Contents
Phylogenetics of Darwin's Finches: Paraphyly in the Tree-finches, and Two Divergent Lineages in the Warbler Finch
Joanna R. Freeland and Peter T. Boag
Timing of Postjuvenal Molt in African (saxicola Torquata Axillaris) and European (saxicola Torquata Rubicola) Stonechats: Effects of Genetic and Environmental Factors
Barbara Helm and Eberhard Gwinner
Nest-site Selection by Female Black-capped Chickadees: Settlement Based on Conspecific Attraction?
Scott M. Ramsay, Ken Otter, and Laurene M. Ratcliffe
On Home-range Gap-crossing
Thomas C. Grubb Jr. and Paul F. Doherty Jr.
A Molecular Phylogeny of the Blackbirds (icteridae): Five Lineages Revealed by Cytochrome-b Sequence Data
Scott M. Lanyon and Kevin E. Omland
Effects of Persistent Shoreline Oil on Breeding Success and Chick Growth in Black Oystercatchers
Brad A. Andres
Nestling Feeding-space Strategy in Arabian Babblers
Roni Ostreiher
Does Tree Hardness Influence Nest-tree Selection by Primary Cavity Nesters?
Jake Schepps, Steve Lohr, and Thomas E. Martin
Geographic Variation in Syllables of House Finch Songs
Todd T. Tracy and Myron C. Baker
Repertoire Size, Repertoire Overlap, and Singing Modes in the Banded Wren (thryothorus Pleurostictus)
Laura E. Molles and Sandra L. Vehrencamp
Breeding Biology of Crested Auklets at Buldir and Kasatochi Islands, Alaska
Gail Fraser, Ian L. Jones, Jeffrey C. Williams, Fiona M. Hunter, Lisa Scharf, and G. Vernon Byrd
Strong Diversification at the Treeline among Metallura Hummingbirds
Jaime Garcia-Moreno, Peter Arctander, and Jon Fjeldsa
Evolution of Foraging Strategies in Shorebirds: an Ecomorphological Approach
Andres Barbosa and Eulalia Moreno
Extrapair Paternity and Local Synchrony in the Black-throated Blue Warbler
Helen C. Chuang, Michael S. Webster, and Richard T. Holmes
Comparative Analysis of Perch-coo Vocalizations in Streptopelia Doves
Hans Slabbekoorn, Selvino De Kort, and Carel Ten Cate
The Cyanogenic Glycoside Amygdalin Does Not Deter Consumption of Ripe Fruit by Cedar Waxwings
Heather M. Struempf, Jorge E. Schondube, and Carlos Martinez Del Rio
Molecular Systematics of the Grackles and Allies, and the Effect of Additional Sequence (cyt B and Nd2)
Kevin P. Johnson and Scott M. Lanyon
Dynamics of Warbler Assemblages during Migration
John T. Rotenberry and C. Ray Chandler
Harlequin Duck Recovery from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: a Population Genetics Perspective
Richard Lanctot, Buddy Goatcher, Kim Scribner, Sandy Talbot, Barbara Pierson, Daniel Esler, and Denny Zwiefelhofer
Phylogeny and Biogeography of Dabbling Ducks (genus: Anas): a Comparison of Molecular and Morphological Evidence
Kevin P. Johnson and Michael D. Sorenson
In Memoriam: Charles Gald Sibley, 1917-1998
Kendall W. Corbin and Alan H. Brush
In Memoriam: Vc Wynne-edwards, 1906-1997
Ian Newton
In Memoriam: David F Parmelee, 1924-1998
Kevin Winker
In Memoriam: Donald Wakeham Lamm, 1914-1996
Steven M. Speich
100 Years Ago in the Auk
The Auk
Covers
Front Matter
The Auk
Back Matter
The Auk
Short Communications
Molecular Analysis of Genetic Variation among Large- and Small-bodied Sage Grouse Using Mitochondrial Control-region Sequences
N. W. Kahn, C. E. Braun, J. R. Young, S. Wood, D. R. Mata, and T. W. Quinn
Intraclutch Egg-size Variation in the Eurasian Kestrel: Advantages and Disadvantages of Hatching from Large Eggs
Jose Miguel Aparicio
Mass, Reproductive Biology, and Nonrandom Pairing in Cooper's Hawks
Robert N. Rosenfield and John Bielefeldt
Feeding Rates and Individual Contributions to Feeding at Nests in Cooperatively Breeding Western American Crows
Carolee Caffrey
Winter and Breeding-season Energetics of Nonmigratory White-crowned Sparrows
Wesley W. Weathers, Christopher R. Olson, Rodney B. Siegel, Charisse L. Davidson, and Thomas R. Famula
Confirmation of Infanticide in the Communally Breeding Guira Cuckoo
Regina H. Macedo and Celine Melo
Consistent Male-biased Seabird Mortality in the Patagonian Toothfish Longline Fishery
Peter G. Ryan and Christian Boix-Hinzen
Erratum: Mcmaster Et Al (1999)
D. Glen Mcmaster, S. G. Sealy, S. A. Gill, and D. L. Neudorf