Contents
Monophyly of the Falconiformes Based on Syringeal Morphology
Carole S. Griffiths
Effect of Selection for Successful Reproduction on Hatching Synchrony and Asynchrony
Bertram G. Murray Jr.
Nest Architecture and Reproductive Performance in Tree Swallows (tachycineta Bicolor)
Michael P. Lombardo
Molecular Phylogenetic Affinities of the Night Parrot (geopsittacus Occidentalis) and the Ground Parrot (pezoporus Wallicus)
Peter R. J. Leeton, Leslie Christidis, Michael Westerman, and Walter E. Boles
Temporal Patterns in Diet of Nestling White-crowned Pigeons: Implications for Conservation of Frugivorous Columbids
G. Thomas Bancroft and Reed Bowman
Dominant Red Junglefowl (gallus Gallus) Hens in an Unconfined Flock Rear the Most Young Over Their Lifetime
Nicholas Collias, Elsie Collias, and Robert I. Jennrich
Sources of Variation in Loss Rates of Color Bands Applied to Adult Roseate Terns (sterna Dougallii) in the Western North Atlantic
Jeffrey A. Spendelow, Joanna Burger, Ian C. T. Nisbet, James D. Nichols, James E. Hines, Helen Hays, Grace D. Cormons, and Michael Gochfeld
Plasma Metabolite Levels Predict Individual Body-mass Changes in a Small Long-distance Migrant, the Garden Warbler
Susanne Jenni-Eiermann and Lukas Jenni
Digestive-rate Constraint in Wintering Common Eiders (somateria Mollissima): Implications for Flying Capabilities
Magella Guillemette
Conservation Genetics of the Plain Pigeon (columba Inornata) in Puerto Rico
Michael M. Miyamoto, Marc W. Allard, and Jorge A. Moreno
Intraspecific Variation in Elepaio Foraging Behavior in Hawaiian Forests of Different Structure
Eric A. Vanderwerf
Body Condition Varies with Migration and Competition in Migrant and Resident South American Vultures
David A. Gosler
Effects of Olfactory Cues on Artificial-nest Experiments
Christopher J. Whelan, Michael L. Dilger, Dave Robson, Nathalie Hallyn, and Steven Dilger
Postbreeding Dispersal and Drift-net Mortality of Endangered Japanese Murrelets
John F. Piatt and Patrick J. Gould
Responses of Nesting Savannah Sparrows to Fluctuations in Grasshopper Densities in Interior Alaska
Clinton K. Miller, Richard L. Knight, Lowell C. Mcewen, and T. Luke George
Mitochondrial Analysis of Gene Flow Between New Zealand Mallards (anas Platyrhynchos) and Grey Ducks (a Superciliosa)
Judith M. Rhymer, Murray J. Williams, and Michael J. Braun
Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Breeding Brown-headed Cowbirds in the Midwestern United States
Frank R. Thompson III
In Memoriam: Ben B Coffey, Jr, 1904-1993
Jerome A. Jackson
In Memoriam: Fran
Francois Vuilleumier
In Memoriam: Pontus Palmgren, 1907-1993
Lars Von Haartman
Announcement
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Short Communications
Numbers of Spermatozoa Attached to and Penetrating Perivitelline Layers of Japanese Quail Eggs
T. R. Birkhead and F. Fletcher
Thermal Aspects of Nest Placement in the Orange-tufted Sunbird (nectarinia Osea)
Yisrael+X30JH30:X30 Sidis, Ronit Zilberman, and Amos Ar
The Trematode Fauna of an Amazonian Antbird Community
Erika J. Tallman and Dan A. Tallman
Nocturnal Behavior of Breeding Trumpeter Swans
Paul Henson and James A. Cooper
Patterns of Genetic Polymorphism in Five Species of Penguins
Nina N. Thumser and Jeffrey D. Karron
Pcr-based Method for Sexing Roseate Terns (sterna Dougallii)
Thomas J. Sabo, Rick Kesseli, Joy L. Halverson, Ian C. Nisbet, and Jeremy J. Hatch