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Anim. Behav. 49: 1291-1301. 
Simpson, H. B., & D. S. Vicario’^. 1996. Male Zebra 
Finches can learn male-typical vocalizations from 
hormone-treated female tutors. Anim. Behav. 52: 
1119-1127. (Box 137, The Rockefeller Univ., New 
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Smith, W. J., & A. M. Smith. 1996. Information about 
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Seiurus motacilla (Parulinae), songs. Anim. Behav. 
51: 785-799. (Dept. Biol., Univ. Pennsylvania, Phil¬ 
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Staicer, C. a. 1996. Acoustical features of song cat¬ 
egories of the Adelaide's Warbler (Dendroica ade- 
laidae). Auk 113: 771-783. (Dept. Biol., Dalhousie 
Univ., Halifax, NS B3H 4J1, Can.)—Type B songs 
lower frequency and more complex than type A.— 
M.E.B. 
Tebbich, S., M. Taborsky, & H. Winkler. 1996. Social 
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Behav. 52:1-10. (KLIW, Savoyenstrasse la, A-1160 
Vienna, Austria.)—Captive dominant Nestor nota- 
bilis forced subordinates to cooperate in a food 
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Temrin, H., et al. 1997. Parental investment in mo¬ 
nogamous pairs of Wood Warblers (Phylloscopus 
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Verhulst, S., & P. WiERSMA. 1997. Is begging cheap? 
Auk 114: 134. (Zool. Lab., P.O. Box 14, 9750 AA 
Haren, The Netherlands.)—A critical comment on 
McCarty (Auk 113: 178-182): studies on energetics 
should also consider consequences of fitness.— 
M.W. 
ViELLiARD, J. 1995. Phytogeny of bioacoustic param¬ 
eters in birds. Bioacoustics 6: 171-174. (Arquivo 
Sonoro Neotropical, Unicamp, Dept. Zool., CP6109, 
13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil.)—Round-table dis¬ 
cussion from 1994 Int. Ornithol. Congr.—^J.K.B. 
Whiteside, R. 1995. Notes on the display behaviour 
of a fully-plumed male Blue Bird of Paradise Par- 
adisaea rudolphi. Muruk 7: 71-73. (VSO PNG Field 
Off., P.O. Box 5685, Boroko, Celebes, Indonesia.) 
Williams, J. M., & P. J. B. Slater. 1993. Does Chaf¬ 
finch Fringilla coelebs song vary with the habitat 
in which it is sung? Ibis 135: 202-208. (Sch. Biol. & 
Med. Sci., Univ. St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9TS, Scot¬ 
land.)—No systematic relationship with features of 
environment.—^J.V.B. 
Woon-Kee, P., & K.-H. Hahm*. 1996. Changes in the 
duration of Great Tit Pams major song in the 
breeding season. Acta Ornithol. (Warsaw) 31: 155- 
159. (Environ. Res. Inst., Kyungnam Univ., 449 
Woelyoung-Dong, Masan Kyungnam, 631-701, Ko¬ 
rea.)—Singing lasts longer during courtship than at 
any other period in nesting cycle.—^J.P. 
ZiOLKOWSKi, D. J., ET AL. 1997. Coordination of fe¬ 
male nest attentiveness with male song output in 
the cavity-nesting House Wren Troglodytes aedon.* 
J. Avian Biol. 28: 9-14. (L. Scott Johnson, Dept. Biol. 
Sci., Towson State Univ., Towson, MD 21252 USA. 
E-mail: johnson@midget.towson.edu)—Experimen¬ 
tal study of effect of temporary removal of males.— 
R.T.B. 
CONSERVATION 
Anderson, R. 1995. Peregrine Falcons, aviculture, 
. and man. AZA Reg. Conf. Proc. 1995: 15-21. (Rap¬ 
tor Resource Proj., 7097 177‘'^ Ave., Hugo, MN 
55038, USA.)—Captive breeding and release tech¬ 
niques for Falco peregrinus ssp.—^J.C.J 
Babbit, G. 1995. Seasonality and captive manage¬ 
ment of the Marabou Stork. AZA Reg. Conf. Proc. 
1995: 22-25. (Columbus Zoo, 9990 Riverside Dr., 
Box 400, Powell, OH 43065-0400, USA.)—Leptotilos 
crumeniferus. 
Burford, L. S. 1995. Status of restoration efforts for 
the Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus [sic]) in 
Kentucky. AZA Reg. Conf. Proc. 1995: 39-45. (Ken¬ 
tucky Dept. Fish Wildl. Resour., #1 Game Farm 
Rd., Frankfort, KY 40601, USA.)—Gives known 
mortality factors for 20 peregrines of mixed sub¬ 
species released in Lexington, KY, USA.—^J.C.J. 
Bartmann, W. 1996. The Brazilian Merganser - 
nearly extinct? TWSG News 9: 32-34. (Tierpark 
Dortmund, Mergelteichstrape 80, D-44225 Dort¬ 
mund, Germany.)— Mergus octosetaceus breeding 
biology, habitat requirements and feeding on As- 
tyanax fasciatus . —F.P. 
Bramley, G. N. 1996. A small predator removal ex¬ 
periment to protect North Island Weka (Galliral¬ 
ius australis greyi) and the case for single-subject 
approaches in determining agents of decline. N. 
Z. J. Ecol. 20: 37-43. (Dept. Biol. Sci., Univ. Waikato, 
Priv. Bag 3105, Hamilton, NZ.}—Results inconclu¬ 
sive. Suggests alternative experimental design that 
may be useful for studying causes of decline.— 
E.O.M. 
Calhoon, K. 1995. Field collection of native birds 
for the Tennessee Aquarium. AZA Reg. Conf. 
Proc. 1995: 399-402. (Tennessee Aquarium, 1 Broad 
St., P.O. Box 11048, Chattanooga, TN 37401-2048, 
USA.)—Avian collection protocol for zoos in con¬ 
servation efforts.—^J.C.J. 
Costa, R., & E. Kennedy. 1994. Red-cockaded Wood¬ 
pecker translocations 1989-1994: state-of-our- 
knowledge. AZA Annu. Conf. Proc. 1994: 74-81. 
(No address available.)—Summary of 143 Picoides 
borealis translocations.—^J.C.J. 
Dawson, D. 1994. Are habitat corridors conduits for 
animals and plants in a fragmented landscape? 
English Nat. Res. Rep. 94. (London Ecol. Unit, Bed¬ 
ford Ho., 125 Camden High St., London NWl 7JR, 
UK.)—Reviews theoretical and empirical evidence 
for value of corridors and suggests directions for 
further work.—D.J.L.M. 
Derrickson, S. R. 1994. Reintroduction as a compo¬ 
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nent of the Hawaiian Crow recovery program. 
AZA Annu. Conf. Proc. 1994: 82-88. (No address 
available.)—Use of captive breeding and soft re¬ 
lease techniques for Corvus hawaiiensis. —^J.C.J. 
Dilks, P. j., et al. 1996. The effect of bait type, tun¬ 
nel design, and trap position on stoat control for 
conservation management. N. Z. J. Zool. 23: 295- 
306. (Sci. Res. Div., Dept. Conserv., Priv. Bag, 
Christchurch, NZ.)—Summarises effectiveness of 
trapping methods for Mustela erminea based on bird 
management programs in two South Island, New 
Zealand forests.—E.O.M. 
Douma, B., & M. Carlson. 1993. Captive alcid 
breeding. AAZPA Annu. Conf. Proc. 1993: 71-77. 
(Seattle Aquarium, Pier 59, Waterfront Park, Seat¬ 
tle, WA 98101-2059, USA.)— Fratercula cirrhata, Cer- 
orhinca monocerata, Uria aalge, Cepphus columba. 
Elliott, G. P. 1996. Productivity and mortality of 
Mohua (Mohoua ochrocephala). N. Z. J. Zool. 23: 
229-237. (549 Rocks Rd., Nelson, NZ.)—Breeding 
monitored for 4 seasons. Success perhaps density- 
dependent. Productivity compared with that of 
other forest-dwelling passerines. When stoats Mus¬ 
tela erminea numerous in 1 year, they destroyed 
67% of nests and 50% of nesting females.—E.O.M. 
Fancy, S. G., et al. 1996. Distribution and popula¬ 
tion status of the endangered 'Akiapola'au. Pacific 
Sci. 50: 355-362. (USGS/BRD, Pacific Islands Eco- 
syst. Res. Ctr., P.O. Box 44, HawaiT Natl. Park, Ha- 
waiT, HI 96718, USA.)—Total population of Hemi- 
gnathus munroi estimated as 1163 at 5 sites during 
1990-95, but at least 2 of these populations are 
headed for almost certain extirpation.—R.B.C. 
Green, A. J., & J. Hunter. 1996. The declining 
White-headed Duck: a call for information. TWSG 
News 9: 19-21. (Estacion Biologica de Donana, Av- 
enida de Maria Luisa s/n, Pabellon del Peru, 41013 
Sevilla, Spain.)— Oxyura leucocephala winter counts 
in eastern Europe and Asia, and requests for fur¬ 
ther information on distribution of the species.— 
F.P. 
Green, A. J., & M. Yarar. 1996. Rapid decline of 
White-headed Ducks at Burdur Lake, Turkey. 
TWSG News 9: 16-18. (Estacion Biol, de Donana, 
Avenida de Maria Luisa s/n, Pabellon del Peru, 
41013 Sevilla, Spain.)— Oxyura leucocephala, strong 
population decline since 1991 in the most impor¬ 
tant wintering site for the species.—F.P. 
Greenberg, R. 1996. Birds in the tropics. The coffee 
connection. Birding 28: 471-472. (4891 Royce Rd., 
Irvine, CA 92715, USA.)—Traditional shade coffee 
plantations are critically important v/intering sites 
for North American neotropical migrants. These 
plantations are being replaced by "sun" coffee 
plantations that are poor habitat for migratory 
landbirds because they lack overstory trees.— 
R.B.C. 
Jacobi, J. D., et al. 1996. Long-term population vari¬ 
ability in the Palila, an endangered Hawaiian 
honeycreeper. Pacific Sci. 50: 363-370. (USGS/ 
BRD, Pacific Islands Ecosyst. Res. Ctr., P.O. Box 44, 
HawaiT Natl. Park, Hawai'i, HI 96718, USA.)— 
Mean population size for Loxioides bailleui 1980- 
1995 was 3390, but populations vary among years. 
Range has not changed since 1975 with peripheral 
populations having decreased significantly since 
1980.—R.B.C. 
James, R. E., & M. N. Clout. 1996. Nesting success 
of New Zealand Pigeons (Hemiphaga novaesee- 
landiae) in response to a rat (Rattus rattus) poi¬ 
soning programme at Wenderholme Regional 
Park. N. Z. J. Ecol. 20: 45-51. (Sch. Biol. Sci., Univ. 
Auckland, Priv. Bag 92019, Auckland, NZ.)—Low¬ 
ers nest predation.—E.O.M. 
Kabouche, B., et al. 1996. [Short-toed Eagle Circae- 
tus gallicus mortality on electric wires in south¬ 
east France.] Faune de Provence 17: 101-103. (1 rue 
Espariat, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France.)—38 
cases between 1987 and 1996. (French, Engl, 
summ.)—G.O. 
Kittelson, S. 1996. The return of a giant in the bird 
world to Minnesota. Loon 68: 81-85. (Dept. Nat. 
Resour., Box 7, 500 Lafayette Rd., St. Paul, MN 
55155, USA.)—History of reintroduction program 
for Trumpeter Swans, Cygnus buccinator. —D.L.E. 
Knopf, F. L. 1997. Rare, local, little known, and de¬ 
clining North American breeders. A closer look: 
Mountain Plover. Birding 29: 38-44. (USGS/BRD, 
4512 McMurry Ave., Ft. Collins, CO 80525-3400, 
USA.)—Breeding habitats, annual chronology of 
nesting and migration, status and conservation for 
Charadrius montanus with 6 color photos of bird and 
habitats and a range map.—R.B.C. 
Kruk, M., et al. 1996. Hatching dates of waders and 
mowing dates in intensively exploited grassland 
areas in different years. Biol. Conserv. 77: 213-218. 
(Sec. Environ. Biol., Inst. Evol. & Ecol. Sci., Leiden 
Univ. PO Box 9516, 2300 RA Leiden, Nether¬ 
lands.)—Delaying current median mowing dates 
by 1-2 weeks maintains current population lev¬ 
els.—A.J.M. 
McLennan, J. A., et al. 1996. Role of predation in 
the decline of kiwi. Apteryx spp., in New Zealand. 
N. Z. J. Ecol. 20: 27-35. (Manaaki Whenua, Land- 
care Res. NZ, Priv. Bag 1403, Havelock N., NZ.)— 
Ferrets and dogs responsible for c. 35% of adult 
deaths, and possums and mustelids for 10% of egg 
failures. However, current population decline can 
be halted only by reducing predation on juveniles, 
half of which taken by stoats and cats.—E.O.M. 
Miller, P. J., & R. J. Pierce. 1995. Distribution and 
decline of the North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx 
australis mantelli) in Northland. Notornis 42: 203- 
211. (Dept. Conserv., P.O. Box 842, Whangarei, 
NZ.)—Habitat destruction and predation involved 
in decline.—E.O.M. 
Morton, K., Ed. 1996. 1995 Raptor Round Up. Scot¬ 
tish Birds 18 (Raptor Round Up suppL): 1-20. (No 
