium, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Rd., Newport, 
OR 97365, USA.) 
Smith, M. A. 1996. Avian botulism at the Port of 
Wilmington, Delaware in 1996. Delmarva Orni- 
thok 28: 15-19. (2 Hillcrest Ave., Wilmington, DE 
19809, USA.)—200 or more shorebirds died pre¬ 
sumably from botulism, based on strong circum¬ 
stantial evidence.—R.B.C. 
DISTRIBUTION—GENERAL 
Contreras, A. 1997. Is local field ornithology the 
future of birding? Birding 29: 55-56. (2254 Crest- 
view Dr. S., Salem, OR 97302-5853, USA.)—Inten¬ 
sive work on local areas can produce highly useful 
summations of information.—R.B.C. 
Forsten, a., & W. Collins. 1996. Using pagers to 
distribute bird information. Birding 28: 515-517. 
(Hantverkareg. 14 D 9, FIN-20100 Turku, Finland; 
e-mail: Annika.Forsten@abo.fi)—Describe a system 
used in Finland for some 10 years in chasing rari¬ 
ties.—R.B.C. 
Hunt, P. 1997. Local record keeping. Birding 29: 54. 
(P.O. Box 289, Enfield, NH 03748, USA.)—On the 
importance of counting birds consistently and on 
tabulating numbers rather than just remarks on rel¬ 
ative abundance.—R.B.C. 
DISTRIBUTION—AFROTROPICAL 
Bennett, G. 1996. Birding in Natal, South Africa: an 
introduction. Birding 28: 490-499. (P.O. Box 
100502, Scottsville 3209, S. Africa.) 
CosSEE, R. 0.1995. New Zealand-banded Sooty Tern 
(Sterna fuscata) breeds in the Seychelles. Notornis 
42: 280. (NZ Natl. Banding Scheme, Dept. Conserv., 
P.O. Box 10420, Wellington, NZ.)—Chick banded 
on Raoul Island in Dec 1961, found breeding on 
Aride Island in Jun 1995.—E.O.M. 
Dymond, j. N., & R. F. Porter. 1996. The Socotra 
Cisticola Cisticola haesitata. Sandgrouse 17: 145- 
147. (Burgadies, S. Punds, Levenwick, Shetland 
ZE2 9HX, UK.) 
Dymond, J. N. 1996. The Socotra Warbler Incana in- 
cana. Sandgrouse 17: 142-144. (Burgadies, S. 
Punds, Levenwick, Shetland ZE2 9HX, UK.) 
Girard, O., & J. Thal. 1996. [Some ornithological 
observations in the region of Garoua, Cameroon.] 
Malimbus 18: 142-148. (CNERA Avifaune migra- 
trice, Chanteloup, 85340 ile d'Olonne, France.)— 
New distribution and breeding data on 20 species 
during 18 days in Oct-Nov 1992 and 1994, with 
unpublished records since 1977. (French, Engl, 
summ.)—P.W.P.B. 
Green, A. A., & P. G. Rodenwald. 1996. New bird 
records from Korup National Park and environs, 
Cameroon. Malimbus 18: 122-133. (78 Reynolds 
Rd., Shelburne Falls, MA 01370, USA.)—Observa¬ 
tions on 66 species, mostly from 1991-1995 but 
with a few older records.—P.W.P.B. 
Green, A. A. 1996. More bird records from Rio del 
Rey estuary, Cameroon. Malimbus 18:112-121. (78 
Reynolds Rd., Shelburne Falls, MA 01370, USA.)— 
Summarizes abundance, seasonal occurrence and 
habitat of 67 species (23 new to area) from obser¬ 
vations made during 13 visits from 1991-1994.— 
P.W.P.B. 
Kirwan, G. M., et al. 1996. The status of birds in 
Socotra and Abd al-Kuri and the records of the 
OSME survey in spring 1993. Sandgrouse 17: 83- 
101. (6 Connaught Rd., Norwich NR2 3BP, UK.) 
Martins, R. P., & R. F. Porter. 1996. The Buteo pop¬ 
ulation in Socotra. Sandgrouse 17:134-137. (6 Con¬ 
naught Rd., Norwich NR2 3BP, UK.) 
Morton, K. M. 1996. The Socotra Bunting Emberiza 
socotrana. Sandgrouse 17: 155-157. (31 Braehead 
Ave., Edinburgh EM4 6QN, UK.) 
Porter, R. F., & F. Stone. 1996. An introduction to 
Socotra and its birds. Sandgrouse 17: 73-80. 
(BirdLife Int., Wellbrook Ct., Girton Rd., Cam¬ 
bridge CB3 ONA, UK.) 
Porter, R. F., & R. P. Martins. 1996. The Socotra 
Starling Onychognathus frater and Somali Star¬ 
ling O. blythii. Sandgrouse 17: 151-154. (BirdLife 
Int., Wellbrook Ct., Girton Rd., Cambridge CB3 
ONA, UK.) 
Porter, R. F., J. N. Dymond, & R. P. Martins. 1996. 
Forbes-Watson's Swift Apus berliozi in Socotra. 
Sandgrouse 17: 138-141. (BirdLife Int., Wellbrook 
Ct., Girton Rd., Cambridge CB3 ONA, UK.) 
Rodwell, S. P., et al. 1996. An annotated check-list 
of birds occurring in the Parc National des 
Oiseaux du Djoudj in Senegal, 1984-1994. Mal¬ 
imbus 18: 74-111. (Wetland Trust, Elms Farm, Pett 
Ln., Icklesham, Winchelsea, E. Sussex TN36 4AH, 
UK.)—316 species including 8 new to Senegal and 
