Contents
The Age of Laysan Albatrosses, Diomedea Immutabilis, at First Breeding
Margaret T. Byzin and Harve I. Fisher
Mating System and Reproductive Biology of Malachite Sunbirds
Larry L. Wolf and Janet S. Wolf
Metabolism and Thermoregulation in Hatchling Ring-tailed Gulls
William R. Dawson, Albert F. Bennett, and Jack W. Hudson
A Comparison of Some Aspects of the Breeding Ecology of Red-headed and Red-bellied Woodpeckers in Kansas
Jerome A. Jackson
Digestion of Dry Matter and Absorption of Water in the Intestine and Cecum of Rock Ptaremigan
William C. Gasaway, Robert G. White, and Dan F. Holleman
The Pelagic Feeding Habits of Ivory and Ross' Gulls
George J. Divoky
News and Notes
The Condor
Recent Publications
The Condor
The Bulletin Board
The Condor
Covers
Back Matter (PDF)
The Condor
Front Matter (PDF)
The Condor
Short Communications
Body Size and Longevity in Birds
William A. Calder
The Effect of Large Song Repertoires on Neighbor Recognition" in Male Song Sparrows"
Donald E. Kroodsma
Effect of Sympathy on Meadowlark Vocalizations
Julie Meents Ordal
Sharp-shinned Hawk Nesting and Nest Site Selection in Utah
Joseph B. Platt
On the Tongues of Sunbirds
Robert Schlamowitz, F. Reed Hainsworth, and Larry L. Wolf
Cecal Fermentation in Mallards in Relation to Diet
Michael R. Miller
First Record of the Whiskered Owl in New Mexico
J. David Ligon and Gene L. Brenowitz
First Breeding Records of the Barn Owl in Idaho
Dwight G. Smith and Gary Burkholder
First Breeding Records of Merlins in Montana
David H. Ellis
The Mississippi Kite in Arizona: a Second Record
Steven W. Carothers and R. Roy Johnson
Extension of the Breeding Range of the Black Oystercatcher in Alaska
Thomas J. Eley Jr.
An Observation of Nocturnal Passerine Migration through Panama
Robert C. Beason
Reactions of Quail to Flying Vultures
Helmut C. Mueller
Existence Metabolism
Stuart L. Pimm
Energetics of Growth for Black-bellied True Ducks
Brian W. Cain
Prolonged Parental Care in the Sooty Tern and Brown Noddy
William Y. Brown
Successive Polygyny in Upland Nesting Redwinged Blackbirds
Nigel R. Blakley
Duration of Feeding Bouts and Responses to Salt Solutions by Hummingbirds at Artificial Feeders
D. M. Broom
Environmental Familiarity and Activity: Aspects of Prey Selection for a Ferruginous Hawk
Ron L. Snyder, William Jenson, and Carl D. Cheney
Bioenergetics and Prey Selection of Captive Barn Owls
Lorna C. Wallick and Gary W. Barrett
Roadrunner Catches Hummingbird in Flight
Sally Hoyt Spofford
Fall Diet of Lesser Prairie Chickens in West Texas
John A. Crawford and Eric G. Bolen
Fat Content and Flight Range in Shorebirds Summering on Enewetak Atoll
Oscar W. Johnson and Martin L. Morton