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Recent Ornithological Literature 
address given.)—Scotland; includes breeding suc¬ 
cess.—P.J.C. 
O'BRIEN, T. G., & M. F. Kinnard. 1996. Hombill ecol¬ 
ogy and conservation in Southeast Asia; Lessons 
from islands. AZA Annu. Conf. Proc. 1996: 284- 
289. (Wildl. Conserv. Soc.-Indonesia Prog., P.O. 
Box 311, J1 Ciremei No. 8, Bogor 16003, W. Java, 
Indonesia.)— Aceros cassidix, Aceros everetti, Aceros 
plicatus, Penelopides exarhatus. Comparison of pos¬ 
sible human impact on territorial and non-territo¬ 
rial species.—^J.C.J. 
O'Donnell, C. F. J. 1996. Predators and the decline 
of new Zealand forest birds: an introduction to 
the hole-nesting bird and predator programme. N. 
Z. J. Zool. 23: 213-219. (Sci. Res. Div., Dept. Con¬ 
serv., Priv. Bag, Christchurch, NZ.)—As cavity 
nesters, Mohua Mohoua ochrocephala-and parakeets 
Cyanoramphus spp. are particularly at risk from 
stoats Mustela erminea. Gives background for eight 
studies that follow in this special issue.—E.O.M. 
O'Donnell, C. F. J. 1996. Monitoring Mohua (Yel- 
lowhead) populations in the South Island, New 
Zealand, 1983-93. N. Z. J. Zool. 23: 221-228. (Sci. 
Res. Div., Dept. Conserv., Priv. Bag, Christchurch, 
NZ.)—14 populations of Mohoua ochrocephala mon¬ 
itored at 12 sites. Most declined over 11 years, 6 
crashed after irruptions of stoats Mustela erminea 
which followed beech Nothofagus mast years.— 
E.O.M. 
O'Donnell, C. F. J., et al. 1996. Control of a stoat 
(Mustela erminea) population irruption to en¬ 
hance Mohua (Yellowhead) (Mohoua ochrocepha¬ 
la) breeding success in New Zealand. N. Z. J. Zool. 
23: 279-286. (Sci. Res. Div., Dept. Conserv., Priv. 
Bag, Christchurch, NZ.)—Trapping stoats increases 
birds' breeding success.—E.O.M. 
O'Donnell, C. F. J., & S. M. Phillipson. 1996. Pre¬ 
dicting the incidence of Mohua predation from 
the seedfall, mouse, and predator fluctuations in 
beech forests. N. Z. J. Zool. 23: 287-293. (Sci. Res. 
Div., Dept. Conserv., Priv. Bag, Christchurch, 
NZ.)—Good crops of beech Nothofagus spp. mast 
lead to higher mouse Mus musculus densities in 
South Island, New Zealand. The mouse irruption 
results in more stoats Mustela erminea which are 
key predators of Mohoua ochrocephala. An irruption 
of key Mohua predators can thus be predicted by 
monitoring both beech seedfall and indices of 
mouse density.—E.O.M. 
Pepper, J. W. 1997. A survey of the South Australian 
Glossy Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami 
halmaturinus and its habitat. Wildl. Res. 24: 209- 
223. (Dept. Biol., Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 
48109, USA.)—Population of this endangered sub¬ 
species on Kangaroo Island probably <200. As¬ 
sesses effects of grazing by livestock, wildfire, hab¬ 
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Perez, C. J., P. J. Swank, & D. W. Smith. 1996. Sur¬ 
vival, movements and habitat use of Aplomado 
Falcons released in southern Texas. J. Raptor Res. 
30: 175-182. (USFWS, 320 N. Main, Room 225, Mc¬ 
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POMAROL, M. 1996. Artificial nest structure design 
and management implications for the Lesser Kes¬ 
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(Dir. Gen. Medi Nat., Gran Via 612, 08007 Barce¬ 
lona, Spain.)—95 of 229 under-roof, wood struc¬ 
tures used; 10 of 29 ceramic structures used; 23 of 
94 special roof-tile nest entrances used.—^J.P.S. 
Porter, R., & E. Warr. 1996. Middle East birding 
and conservation organisations. Sandgrouse 18 (2): 
10-13. (BirdLife Int., Wellbrook Ct., Girton Rd., 
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Richards, J. D., & J. Short. 1997. History of the dis¬ 
appearance of native fauna from the Nullarbor 
Plain [S. Australia] through the eyes of a long 
time resident, Amy Crocker. West. Aust. Nat. 21: 
89-96. (CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology, 
LMB 4, Midland, WA 6056, Australia.)—Contains 
references to Leipoa ocellata, Ardeotis australis, Bur- 
hinus magnirostris. —M.G.B. 
Robert, M., P. Laporte, & A. Demers. 1991. [Log¬ 
gerhead Shrike in Quebec: one century to get es¬ 
tablished. .. and disappear.] Quebec Oiseaux 2(4): 
21-23. (Can. Wildl. Serv., P.O. Box 10100, Ste. Foy, 
PQ GIV 4H5, Can.)— Lanius ludovicianus. (French.) 
Roberts, H. 1995. Focus on pigeons and doves: The 
captive propagation program for columbids at the 
Memphis Zoo. AZA Reg. Conf. Proc. 1995: 129- 
134. (Memphis Zoo & Aquarium, 2000 Galloway 
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volved.—^J.C.J. 
Ryan, M., & W. S. Drieschman. 1995. A different 
approach to hand-rearing penguins. AZA Reg. 
Conf. Proc. 1995: 135-141. (John G. Shedd Aq., 1200 
S. Lakeshore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605, USA.)— Pygos- 
celis papua, Pygoscelis antarctica, Aptenodytes patagon- 
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Seltz, j. 1995. Passerine paradigms (changing the 
way we think). AZA Reg. Conf. Proc. 1995: 342- 
344. (PACT Taxon Advisory Group, Sedgwick Co. 
Zoo, 5555 Zoo Blvd., Wichita, KS 67212, USA.)— 
Zoos still take many individuals from wild popu¬ 
lations of passerines to maintain collections.—^J.C.J. 
Smith, K. A., et al. 1993. Habitat and predation 
management for nesting Piping Plovers at Lost- 
wood National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota. 
Prairie Nat. 25: 139-147. (USFWS, Lostwood NWR, 
RR2 Box 98, Kenmare, ND 58746, USA.)—Pre¬ 
scribed burning and predator exclusion increased 
nesting effort and success of Charadrius melodus .— 
5. W.G. 
Stoneman, G. L., M. E. Rayner, & F. J. Bradshaw. 
1997. Size and age parameters of nest trees used 
by four species of parrot and one species of cock¬ 
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6. (Dept. Conserv. Land Manage., Corporate Head- 
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6983, Australia.)—Conclude that Mawson & Long, 
1994, Emu 94: 149-155 used biased estimates, 
which resulted in ill-founded conclusions about the 
impact of forest harvesting on availability of hol¬ 
lows.—S.R.P. 
Watson, R. T., et al. 1996. Breeding, growth, de¬ 
velopment, and management of the Madagascar 
Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides). J. Raptor Res. 
30: 21-27. (The Peregrine Fund, 5666 W. Flying 
Hawk Ln., Boise, ID 83709, USA.)—4-year study 
documented potentially obligate siblicide in this 
rare species, and doubled fledgling production in 
3 nests through use of sibling rescue.—^J.P.S. 
Wood, K. A. 1996. Bird assemblages in a small pub¬ 
lic reserve and adjacent residential area at Wol¬ 
longong, New South Wales. Wildl. Res. 23: 605- 
620.(7 Eastern Ave., Mangerton, NSW 2500, Aus¬ 
tralia.)—Compares public reserve with adjacent 
residential areas using paired transect observa¬ 
tions. Critically small population sizes place 9 re¬ 
serve specialist species at risk of extinction.— 
M.G.B. 
ZiEWiTZ, J. W., J. G. SiDLE% & J. J. Dinan. 1992. Hab¬ 
itat conservation for nesting Least Terns and Pip¬ 
ing Plovers on the Platte River, Nebraska. Prairie 
Nat. 24: 1-20. (USFWS, 203 W. Second St., Grand 
Island, NE 68803, USA.)— Sterna antillarum, Charad¬ 
rius melodus; lack of preferred habitat (large, high, 
sparsely vegetated sandbars) may be limiting pop¬ 
ulations.—S.W.G. 
Special Publications 
Werner, J., et al., (Eds.). 1992. The California Spot¬ 
ted Owl: a technical assessment of its current sta¬ 
tus. USDA, For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR- 
133. (Order from Pacific SW Res. Stn.: P.O. Box 245, 
Berkeley, CA 94701-0245, USA.)—Contains 13 pa¬ 
pers on the general biology, ecology, distribution, 
habitat, management, and conservation of Strix oc- 
cidentalis occidentalis. —W.M.G. 
Beck, T. W., & G. I. Gould, Jr. Background and 
the current management situation for the Cali¬ 
fornia Spotted Owl. Pp. 37-54. (Stanislaus Nat. 
For., USDA For. Serv., 19777 Greenley Rd., So¬ 
nora, CA 95370, USA.)—Reviews past and cur¬ 
rent management, and discusses agencies having 
jurisdiction over habitat. 
Gutierrez, R. J., et al. Habitat relations of the 
California Spotted Owl. Pp. 79-98. (Dept. Wildl. 
Manage., Sch. Nat. Resour., Humboldt State 
Univ., Areata, CA 95521, USA.)—Considers pat¬ 
terns of habitat use on fine and broad scales of 
analysis and in a variety of forest habitats. 
McKelvey, K. S., & J. D. Johnston. Historical per¬ 
spectives on forests of the Sierra Nevada and 
the Transverse Ranges of southern California: 
forest conditions at the turn of the century. Pp. 
225-246. (Redwood Sci. Lab., USDA For. Serv., 
1700 Bayview Dr., Areata, CA 95521, USA.)— 
Compares turn-of-the-century forest structure 
and composition with prehistoric and modern 
conditions. Today's forests have been changed 
significantly and may be unstable. 
McKelvey, K. S., & C. P. Weatherspoon. Project¬ 
ed trends in owl habitat. Pp. 261-276. (Redwood 
Sci. Lab., USDA For. Serv., 1700 Bayview Dr., Ar¬ 
eata, CA 95521, USA.)—Present Forest Service 
land management plans are probably detrimen¬ 
tal to protecting habitat, but silviculture practices 
might be made compatible with protecting owl 
habitat. 
Noon, B. R., et al. Estimates of demographic pa¬ 
rameters and rates of population change. Pp. 
175-186. (Redwood Sci. Lab., USDA For. Serv., 
1700 Bayview Dr., Areata, CA 95521, USA.)— 
Consider application of tests of lambda on pop¬ 
ulations and implications for management. 
Noon, B. R., & K. S. McKelvey. Stability proper¬ 
ties of the Spotted Owl metapopulation in 
southern California. Pp. 187-206. (Redwood Sci. 
Lab., USDA For. Serv., 1700 Bayview Dr., Areata, 
CA 95521, USA.)—Analyze the stability of a pop¬ 
ulation occurring in several habitat "islands" on 
discrete mountain ranges. 
Verner, j., et al. Assessment of the current status 
of the California Spotted Owl. Pp. 3-26. (For. 
Sci. Lab., USDA For. Serv., 2081 East Sierra Ave., 
Fresno, CA 93710, USA.)—Summarize the key 
findings of the technical assessment and give rec¬ 
ommendations for research and management. 
Verner, J., & R. J. Taylor. Future directions for 
the California Spotted Owl effort. Pp. 27-36. 
(For. Sci. Lab., USDA For. Serv., 2081 E. Sierra 
Ave., Fresno, CA 93710, USA.)—Discuss future 
inventory, monitoring, and research efforts need¬ 
ed for managing populations. 
Verner, J., R. J. Gutierrez, & G. I. Gould, Jr. The 
California Spotted Owl: general biology and 
ecological relations. Pp. 55-78. (For. Sci. Lab., 
USDA For. Serv., 2081 East Sierra Ave., Fresno, 
CA 93710, USA.) 
Weatherspoon, C. P., S. J. Husari, & J. W. van 
Wagtendonk. Fire and fuels management in 
relation to owl habitat in forests of the Sierra 
Nevada and southern California. Pp. 247-260. 
(Redwood Sci. Lab., USDA For. Serv., 1700 Bay- 
view Dr., Areata, CA 95521, USA.)—Forest 
changes have greatly increased potential for 
stand-replacing crown fires, which may be the 
greatest threat to habitat. 
Williams, D. G., et al. General biology of major 
prey species of the California Spotted Owl. Pp. 
207-224. (For. Sci. Lab., USDA For. Serv., 2081 E. 
Sierra Ave., Fresno, CA 93710, USA.) 
Zabel, C. j., et al.. Home-range size and habitat- 
use patterns of California Spotted Owls in the 
Sierra Nevada. Pp. 149-164. (Redwood Sci. Lab., 
