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11 May Ornithology, Evolution, and Philosophy: The Life and Science of Ernst Mayr 1904-2005 by Jurgen Haffer ["Diego Calderon-F." ] 10 May Re: Nest of the Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis... [Jack Eitniear ] 10 May Re: Nest of the Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis... [Jack Eitniear ] 10 May Birds in Disguise [Robin Restall ] 10 May Nest of the Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis... [Johan Ingels ] 9 May Re: bill measurements [Santiago Claramunt ] 9 May Re: Birds in disguise [Carlos Verea ] 9 May Birds in disguise [Robin Restall ] 9 May Re: grallaria erythrotis ["James V. Remsen" ] 9 May a sobering look at worldwide avian population declines [Carol Anderson ] 9 May NEOLIT, Alauda, volume 75, n° 1, 2008. [Johan Ingels ] 9 May Re: Inventory of bird collections in SA? [sergio seipke ] 9 May Inventory of bird collections in SA? [Thomas Donegan ] 9 May Steullet & Deautier Argentina catalogue [Frederik Brammer ] 8 May Re: bill measurements [Jack Eitniear ] 8 May Re: bill measurements [Dan Brooks ] 8 May Re: RFI - New Picumnus species ["Vitor de Q. Piacentini" ] 8 May Re: Inventory of bird collections in SA? [Carlos Daniel Cadena Ordonez ] 8 May Re: Inventory of bird collections in SA? [Christian Devenish ] 8 May Re: bill measurements [Jack Eitniear ] 8 May bill measurements [Juan Mazar Barnett ] 8 May Re: Inventory of bird collections in SA? [Patricia Escalante ] 8 May seeking pdf ["Gorton, Gregg" ] 8 May Mata or Erize email [Bert Harris ] 8 May Re: Inventory of bird collections in SA? [Stefan Kreft ] 8 May Re: Inventory of bird collections in SA? [Luís Fábio Silveira ] 8 May Inventory of bird collections in SA? [sergio seipke ] 8 May 1991 Trianea paper [Thomas Donegan ] 8 May Re: NEOORN-L Digest - 6 May 2008 to 7 May 2008 (#2008-124) [Robin Restall ] 7 May RFI - New Picumnus species [Stephen Shunk ] 7 May Has anyone observed aplomado falcons bringing greenery to their stick nests? [Stanley Moore ] 7 May New Publication from John V. Moore Nature Recordings [] 7 May New Book on Patagonian Birds [Paul Sweet ] 7 May Re: Robin Restall, new email address [Johan Ingels ] 6 May Re: grallaria erythrotis [Stefan Kreft ] 6 May winter habitat for neo-tropical long distance migrant raptors as conservation issue [Stanley Moore ] 6 May Re: Birds drinking water from bromeliads [Clive Petrovic ] 6 May grallaria erythrotis [ronald parra hernandez ] 6 May BIRDLIFE NEWS ALERT - indirect impact [Carol Anderson ] 6 May Re: question about stable isotope study of wintering Swainson'w hawks ["Woltmann, Stefan" ] 6 May question about stable isotope study of wintering Swainson'w hawks [Stanley Moore ] 6 May Re: Help with papers [marcelo araya ] 5 May What should a birding checklist look like? Summary report [Stephen M Smith ] 5 May Re: Revista Peruana de Biología 14 (2) ["Plenge, Manuel" ] 5 May Smithsonian Contribution Series available. ["Wilmar A. Munera P." ] 5 May Re: Revista Peruana de Biología 14 (2) [Stefan Kreft ] 5 May Revista Peruana de Biología 14 (2) ["Plenge, Manuel" ] 5 May NEOLIT Journal of Ornithology 149(2): April 2008 [Bernd Freymann ] 4 May Re: Birds drinking water from bromeliads [Oswaldo Cortes ] 4 May citation for new paper on raptor predation of Patagonian Weasel [Stanley Moore ] 4 May Re: Help with papers [Ellen Paul ] 4 May Help with papers [Fernando Gonzalez Garcia ] 4 May SV: [NEOORN-L] Help with paper [Rasmus Boegh ] Subject: Ornithology, Evolution, and Philosophy: The Life and Science of Ernst Mayr 1904-2005 by Jurgen Haffer From: "Diego Calderon-F." <tocsdiegocalderon AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 14:29:20 -0500 NEOORNers, have anyone gotten or read the recently published "/_*Ornithology, Evolution, and Philosophy: The Life and Science of Ernst Mayr 1904-2005*_/" by Jurgen Haffer?...website address below to check details. I would very much appreciate comments about this book... saludos, Diego. http://www.springer.com/life+sci/book/978-3-540-71778-2 http://www.amazon.com/Ornithology-Evolution-Philosophy-Science-1904-2005/dp/3540717781/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210533868&sr=1-1 -- Diego Calderon-Franco BIRDING TOURS IN COLOMBIA - WEBSITE ONLINE SOON! Co-editor Boletin SAO - Sociedad Antioqueña de Ornitologia, Medellin, Colombia .......................... Postal Address: Diego Calderon-Franco Instituto de Biologia Universidad de Antioquia Apartado Aereo 1226 Medellín, Colombia .......................... "I took much pleasure in watching the habits of birds, and even made notes on the subject. In my simplicity I remember wondering why every gentleman did not become an ornithologist" - Darwin "An African orchid was discovered that had a corolla nearly a foot long. Darwin inferred that there must be a moth with a tongue long enough to extract its pollen. When the moth sub-species was eventually discovered,it was given the name praedicta" "It was well known that the males [of Bearded Bellbirds] gave their extraordinarily loud, hammer-like rather than bell-like calls from the tree tops" - D.Snow .......................... DID YOU ALREADY SEE THE LAST ISSUE OF BOLETIN SAO? YA VIÓ EL NUEVO NÚMERO DEL BOLETIN SAO? http://www.sao.org.co/publicaciones/boletinsao/Boletin%20sao.htm Subject: Re: Nest of the Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis... From: Jack Eitniear <jackeitniear AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 10:45:35 -0700 Although not in the wild, the species has been bred in captivity. Jennings, Jerry Jennings, Jerry. 1983. First and second breeding of the Green Aracari. AFA Watchbird Magazine Dec/Jan. Jack Eitniear San Antonio Johan Ingels wrote: Nest of the Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis... Dear NEOORN-ers, Although not a rare bird, little is known about the reproduction of the Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis... Is there anyone among you who knows about a paper with details about the breeding of this toucanet, e.g. with a description of the nest, etc. ? Thanks in advance for any information, I shall receive ! Johan Ingels. ____________________________ Dr Johan INGELS Galgenberglaan 9 B-9070 DESTELBERGEN Belgium 00 32 9 228 61 71 johan.ingels AT skynet.be "We will be known forever by the tracks we leave" Dakota Indian Saying Editor/Texas Ornithological Society publications editor AT texasbirds.org www.texasbirds.org Director/Center for the Study of Tropical Birds, Incorporated CSTB correspondence jce AT cstbinc.org www.cstbinc.org Subject: Re: Nest of the Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis... From: Jack Eitniear <jackeitniear AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 10:36:40 -0700 Johan Is it really that different from the other Aracari (toucanets) ????? Jack Eitniear little is known about the reproduction of the Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis... "We will be known forever by the tracks we leave" Dakota Indian Saying Editor/Texas Ornithological Society publications editor AT texasbirds.org www.texasbirds.org Director/Center for the Study of Tropical Birds, Incorporated CSTB correspondence jce AT cstbinc.org www.cstbinc.org Subject: Birds in Disguise From: Robin Restall <restall AT CANTV.NET> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 12:42:30 -0400 Dear All, Quite unexpectedly, responses are flooding in, and I'm flooded with a week to go before a trip to the UK. What a wealth of confusion there is out there! Don't let this inhibit anybody, we really do want to have a choice, and need good shots for reproduction... but I'm writing because I don't think I can respond to everybody as they deserve at once. I will respond, but please don't be upset if it takes a few days. Meanwhile... more! More! Warm regards to all, Robin Robin Restall Caracas, Venezuela. Subject: Nest of the Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis... From: Johan Ingels <johan.ingels AT SKYNET.BE> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 17:43:54 +0200 Dear NEOORN-ers, Although not a rare bird, little is known about the reproduction of the Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis... Is there anyone among you who knows about a paper with details about the breeding of this toucanet, e.g. with a description of the nest, etc. ? Thanks in advance for any information, I shall receive ! Johan Ingels. ____________________________ Dr Johan INGELS Galgenberglaan 9 B-9070 DESTELBERGEN Belgium 00 32 9 228 61 71 johan.ingels AT skynet.be Subject: Re: bill measurements From: Santiago Claramunt <sclara1 AT LSU.EDU> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 14:54:08 -0500 Hola Juan: La mejor descripción de cómo se toman las diferentes medidas sigue siendo Baldwin et al. 1931. Measurements of Birds. En cuanto al pico, en mi experiencia las medidas desde las narinas son mas faciles de tomar y mas repetibles que las medidas desde la base, o el culmen expuesto. Con un calibre de punta fina se puede introducir una en la narina y la otra en la punta del pico. El ancho y el alto delpico tambien se puede tomar tomando el borde anterior de las narinas como referencia. El tarso, la medida tradicional. Desde la articulacuón del tibiotarso con el tarsometatarso (por atras) hasta la ultima ecama del tarsometatarso (por adelante), en passeriformes su usa la ultima escama completa (no dividida) como referencia. Baldwin lo describe detalladamente. Si queres evaluar diferencias en proporciones podes graficar las medidas del tarso en funcion de las del pico para todos los especimenes. Si las medidas están correlacionadas los especimenes se agruparan alrededor de una linea, la linea de regresión. Si la especie A y la especie B tienen distintas proporciones, estas lineas de regresión seran distintas. Si tenes un solo individuo de la especie B, podes hacararlo estadísticamente como un problema de outlier. Otra forma un poco mas sofisticada es usar el método de Mosimann, que consiste en construir una medida del tamaño combinando muchos caracteres. Ver por ejemplo: Mosimann, J. E., and F. C. James. 1979. New statistical methods for allometry with application to Florida red-winged blackbirds. Evolution 33(1): 444-459. Yo estoy usando varios de estos métodos en mi tesis, asi que me interesa el tema y puedo enviarte mas referencias. Un abrazo, Santiago Santiago Claramunt Museum of Natural Science, 119 Foster Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA70803 sclara1 AT lsu.edu Santiago Claramunt Museum of Natural Science, 119 Foster Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA70803 sclara1 AT lsu.edu On May 8, 2008, at 3:05 PM, Juan Mazar Barnett wrote: > Dear all, > > I am looking for directions, instructions, suggestions, etc. for > measuring bills and tarsi of birds. > > The main aim is to show that, although similar in size, the bills > and tarsi of two different spp are actually quite different. > One measurement that shows such difference is, for example the gape > to the tip. > > Any other such examples of bill morphology, tarsal morphology or ANY > other such measurement that shows proportions (and how to measure > them), in wings or tails, for example, or anything that can be > measured or checked (like shape of nostril or scutellations, I > guess), and taxonomically relevant, will be very valuable (as many > as possible the better, because n = 1 in on case!). > > Any suggestions as to what to pay attention to, and how to measure > it, will be very appreciated. > That or a reference where I could look it up. > > Muchisimas gracias, > juan Subject: Re: Birds in disguise From: Carlos Verea <cverea AT CANTV.NET> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 11:20:55 -0430 Robin: Sent. Carlos Verea. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Restall" To: Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 10:19 AM Subject: [NEOORN-L] Birds in disguise > Dear All, > > I am provisionally planning to edit an article for Neotropical Birding > that has the working title of "I can't believe my eyes". > > The idea is to show a series of photographs of birds that appear to be > something other than what they are, or are apparently quite > unidentifiable, because they have been inadvertently disguised. Typical > examples would include a hummingbird that has pollen staining on it's > head, or a parrot stained with fruit juice. Another possibility could > be a bird in mid-moult from a brown juvenile plumage to an all-black > adult plumage, where the two contrasting colours are regular and form a > pattern that looks more like a real plumage pattern than a transition > plumage, completely throwing the real identity into confusion. Several > Tanagers can produce this effect. > > If you have any photos of birds that would fit the bill, please let me > know - email them to me- and we can discuss the case. I certainly will > not use anything that has not been agreed. > > Each example used would be explicitly credited to the > photographer/provider, and I would only play the role of editor of the > article. > > I hope the results would help stress the importance of learning jizz > and general behaviour factors, and show that reliance on visual details > only might lead to mis-recordings. > > Kind regards to all, > > Robin Restall > Caracas, Venezuela Subject: Birds in disguise From: Robin Restall <restall AT CANTV.NET> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 10:49:24 -0400 Dear All, I am provisionally planning to edit an article for Neotropical Birding that has the working title of "I can't believe my eyes". The idea is to show a series of photographs of birds that appear to be something other than what they are, or are apparently quite unidentifiable, because they have been inadvertently disguised. Typical examples would include a hummingbird that has pollen staining on it's head, or a parrot stained with fruit juice. Another possibility could be a bird in mid-moult from a brown juvenile plumage to an all-black adult plumage, where the two contrasting colours are regular and form a pattern that looks more like a real plumage pattern than a transition plumage, completely throwing the real identity into confusion. Several Tanagers can produce this effect. If you have any photos of birds that would fit the bill, please let me know - email them to me- and we can discuss the case. I certainly will not use anything that has not been agreed. Each example used would be explicitly credited to the photographer/provider, and I would only play the role of editor of the article. I hope the results would help stress the importance of learning jizz and general behaviour factors, and show that reliance on visual details only might lead to mis-recordings. Kind regards to all, Robin Restall Caracas, Venezuela Subject: Re: grallaria erythrotis From: "James V. Remsen" <najames AT LSU.EDU> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 10:07:58 -0500 On May 6, 2008, at 4:30 PM, Stefan Kreft wrote: > Ronald, >   > el duenho de este foro, Van Remsen, le dedico una pagina a esta > especie en su articulo: >   > Remsen, J V, T A Parker III & R S Ridgely (1982): Natural history > notes on some poorly known Bolivian birds. Gerfaut 72: 77-87. >   pdf sent (and if anyone else wants one, let me know). ********************************* Dr. J. V. Remsen, Jr. LSU Museum of Natural Science Foster Hall 119, LSU Baton Rouge, LA 70803 najamesLSU.edu http://www.museum.lsu.edu/RemsenLab.html Subject: a sobering look at worldwide avian population declines From: Carol Anderson <mayancarol AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 05:20:36 -0600 Full story at http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=535&ArticleID=5803&l=en -- Carol C. Anderson San Pedro La Laguna Guatemala mail to: mayancarol AT gmail.com www.monterey-bay.net/birds Subject: NEOLIT, Alauda, volume 75, n° 1, 2008. From: Johan Ingels <johan.ingels AT SKYNET.BE> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 13:02:30 +0200 ALAUDA, volume 75, n° 1, 2008 Revue internationale d'Ornithologie of the Société d'Études ornithologiques de France One paper of interest... The White-throated Pewee Contopus albogularis, a near-endemic tyrant-flychatcher of French Guiana INGELS Johan, Olivier CLAESSENS, Vincent PELLETIER and Olivier TOSTAIN Alauda 75(1), 59-64, 2008. The White-throated Pewee Contopus albogularis was discovered on 5 September 1961 when a single male specimen was collected in the Monts Atachi Bakka near Maripasoula in French Guiana. A year later the French ornithologist Jacques Berlioz described it as a new species. This pewee was known only from that single specimen until the Brazilian ornithologist, Fernando Novaes discovered the existence of a male and female skin in the collection of the Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi at Belém in Brazil which had been collected in northeastern Brazil on 10 September 1959, two years before the type specimen ! In the early 1970s, the species was also discovered in Suriname. Thus, it is a near-endemic for French Guiana, with only a few records from adjacent northeastern Brazil and Suriname. In this paper, we discuss the patchy distribution throughout its range, occurrence with altitude, habitat preferences, general behaviour and annual breeding cycle of the White-throated Pewee. A pdf is available from : johan.ingels AT skynet.be ____________________________ Dr Johan INGELS Galgenberglaan 9 B-9070 DESTELBERGEN Belgium 00 32 9 228 61 71 johan.ingels AT skynet.be Subject: Re: Inventory of bird collections in SA? From: sergio seipke <seipke AT YAHOO.COM.AR> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 07:51:42 -0300 Dear Stefan, Luís Fábio, Patricia, Christian and Carlos Daniel ¡MUCHAS GRACIAS! Sergio Los referentes más importantes en compra/ venta de autos se juntaron: Demotores y Yahoo! Ahora comprar o vender tu auto es más fácil. Vistá ar.autos.yahoo.com/ Subject: Inventory of bird collections in SA? From: Thomas Donegan <thomasdonegan AT YAHOO.CO.UK> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 09:35:01 +0100 There is a very useful resource listing all Colombian specimens in the world (with the exception of one museum, I understand), available online from Project Biomap. Registration is relatively simple and quick: http://www.biomap.net/BioMAP/login.php --------------------------------- Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email. Subject: Steullet & Deautier Argentina catalogue From: Frederik Brammer <FPBrammer AT SNM.KU.DK> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 00:23:09 +0200 Dear all, Can someone please look up what the year of publication of the part of this catalogue, Catálogo sistemático de las aves de la República Argentina, that contains the pages 776-799? It was published in Obra del Cincuentenario del Museo de la Plata, vol. 1, between 1935 and 1946, in several Entregas. Thanks for help with this. Reply off list to: fpbrammer AT snm.ku.dk Cheers, Frederik Brammer ________________________________ From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds on behalf of Stefan Kreft Sent: Thu 5/8/2008 3:05 PM To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: Re: [NEOORN-L] Inventory of bird collections in SA? Sergio, go to http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/AVECOLlections.html This is probably the most complete list of museums of natural history with bird collections in existence. Links for most museums are provided as well. Suerte Stefan Kreft ----- Original Message ----- From: "Luís Fábio Silveira" To: Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 2:31 PM Subject: Re: [NEOORN-L] Inventory of bird collections in SA? > Hi, Sergio > This article can be useful: Aleixo. A. e Straube, F. C. (2007). Coleções > de aves brasileiras: breve histórico, diagnóstico atual e perspectivas > para o futuro.Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 15 (2): 315-324 (A survey > of Brazilian ornithological collections: current status and perspectives) > The pdf is available to the subscribers of Revista Brasileira de > Ornitologia, at www.ararajuba.org.br/sbo/index.htm. > Abraços > lfs > __________________________________ > Prof. Dr. Luís Fábio Silveira > Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo > Caixa Postal 11461, Cep 05422-970 > São Paulo, SP, Brasil > Tel/ Fax (#11) 3091 75 75 > > Curador associado das Coleções Ornitológicas > Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo > Caixa Postal 42494, Cep 04218-970 > São Paulo, SP, Brasil > Tel (#11) 6165 81 48 > Home page: www.ib.usp.br/~lfsilveira > > Editor > Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia > http://www.ararajuba.org.br/sbo/index.htm > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sergio seipke" > To: > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:21 AM > Subject: [NEOORN-L] Inventory of bird collections in SA? > > >> Dear Neoorners, >> Does anyone know of an inventory of bird collections in South American >> countries? Or at least a list with contact info for the major ones? >> Thanks a lot! >> Sergio > Subject: Re: bill measurements From: Jack Eitniear <jackeitniear AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 14:46:05 -0700 Juan Sorry I should have read your post more carefully. Your not looking for measurement methods per se. I assume you have looked at the numerous Galapagos finch papers that deal with bill dimensional issues. Mandibular morphology issues have also been studied in waterfowl but no so much at the spp. level. I just published a paper on stifftail bill morphology but it was at the species level. I would glady send you a copy. As with Dan's paper its in the Tx Jour. Sci. Jack Eitniear Dan Brooks wrote: v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } Hi Juan If you send me your e-mail I can shoot you a copy of my dissertation, which dealt with this topic to some degree. Or check out this article: Brooks, D.M. 2003. The role of size assortment in structuring Neotropical bird communities. Tx. J. Sci. 55: 59-74. on this link: http://www.hmns.org/files/sizeassortment.pdf There might be some good references there as starting ground. dan Daniel M. Brooks, Ph.D. Curator of Vertebrate Zoology Cracid Specialist Group Chair dbrooks AT hmns.org (713) 639-4776 Fax (713) 639-4767 theHoustonMuseumofnaturalscience One Hermann Circle Drive, Houston, TX 77030 Biography: www.hmns.org/exhibits/curators.asp?r=1 Building the African Wildlife Hall: www.drdantime.netfirms.com/index.html Cracid Specialist Group: www.cracids.org --------------------------------- From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Juan Mazar Barnett Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 3:06 PM To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [NEOORN-L] bill measurements Dear all, I am looking for directions, instructions, suggestions, etc. for measuring bills and tarsi of birds. The main aim is to show that, although similar in size, the bills and tarsi of two different spp are actually quite different. One measurement that shows such difference is, for example the gape to the tip. Any other such examples of bill morphology, tarsal morphology or ANY other such measurement that shows proportions (and how to measure them), in wings or tails, for example, or anything that can be measured or checked (like shape of nostril or scutellations, I guess), and taxonomically relevant, will be very valuable (as many as possible the better, because n = 1 in on case!). Any suggestions as to what to pay attention to, and how to measure it, will be very appreciated. That or a reference where I could look it up. Muchisimas gracias, juan "We will be known forever by the tracks we leave" Dakota Indian Saying Editor/Texas Ornithological Society publications editor AT texasbirds.org www.texasbirds.org Director/Center for the Study of Tropical Birds, Incorporated CSTB correspondence jce AT cstbinc.org www.cstbinc.org Subject: Re: bill measurements From: Dan Brooks <dbrooks AT HMNS.ORG> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 16:36:04 -0500 Hi Juan If you send me your e-mail I can shoot you a copy of my dissertation, which dealt with this topic to some degree. Or check out this article: Brooks, D.M. 2003. The role of size assortment in structuring Neotropical bird communities. Tx. J. Sci. 55: 59-74. on this link: http://www.hmns.org/files/sizeassortment.pdf There might be some good references there as starting ground. dan Daniel M. Brooks, Ph.D. Curator of Vertebrate Zoology Cracid Specialist Group Chair dbrooks AT hmns.org (713) 639-4776 Fax (713) 639-4767 theHoustonMuseumofnaturalscience One Hermann Circle Drive, Houston, TX 77030 Biography: www.hmns.org/exhibits/curators.asp?r=1 Building the African Wildlife Hall: www.drdantime.netfirms.com/index.html Cracid Specialist Group: www.cracids.org ________________________________ From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Juan Mazar Barnett Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 3:06 PM To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [NEOORN-L] bill measurements Dear all, I am looking for directions, instructions, suggestions, etc. for measuring bills and tarsi of birds. The main aim is to show that, although similar in size, the bills and tarsi of two different spp are actually quite different. One measurement that shows such difference is, for example the gape to the tip. Any other such examples of bill morphology, tarsal morphology or ANY other such measurement that shows proportions (and how to measure them), in wings or tails, for example, or anything that can be measured or checked (like shape of nostril or scutellations, I guess), and taxonomically relevant, will be very valuable (as many as possible the better, because n = 1 in on case!). Any suggestions as to what to pay attention to, and how to measure it, will be very appreciated. That or a reference where I could look it up. Muchisimas gracias, juan Subject: Re: RFI - New Picumnus species From: "Vitor de Q. Piacentini" <rupornis AT YAHOO.COM.BR> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 14:23:28 -0700 Subject: Re: Inventory of bird collections in SA? From: Carlos Daniel Cadena Ordonez <ccadena AT UNIANDES.EDU.CO> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 16:15:22 -0600 Sergio & Neoorn, el artículo mencionado por Christian puede ser descargado en formato pdf de esta página (bajo Andrea Morales): http://evolvert.uniandes.edu.co/Site/Estudiantes.html Saludos, Daniel On May 8, 2008, at 3:06 PM, Christian Devenish wrote: > Hola Sergio, > > Envio esta informacion por parte de Diana Arzuza, > > La referencia es: Morales A., Arzuza D., Verhelst J.C., > Bohórquez C.I., Cleere N., Salaman P., De La Zerda S. y Rosselli L. > 2007. Las colecciones ornitológicas en Colombia: una fuente importante > de información sobre la biodiversidad de nuestro país. Revista > Códice (Boletín Científico y Cultural del Museo Universitario. > Universidad de Antioquia). Año 8 No.14. Diciembre de 2007. > > Este numero de la revista Codice era una separata especial de > colecciones y tiene varios articulos de colecciones de aves en > Colombia. > > Tambien sigue funcionando la pagina del Proyecto Biomap http:// > www.biomap.net., > > > > Saludos, > > Christian > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Patricia Escalante > To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU > Sent: Thursday, 8 May, 2008 3:03:56 PM > Subject: Re: [NEOORN-L] Inventory of bird collections in SA? > > Sergio, > > Yo compile uno y lo puse segun yo en una pagina de colecciones de la > AOU pero parece que ya no esta. Te lo mando individual. Patricia > Escalante > > > sergio seipke ha escrito: > >> Dear Neoorners, >> Does anyone know of an inventory of bird collections in South >> American >> countries? Or at least a list with contact info for the major ones? >> Thanks a lot! >> Sergio >> >> >> Tarjeta de crédito Yahoo! de Banco Supervielle. >> Solicitá tu nueva Tarjeta de crédito. De tu PC directo a tu casa. >> www.tuprimeratarjeta.com.ar >> > > > > -- > > Dra. Patricia Escalante > Curadora de la Coleccion Nacional de Aves/Curator of the National Bird > Collection > Instituto de Biologia UNAM > Ap. Post. 70-153 > 04510 Mexico DF > off 5255-56229129 > fax 5255-55500164 > tilmatura AT ibiologia.unam.mx > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Sent from Yahoo! Mail. > A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html -- Carlos Daniel Cadena Profesor Asistente Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Universidad de los Andes Apartado Aéreo 4976 Bogotá, Colombia Tel: (57-1) 3394949 Ext. 2072 ccadena AT uniandes.edu.co http://evolvert.uniandes.edu.co Co-Editor Ornitología Colombiana www.ornitologiacolombiana.org/revista.htm Subject: Re: Inventory of bird collections in SA? From: Christian Devenish <chrisdevenish AT YAHOO.CO.UK> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 21:06:13 +0000 Hola Sergio, Envio esta informacion por parte de Diana Arzuza, La referencia es: Morales A., Arzuza D., Verhelst J.C., Bohórquez C.I., Cleere N., Salaman P., De La Zerda S. y Rosselli L. 2007. Las colecciones ornitológicas en Colombia: una fuente importante de información sobre la biodiversidad de nuestro país. Revista Códice (Boletín Científico y Cultural del Museo Universitario. Universidad de Antioquia). Año 8 No.14. Diciembre de 2007. Este numero de la revista Codice era una separata especial de colecciones y tiene varios articulos de colecciones de aves en Colombia. Tambien sigue funcionando la pagina del Proyecto Biomap http://www.biomap.net., Saludos, Christian ----- Original Message ---- From: Patricia Escalante To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Sent: Thursday, 8 May, 2008 3:03:56 PM Subject: Re: [NEOORN-L] Inventory of bird collections in SA? Sergio, Yo compile uno y lo puse segun yo en una pagina de colecciones de la AOU pero parece que ya no esta. Te lo mando individual. Patricia Escalante sergio seipke ha escrito: > Dear Neoorners, > Does anyone know of an inventory of bird collections in South American > countries? Or at least a list with contact info for the major ones? > Thanks a lot! > Sergio > > > Tarjeta de crédito Yahoo! de Banco Supervielle. > Solicitá tu nueva Tarjeta de crédito. De tu PC directo a tu casa. > www.tuprimeratarjeta.com.ar > -- Dra. Patricia Escalante Curadora de la Coleccion Nacional de Aves/Curator of the National Bird Collection Instituto de Biologia UNAM Ap. Post. 70-153 04510 Mexico DF off 5255-56229129 fax 5255-55500164 tilmatura AT ibiologia.unam.mx ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html Subject: Re: bill measurements From: Jack Eitniear <jackeitniear AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 13:34:22 -0700 Juan I believe the US Banding Laboratory manual has this information and is online. I have always found Baldwin et al. 1931. Measurements of Birds. Cleveland Museum of Natural History Vol II No. 17. useful. Suspect the trick to much of this is to standardize measurements especially if you are pooling data from other studies. Else your comparing apples to oranges. Jack Eitniear Juan Mazar Barnett wrote: Dear all, I am looking for directions, instructions, suggestions, etc. for measuring bills and tarsi of birds. The main aim is to show that, although similar in size, the bills and tarsi of two different spp are actually quite different. One measurement that shows such difference is, for example the gape to the tip. Any other such examples of bill morphology, tarsal morphology or ANY other such measurement that shows proportions (and how to measure them), in wings or tails, for example, or anything that can be measured or checked (like shape of nostril or scutellations, I guess), and taxonomically relevant, will be very valuable (as many as possible the better, because n = 1 in on case!). Any suggestions as to what to pay attention to, and how to measure it, will be very appreciated. That or a reference where I could look it up. Muchisimas gracias, juan "We will be known forever by the tracks we leave" Dakota Indian Saying Editor/Texas Ornithological Society publications editor AT texasbirds.org www.texasbirds.org Director/Center for the Study of Tropical Birds, Incorporated CSTB correspondence jce AT cstbinc.org www.cstbinc.org Subject: bill measurements From: Juan Mazar Barnett <juanmbarg AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 17:05:37 -0300 Dear all, I am looking for directions, instructions, suggestions, etc. for measuring bills and tarsi of birds. The main aim is to show that, although similar in size, the bills and tarsi of two different spp are actually quite different. One measurement that shows such difference is, for example the gape to the tip. Any other such examples of bill morphology, tarsal morphology or ANY other such measurement that shows proportions (and how to measure them), in wings or tails, for example, or anything that can be measured or checked (like shape of nostril or scutellations, I guess), and taxonomically relevant, will be very valuable (as many as possible the better, because n = 1 in on case!). Any suggestions as to what to pay attention to, and how to measure it, will be very appreciated. That or a reference where I could look it up. Muchisimas gracias, juan Subject: Re: Inventory of bird collections in SA? From: Patricia Escalante <tilmatura AT IBIOLOGIA.UNAM.MX> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 15:03:56 -0500 Sergio, Yo compile uno y lo puse segun yo en una pagina de colecciones de la AOU pero parece que ya no esta. Te lo mando individual. Patricia Escalante sergio seipke ha escrito: > Dear Neoorners, > Does anyone know of an inventory of bird collections in South American > countries? Or at least a list with contact info for the major ones? > Thanks a lot! > Sergio > > > Tarjeta de crédito Yahoo! de Banco Supervielle. > Solicitá tu nueva Tarjeta de crédito. De tu PC directo a tu casa. > www.tuprimeratarjeta.com.ar > -- Dra. Patricia Escalante Curadora de la Coleccion Nacional de Aves/Curator of the National Bird Collection Instituto de Biologia UNAM Ap. Post. 70-153 04510 Mexico DF off 5255-56229129 fax 5255-55500164 tilmatura AT ibiologia.unam.mx ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. Subject: seeking pdf From: "Gorton, Gregg" <Gregg.Gorton AT VA.GOV> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 12:34:34 -0400 Hi All. I wonder whether anyone has a pdf of the following: P. Bondesen and L. Irby Davis: Sound Analysis within Biological Acoustics, Natura Jutlandica 12: 235-239, 1966. Thanks in advance, Gregg Gorton University of Pennsylvania Subject: Mata or Erize email From: Bert Harris <helmitherosharris AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 06:53:19 -0700 Neoorn, I would be grateful if anyone could send the email addresses of Jorge R. Rodriguez Mata or Francisco Erize. I have been unable to find either one on the web. Thank you in advance, Bert Harris --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Subject: Re: Inventory of bird collections in SA? From: Stefan Kreft <stefan_kreft AT GMX.DE> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 15:05:56 +0200 Sergio, go to http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/AVECOLlections.html This is probably the most complete list of museums of natural history with bird collections in existence. Links for most museums are provided as well. Suerte Stefan Kreft ----- Original Message ----- From: "Luís Fábio Silveira" To: Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 2:31 PM Subject: Re: [NEOORN-L] Inventory of bird collections in SA? > Hi, Sergio > This article can be useful: Aleixo. A. e Straube, F. C. (2007). Coleções > de aves brasileiras: breve histórico, diagnóstico atual e perspectivas > para o futuro.Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 15 (2): 315-324 (A survey > of Brazilian ornithological collections: current status and perspectives) > The pdf is available to the subscribers of Revista Brasileira de > Ornitologia, at www.ararajuba.org.br/sbo/index.htm. > Abraços > lfs > __________________________________ > Prof. Dr. Luís Fábio Silveira > Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo > Caixa Postal 11461, Cep 05422-970 > São Paulo, SP, Brasil > Tel/ Fax (#11) 3091 75 75 > > Curador associado das Coleções Ornitológicas > Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo > Caixa Postal 42494, Cep 04218-970 > São Paulo, SP, Brasil > Tel (#11) 6165 81 48 > Home page: www.ib.usp.br/~lfsilveira > > Editor > Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia > http://www.ararajuba.org.br/sbo/index.htm > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sergio seipke" > To: > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:21 AM > Subject: [NEOORN-L] Inventory of bird collections in SA? > > >> Dear Neoorners, >> Does anyone know of an inventory of bird collections in South American >> countries? Or at least a list with contact info for the major ones? >> Thanks a lot! >> Sergio > Subject: Re: Inventory of bird collections in SA? From: Luís Fábio Silveira <lfsilvei AT USP.BR> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 09:31:56 -0300 Hi, Sergio This article can be useful: Aleixo. A. e Straube, F. C. (2007). Coleções de aves brasileiras: breve histórico, diagnóstico atual e perspectivas para o futuro.Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 15 (2): 315-324 (A survey of Brazilian ornithological collections: current status and perspectives) The pdf is available to the subscribers of Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia, at www.ararajuba.org.br/sbo/index.htm. Abraços lfs __________________________________ Prof. Dr. Luís Fábio Silveira Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo Caixa Postal 11461, Cep 05422-970 São Paulo, SP, Brasil Tel/ Fax (#11) 3091 75 75 Curador associado das Coleções Ornitológicas Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo Caixa Postal 42494, Cep 04218-970 São Paulo, SP, Brasil Tel (#11) 6165 81 48 Home page: www.ib.usp.br/~lfsilveira Editor Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia http://www.ararajuba.org.br/sbo/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "sergio seipke" To: Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:21 AM Subject: [NEOORN-L] Inventory of bird collections in SA? > Dear Neoorners, > Does anyone know of an inventory of bird collections in South American > countries? Or at least a list with contact info for the major ones? > Thanks a lot! > Sergio Subject: Inventory of bird collections in SA? From: sergio seipke <seipke AT YAHOO.COM.AR> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 09:21:24 -0300 Dear Neoorners, Does anyone know of an inventory of bird collections in South American countries? Or at least a list with contact info for the major ones? Thanks a lot! Sergio Tarjeta de crédito Yahoo! de Banco Supervielle. Solicitá tu nueva Tarjeta de crédito. De tu PC directo a tu casa. www.tuprimeratarjeta.com.ar Subject: 1991 Trianea paper From: Thomas Donegan <thomasdonegan AT YAHOO.CO.UK> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 11:24:50 +0000 Does anyone out there by any chance have a .PDF of the following paper? Naranjo-H., L. G. 1991. Confirmacion de la presencia de Limnodromus scolopaceus (Aves: Scolopacidae) en Colombia. Trianea (Acta Cientifica y Tecnologica INDERENA) 4: 559-561. I would be much obliged. Thomas __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html Subject: Re: NEOORN-L Digest - 6 May 2008 to 7 May 2008 (#2008-124) From: Robin Restall <restall AT CANTV.NET> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 05:28:20 -0400 On May 8, 2008, at 1:00 AM, NEOORN-L automatic digest system wrote: > > From: Johan Ingels > > Alexandre Renaudier mentioned to me that an error slipped into colour > plate > 207, Flycatchers 6, pages 430-431... He told me that for the > Variegated > Flycatcher, Empidonomus varius, the subspecies varius is the migrant > one > (austral migrant), and the subspecies rufinus is the resident one, at > least > in French Guiana... Dear Johan, and all, Yes this is an error in caption placement - one of a few throughout the book. Incidentally, this is one of the species I have repainted in order to get a juvenile in, and show the extended superciliary better (it is seldom as bold as shown). Thanks again and best wishes, Robin Subject: RFI - New Picumnus species From: Stephen Shunk <steve AT PARADISEBIRDING.COM> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 22:17:32 -0700 Hello all, I am having trouble finding any details about the new species of Picumnus recently described from Brazil. Could someone refer me to a reliable source? Thank you, Steve Shunk East Cascades Bird Conservancy Sisters, Oregon USA Subject: Has anyone observed aplomado falcons bringing greenery to their stick nests? From: Stanley Moore <stangabboon AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 19:57:47 -0700 Friends -- Many raptors build their nests and add greenery to reduce ectoparasites or for other reasons. Falcons do not build their own nests, but some species will use stick nests built by other birds. Has anyone here observed or heard of any case where a stick nesting aplomado falcon brought greenery to its nest. What about any other falcon, including forest falcons? Thanks in advance for any references or cases that might answer this question! Stan Moore Fairfax Raptor Research P.O. Box 341 San Geronimo, CA 94963 stangabboon AT sbcglobal.net 707.479.9863 Subject: New Publication from John V. Moore Nature Recordings From: JVMNATREC AT AOL.COM Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 15:36:28 EDT Dear All, We are pleased to announce that the 2 CD publication BIRDS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA de SANTA MARTA is at the duplicators and will soon be ready for sale! Niels Krabbe authors the publication and made most of the recordings in February 2007. The two audio CDs present voices of birds from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, a mountain massif separated from the Andes and rising from the Caribbean coast to the highest peak in Colombia at 19,000 feet (5775 m). The mountains exhibit an unparalleled degree of endemism for an area so small (ca. 5900 km2), with no less than 17 endemic species of birds and an additional 53 endemic subspecies. 135 species (including 16 of the 17 endemic species) are presented on the CDs with 460 separate recordings. The booklet is presented in both Spanish and English. The recordings are not announced. Retail price is $21.95. For vendor information please check my web site listed below. Species included in the publication are: Gray Tinamou (Tinamus tao cf. larensis) Band-tailed Guan (Penelope argyrotis colombiana) Sickle-winged Guan (Chamaepetes goudotii sanctaemarthae) Black-fronted Wood-Quail (Odontophorus atrifrons atrifrons) Semicollared Hawk (Accipiter collaris) Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus platypterus) White-rumped Hawk (Buteo leucorrhous) Barred Forest-Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis zonothorax) Collared Forest-Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus naso) Scaled Pigeon (Patagioenas speciosa) Band-tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata albilinea) White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi verreauxi) Lined Quail-Dove (Geotrygon linearis) Military Macaw (Ara militaris militaris) Scarlet-fronted Parakeet (Aratinga wagleri wagleri) Santa Marta Parakeet (Pyrrhura viridicata) Barred Parakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola tigrinus) Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis jugularis) Red-billed Parrot (Pionus sordidus saturatus) Scaly-naped Amazon (Amazona mercenaria canipalliata) Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) Tropical Screech-Owl (Megascops choliba margaritae) Santa Marta Screech-Owl (Megascops sp. nov.) Mottled Owl (Ciccaba virgata virgata) Black-and-white Owl? (Ciccaba nigrolineata?) Stygian Owl (Asio stygius robustus) Band-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus longirostris ruficervix) Chestnut-collared Swift (Streptoprocne rutila brunnitorques) Long-tailed Hermit (Phaethornis longirostris sussurus) Santa Marta Sabrewing (Campylopterus phainopeplus) Brown Violetear (Colibri delphinae) Green Violetear (Colibri thalassinus cyanotus) Blossomcrown (Anthocephala floriceps floriceps) White-vented Plumeleteer (Chalybura buffonii aeneicauda) Mountain Velvetbreast (Lafresnaya lafresnayi liriope) White-tailed Starfrontlet (Coeligena phalerata) Black-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron dorsale) Tyrian Metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina districta) White-tipped Quetzal (Pharomachrus fulgidus festatus) Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus sanctaemartae) Moustached Puffbird (Malacoptila mystacalis mystacalis) Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus brevicarinatus) Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus lautus) Groove-billed Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus sulcatus calorhynchus) Golden-olive Woodpecker (Piculus rubiginosus alleni) Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus lineatus) Crimson-crested Woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos malherbii) Pale-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis albescens nesiotis) Rusty-headed Spinetail (Synallaxis fuscorufa) Streak-capped Spinetail (Cranioleuca hellmayri) Streak-backed Canastero (Asthenes wyatti sanctaemartae) Montane Foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia striaticollis anxia) Ruddy Foliage-gleaner (Automolus rubiginosus rufipectus) Gray-throated Leaftosser (Sclerurus albigularis propinquus) Streaked Xenops (Xenops rutilans phelpsi) Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa lafresnayei) Ruddy Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla homochroa ruficeps) Strong-billed Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus sanctaemartae) Black-banded Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes picumnus seilerni) Cocoa Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus susurrans nanus) Montane Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger sanctaemartae) Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus albicans) Slaty Antwren (Myrmotherula schisticolor sanctaemartae) Long-tailed Antbird (Drymophila caudata hellmayri) Santa Marta Antpitta (Grallaria bangsi) Rufous Antpitta (Grallaria rufula spatiator) Rusty-breasted Antpitta (Grallaricula ferrugineipectus ferrugineipectus) Brown-rumped Tapaculo (Scytalopus latebricola) Santa Marta Tapaculo (Scytalopus sanctaemartae) Black-capped Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias nigrocapillus flavimentum) Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster flavogaster) Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii browni) White-throated Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus leucophrys montensis) Olive-striped Flycatcher (Mionectes olivaceus galbinus) Black-throated Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus granadensis lehmanni) White-throated Spadebill? (Platyrinchus mystaceus neglectus?) Cinnamon Flycatcher (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus assimilis) Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant (Myiotheretes striaticollis striaticollis) Santa Marta Bush-Tyrant (Myiotheretes pernix) Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca diadema jesupi) Golden-crowned Flycatcher (Myiodynastes chrysocephalus cinerascens) Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus nobilis) Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua pitangua) Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa) Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer cf. pallidus) Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus parvirostris) Golden-breasted Fruiteater (Pipreola aureopectus decora) Masked Tityra (Tityra semifasciata columbiana) Brown-capped Vireo (Vireo leucophrys mirandae) Black-chested Jay (Cyanocorax affinis affinis) House Wren (Troglodytes aedon cf. atopus) Santa Marta Wren (Troglodytes monticola) Rufous-breasted Wren (Pheugopedius rutilus laetus) Rufous-and-white Wren (Thryophilus rufalbus cumanensis) Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (highlands) (Henicorhina leucophrys anachoreta) Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (foothills) (Henicorhina leucophrys bangsi) Long-billed Gnatwren (Ramphocaenus melanurus sanctaemarthae) Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris sierrae) Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus fuscater sanctaemartae) Yellow-legged Thrush (Turdus flavipes venezuelensis) Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater cacozelus) Black-hooded Thrush (Turdus olivater sanctaemartae) Pale-breasted Thrush (Turdus leucomelas albiventer) Gray-headed Tanager (Eucometis penicillata cristata) Crimson-backed Tanager (Ramphocelus dimidiatus dimidiatus) Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus cana) Blue-capped Tanager (Thraupis cyanocephala margaritae) Santa Marta Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys) Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola toddi) Black-capped Tanager (Tangara heinei) Black-headed Tanager (Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera) Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis grisescens) Black Flowerpiercer (Diglossa humeralis nocticolor) White-sided Flowerpiercer (Diglossa albilatera albilatera) Rosy Thrush-Tanager (Rhodinocichla rosea harterti) Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis costaricensis) Blue-black Grassquit (Volatinia jacarina splendens) Thick-billed Seed-Finch (Oryzoborus funereus ochrogyne) Páramo Seedeater (Catamenia homochroa oreophila) Stripe-headed Brush-Finch (Arremon torquatus basilicus) Santa Marta Brush-Finch (Atlapetes melanocephalus) Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra rubra) Southern Yellow Grosbeak (Pheucticus chrysogaster laubmanni) Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus maximus) Streaked Saltator (Saltator striatipectus perstriatus) Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina) Slate-throated Whitestart (Myioborus miniatus sanctaemartae) Yellow-crowned Whitestart (Myioborus flavivertex) White-lored Warbler (Basileuterus conspicillatus) Rufous-capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons mesochrysus) Santa Marta Warbler (Basileuterus basilicus) Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus melanterus) Yellow-backed Oriole (Icterus chrysater giraudii) Giant Cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus oryzivorus) Andean? Siskin (Carduelis cf. spinescens spinescens) Blue-naped Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia cyanea psittacina) Sincerely, John John V. Moore Nature Recordings www.johnvmoorenaturerecordings.com **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) Subject: New Book on Patagonian Birds From: Paul Sweet <sweet AT AMNH.ORG> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 10:09:21 -0400 NEOORN The website for ordering Illustrated Handbook of the Birds of Patagonia has changed to www.avespatagonicas.com.ar In my previous mail I neglected to mention that it is available in both English & Spanish. Paul >From: avespa AT avespatagonicas.com.ar >To: Paul Sweet >Subject: Re: Fwd: New Book on Patagonian Birds >User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.4) > >MUY ESTIMADO PAUL, >QUIERO INFORMARLE QUE HE RENOVADO MI PAGINA WEB >www.avespatagonicas.com.ar Y ENTONCES ESTO QUE USTED MANDO A NEOORN NO >TIENE MAS VIGENCIA. >ESTAMOS EN CONTACTO Y LO SALUDAMOS MUY CORDIALMENTE, ORS & CARLOS > > >> >>>Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:16:03 -0400 >>>To: "Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical >>>Bird" >>>From: Paul Sweet >>>Subject: New Book on Patagonian Birds >>> >>>NEOORN >>> >>>A just received this volume from my friend Carlos Kovacs. Essential >>>for anyone interested in Austral birds. Full of great natural >>>history information and nicely illustrated. >>> >>>Paul >>> >>>http://www.avespatagonicas.com.ar/manual_ilustrado_ing.htm >>> >>> >>> >>>Paul Sweet >>>Collection Manager >>>Department of Ornithology >>>Division of Vertebrate Zoology >>>American Museum of Natural History >>>Central Park West at 79th Street >>>New York, NY 10024 >>> >>>sweet AT amnh.org >>>Tel 212 769 5780 >>>Fax 212 769 5759 >>>Cell 718 757 5941 >>>Skype:pablodulce > Paul Sweet Collection Manager Department of Ornithology Division of Vertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024 sweet AT amnh.org Tel 212 769 5780 Fax 212 769 5759 Cell 718 757 5941 Skype:pablodulce Subject: Re: Robin Restall, new email address From: Johan Ingels <johan.ingels AT SKYNET.BE> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 13:12:36 +0200 Dear Robin, Alexandre Renaudier mentioned to me that an error slipped into colour plate 207, Flycatchers 6, pages 430-431... He told me that for the Variegated Flycatcher, Empidonomus varius, the subspecies varius is the migrant one (austral migrant), and the subspecies rufinus is the resident one, at least in French Guiana... Kind regards, Johan Subject: Re: grallaria erythrotis From: Stefan Kreft <stefan_kreft AT GMX.DE> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 23:30:34 +0200 Ronald, el duenho de este foro, Van Remsen, le dedico una pagina a esta especie en su articulo: Remsen, J V, T A Parker III & R S Ridgely (1982): Natural history notes on some poorly known Bolivian birds. Gerfaut 72: 77-87. Tal vez él u otra persona en NEOORN te puede facilitar una copia en pdf. Si no, yo te podria escanear la pagina. Avisame nomas. Muchos saludos Stefan Kreft ----- Original Message ----- From: ronald parra hernandez To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 9:22 PM Subject: [NEOORN-L] grallaria erythrotis Quisiera saber si alguna persona tiene información de grallaria erythrotis principalmente articulos de esta especie Ronald M. Parra Hernandez Univesidad del Tolima Colombia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enviado desde Correo Yahoo! La bandeja de entrada más inteligente. Subject: winter habitat for neo-tropical long distance migrant raptors as conservation issue From: Stanley Moore <stangabboon AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 14:25:50 -0700 Thanks to Dr. Sarasola and his colleagues for addressing this issue with regard to Swainson's hawks that winter in Argentina. Some of those Swainson's hawks originate as far north as the Canadian prairies of Alberta and Saskatchewan. I recall visiting Dr. Josef Schmutz on his study area in Alberta, Canada, and corresponding with Dr. Stuart Houston (both of the University of Saskatchewan) and the issue of habitat quality on the breeding grounds, and not specificallyon the wintering grounds, was a major concern. Later, the issue of pesticide poisoning in Argentina became very relevant, but perhaps that was an episodic influence on Swainson's hawk populations which, once resolved, removes the likelihood of known wintering ground influences on that population. I look forward to closely examining these new and recent papers from Argentina to help me understand these dynamics. But, an interesting parallel situation exists. Canadian burrowing owl researchers have tracked long distance migrants of Athene cunicularia to Mexico and perhaps other neotropical wintering grounds and have done their own stable isotope analyses and are suggesting that wintering ground and migration habitats may be influencing the dramatic decline of burrowing owls in Canada. So, in my mind, the reverse question arises -- are we sure that the quality of breeding habitat is not as significant or more significant than migrating and wintering habiats? I find it hard to believe that habitat quality and quantity on the Canadian breeding grounds are not highly significant, but look forward to seeing more discussion and more data on this fascinating parallel situation regarding long-distance neo-tropical migrant raptors. When I visited with Dr. Schmutz ten or more years ago on his Swainson's hawk study area, one of his grad students was working on burrowing owls and they were scarce at that time and the situation has only deteriorated since then. Stan Moore Fairfax Raptor Research P.O. Box 341 San Geronimo, CA 94963 stangabboon AT sbcglobal.net 707.479.9863 Subject: Re: Birds drinking water from bromeliads From: Clive Petrovic <clivep AT SURFBVI.COM> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 16:38:15 -0400 Floyd, In the BVI, I have seen Bananaquits and hummingbirds "visiting and exploring" bromeliads. Presumably drinking. The Pearly-eyed Thrasher commonly drinks from bromeliads. I suspect they more commonly visit bromeliads searching for insects, frogs and lizards. Clive Petrovic ----- Original Message ----- From: "Floyd Hayes" To: Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 11:39 AM Subject: [NEOORN-L] Birds drinking water from bromeliads > Anybody ever see or know of any reports of cracids > drinking water from bromeliads? I've observed this in > Trinidad Piping-Guans but see no mention of it in > Delacour and Amadon's 2004 book on the cracids. I'd be > curious to know if other birds drink water from > bromeliads. > > Floyd Hayes > Hidden Valley Lake, CA > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Subject: grallaria erythrotis From: ronald parra hernandez <orniparra AT YAHOO.ES> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 19:22:34 +0000 Subject: BIRDLIFE NEWS ALERT - indirect impact From: Carol Anderson <mayancarol AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 13:15:18 -0600 New report shows EU biofuel policy likely to cause worldwide environmental destruction http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/05/biofuels_report.html While this article does not deal directly with Neoptropical birds, I think most of you will want to read it. I hope I'm not being a pest. -- Carol C. Anderson San Pedro La Laguna Guatemala mail to: mayancarol AT gmail.com www.monterey-bay.net/birds Subject: Re: question about stable isotope study of wintering Swainson'w hawks From: "Woltmann, Stefan" <swoltman AT TULANE.EDU> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 12:13:39 -0500 sent. Stefan Woltmann Dept. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology 400 Boggs Tulane University New Orleans, LA 70118 swoltman AT tulane.edu ________________________________ From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds on behalf of Stanley Moore Sent: Tue 06-May-08 12:02 To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: [NEOORN-L] question about stable isotope study of wintering Swainson'w hawks If anyone has this paper in a pdf file, I would be very appreciative to receive it. I am wondering if the authors attempted to validate their hypothesis by using data from Brian Woodbridge's field study of Butte Valley Swainson's hawks in California. Woodbridge saw enough of an impact from suspected wintertime mortality to travel to Argentina and investigate conditions that he believed impacted his California population under study. My underlying question is whether the ratio of Swainson's hawks sampled in the Argentina study found to be from California correlate well to the known or estimated California population of the same species. It is one thing to say that the sampling in Argentina found hawks from a variety of locations, and another thing to say that impacts in Argentina may not disproportionately affect breeding populations and I want to see empirical evidence of this. Here is the new stable isotope paper abstract: Diversity and Distributions OnlineEarly Articles To cite this article: José Hernán Sarasola, Juan José Negro, Keith A. Hobson, Gary R. Bortolotti, Keith L. Bildstein (2008) Can a 'wintering area effect' explain population status of Swainson's hawks? A stable isotope approach doi:10.1111/j.1472-4642.2008.00475.x Abstract BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH Can a 'wintering area effect' explain population status of Swainson's hawks? A stable isotope approach * José Hernán Sarasola 1*1Department of Applied Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Avda. de María Luisa s/n, Pabellón del Perú, 41013 Sevilla, España, *Correspondence: José Hernán Sarasola, Centro para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves Rapaces en Argentina (CECARA), FCEyN - UNLPam, Avda. Uruguay 151, 6300 Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina. E-mail: sarasola AT exactas.unlpam.edu.ar, * Juan José Negro 11Department of Applied Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Avda. de María Luisa s/n, Pabellón del Perú, 41013 Sevilla, España, , * Keith A. Hobson 22Environment Canada, 11 Innovation Blvd., Saskatoon, SK S7N 3H5 Canada, , * Gary R. Bortolotti 33Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2 Canada, and * Keith L. Bildstein 44Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, PA 19529, USA. * 1Department of Applied Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Avda. de María Luisa s/n, Pabellón del Perú, 41013 Sevilla, España, 2Environment Canada, 11 Innovation Blvd., Saskatoon, SK S7N 3H5 Canada, 3Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2 Canada, 4Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, PA 19529, USA. *Correspondence: José Hernán Sarasola, Centro para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves Rapaces en Argentina (CECARA), FCEyN - UNLPam, Avda. Uruguay 151, 6300 Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina. E-mail: sarasola AT exactas.unlpam.edu.ar Keywords Buteo swainsoni, conservation, mortality, Neotropical migrants, stable isotope analysis, Swainson's hawk, winter spatial segregation. ABSTRACT It has been suggested that declines in breeding populations of Swainson's hawks (Buteo swainsoni) in California, Oregon, and Nevada may be due to differential mortality of hawks on their wintering grounds. Although massive mortality incidents reported on the wintering grounds partially support this suggestion, there are no data showing differential use of wintering areas by breeding populations of Swainson's hawks. We used stable-hydrogen isotope analysis of feathers to determine whether large flocks of hawks wintering in Argentina consisted of a mixture of individuals from across the North American breeding range or consisted of individuals from discrete breeding populations. We found that flocks of wintering Swainson's hawks consisted of a mixture of individuals. The lack of connectivity between populations of breeding and wintering hawks suggests that high wintering mortality, either natural or human-induced, is unlikely to have direct consequences on a single breeding area in North America. The demographic effects of winter mortality should be 'diluted' across the entire breeding range of Swainson's hawks Subject: question about stable isotope study of wintering Swainson'w hawks From: Stanley Moore <stangabboon AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 10:02:16 -0700 If anyone has this paper in a pdf file, I would be very appreciative to receive it. I am wondering if the authors attempted to validate their hypothesis by using data from Brian Woodbridge's field study of Butte Valley Swainson's hawks in California. Woodbridge saw enough of an impact from suspected wintertime mortality to travel to Argentina and investigate conditions that he believed impacted his California population under study. My underlying question is whether the ratio of Swainson's hawks sampled in the Argentina study found to be from California correlate well to the known or estimated California population of the same species. It is one thing to say that the sampling in Argentina found hawks from a variety of locations, and another thing to say that impacts in Argentina may not disproportionately affect breeding populations and I want to see empirical evidence of this. Here is the new stable isotope paper abstract: Diversity and Distributions OnlineEarly Articles To cite this article: José Hernán Sarasola, Juan José Negro, Keith A. Hobson, Gary R. Bortolotti, Keith L. Bildstein (2008) Can a ‘wintering area effect’ explain population status of Swainson's hawks? A stable isotope approach doi:10.1111/j.1472-4642.2008.00475.x function popRef(rid, citart, ptype, area) { return popRefImpl(rid, citart, ptype, area, 600, 500); } function popRef2(rid, citart, ptype, area) { return popRefImpl(rid, citart, ptype, area, 400, 100); } function popRefImpl(rid, citart, ptype, area, width, height) { var doi = "10.1111%2Fj.1472-4642.2008.00475.x"; if (! citart) { citart = "citart1"; } if (! ptype) { ptype = ""; } var pt = rid.charAt(0) + "j14724642200800475x" + ptype; return popupRef(citart, rid, doi, pt, area, width, height); } Abstract BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH Can a ‘wintering area effect’ explain population status of Swainson's hawks? A stable isotope approach José Hernán Sarasola 1*1Department of Applied Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Avda. de María Luisa s/n, Pabellón del Perú, 41013 Sevilla, España, *Correspondence: José Hernán Sarasola, Centro para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves Rapaces en Argentina (CECARA), FCEyN – UNLPam, Avda. Uruguay 151, 6300 Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina. E-mail: sarasola AT exactas.unlpam.edu.ar, Juan José Negro 11Department of Applied Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Avda. de María Luisa s/n, Pabellón del Perú, 41013 Sevilla, España, , Keith A. Hobson 22Environment Canada, 11 Innovation Blvd., Saskatoon, SK S7N 3H5 Canada, , Gary R. Bortolotti 33Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2 Canada, and Keith L. Bildstein 44Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, PA 19529, USA. 1Department of Applied Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Avda. de María Luisa s/n, Pabellón del Perú, 41013 Sevilla, España, 2Environment Canada, 11 Innovation Blvd., Saskatoon, SK S7N 3H5 Canada, 3Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2 Canada, 4Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, PA 19529, USA. *Correspondence: José Hernán Sarasola, Centro para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves Rapaces en Argentina (CECARA), FCEyN – UNLPam, Avda. Uruguay 151, 6300 Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina. E-mail: sarasola AT exactas.unlpam.edu.arKeywords Buteo swainsoni, conservation, mortality, Neotropical migrants, stable isotope analysis, Swainson's hawk, winter spatial segregation. ABSTRACT It has been suggested that declines in breeding populations of Swainson's hawks (Buteo swainsoni) in California, Oregon, and Nevada may be due to differential mortality of hawks on their wintering grounds. Although massive mortality incidents reported on the wintering grounds partially support this suggestion, there are no data showing differential use of wintering areas by breeding populations of Swainson's hawks. We used stable-hydrogen isotope analysis of feathers to determine whether large flocks of hawks wintering in Argentina consisted of a mixture of individuals from across the North American breeding range or consisted of individuals from discrete breeding populations. We found that flocks of wintering Swainson's hawks consisted of a mixture of individuals. The lack of connectivity between populations of breeding and wintering hawks suggests that high wintering mortality, either natural or human-induced, is unlikely to have direct consequences on a single breeding area in North America. The demographic effects of winter mortality should be ‘diluted’ across the entire breeding range of Swainson's hawks Subject: Re: Help with papers From: marcelo araya <marcheloara AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 04:25:24 -0500 Sent Marcelo Araya S Biology student University of Costa Rica De: BulletinBoard for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds[mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] En nombre de Fernando Gonzalez Garcia Enviado el: domingo, 04 de mayo de 2008 08:18 p.m. Para: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Asunto: [NEOORN-L] Help with papers Doessomeone of you have access to PDFs of Ibis Journal? Please, I would like to geta copy of the followings papers: WayneDelport, Alan C Kemp, J. Willem H Ferguson (2002) Vocal identification ofindividual African Wood Owls Strix woodfordii: a technique to monitorlong-term adult turnover and residency Ibis 144 (1) , 30–39. GillianGilbert, Glen A Tyler, Ken W Smith (2002) Local annual survival of booming maleGreat Bittern Botaurus stellaris in Britain, in the period 1990-1999 Ibis 144 (1) , 51–61. T.M. PEAKE, P. K. McGREGOR, K. W. SMITH, G. TYLER, G. GILBERT, R. E. GREEN (1998)Individuality in Corncrake Crex crex vocalizations Ibis 140 (1) , 120–127 VincenzoPenteriani (2003) Breeding density affects the honesty of bird vocal displaysas possible indicators of male/territory quality Ibis 145 (3) , 127–135 Thanksa lot for your help. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Deportes Beta ¡No te pierdas lo último sobre el torneo clausura 2008! Entérate aquí http://deportes.yahoo.com Subject: What should a birding checklist look like? Summary report From: Stephen M Smith <smith_sm AT MAC.COM> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 17:36:12 -0400 Hello: In March I posted a request on NEOORN (with copies to some of my birding colleagues and guides that I know), asking for input on a proposal to revise a birding checklist for a lodge in Belize (Chan Chich). I promised a summary of the responses I received. I thank everyone who responded to my lengthy questionnaire -- I received many detailed, thoughtful replies: - Richard ? (candr1 AT ...) (who also made a generous offer of helping me construct a new checklist) - Wayne Hall (who enclosed portions of the Cockscomb and Belize checklists, copies of which are enclosed with the PDF file of all responses (see below). - Floyd Hayes - Lawrence D. Igl (who alerted me to: Andrews, B., Righter, B. and Carter, M. 1992. A proposed format for local bird checklists. Colorado Field Ornithologists Journal, 26: 12-18. A copy of this is included with the PDF of all responses (see below).) - Lee Jones - John Kricher - Jane Lyons - Paul Matthews (who also sent me a paper copy of the Ottawa-area checklist -- one with a number of interesting features, including abundance info, seasonal distribution, marginal notes on habitat and restricted temporal or geographical distribution, and a map -- making for a complex but nicely and compactly formatted checklist) -- portion of the Ottawa checklist is available in the PDF file of all responses (see below). - Doug Payne - Clive Petrovic - Dennis Rogers - Tom Quesenberry - Dave Sargeant - Chris Sharpe - Richard Vasey - Dick Walton I kept careful notes during the process but I nevertheless hope that I didn't omit anyone from the list of acknowledgements. The responses I received are available in "Designing_a_Birding_Checklist.pdf", which is available at http:// sciborg.uwaterloo.ca/~smithsm. Note that this is a "bare-bones" website that I use only for file exchanges. If you access the site, you'll see only a list of files available. If anyone is unable to access the site to get the file and would like a copy delivered by e- mail, just write. If the lodge proceeds and I'm involved, I'll let the NEOORN group and my other correspondents know when a new checklist is available. ** Summary ** 1. Should a lodge have a birding checklist? Almost everyone said "yes". Many complained that most such lists are badly out of date and need to be revised frequently, but, in general, are not. Some people recommended that lodges should make checklists available for species in addition to birds (e.g. reptiles and amphibians, etc.). 2. Should the species be numbered? There was some confusion here, some people thinking that I was catering only to people who wanted to aim for a large number of species. But the intent was to enable efficient checklist-entry by groups; everyone who understand that use agreed that the list must have that coding. 3. Should the list be in AOU order? A bit of a mixed bag, some people agreeing enthusiastically and others arguing for other schemes or simply following the locally used field guide. The majority, however, favored following the AOU order. 4. Common and scientific names? Again a mixed bag, most arguing for scientific names. Interestingly, even among those arguing for the simplest possible format for a checklist there were recommendations for including the additional information of scientific names. 5. Habitat information? Split about 50-50, some saying it was unnecessary and some saying that it would be useful. 6. Species-at risk, accidentals, etc. Again a split opinion here. 7. Abundance information? On balance, most thought that this would be useful, provided that the data were reliable. 8. Cross-referencing to a field guide? Most thought that this would introduce unnecessary clutter and, of course, the list might be cross-referenced to a guide that a user did not have. 9. Cross-referenced to audio recordings? Almost everyone thought that this was unnecessary. 10 and 11. Checklist available in electronic form? This was enthusiastically supported by almost everyone, although there is some disagreement over the format, some objecting to PDF for example and others loving that format. The advantage, of course, of a PDF-format checklist is that a user could print a copy of the checklist that would match exactly with the list available at the lodge. The advantage of Excel- or CSV-formatted checklists is that the information is more easily extracted and incorporated into other databases. 12. Checkboxes? On balance, yes, but some people argued that the main purpose of the checklist was to show what species are known at a site, rather than as a means to record what an individual saw. 13. Trail maps? On balance, no. Most people thought that this was unnecessary clutter. -- Steve Smith Subject: Re: Revista Peruana de Biología 14 (2) From: "Plenge, Manuel" <MAPlenge AT SOUTHERNPERU.COM.PE> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 15:06:20 -0500 Stefan, Neoorners, In a hurry the copy/paste action from the wrong citation are catastrophic. At least the rest of the reference and abstract are correct. My thanks to Stefan and my aplogies to all. Manuel A. Plenge ________________________________ From: Bulletin Board for Ornithologists working with Neotropical Birds [mailto:NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Stefan Kreft Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 2:55 PM To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Subject: Re: [NEOORN-L] Revista Peruana de Biología 14 (2) Manuel, NEOORN, the authors of the second publication are Omar Martínez y Josef Rechberger. So the reference goes: Martínez, Omar & Josef Rechberger 2007. Características de la avifauna en un gradiente altitudinal de un bosque nublado andino en La Paz, Bolivia. Revista Peruana de Biología, 14: 225-236. Available from: http://sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe/BVRevistas/biologia/biologiaNEW.htm Best wishes Stefan Kreft ----- Original Message ----- From: Plenge, Manuel To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 6:18 PM Subject: [NEOORN-L] Revista Peruana de Biología 14 (2) Neorners, Two publications from the Revista Peruana de Biología. Manuel A. Plenge Lima Aquino, Rolando, Teddy Pacheco, and Mauro Vásquez 2007. Evaluación y valorización económica de la fauna silvestre en el río Algodón, Amazonía Peruana. Revista Peruana de Biología, 14: 187-192. Available from: http://sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe/BVRevistas/biologia/biologiaNEW.htm Abstract: This paper reports on habitats, quantitative abundance and economic valorization of the wild fauna inhabiting the Algodon river basin. In this study we determinate the habitats, realized interviews to hunters and censuses along transects. Censuses were carried out in seven of the ten types of the distinguished habitats; 329 direct observations of mammals, birds and reptiles were made in these transects. Among the mammals, the White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari Link) and the Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix lagotricha Humboldt) were the most abundant, with 9,8 individuals/km2, equivalent to 323,4 kg/km2 of biomass, and 18,4 individuals/km2, equivalent to 202,4 kg/km2 of biomass, respectively. In birds, the highest density corresponded to the Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu Spix) with 5,4 individuals/km2, equivalent to 6,9 kg/km2 of biomass. Without taking in account nocturnal species and some diurnal species, we estimate that around 31891 game animals among mammals and birds inhabit in the study area; whose valorization it was estimated in US$ 349374. Among them, 3479 individuals corresponding with four species of ungulates and one of birds, have commercial/ value, while the rest has subsistence/value. Pérez, Oswaldo, and Armando H. Escobedo-Galván 2007. Características de la avifauna en un gradiente altitudinal de un bosque nublado andino en La Paz, Bolivia. Revista Peruana de Biología, 14: 225-236. Available from: http://sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe/BVRevistas/biologia/biologiaNEW.htm Abstract: This study analyzes the diversity and composition of the birds at three locations within the National Park and Natural Area Integrated Management of Cotapata, La Paz, Bolivia. The three locations were distributed in altitudinal gradient and three Andean rainforests (ceja de monte -Cloud forest ridges- to 3170 m, cloud forest to 2620 m and secondary cloud forest to 1850 m) of the Yungas area. We make a total effort of 3282 mist, 324 random walks hours and 216 point counts hours in the three study sites. A total of 220 species were recorded, most caught in nets (100 spp., 45%). Twenty-five families were represented in catches by mist net and 42 through censuses. Tyrannids and Thraupids were more representatives by both methods. Species cumulative curves were similar at all sites with major cumulative number of species by census data. Species richness in the elfin forest, cloud forest and secondary forest based on netting data and count data was 44, 40, 44 species and 69, 57, 86 species, respectively. A total of 16 restricted range species were registered (e.g. Odontophorus balliviani, Andigena cucullata). Diversity for cloud forest ridges was H´= 1,41; for cloud forest (H´= 0,98) and secondary cloud forest (H´= 0,96). Beta diversity was 0,74 based on netting data and 0,79 based on count data from three elevations. Subject: Smithsonian Contribution Series available. From: "Wilmar A. Munera P." <andrmune AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 15:03:29 -0500 HOLA NEORN, información de interes The Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press and the Smithsonian Institution Libraries have completed the digitization of legacy volumes of the Smithsonian Contributions Series. PDFs are available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/. This is the largest digitization project to date to be completed by the Smithsonian. It includes 1,072 volumes (more than 107,000 pages) of Smithsonian research in a wide range of subject areas. The following Series are now available as high-resolution PDFs: --Smithsonian Annals of Flight (1964-1974) --Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology (1965-present) --Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics (1956-1974) --Smithsonian Contributions to Botany (1969-present) --Smithsonian Contributions to Folklife Studies (1980-1990) --Smithsonian Contributions to History and Technology (1969-present; formerly Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology) --Smithsonian Contributions to the Earth Sciences (1969-2002) --Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences (1977-present) --Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology (1969-present) --Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (1969-present) --Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space (1977-1990) PDFs of new volumes in SISP's active Series are added as they are published. SALUDOS, WIL -- Dirección / Mail address Wilmar A. Múnera -P. Instituto de Biología Universidad de Antioquia. AA.1226 Medellín-Colombia. _____________________________________________________________ YA VIÓ EL NUEVO NÚMERO DEL BOLETIN SAO? DID YOU ALREADY SEE THE LAST ISSUE OF BOLETIN SAO? http://www.sao.org.co/publicaciones/boletinsao/Boletin%20sao.htm Subject: Re: Revista Peruana de Biología 14 (2) From: Stefan Kreft <stefan_kreft AT GMX.DE> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 21:55:17 +0200 Manuel, NEOORN, the authors of the second publication are Omar Martínez y Josef Rechberger. So the reference goes: Martínez, Omar & Josef Rechberger 2007. Características de la avifauna en un gradiente altitudinal de un bosque nublado andino en La Paz, Bolivia. Revista Peruana de Biología, 14: 225-236. Available from: http://sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe/BVRevistas/biologia/biologiaNEW.htm Best wishes Stefan Kreft ----- Original Message ----- From: Plenge, Manuel To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 6:18 PM Subject: [NEOORN-L] Revista Peruana de Biología 14 (2) Neorners, Two publications from the Revista Peruana de Biología. Manuel A. Plenge Lima Aquino, Rolando, Teddy Pacheco, and Mauro Vásquez 2007. Evaluación y valorización económica de la fauna silvestre en el río Algodón, Amazonía Peruana. Revista Peruana de Biología, 14: 187-192. Available from: http://sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe/BVRevistas/biologia/biologiaNEW.htm Abstract: This paper reports on habitats, quantitative abundance and economic valorization of the wild fauna inhabiting the Algodon river basin. In this study we determinate the habitats, realized interviews to hunters and censuses along transects. Censuses were carried out in seven of the ten types of the distinguished habitats; 329 direct observations of mammals, birds and reptiles were made in these transects. Among the mammals, the White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari Link) and the Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix lagotricha Humboldt) were the most abundant, with 9,8 individuals/km2, equivalent to 323,4 kg/km2 of biomass, and 18,4 individuals/km2, equivalent to 202,4 kg/km2 of biomass, respectively. In birds, the highest density corresponded to the Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu Spix) with 5,4 individuals/km2, equivalent to 6,9 kg/km2 of biomass. Without taking in account nocturnal species and some diurnal species, we estimate that around 31891 game animals among mammals and birds inhabit in the study area; whose valorization it was estimated in US$ 349374. Among them, 3479 individuals corresponding with four species of ungulates and one of birds, have commercial/ value, while the rest has subsistence/value. Pérez, Oswaldo, and Armando H. Escobedo-Galván 2007. Características de la avifauna en un gradiente altitudinal de un bosque nublado andino en La Paz, Bolivia. Revista Peruana de Biología, 14: 225-236. Available from: http://sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe/BVRevistas/biologia/biologiaNEW.htm Abstract: This study analyzes the diversity and composition of the birds at three locations within the National Park and Natural Area Integrated Management of Cotapata, La Paz, Bolivia. The three locations were distributed in altitudinal gradient and three Andean rainforests (ceja de monte -Cloud forest ridges- to 3170 m, cloud forest to 2620 m and secondary cloud forest to 1850 m) of the Yungas area. We make a total effort of 3282 mist, 324 random walks hours and 216 point counts hours in the three study sites. A total of 220 species were recorded, most caught in nets (100 spp., 45%). Twenty-five families were represented in catches by mist net and 42 through censuses. Tyrannids and Thraupids were more representatives by both methods. Species cumulative curves were similar at all sites with major cumulative number of species by census data. Species richness in the elfin forest, cloud forest and secondary forest based on netting data and count data was 44, 40, 44 species and 69, 57, 86 species, respectively. A total of 16 restricted range species were registered (e.g. Odontophorus balliviani, Andigena cucullata). Diversity for cloud forest ridges was H´= 1,41; for cloud forest (H´= 0,98) and secondary cloud forest (H´= 0,96). Beta diversity was 0,74 based on netting data and 0,79 based on count data from three elevations. Subject: Revista Peruana de Biología 14 (2) From: "Plenge, Manuel" <MAPlenge AT SOUTHERNPERU.COM.PE> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 11:18:54 -0500 Neorners, Two publications from the Revista Peruana de Biología. Manuel A. Plenge Lima Aquino, Rolando, Teddy Pacheco, and Mauro Vásquez 2007. Evaluación y valorización económica de la fauna silvestre en el río Algodón, Amazonía Peruana. Revista Peruana de Biología, 14: 187-192. Available from: http://sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe/BVRevistas/biologia/biologiaNEW.htm Abstract: This paper reports on habitats, quantitative abundance and economic valorization of the wild fauna inhabiting the Algodon river basin. In this study we determinate the habitats, realized interviews to hunters and censuses along transects. Censuses were carried out in seven of the ten types of the distinguished habitats; 329 direct observations of mammals, birds and reptiles were made in these transects. Among the mammals, the White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari Link) and the Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix lagotricha Humboldt) were the most abundant, with 9,8 individuals/km2, equivalent to 323,4 kg/km2 of biomass, and 18,4 individuals/km2, equivalent to 202,4 kg/km2 of biomass, respectively. In birds, the highest density corresponded to the Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu Spix) with 5,4 individuals/km2, equivalent to 6,9 kg/km2 of biomass. Without taking in account nocturnal species and some diurnal species, we estimate that around 31891 game animals among mammals and birds inhabit in the study area; whose valorization it was estimated in US$ 349374. Among them, 3479 individuals corresponding with four species of ungulates and one of birds, have commercial/ value, while the rest has subsistence/value. Pérez, Oswaldo, and Armando H. Escobedo-Galván 2007. Características de la avifauna en un gradiente altitudinal de un bosque nublado andino en La Paz, Bolivia. Revista Peruana de Biología, 14: 225-236. Available from: http://sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe/BVRevistas/biologia/biologiaNEW.htm Abstract: This study analyzes the diversity and composition of the birds at three locations within the National Park and Natural Area Integrated Management of Cotapata, La Paz, Bolivia. The three locations were distributed in altitudinal gradient and three Andean rainforests (ceja de monte -Cloud forest ridges- to 3170 m, cloud forest to 2620 m and secondary cloud forest to 1850 m) of the Yungas area. We make a total effort of 3282 mist, 324 random walks hours and 216 point counts hours in the three study sites. A total of 220 species were recorded, most caught in nets (100 spp., 45%). Twenty-five families were represented in catches by mist net and 42 through censuses. Tyrannids and Thraupids were more representatives by both methods. Species cumulative curves were similar at all sites with major cumulative number of species by census data. Species richness in the elfin forest, cloud forest and secondary forest based on netting data and count data was 44, 40, 44 species and 69, 57, 86 species, respectively. A total of 16 restricted range species were registered (e.g. Odontophorus balliviani, Andigena cucullata). Diversity for cloud forest ridges was H´= 1,41; for cloud forest (H´= 0,98) and secondary cloud forest (H´= 0,96). Beta diversity was 0,74 based on netting data and 0,79 based on count data from three elevations. Subject: NEOLIT Journal of Ornithology 149(2): April 2008 From: Bernd Freymann <bernd.freymann AT GMX.DE> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:04:14 +0200 NEOORN, From the latest issue of the Journal of Ornithology (149, No 2, April 2008). Please contact me off-list if you need a PDF. All the best, Bernd Freymann 1) A sight and video record of the oilbird, Steatornis caripensis , in Peruvian lowland Amazonia by Ney Shahuano Tello1, Mojca Stojan-Dolar2 and Eckhard W. Heymann2 eheyman AT gwdg.de Pp: 267-269 Abstract: This paper reports on the observation of an oilbird, Steatornis caripensis, in Peruvian lowland Amazonia in September 2006, and discusses this sighting in relation to other lowland reports of oilbirds. Taken together, available information indicates that oilbirds seem to occur in lowland Amazonia more regularly than previously known. 2) Characteristics, abundance and fertility of orphan eggs of the Lesser Rhea ( Pterocnemia-Rhea-pennata pennata ): implications for conservation by Fernando R. Barri1 , Mónica B. Martella1 and Joaquín L. Navarro1 fbarri AT efn.uncor.edu Pp: 285-288 Abstract: The Lesser Rhea (Pterocnemia-Rhea-pennata pennata) has a complex reproductive system that combines polygyny with sequential polyandry, in which males build the nest, fully incubate the eggs and care for the young. As occurs with the Greater Rhea (Rhea americana), Lesser Rhea females sporadically lay eggs outside the nest (‘orphan’ eggs), which are not incubated and thus fail to hatch. We have examined the orphan eggs of Lesser Rhea over two separate breeding seasons to determine their abundance and fertility status. During 2004 and 2005, weekly ground searches for orphan eggs were conducted in a wild population of Lesser Rhea in northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. During these searches the total number of nests, eggs in each nest and orphan eggs laid outside the nests was recorded. Orphan eggs represented approximately 7% of the total eggs laid in a breeding season. Six fresh orphan eggs were artificially incubated, four of them being fertile. Orphan eggs seeme! d to have two origins: some were laid near deserted nests in the early to mid-reproductive season; others were probably laid by first-time breeders and were found later in the reproductive season. Given the near-threatened status of the Lesser Rhea, harvesting and artificial incubation of orphan eggs, which otherwise would be unproductive, may contribute significantly to the conservation of this species, i.e., ‘recovered’ birds could be used for reintroduction or reinforcement of wild Lesser Rhea populations. 3) maybe also of interest: An Old World hummingbird from the Oligocene: a new fossil from Polish Carpathians By Zygmunt Bochenski1 and Zbigniew M. Bochenski1 bochenski AT isez.pan.krakow.pl Pp: 211-216 Abstract: A near-complete, partially articulated skeleton of a hummingbird was recently found in the menilite shales of the Polish Flysh Carpathians. The specimen is dated to the Early Oligocene (Rupelian, approx. 31 Myr). It shares derived characters with extant hummingbirds and plesiomorphic characters with swifts. Its long, thin beak and short and stout humerus and ulna are typical for hummingbirds, but the coracoid resembles that observed in swifts. The osteology of the specimen is generally similar to that of the hummingbird described from the Early Tertiary of Germany but because it clearly differs in some characters from the German hummingbird Eurotrochilus inexpectatus, it is described as a new species of the same genus. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bernd P. Freymann M.Sc., Ph.D. candidate Community and Conservation Ecology Group University of Groningen PO Box 14 9750 AA Haren The Netherlands ph: +31 (0)50 363 8465 fax: +31 (0)50 363 2273 http://www.rug.nl/fwn/onderzoek/programmas/biologie/cocon/people/Freymann ---------------------------------------------------------------- 249 Spiele für nur 1 Preis. Die GMX Spieleflatrate schon ab 9,90 Euro. Neu: Asterix bei den Olympischen Spielen: http://flat.games.gmx.de Subject: Re: Birds drinking water from bromeliads From: Oswaldo Cortes <oswaldo_aves AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 23:41:33 -0500 Dear Floyd, I saw to Sickle-winged guan, Andean guan and Mountain Grackle , They drink and eat on bromeliads all days. Kind regards Oswaldo Cortes Fernando Gonzalez Garcia escribió: BODY{font:10pt Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;} Hi Floyd, i have been studing the Horned Guan in Mexico for several years, and they drink water from bromeliads, specially after eat green leaves. M. en C. Fernando González-García Departamento de Biodiversidad y Ecologia Animal Biblioteca de Sonidos de las Aves de Mexico (BISAM) Km. 2.5 Carretera Antigua a Coatepec, No. 351 Congregación El Haya Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico 91070 Pagina web: www.ecologia.edu.mx/sonidos --------------------------------- From: Floyd Hayes [mailto:floyd_hayes AT YAHOO.COM] To: NEOORN-L AT LISTSERV.LSU.EDU Sent: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:39:39 -0500 Subject: [NEOORN-L] Birds drinking water from bromeliads Anybody ever see or know of any reports of cracids drinking water from bromeliads? I've observed this in Trinidad Piping-Guans but see no mention of it in Delacour and Amadon's 2004 book on the cracids. I'd be curious to know if other birds drink water from bromeliads. Floyd Hayes Hidden Valley Lake, CA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ --------------------------------- Yahoo! Deportes Beta ¡No te pierdas lo último sobre el torneo clausura 2008! Entérate aquí http://deportes.yahoo.com Subject: citation for new paper on raptor predation of Patagonian Weasel From: Stanley Moore <stangabboon AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 16:33:44 -0700 I could not attain a pdf file of this paper, but the citation may lead others to the file if interested. Stan Moore Fairfax Raptor Research P.O. Box 341 San Geronimo, CA 94963 stangabboon AT sbcglobal.net 707.479.9863 doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2006.12.003 Copyright © 2007 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Säugetierkunde Published by Elsevier GmbH Short Communication Raptor predation and new locality records for the poorly known Patagonian Weasel (Lyncodon patagonicus) (Carnivora: Mustelidae) Pablo Tetaa, , , Francisco J. Prevostib and Ana Trejoc aDepartamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Avenida Intendente Cantilo s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, 4° Piso (C1428EHA), Buenos Aires, Argentina bDepartamento Científico Paleontología Vertebrados, Museo de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina cDepartamento de Zoología, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, 8400 Bariloche, Argentina Received 6 October 2006; accepted 14 December 2006. Available online 5 July 2007. Keywords: Lyncodon patagonicus, Patagonia, Río Negro province Fig. 1. Squares: previous locality records for Lyncodon patagonicus in northern Patagonia, Argentina (see Prevosti and Pardiñas, 2001 for a complete reference); Circles: new locality records for Lyncodon patagonicus in northern Patagonia, Argentina: (1) Estancia San Pedro (40°54′S, 70° 42′ W); (2) Estancia El Desafío (41°18′S, 71°06′W); (3) Estancia Calcatreo (41°43′S, 69°22′W); and (4) Estancia Maquinchao (41°42′S, 68°39′W). Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde Volume 73, Issue 3, 1 May 2008, Pages 238-240 Subject: Re: Help with papers From: Ellen Paul <ellen.paul AT VERIZON.NET> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 14:23:17 -0400 Subject: Help with papers From: Fernando Gonzalez Garcia <fernando.gonzalez AT INECOL.EDU.MX> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 13:18:05 -0500 Does someone of you have access to PDFs of Ibis Journal? Please, I would like to get a copy of the followings papers: Wayne Delport, Alan C Kemp, J. Willem H Ferguson (2002) Vocal identification of individual African Wood Owls Strix woodfordii: a technique to monitor long-term adult turnover and residency Ibis 144 (1) , 30–39. Gillian Gilbert, Glen A Tyler, Ken W Smith (2002) Local annual survival of booming male Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris in Britain, in the period 1990-1999 Ibis 144 (1) , 51–61. T. M. PEAKE, P. K. McGREGOR, K. W. SMITH, G. TYLER, G. GILBERT, R. E. GREEN (1998) Individuality in Corncrake Crex crex vocalizations Ibis 140 (1) , 120–127 Vincenzo Penteriani (2003) Breeding density affects the honesty of bird vocal displays as possible indicators of male/territory quality Ibis 145 (3) , 127–135 Thanks a lot for your help. Subject: SV: [NEOORN-L] Help with paper From: Rasmus Boegh <rasmus_boegh AT YAHOO.DK> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 19:40:41 +0200 sent Frederik Brammer skrev: Hello everybody, Does someone of you have access to PDFs of Journal of the History of Biology? I would like a paper in vol. 15 from 1982, page 1-53, author Sulloway. I saw on the web site that PDFs exist all the way back to the beginning of the journal´s existence. See: http://www.springerlink.com/content/h7q07ngxrg01/?p=7e15a304c10c4498b7e5d6d764306034&pi=81 Many thanks in advance for help with this. Regards, Frederik Brammer _________________________________ Rasmus Boegh Denmark/Dinamarca rasmus_boegh yahoo.dk --------------------------------- Trænger du til at se det store billede? Kelkoo giver dig gode tilbud på LCD TV!