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El Pitirre The Bulletin of the Society of Caribbean Ornithology

TEN–YEAR INDEX 1988 – 1997

Compiled by James W. Wiley With the assistance of Styron Bell, Nicholas Stanley, Vianesa Penn, and Gretchen Gillyard

The Society of Caribbean Ornithology

April 1998

EL PITIRRE — Ten-Year Index, 1988–1997 2.

EL PITIRRE 10–year Index

1988–1997

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A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands ... .................................................................................... 1(3):3 Abaco Island................................................................. 2(2):7 Abundance/ Abundancia .... 4(2):8; 6(1):12; 6(3):6; 7(3):10; 8(3):13; 10(1):22, 26; 10(3):114 Accipiter striatus Population decline in Puerto Rico .......................... 6(1):6 Actividad/ Activity ................................................ 4(2):7, 10 Africanized honeybees In Greater Antilles .................................................. 8(1):7 Age .............................................................................. 3(3):5 Agelaius xanthomus Host of Shiny Cowbird ........................................... 4(2):4 Predation by American Kestrel .............................. 8(2):2 Recovery project ................... 4(3):9; 10(1):34; 10(3):110 Agricultural habitat ..................................................... 2(3):4 Aircraft collision risk .................................................. 8(1):2 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Guadeloupe ............................................................. 8(2):2 St. Lucia .................................................................. 7(3):3 Amazon Parrots Conservation in Jamaica ........................... 6(1):11; 8(3):9 Molecular genetics ...................... 2(1):3; 3(3):5; 10(3):85 Amazona Medicine and emergency care ................................ 6(1):9 Amazona agilis ...................................................... 10(3):106 Conservation ............................................. 6(1):11; 8(3):9 Amazona brasiliensis Conservation ................................................. 6(1):7, 8, 11 Amazona collaria .................................................. 10(3):106 Conservation ........................................................... 8(3):9 Amazona leucocephala ............................................... 7(3):8 Breeding .................................................................. 6(3):9 Nesting habitat ........................................................ 6(3):9 Captive breeding and population status ................. 6(1):9 Conservación/Conservation ........ 4(2):8; 4(3):10; 6(1):10 Habitat management ............................................... 6(3):9 Population census ............................................... 10(1):24 Reproductive ecology ......................................... 5(1):3, 4 Status and captive breeding .................................... 6(1):9 Amazona leucocephala bahamensis Diet, foraging, and nutrition ................................... 4(3):6 Great Inagua ........................................................ 10(1):26 Reproductive biology and conservation 6(1):11; 10(1):26 Amazona leucocephala hesterna ............................ 10(3):104 Amazona leucocephala leucocephala Conservation/Conservación ...................... 4(2):8; 6(1):10 Nesting habitat ........................................................ 6(3):9 Management ........................................................... 6(3):9 Sexual differences ................................................... 7(3):8 Amazona leucocephala palmarum Conservation/Conservación ...................... 4(2):8; 6(1):10 Habitat management ............................................... 6(3):9 Population ........................................................... 10(1):24 Amazona ventralis Behavior .................................................................. 6(1):8 Breeding .................................................................. 9(1):5 Conservation ......................................................... 8(3):12

Development ........................................................... 6(1):8 DNA ........................................................................ 4(3):3 Reproduction .......................................................... 9(1):5 Reproduction and development .............................. 6(1):8 Amazona versicolor Behavior in captivity and conservation .................. 6(3):9 Conservation and ecology ...................................... 7(3):8 Amazona vittata Captive management .............................................. 7(1):7 Captive propagation ............................................... 2(3):5 DNA ........................................................................ 4(3):3 Hurricane effects on food ................................... 10(1):38 Microbial flora in nests ........................................... 7(3):6 Post-hurricane management ................................... 4(3):9 Potential as environmental tool .............................. 7(1):3 Recovery ................................................... 7(3):4; 9(3):29 American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Cuba ........................................................................ 9(2):3 American Kestrel Falco sparverius Jamaica ............................................................... 10(1):11 Predation on Yellow-shouldered Blackbird ........... 8(2):2 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Breeding in Cuba .................................................... 9(3):5 Habitat segregation ................................................. 4(2):4 Anas bahamensis Abundance and habitat in Bahamas ..................... 6(1):12 Ecology and conservation .................................... 9(3):30 Population dynamics ........................................ 10(3):104 Andros Island .................................................. 7(3):4; 9(3):8 Anilladas/ Anillamiento .......................................... 4(2):7, 9 Antigua ...................................................................... 7(3):11 Biodiversity monitoring ......................................... 7(1):7 Conservation priorities ............................................ 5(3):7 Forestry and Wildlife Legislation .......................... 2(1):3 White Stork Ciconia ciconia .................................. 7(1):2 Antigua and Barbuda .................................................. 14, 20 Additional records ................................................ 7(3):12 Changes in bird list ............................................... 7(3):11 Conservation priorities ........................................... 5(3):9 Ruff Philomachus pugnax ...................................... 7(2):3 Antilles Française ........................................................ 7(3):9 Aquaculture ................................................................. 4(2):7 Ara ararauna Puerto Rico ............................................................. 9(1):3 Aratinga chloropterus Conservation ......................................................... 8(3):12 Aratinga nana Dominican Republic ..................................... 10(2):56, 57 Hispaniola ............................................................... 9(3):5 Aratinga pertinax ........................................................ 2(3):6 Archiépago de Sabana-Camagüey .. 4(2):9; 9(3):9; 10(1):22 Distribución, diversidad y abundancia de aves ..... 9(3):9;

10(1):22 Archipielago Cubano Clasificación numerica de communidades ........... 6(1):11 Área Protegida Cubanacan .......................................... 6(3):7 Área Protegida Mil Cumbres .................................... 7(3):10 Áreas Protegidas Cuba .......................................................... 5(3):10; 6(3):7 Artificial nests


Psittacids ................................................................. 7(3):7 Aruba Threatened seabirds ................................ 7(3):13; 8(3):14 Asio flammeus Greater Antilles ....................................................... 8(3):8 Asio stygius siguapa Ecology in Cuba ................................................... 7(3):10 Association for Parrot Conservation ........... 7(1):11; 7(3):13 Atlas de las Aves Cuba .............................................. 6(3):2; 8(2):6; 9(3):30 Atlas Ornitologico de Cuba ............... 6(3):2; 8(2):6; 9(3):30 Audubon’s [Black-headed] Oriole Icterus graduacauda Puerto Rico ............................................................. 9(2):2 Aura Tiñosa Cathartes aura aura ............................... 8(1):2 Censos en Cuba .................................................... 4(2):10 Aves Acuaticas Censo Cuba ............................................................. 6(3):4 Aves Carroñeras .......................................................... 4(2):9 Avitur ........................................................................... 6(3):7 Avoceta Recurvirostra americana Cuba ........................................................................ 9(2):3 Award, SCO .............................................................. 7(1):10

B Bahama Islands 4(3):6; 5(3):12; 7(1):5; 8(3):11; 9(2):4;

9(3):8; 10(1):19; 10(1):20, 21, 32, 36; 10(2):60 Biodiversity data management project ............... 10(1):23 Conservation ............................... 5(3):9; 6(1):11; 9(3):30 Conservation of biodiversity .................................. 7(1):5 Creation of National Park ..................................... 7(3):13 Environmental education .................................... 10(1):37 Great Inagua ........................................................ 10(1):26 Native and migratory birds ................................. 10(1):24 New Providence .................................................. 10(1):35 Rare birds ............................................................ 10(1):25 Seabirds ................................................... 5(3):16; 8(3):13 West Indian Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arborea ........

9(3):30; 10(1):33; 10(3):108 White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis ............. 6(1):12 Bahama Parrot Amazona leucocephala bahamensis Breeding biology ................................................ 10(1):26 Diet, foraging, and nutrition ................................... 4(3):6 Great Inagua ........................................................ 10(1):26 Population estimates – Abaco Island ..................... 2(2):7 Reproductive biology and conservation ............... 6(1):11 Bahama Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis Breeding and natural history .............................. 10(1):19 Conservation program .......................................... 9(1):18 Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Puerto Rico ............................................................. 5(1):3 Trinidad ................................................................... 4(1):3 Bananaquit Coereba flaveola Breeding season ................................................ 10(3):113 Cuba .................................................................... 10(1):16 Vocal behavior ...................................................... 6(1):10 Bandadas Mixtas forrajeando ................................. 9(2):7, 9 Banding ......................................................... 5(3):12; 7(1):4 Andros Island, Bahamas ......................................... 2(2):2 Cuba .................................................. 4(2):7, 9, 10; 5(3):4 Morant Cays, Jamaica ............................................. 2(2):7 Recoveries ............................................................... 7(1):4 Recoveries in Cuba ........................................... 4(2):8, 10 Barbados .......................................................... 2(3):6; 6(1):3 Bare-legged Owl Gymnoglaux lawrencii Reproduction ......................................................... 3(3):10 Barn Owl Tyto alba Trophic activity and conservation .................... 10(3):116 Behavior .............................. 4(2):7; 5(2):2; 6(1):8; 10(3):97 Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis .............. 10(3):97

Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla .......... 10(2):62 Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis ............. 9(1):3 White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis 8(3):9;

10(1):27 Belize Habitat change ...................................................... 8(3):11 Winter habitat ......................................................... 5(3):3 Bermuda .................................................................... 7(3):12 Bluebird population ................................................ 7(3):8 Seabird status ...................................................... 10(1):36 Bibliography Jamaica ................................................................... 3(1):4 West Indian Ornithology ........................................ 1(4):2 Bijirita de Nashville Vermivora ruficapilla Conductuales ...................................................... 10(2):62 Cuba .................................................................... 10(2):62 Bijiritas Migratorias .................................................... 3(3):7 Biodiversity Antigua ................................................................... 7(1):7 Conservation ........................................................... 7(1):5 Directory of reference collections and specialists in

Caribbean Biodiversity ........................................... 7(2):5 Bird Collection Managers ........................................... 3(2):4 Bird communities of archipelagos Cuba .......................................... 6(1):11; 9(3):9; 10(1):22 Black-billed Parrot Amazona agilis ...................... 10(3):106 Conservation ............................................. 6(1):11; 8(3):9 Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata Cuba ........................................................................ 6(1):4 Hurricane effects ................................................ 10(1):15 Black-cowled Oriole Icterus dominicensis Bahama Islands ................................................... 10(1):36 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Hispaniola ........................................................... 10(2):59 Black Skimmer Rynchops niger Cuba ........................................................................ 4(2):5 Black Tern Chlidoneas niger Dominican Republic ........................................... 10(2):58 Black-whiskered Vireos Vireo altiloquus Song differentiation and meme flow ...................... 7(3):6 Blue and Yellow Macaw Ara ararauna Puerto Rico ............................................................. 9(1):3 Blue Mountain National Park ............. 8(3):10; 10(1):24, 31 Bird populations survey ....................................... 8(3):10 Habitat fragmentation ....................................... 10(3):107 Bobito de Cresta Myiarchus crinitus Cuba ........................................................................ 9(2):2 Boletin de Flora, Fauna y Áreas Silvestres ................. 1(3):4 Bombycilla cedrorum Cuba ........................................................................ 5(1):2 Bond’s Check-List of the Birds of the West Indies 10(2):73 Book Reviews A guide to the birds of Trinidad & Tobago, 2nd ed.—

Richard ffrench........................................................ 5(1):4 A l’écoute des oiseaux de Guadeloupe et de Martinique.—

Patricia Hautcastel, Max Guerin, and Eric Igabille, under the direction of édouard Benito-Espinal ................ 4(1):7

A l’écoutedes oiseaux de Guadeloupe et de Martinique—Patricia Hautcastel and Max Guérin, under the direction of édouard Benito-Espinal .......................................... 4(1):8

A natural history atlas to the cays of the U. S. Virgin Islands ..................................................................... 8(2):4

Aves de la isla de Cuba, by Juan Lembeye .......... 9(3):32 Ay-Ay — an island almanac, by George A. Seaman .......

2(3):3 Birds of the Cayman Islands, Revised Ed. ............. 8(2):4 Blue Mountain guide .............................................. 8(2):5 Checklist of the birds of Guadeloupe, Martinique and their

offshore islands/Liste des oiseaux de Guadeloupe, Martinique et de leurs dependances, by Philippe


Feldmann, Arnaud Le Dru, Claudie Pavis, and Pascal Villard ..................................................................... 9(1):8

Common birds of San Salvador Island, Bahamas, by Brian White ........................................................................ 9(1):7

Endangered & endemic birds of the Dominican Republic, by Annabelle S. Dod ................................................ 6(2):3

Oiseaux des Petites Antilles/Birds of the West Indies.— édouard Benito-Espinal. 1990. ................................ 4(1):6

Survey of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands – an eighty-year reassessment of the islands’ natural history, edited by Julio C. Figueroa .................................................... 9(3):31

The birds of the Turks and Caicos Islands – the official checklist, by Patricia Bradley .................................. 8(2):5

The Cayman Islands. Natural history and biogeography, edited by M. A. Brunt and J. E. Davies ................ 9(3):31

Vieques y su fauna/Vieques wildlife manual, by Jorgé E. Saliva ....................................................................... 9(1):7

Brazil ........................................................................ 6(1):7, 8 Environmental education ........................................ 6(1):8 Breeding ................................................................. 10(3):114 Breeding biology .......................... 3(3):7; 10(1):19; 10(2):53 Bahama Parrot Amazona leucocephala bahamensis

................................................................. 6(1):11; 10(1):26 Cuba ..................................................................... 10(2):69 Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis ............ 4(3):5 West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris .........

5(3):12; 6(1):12; 6(3):7 Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita ................................. 7(3):9 Breeding Bird Atlas ........................... 6(3):2; 8(2):6; 9(3):30 Brewster’s Warbler Cuba ........................................................................ 8(3):2 Hispaniola ............................................................... 9(1):2 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Habitat and space requirements .............................. 9(1):6 Habitat loss ............................................................. 9(1):6 Population decline in Puerto Rico .......................... 6(1):6 Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata Morphological variation ......................................... 4(3):7 Brood parasitism ..................... 3(3):8; 4(2):4; 4(3):9; 8(3):3 Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Status ....................................................................... 7(1):5 Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Morant Cays ............................................................ 2(2):7 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis Breeding in Cuba ................................................ 10(1):17 Brown-throated Parakeet Aratinga pertinax Colonization of Puerto Rico ................................... 2(3):6 Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae Status in Tobago ..................................................... 4(3):2 Bubo Anidació en Quintana Roo/ Nesting in Quintana Roo ......

7(1):6 Bubulcus ibis Diet .................................................................... 10(3):116 Foraging behavior ................................................... 2(2):7 Roost use ................................................................. 2(2):8 Bureau of Land Management Neotropical migrant birds ....................................... 4(3):5 Nongame migratory bird habitat ............................ 5(3):7 Buteo platypterus Habitat and space requirements .............................. 9(1):6 Habitat loss ............................................................. 9(1):6 Status in Puerto Rico .............................................. 6(1):6

C Cabo Rojo ...................................................... 2(3):6; 9(3):28 Cacatúa de Goffin Cacatua goffini Puerto Rico ......................................................... 10(2):54 Cacatua goffini

Puerto Rico ......................................................... 10(2):54 Calidris bairdii Puerto Rico ............................................................. 5(1):3 Trinidad .................................................................. 4(1):3 Campephilus principalis Cuba ................................... 3(3):7; 4(2):11; 4(3):6; 6(3):8 Campylopterus ensipennis Behavioral ecology ............................................. 10(1):27 Status ...................................................................... 4(3):2 Status, ecology, and behavior ................. 8(3):9; 10(1):27 Canada Training in Cuba ..................................................... 5(3):4 Candelita Setophaga ruticilla ..................................... 4(2):4 Nidificando en Cuba ............................................... 9(3):5 Caprimulgus cubanensis Status ...................................................................... 7(1):5 Caprimulgus noctitherus Habitat .................................................................. 8(3):12 Interactions with mongoose ................................. 3(3):10 Captive ......................................................................... 2(3):5 White-crowned Pigeon Columba leucocephala ..... 4(3):6 Captive Propagation .................................................... 2(3):5 Captividad/ Captivity .......................... 2(3):5; 4(3):6; 7(1):7 Capture Techniques Psittacids ................................................................. 6(1):8 Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris Foraging dynamics ................................................. 2(3):6 Caribbean biodiversity and conservation ....... 1(3):4; 7(1):5 Caribbean Environmental Information Center ......... 7(1):12 Caribbean pine Pinus caribbaea Bird populations – Trinidad ................................... 8(3):9 Exotic habitat ........................................................... 8(3):9 Carnegie Museum of Natural History Summary of Caribbean specimens ........... 7(3):11; 8(3):5 Carpintero Real Campephilus principalis Cuba .............................................. 4(2):11; 4(3):6; 6(3):8 Carpintero Verde Xiphidiopicus percussus ............ 6(3):7, 8 Carrion guild ............................................................... 4(2):9 Cartacuba Todus multicolor ........................................ 8(1):4 Alimentación ...................................................... 10(2):68 Anidamiento en cueva ........................................ 10(1):12 Cathartes aura Census in Cuba ..................................................... 4(2):10 Strike risk for aircraft ............................................. 8(1):2 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Diet ................................................................... 10(3):116 Foraging behavior ................................................... 2(2):7 Roost use ................................................................ 2(2):8 Cave Swallow Hirundo fulva Cuba .......................................... 6(3):8; 7(3):11; 10(3):95 Predation of eggs ................................................ 10(3):95 Cavity use Parrots ..................................................................... 6(3):9 Woodpeckers .......................................................... 6(3):7 Cavity-nesting birds Bahama Islands ................................................... 10(1):20 Cayman Brac Cayman Brac Parrot Amazona leucocephala hesterna .....

10(3):104 Neotropical migrants ........................................ 10(3):104 Cayman Brac Parrot Amazona leucocephala hesterna .........

10(3):104 Cayman Islands ............................................... 3(3):6; 9(1):8 Changes in avifauna ........................................... 10(1):23 Conservation ...... 5(3):10; 9(1):8; 9(3):17; 10(3):104,120 Cay Sal Bank ........................................................... 10(1):32 Seabirds .............................................................. 10(1):32 Cayo Coco ................................................................... 6(3):5 Cayo Paredon Grande ................................................. 4(2):9 Cayo Sabinal


Aves de ................................................................... 9(3):9 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Cuba ........................................................................ 5(1):2 Censos/Census ................. 4(2):10; 4(3):10; 6(3):4; 10(1):24 Charadrius alexandrinus Cuba – breeding ...................................................... 6(3):3 Charadrius melodus Cuba ...................................... 8(3):2; 10(1):13; 10(3):114 Charles-Eugéne Jeanneret Collection Cuban birds ........................................................... 9(2):12 Checklist Martinique and Guadeloupe ................................. 8(3):15 Check-List of the birds of the West Indies Reissue 10(2):73 Chestnut Mannikin Lonchura malacca Cuba ........................................................................ 5(1):2 Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Cuba ........................................................................ 9(2):2 Chlidoneas niger Dominican Republic ........................................... 10(2):58 Chondrohierax wilsonii Status ................................................................... 10(1):25 Ciconia ciconia Antigua ................................................................... 7(1):2 Ciconiiformes Community in Cuba ................................................ 6(3):3 Ciego de Ávila ......................................................... 10(2):50 Avifauna ............................................................. 10(2):50 Ciénaga de Zapata ............. 4(2):7; 6(1):12; 6(3):4, 5, 7, 8, 9 Estudio ecologo-paisajistico ................................... 6(3):4 Cigua Palmera Dulus dominicus Nidificación ............................................ 3(3):7; 10(1):14 Nido ........................................................ 9(3):7; 10(1):14 Plumaje ................................................................... 7(3):4 Status taxonomico ....................................... 2(3):7; 7(3):4 Citogeneticas ............................................................... 2(3):7 Coccyzus minor ........................................................... 2(2):6 Coco Rojo Eudocimus ruber Cuba ............................................................ 8(1):3; 9(3):8 Coereba flaveola Breeding season ................................................ 10(3):113 Cuba .................................................................... 10(1):16 Vocal behavior ...................................................... 6(1):10 Coffee ......................................................................... 8(3):13 Colaptes fernandinae Reproduction ......................................................... 6(1):12 Colibri delphinae Status in Tobago ..................................................... 4(3):2 Colinus virginianus “cubanensis” Origin ...................................................................... 3(3):9 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cuba ............................................................ 3(4):2; 9(1):4 Colonization .................................................... 2(3):6; 7(1):4 Isolated habitat patches ........................................... 7(1):8 Colpothrinax wrightii Cavity use/ Uso de las cavidades ............... 6(3):9; 7(1):7 Columba inornata Behavior ................................................................ 5(3):11 Captive behavior ................................................... 5(3):11 Captive management .............................................. 3(3):9 Development ........................................................... 2(3):4 Experimental releases ................................. 6(1):6; 8(1):5 Hematology and serum chemistry ............ 4(3):4; 5(3):11 Management ................................................. 2(1):23(3):9 Releases in Puerto Rico .................. 6(1):6; 7(1):9; 8(1):5 Status ....................................................................... 4(2):6 Taxonomy ............................................................... 4(3):8 Columba leucocephala Age and diet ................................................ 3(3):5; 8(1):5 Development and behavior ..................................... 4(3):6 Dispersal ................................................................. 4(3):5

Distribution and predation ...................................... 3(3):9 Feeding behavior .................................................... 7(1):4 Isla de la Juventud .................................................. 7(3):5 Movements ............................................................. 3(3):9 Population estimate ........................................ 5(3):10, 12 Predation ................................................................. 3(3):9 Seed dispersers ....................................................... 3(3):6 Status in Cuba ....................................................... 5(3):12 Columbid ......................................................... 2(3):5; 4(2):3 Columbid Working Group .......................................... 4(1):5 1992 meeting report ................................................ 5(1):6 Columbids Estimates of density and abundance ...................... 4(3):7 Puerto Rico ............................................................. 2(3):5 Columbiformes Hematological values/Valores hematologicos ..... 5(3):11 Common Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Bahama Islands ................................................... 10(2):60 Eleuthera ............................................................. 10(2):60 St. Lucia .................................................................. 5(2):4 Community .......................................... 2(3):7; 4(2):8; 6(3):6 Cuba .. 4(2):6; 5(3):4; 6(3):3, 6(3):5; 10(1):26; 10(3):114 Dominican Republic .............. 2(3):7; 6(1):5; 7(1):97(1):8 Jamaica ............................................................... 10(1):24 Community composition 2(3):7; 4(2):8; 6(3):6; 10(1):26;

10(3):115 Competition Nest ..................................................................... 10(2):70 Composición/Composition 2(3):7; 4(2):8; 6(3):6; 7(3):10;

10(1):26; 10(3):114 Comunidad 2(3):7; 4(2):8; 5(3):4; 6(1):5; 6(3):3, 5, 6;

10(1):26 República Dominicana ............................... 2(3):7; 7(1):9 Comunidad de Ciconiiformes Ecología .................................................................. 6(3):3 Comunidades de Aves del Archipielago Cuba ...................................................................... 6(1):11 Conducta ......................... 4(2):7; 4(3):6; 10(2):62; 10(3):97 Conservación/Conservation 4(3):10; 6(1):7; 7(3):8; 8(3):9;

10(3):103, 107, 108, 112 Bahama Islands issues ................................ 5(3):9; 7(1):5 Bahama Parrot ...................................................... 6(1):11 Cuba .......................................... 4(3):10; 5(3):10; 6(1):10 Dominican Republic/ República Dominicana ........ 8(3):8 Jamaica ........................... 5(3):11; 6(1):11; 8(3):9; 9(1):6 Molecular phylogenetics .................................... 10(3):85 Nongame migratory bird habitat ............................ 5(3):7 Trinidad and Tobago ............................................ 8(3):10 Venezuelan psittacids ............................... 7(3):7; 8(3):11 Contopus caribaeus Taxonomy ............................................................... 4(3):7 Contopus latirostris .................................................. 7(3):11 Vocalization differences ....................................... 7(3):11 Contopus virens Virgin Islands ......................................................... 6(2):2 Corvus palmarum Taxonomy ............................................................. 5(3):15 Cotorra Cubana Amazona leucocephala ..................... 7(3):8 Censo .................................................................. 10(1):24 Conservación .............................. 4(2):8; 4(3):10; 6(1):10 Cria en cautiverio y estado de poblaciones ............ 6(1):9 Diferenciación sexual ............................................. 7(3):8 Habitat .................................................................... 6(3):9 Manejo .................................................................... 6(3):9 Nidificación ............................................................ 6(3):9 Reprodución ....................................................... 5(1):3, 4 Cotorra de Hispaniola Amazona ventralis Conducta ................................................................. 6(1):8 Conservación ........................................................ 8(3):12 Desarrollo morfologico .......................................... 6(1):8


Nidificación ............................................................ 9(1):5 Reprodución ............................................................ 9(1):5 Reproductivo y desarrollo ...................................... 6(1):8 Cotorra de Santa Lucia Amazona versicolor Comportamiento en cautiverio ............................... 6(3):9 Conservación .............................................. 6(3):9; 7(3):8 Cotorra Puertorriqueña Amazona vittata Proyecto de recuperación ............. 7(1):7; 7(3):4; 9(3):29 Crotophaga ani Alimentación ........................................................... 9(3):6 Cuba 3(3):7, 9, 10; 3(4):2, 5; 4(2):4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11;

4(3):6, 10; 5(1):2; 5(3):5, 12; 6(1):4, 10, 12; 6(3):3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 7(3):6, 8, 10, 11; 8(1):2, 3, 4; 8(3):2, 3, 4; 9(1):4; 9(2):2, 3; 9(3):5, 6, 8, 9, 30; 10(1):2, 11, 17, 18, 22, 24, 25, 26, 31, 39; 10(2):49, 50, 52, 53, 55, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69; 10(3):93, 95, 97, 98, 100, 114, 115, 116

Bahamas avian component ................................... 4(2):11 Breeding bird atlas ........................ 6(3):2; 8(2):6; 9(3):30 Brewster’s Warbler ................................................. 8(3):2 Conservation ......................................................... 9(3):19 Dinamica de la comunidad de aves/Dynamics of an avian

community .............................................................. 6(3):4 Estudio Ecologo-Paisajistico .................................. 6(3):4 Exotic species ..................................................... 10(2):55 Field guide .......................................................... 10(1):26 Migration ................................................................ 5(3):5 Principal areas of importance for birds/Principales áreas

de importancia para las aves ................. 6(3):3; 10(3):114 Sierra del Rosario ....................................... 4(2):7; 6(3):3 Cuban archipelago Numerical classification of communities ............. 6(1):11 Cuban Bobwhite Colinus virginianus “cubanensis” Origin ...................................................................... 3(3):9 Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra Population dynamics ............................................... 4(2):7 Cuban field guide .................................................... 10(1):26 Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei Diet ...................................................................... 10(2):68 Cuban Grassquit Tiaris canora Population dynamics ............................................... 4(2):7 Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus 6(3):7, 8 Cuban Kite Chondrohierax wilsonii Status ................................................................... 10(1):25 Cuban Parrot Amazona leucocephala ......................... 7(3):8 Breeding .................................................. 5(1):3, 4; 6(3):9 Captive breeding and population status ................. 6(1):9 Conservation ............................... 4(2):8; 4(3):10; 6(1):10 Habitat management ............................................... 6(3):9 Nesting habitat ........................................................ 6(3):9 Population census ............................................... 10(1):24 Reproductive ecology ......................................... 5(1):3, 4 Status and captive breeding .................................... 6(1):9 Cuban Parrot Amazona leucocephala leucocephala Conservation ............................... 4(2):8; 4(3):10; 6(1):10 Management ........................................................... 6(3):9 Nesting habitat ........................................................ 6(3):9 Sexual differences ................................................... 7(3):8 Cuban Parrot Amazona leucocephala palmarum Conservation ............................... 4(2):8; 4(3):10; 6(1):10 Habitat management ............................................... 6(3):9 Population ........................................................... 10(1):24 Cuban Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium siju Reproduction ......................................................... 3(3):10 Cuban Society of Zoology ........................................ 4(2):11 Cuban Tody Todus multicolor .................................... 8(1):4 Diet ...................................................................... 10(2):68 Nesting in cave ................................................... 10(1):12 Culebra Island ............................................................. 3(3):6 Cyclarhis gujanensis Song variation ......................................................... 9(1):5

Cytogenetics ................................................................ 2(3):7

D Database Island bird records .................................................. 7(1):8 Deforestation ............................................................. 7(3):11 Dendrocygna arborea Conservation ......... 9(3):30; 10(1):2; 10(1):28; 10(3):108 Dominican Republic ............................................. 10(1):2 Ecology ................................................................. 9(3):30 Habitat and home range ...................................... 10(1):33 Predation of artificial nests ................................... 8(3):11 Status and ecology .................................. 9(3):30; 10(1):2 Dendrocygna bicolor Foraging and habitat use .................................... 10(1):31 Dendroica angelae Discovery ................................................................ 4(1):2 Dendroica petechia Genetic variation .................................................... 7(1):4 Densidad/ Density ....................................................... 2(3):7 Desarrollo morfologico ............................................... 4(3):6 Development ................................................... 2(3):4; 6(1):8 Dickcissel Spiza Americana ...................................... 8(3):12 Diet .............. 3(3):5; 4(3):6; 7(1):4; 8(1):5; 9(3):6; 10(2):68 Diferenciación sexual .................................................. 7(3):8 Dinamica poblacional ................................................. 6(3):4 Directory of Funding Sources in the Neotropics .... 10(1):41 Directory of Reference Collections and Specialists in

Caribbean Biodiversity ........................................... 7(2):5 Dispersal ...................................................................... 7(1):4 Distribución/ Distribution ........................... 7(1):5; 10(1):22 Puerto Rico ................................................. 4(2):3; 7(3):7 Diversidad/ Diversity ........ 6(3):6; 7(1):5; 8(3):13; 10(1):22 Dod, Annabelle Stockton de — retires ....................... 2(1):2 Dominica ................................................................. 10(2):60 Pelagic birds ....................................................... 10(2):60 Dominican Republic 2(3):7; 3(3):7; 6(1):5; 6(3):5; 8(3):13;

9(1):5; 9(3):6; 10(1):14; 10(1):32, 34; 10(2):56, 57, 58, 59; 10(3):107, 109

Conservation 8(3):8; 8(3):12; 10(1):2; 10(2):73; 10(3):107 Exotic species ................................... 9(3):5; 10(2):56, 57 Rare and accidental birds ................................... 10(2):58 Dulus dominicus .......................................................... 2(3):7 Breeding .................................................. 3(3):7; 10(1):14 Natal plumage ......................................................... 7(3):4 Nest ......................................................... 9(3):7; 10(1):14 Taxonomic status ........................................ 2(3):7; 7(3):4 Dumetella carolinensis Puerto Rico ............................................................. 4(3):3

E Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Conservation in Bermuda ....................................... 7(3):8 Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Natural history ........................................................ 4(2):9 Eastern Phoebes Sayornis phoebe Bahama Islands ....................................................... 9(2):4 Eastern Wood-Pewee, Contopus virens Virgin Islands ......................................................... 6(2):2 Ecología ......................................... 2(3):6; 7(3):6; 7(3):8, 10 Ecologia Integrada en Defensa de la Naturaleza, Meeting ...

1(3):2 Ecología reproductive ..................................... 2(3):6; 6(3):8 Ecología trófica ................................. 4(2):7; 10(3):114, 115 Ecología Tropical, Primero Taller Sobre .................. 4(2):11 Ecology ..................................................... 7(3):6; 7(3):8, 10 Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis ........... 4(3):5


White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis .......... .................................................................. 8(3):9; 10(1):27

Ecosistemas urbanos ................................................. 9(3):29 Ecotourism ................................................ 9(3):26; 10(2):82 Ectoparasite ................................................................. 3(3):9 Education Committee .................................................. 1(4):2 Egretta garzetta Barbados ................................................................. 6(1):3 Elanoides forficatus forficatus Cuba ........................................................................ 8(3):4 Eleuthera .................................................................. 10(2):60 Elfin Woods Warbler Dendroica angelae Discovery ................................................................ 4(1):2 Empidonax Flycatchers Bahama Islands ....................................................... 9(2):4 Enseñanza de las Ciencias Biologicas en la Educación

Superior I Taller Iberolatinoamericano ................ 4(2):11 Environmental education ............................................ 17, 22 Bahama Islands ....................................... 6(1):9; 10(1):37 Dominican Republic ......................................... 10(3):109 Jamaica ................................................................... 6(1):6 Environmental education and research Trinidad ............................................................... 10(1):17 Especies exoticas Cuba .................................................................... 10(2):55 Dominican Republic ..................................... 10(2):56, 57 Hispaniola ............................................................... 9(3):5 Jamaica ................................................................... 4(3):6 Puerto Rico ....................................... 9(1):3; 10(2):54, 71 Estimado poblacional Puerto Rico ............................................................. 7(3):7 Eudocimus albus Movements, mortality, and recoveries ................... 7(1):4 Resource partitioning .......................................... 10(1):18 Eudocimus ruber Cuba ............................................................ 8(1):3; 9(3):8 Eulampis jugularis Copulation ............................................................... 9(1):3 Euneornis campestris Nesting ................................................................ 10(1):30 Populations ........................................... 8(3):11; 10(1):33 Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cuba ............................................................ 3(4):2; 9(1):4 French Antilles ....................................................... 9(3):2 Lesser Antilles ........................................................ 8(3):3 Nevis ....................................................................... 9(3):4 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Competion with Jamaican Woodpecker ............. 10(2):70 Jamaica ............................................................... 10(2):70 Evolutionary relationships .................................... 10(3):107 Exotic habitat .................................................. 3(3):8; 8(3):9 Exotic species Cuba .................................................................... 10(2):55 Dominican Republic ..................................... 10(2):56, 57 Hispaniola ............................................................... 9(3):5 Jamaica ....................................................... 2(3):6; 4(3):6 Puerto Rico ....................................... 9(1):3; 10(2):54, 71 Exploitation/ Explotación ............................... 4(2):7; 6(3):6 Extinction ........................................................ 7(1):3; 7(3):6 In West Indies ......................................................... 7(1):3 Exuma ........................................................................ 5(3):16

F Failecio Blanco Charadrius alexandrinus Cuba – breeding ...................................................... 6(3):3 Falco sparverius Jamaica ............................................................... 10(1):11 Predation of Yellow-shouldered Blackbird ............ 8(2):2 Falcón Común Falco sparverius

Depredación de Mariquitas .................................... 8(2):2 Falconiformes, banding recoveries in Cuba ............. 4(2):10 Feeding behavior ............................................. 2(2):7; 7(1):4 Ferminia cervarai ..................................................... 4(2):10 New locality and ecology ....................................... 6(3):8 Fernandina’s Flicker Colaptes fernandinae Reproduction ........................................................ 6(1):12 Field Biology Training Programs ... 3(2):2; 5(3):4; 10(1):34 Field guide........................ 1(2):2; 3(1):7; 10(1):26; 10(1):32 Field guide to the birds of the West Indies — Progress ........

10(1):32 Flamenco Phoenicopterus ruber Ecología .................................................. 6(3):5; 10(1):22 Florida ................................. 3(3):5, 9; 4(3):5; 7(1):4; 7(3):8 Flycatcher Guild Resource partitioning ............................................. 6(1):5 Foraging Behavior ........................................... 2(2):7; 4(3):6 Forest Fragmentation ................................ 5(3):8; 10(3):107 Forestry and Wildlife Legislation Antigua ..................... 2(1):3; 5(3):9; 10(1):38; 10(3):123 Montserrat ............................................................... 2(1):3 Fosiles/ Fossils Cuba .................................... 10(2):49; 10(3):97, 100, 116 Frailecillo Silbador Charadrius melodus Cuba ...................................... 8(3):2; 10(1):13; 10(3):114 Frailecio Blanco Charadrius alexandrinus Cuba – anidando/ breeding ..................................... 6(3):3 French Antilles ............................................................ 9(3):2 Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Foraging and habitat use .................................... 10(1):31 Fundación Vida Silvestre Celebra Festival de las Aves ........

8(1):11 Future of the Society of Caribbean Ornithology ...... 9(1):13

G Game birds Hunting statistics .................................................... 7(3):9 Gavilán Cola de Tijera Elanoides forficatus forficatus Cuba ........................................................................ 8(3):4 Genetic variation Yellow Warblers Dendroica petechia .................... 7(1):4 Genetics ..................................................................... 8(3):12 Geotrygon chrysia Status and variation ................................................ 7(3):8 Geotrygon in Cuba ...................................................... 4(2):5 Glaucidium siju ......................................................... 3(3):10 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Digestive tract morphology .............................. 10(3):115 Resource partitioning ......................................... 10(1):18 Goffin’s Cockatoo Cacatua goffini Puerto Rico ......................................................... 10(2):54 Golondrina de Cuevas Hirundo fulva Cuba .......................................... 6(3):8; 7(3):11; 10(3):95 Predation of eggs ................................................ 10(3):95 Gorrion de Cabeza Carmelita Spizella passerina Cuba ........................................................................ 9(2):2 Gorrión Inglés Passer domesticus Expansion geográfica – Puerto Rico ...................... 8(3):9 Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Puerto Rico ............................................................. 4(3):3 Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis Behavior .............................................................. 10(3):97 Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Cuba ........................................................................ 9(2):2 Great Inagua ............................................................ 10(1):26 Greater Antillean Nightjar Caprimulgus cubanensis . 7(1):5 Greater Antillean Pewee Contopus caribaeus Taxonomy ............................................................... 4(3):7 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber


Ecology ................................................... 6(3):5; 10(1):22 Grenada Bananaquit Coereba flaveola ........................... 10(3):113 Migrant and native birds ......................... 7(3):10; 8(3):10 Grenada Dove Leptotila wellsi .................................. 7(3):10 Group foraging dynamics ............................................ 2(3):6 Growth ............................................................. 3(3):9; 4(3):8 Of birds in predator-free islands ............................. 6(1):4 Grulla Grus canadensis nesiotes Cuba ........................................................................ 8(1):3 Population census ............................................... 10(1):24 Grupo Ecologista Tingla r.......................................... 7(3):13 Grupo Jaragua, Inc. ..................................................... 2(2):5 Grus canadensis nesiotes Cuba ........................................................................ 8(1):3 Population census ............................................... 10(1):24 Guacamayo Azul y Amarillo Ara ararauna Puerto Rico ............................................................. 9(1):3 Guadeloupe .................................. 8(2):2; 8(3):12; 10(3):111 Checklist ............................................................... 8(3):15 Liste des oiseaux ................................................... 8(3):15 Guadeloupe Woodpecker Melanerpes herminieri Gene flow .............................................................. 8(3):12 Hurricanes and ecology .................................... 10(3):111 Guanahacabibes ............................................... 5(3):4; 6(3):6 Guánica ........................................................................ 5(3):3 Long-term studies ................................................... 5(3):3 Guaraguao de Bosque Buteo platypterus Habitat loss ............................................................. 9(1):6 Population decline in Puerto Rico .......................... 6(1):6 Guatemala .................................................................... 6(1):2 Guide to the birds of the Dominican Republic, CD Rom ......

10(3):108 Guide to the birds of the West Indies ..................... 10(1):32 Guidelines for duties of Island Representatives ....... 9(3):25 Guincho Norteamericano Pandion haliaetus carolinensis Anidando en Cuba .............................................. 10(2):64 Gymnoglaux lawrencii .............................................. 3(3):10

H Habitat ................................... 3(3):7; 5(3):2; 5(3):14; 6(3):3 Habitat change ..................................... 3(3):7; 5(3):2; 7(1):6 Belize .................................................................... 8(3):11 Habitat fragmentation ............................... 5(3):3; 10(3):107 Habitat segregation ...................................................... 4(2):4 Habitat use By landbird migrants in St. Croix .......................... 7(1):3 Puerto Rico ........................................................... 8(3):12 Trinidad ................................................................. 8(3):10 White-cheeked Pintail in Bahamas ....................... 6(1):12 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Bahama Islands ..................................................... 5(3):12 Haiti ........................................................................... 4(3):10 Heavy Metal ................................................................ 3(3):6 Helmitheros vermivorus .......................................... 10(1):27 Hematology ................................................... 4(3):4; 5(3):11 Hirundo fulva Cuba .......................................... 6(3):8; 7(3):11; 10(3):95 Predation of eggs ................................................ 10(3):95 Hispaniola ........................................ 2(3):7; 9(3):5; 10(2):59 Brewster’s Warbler ................................................. 9(1):2 Conservation, zoo contributions ....................... 10(3):107 Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana .................. 9(3):5 Hispaniolan Parakeet Aratinga chloroptera Conservación ........................................................ 8(3):12 Hispaniolan Parrot Amazona ventralis Behavior .................................................................. 6(1):8 Breeding .................................................................. 9(1):5 Conservation ......................................................... 8(3):12

Development ........................................................... 6(1):8 DNA ........................................................................ 4(3):3 Reproduction and development .................. 6(1):8; 9(1):5 House Sparrow Passer domesticus North Andros Island ............................................... 9(3):8 Range expansion – Puerto Rico ............................. 8(3):9 Huevos Reina Mora Spindalis zena ................................... 5(3):14 Humacao Wildlife Refuge .................................... 10(3):110 Human Handling ......................................................... 2(2):6 Human interactions with seabirds ......................... 10(3):113 Humedales Cuba ............................................ 6(3):3; 7(3):6; 10(2):77 Hummingbirds Martinique .............................................................. 7(3):7 Hurricane ..................................................................... 7(3):5 Effect on fruit phenology ................................... 10(1):38 Effect on Jamaican birds ........................................ 2(3):6 Effect on Puerto Rican columbids .......................... 2(3):2 Effect on seabirds ....................... 10(1):15, 30; 10(3):105 Effect on thrasher breeding .................................. 5(3):13 Guadeloupe Woodpecker Melanerpes herminieri ............

10(3):111 Hurricane Gilbert Effect on Jamaican birds ........................................ 2(3):6 Hurricane Hugo ........................................................... 2(2):2 Effect on Montserrat bird populations ................... 7(3):5 Effect on Puerto Rican birds ........ 2(3):2; 3(3):10; 4(3):9 Hylocichla mustelina Hispaniola ........................................................... 10(2):59

I Icterus dominicensis Bahama Islands ................................................... 10(1):36 Icterus graduacauda Puerto Rico ............................................................. 9(2):2 Important bird areas .............................. 10(1):35; 10(3):114 In Memoriam Abelardo Moreno ................................................. 6(3):10 Annabelle ("Tudy") Dod .................................... 10(2):81 Gabriel Lewis Charles .............................. 6(3):13; 7(2):8 George A. Seaman, 1906–1997 ....................... 10(3):133 Jacqueline "Jill" Weech ........................................ 5(3):19 James Bond (1900–1989) ....................................... 2(1):2 Oscar T. "Bud" Owre .............................................. 3(3):3 Rogelio García......................................................... 5(2):2 Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática ............................. 5(2):4 International Bird Society for the Neotropics ............ 1(3):3 Intra-Neotropical Migrant Survey .............................. 3(2):4 Introduced birds Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata ................... 4(3):7 Jamaica ................................................................... 2(3):6 Martinique .............................................................. 7(3):7 Inventario/ Inventory Jamaica ................................................................... 9(1):6 Isla de la Juventud ........................... 6(3):7; 7(3):5; 10(1):24 Isla Providencia Vireo ....................................................................... 4(2):3 Isla San Andrés ........................................................... 4(2):3 Vireo ....................................................................... 4(2):3 Island Representative Reports Antigua-Barbuda ................... 5(3):9; 10(1):38; 10(3):123 Aruba – seabird breeding ..................................... 8(3):14 Bahama Islands ..................... 8(3):14; 9(3):21; 10(3):124 Bermuda ................................................................ 7(3):12 Cayman Islands ...................... 9(1):8; 9(3):17; 10(3):120 Cuba ...................................................... 9(3):19; 10(1):39 Dominica .............................................................. 9(3):20 Dominican Republic ......................................... 10(3):126


Jamaica ............................................... 9(3):21; 10(3):117 Saba ................................................................... 10(3):119 St. Lucia .................................................. 8(3):14; 9(3):24 Triniad and Tobago ............................ 9(3):23; 10(3):118 Island Representatives Letter to ................................................................... 6(2):4 Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis Cuba ........................................................................ 4(3):6 Habitat ..................................................................... 3(3):7 Status in Cuba ............................... 3(3):7; 4(2):11; 6(3):8

J Jamaica 2(3):4, 6; 3(1):2; 3(1):6; 3(3):6; 4(2):4; 4(3):6;

6(1):4; 6(1):5; 7(1):6, 7; 7(1):8; 7(3):2, 10; 8(3):11; 9(1):6; 10(1):11, 30, 31, 33; 10(2):70

Amazona parrots ............................................... 10(3):105 Bibliography ........................................................... 3(1):4 Bird communities ............................................... 10(1):24 Collections by W. T. March ................................. 5(3):15 Conservation Data Centre ..................................... 5(3):11 Exotic species ............................................. 2(3):6; 4(3):6 Habitat change ...................................... 7(1):6; 10(3):107 Ornithological problems ....................................... 7(3):10 Parrots and conservation ........................... 6(1):11; 8(3):9 Raptor migration ..................................................... 7(1):7 Jamaican Woodpecker Melanerpes radiolatus Competition with European Starling .................. 10(2):70 Jocuma Mastichodendrum foetidissimum In diet of Cuban pigeons ......................................... 8(1):5 John Crow Mountains National Park .. 8(3):10; 10(1):24, 31 Bird populations survey ........................ 8(3):10; 10(1):31 Habitat fragmentation ....................................... 10(3):107 Juí de Puerto Rico Myiarchus antillarum Ecología reproductive ................................. 2(3):6; 4(3):8

K Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia Status and variation ................................................ 7(3):8 Kingbirds Bahama Islands ....................................................... 9(2):4

L Lago Enriquillo ............................................... 6(3):5; 7(1):8 Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge ............. 3(3):2 Laguna Limón ............................................................. 2(3):7 Laguna Redonda .......................................................... 2(3):7 Larus ridibundus Bahama Islands ................................................... 10(2):60 Eleuthera ............................................................. 10(2):60 St. Lucia .................................................................. 5(2):4 Least Tern Sterna antillarum Jamaica ................................................................... 6(1):4 Status in Puerto Rico .............................................. 3(3):8 Legislation ................................................................. 9(3):16 Leptotila wellsi .......................................................... 7(3):10 Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis Breeding biology and ecology ................................ 4(3):5 Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris ........... 7(3):11 Vocalization differences ....................................... 7(3):11 Lesser Antilles 1(2):2; 2(2): 8, 10, 11; 4(1):6, 7, 8; 4(3):5;

5(2):4; 6(1):3; 7(1): 2, 7; 7(2): 3; 7(3):3, 7, 8, 11, 12; 8(2):2; 8(3):3, 12, 14, 15; 9(1):6, 8; 9(3):4, 20, 24; 10(1):38; 10(2):60; 10(3):102

Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocta .... 8(3):3; 9(3):2, 4

Limnothlypis swainsonii Cuba ........................................................................ 5(3):3

List of researchers and their activities in the Caribbean 1(4):2 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Barbados ................................................................. 6(1):3 Lonchura cucullata Morphological variation ......................................... 4(3):7 Lonchura malacca Cuba ........................................................................ 5(1):2 Long Island ............................................................. 10(1):33 Los Indios ........................................ 5(1):3, 4; 6(3):7; 6(3):9 Loxigilla noctis Breeding biology and ecology ................................ 4(3):5 Loxigilla portoricensis grandis Status .................................................................. 10(2):72

M Macaw conservation ................................................... 3(3):4 Madám Saga Ploceus cucullatus .............................. 4(3):10 Habitos alimentarios................................................ 2(3):7 Management/ Manejo 3(3):2, 8, 9; 4(3):9; 6(3):9; 7(1):7, 8;

8(3):8; 9(2):13; 10(1):20, 23; 10(3):110 Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor ............................ 2(2):6 Manual de campo .................................................... 10(1):44 Manual para Metodologias de Investigación y Tesis . 1(3):4 March, William T. Collections in Jamaica .......................................... 5(3):15 Margarops fuscatus Ectoparasites ........................................................... 3(3):9 Hurricane effects on reproduction ........................ 5(3):13 Netherlands Antilles (Margarops fuscatus bonariensis) ..

10(3):103 Range .................................................................. 10(1):20 Maria Islands Reserve ................................................. 1(2):2 Mariquita Agelaius xanthomus ................................... 4(3):9 Depredación ............................................................ 8(2):2 Martinique ............................................................... 4(1):7, 8 Avifaune sédentaire ................................................ 7(3):7 Checklist ................................................... 8(3):15; 9(1):8 Hummingbirds ........................................................ 7(3):7 Introduced birds ...................................................... 7(3):7 Liste des oiseaux ...................................... 8(3):15; 9(1):6 Parc Naturel Regional .......................................... 7(3):11 Melanerpes herminieri Gene flow ............................................................. 8(3):12 Hurricanes and ecology .................................... 10(3):111 Melanerpes radiolatus Competition with European Starling .................. 10(2):70 Melanerpes superciliaris ............................................ 6(3):7 Reproducción/Reproduction ................... 5(3):12; 6(1):12 México ......................................................................... 4(2):9 Miches ......................................................................... 2(3):7 Microcomputers .......................................................... 3(1):6 Microhabitat ................................................................ 6(3):3 Migración/ Migration .......................... 5(3):5; 7(1):7; 7(3):9 Cuba ............................................................ 5(3):5; 7(3):9 Migrant ................................................ 3(3):6; 4(1):5; 5(3):2 Migrant warblers ......................................................... 9(2):7 Migratory birds ............................................... 5(3):2; 9(2):7 Cuba ........................................................................ 4(1):5 Mil Cumbres ............................................................. 7(3):10 Mixed species foraging flocks ........................ 5(3):6; 9(2):7 Molecular genetics .......................... 2(1):3; 3(3):5; 10(3):85 Molothrus bonariensis Bahama Islands ....................................... 7(3):4; 10(1):21 Brood parasite of Puerto Rican Vireo .................... 4(3):9 Hosts in Cuba ......................................................... 8(3):3 Jamaica and Cayman Islands .................................. 3(3):6 Management ..................................................... 10(3):110 Movements and habitat .......................................... 3(3):8 North Andros Island ............................................... 7(3):4


Yellow-shouldered Blackbird as host ........ 3(3):8; 4(2):4 Monitoreo/ Monitoring ............................................... 7(1):7 República Dominicana ............................... 6(3):5; 7(1):8 Montserrat Forestry and Wildlife Legislation ........................... 2(1):3 Hurrcane effects on birds ........................................ 7(3):5 Morant Cays ................................................................ 2(2):7 Morphology Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus — digestive system .......

10(3):115 Morphological variation Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata ................... 4(3):7 Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia ............. 7(3):8 Rufous-browed Peppershrikes ................................ 9(1):5 Vireos .................................................................. 10(1):35 Mortality .................................................................... 7(3):11 Movement ...................................................................... 5, 19 Museo de Ciencias Naturales “Felipe Poey” .............. 25, 27 Museum collection in Cuba ........................................ 4(2):5 Myiarchus antillarum Breeding biology and growth ................................. 4(3):8 Reproductive ecology ............................................. 2(3):6 Myiarchus crinitus Cuba ........................................................................ 9(2):2

N Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Behavior .............................................................. 10(2):62 Cuba .................................................................... 10(2):62 Natal plumage ............................................................. 7(3):4 Negrito Melopyrrha nigra Dinamica poblacional ............................................. 4(2):7 NEOORN ................................................................ 10(1):40 Neotropical migrant birds ........................................... 5(3):6 BLM strategy .......................................................... 4(3):5 Cayman Brac .................................................... 10(3):104 Conservation ........................................... 4(3):5, 7; 5(3):4 Habitat constraints .................................................. 7(1):5 Proposed priority system ........................................ 5(3):7 U. S. D. A. Forest Service ...................................... 4(3):5 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Program 4(3):5, 7 Nesotrochis picapicensis ......................................... 10(3):97 Nest 5(1):3; 7(3):6; 8(3):11, 12, 13; 9(1):6; 9(3):7; 10(1):20;

10(2):70 Nest Selection Cuban Parrot ............................................... 5(1):3; 6(3):9 Nesting ...................................................................... 4(3):10 Netherlands Antilles Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus bonariensis ....

10(3):103 Nevis ............................................................................ 9(3):4 New Books A birder’s West Indies. An island-by-island tour, by

Roland H. Wauer .................................................. 9(3):34 Contributions to West Indian herpetology — a tribute to

Albert Schwartz, ed. by Robert Powell and Robert W. Henderson ............................................................. 9(3):34

Latin American research libraries in natural history: a survey .................................................................... 8(3):15

Manual de campo para determinar las aves del Gran Parque Nacional “Sierra Maestra” y de los territorios aledaños .............................................................. 10(1):44

New Providence ...................................................... 10(1):36 Resident birds ..................................................... 10(1):36 New Providence Island ........................................... 10(1):36 Niche exploitation ........................................... 4(2):7; 6(3):6 Nidificación ................................................................. 3(3):7 Cuba ........................................ 6(3):7; 10(2):53; 10(2):69 Nido ......................................................................... 10(2):69

Reina Mora Spindalis zena ................................... 5(3):14 Nidos artificales Psittacidos ............................................................... 7(3):7 North American Breeding Bird Survey ...................... 3(2):4 North Andros Island ........................................ 7(3):4; 9(3):8 Nutrition ...................................................................... 4(3):6 Nyctanassa violacea Nesting on Palmchat nest ................................... 10(1):14

O Oiseaux de Guadeloupe et de Martinique Checklist 8(3):15 Olive-throated Parakeet Aratinga nana Dominican Republic ..................................... 10(2):56, 57 Hispaniola ............................................................... 9(3):5 Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata Cuba .................................................................... 10(3):95 Orangequit Euneornis campestris ............................... 23, 29 Nesting ................................................................ 10(1):30 Populations ........................................... 8(3):11; 10(1):33 Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi Diet ..................................................................... 10(2):68 Reproduction ...................................................... 10(2):69 Osprey Pandion haliaetus Nesting in Quintana Roo ........................................ 7(1):6 Osprey Pandion haliaetus carolinensis Breeding in Cuba ................................................ 10(2):64 Otus nudipes Populations ........................................................... 5(3):14

P Palm Crow Corvus palmarum Taxonomy ............................................................. 5(3):16 Palmas barrigonas Colpothrinax wrightii Uso de las cavidades ............................................... 6(3):7 Palmchat Dulus dominicus Breeding .................................................. 3(3):7; 10(1):14 Natal plumage ......................................................... 7(3):4 Nest ......................................................... 9(3):7; 10(1):14 Taxonomic status ........................................ 2(3):7; 7(3):4 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron interaction ......... 10(1):14 Paloma Coronita Columba leucocephala Desarrollo y conductual ......................................... 4(3):6 Paloma Sabanera Columba inornata Cautivos ............................ 2(3):4; 4(3):4; 3(3):9; 5(3):11 Conducta ............................................................... 5(3):11 Liberación experimental ................. 6(1):6; 7(1):9; 8(1):5 Manejo .................................................................... 3(3):9 Status ...................................................................... 4(2):6 Taxonomia .............................................................. 4(3):8 Pandion haliaetus Anidació en Quintana Roo ..................................... 7(1):6 Pandion haliaetus carolinensis Breeding in Cuba ................................................ 10(2):64 Parasitism .............................................................. 10(3):112 Pardirallus maculatus Jamaica ................................................................... 7(3):2 Parque Nacional del Este ............................................ 7(1):8 Parque Nacional de Los Haitises ................................ 2(3):7 Parque Zoológico Nacional ........................................ 6(3):9 Cuba — inventory of birds ..................................... 4(2):5 Parrot Specialist Group, Curitiba, Brazil .................... 1(4):3 Partners in Flight ......................................... 4(3):7; 5(3):6, 7 Parulidae ...................................................................... 2(2):7 Passer domesticus North Andros Island ............................................... 9(3):8 Range expansion — Puerto Rico ........................... 8(3):9 Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus ................. 2(2):6 Ectoparasites ........................................................... 3(3):9


Hurricane effects on reproduction ........................ 5(3):13 Netherlands Antilles (Margarops fuscatus bonariensis)

............................................................................. 10(3):103 Range .................................................................. 10(1):20 Pechero Teretistris fornsi Alimentación ....................................................... 10(2):68 Reprodución ........................................................ 10(2):69 Pelagic birds Dominica ............................................................. 10(2):60 Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis Breeding in Cuba ................................................ 10(1):17 Pelícano Norteamericano Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis Cría en Cuba ....................................................... 10(1):17 Peligro de Extinción Cuba ........................................................................ 7(3):6 Puerto Rico ............................................................. 9(1):6 Peninsula de Hicacos .................................................. 4(2):6 Perico de Hispaniola Aratinga chloroptera Conservación ........................................................ 8(3):12 Phaethon lepturus Food provisioning ................................................... 2(3):5 Radio-tracking ........................................................ 2(3):5 Status ................................................................... 10(3):98 Phalaropus lobatus Dominican Republic ............................................... 9(3):6 Puerto Rico ............................................................. 5(1):3 Phalaropus tricolor Tobago .................................................................... 4(2):2 Phenology .................................................... 7(3):9; 10(1):38 Philomachus pugnax Antigua-Barbuda .................................................... 7(2):3 Philornis agustifrons ................................................... 3(3):9 Phoenicopterus ruber Cuba ........................................................ 6(3):5; 10(1):22 Pic De Guadeloupe Melanerpes herminieri Gene flow .............................................................. 8(3):12 Hurricanes and ecology .................................... 10(3):111 Picoides villosus Bahama Islands ..................................................... 5(3):12 Pinar del Río ................................................................ 6(3):6 Piping Plover Charadrius melodus Census ..................................................................... 3(1):7 Cuba ...................................... 8(3):2; 10(1):13; 10(3):114 Pitons, St. Lucia .................................................... 10(3):102 Plain Pigeon Columba inornata Captive behavior ................................................... 5(3):11 Development ........................................................... 2(3):4 Experimental releases ................................. 6(1):6; 8(1):5 Hematology and serum chemistry ............ 4(3):4; 5(3):11 Management ........................................................... 3(3):9 Recovery ................................................................. 2(1):2 Releases in Puerto Rico .............................. 6(1):6; 7(1):9 Status ....................................................................... 4(2):6 Taxonomy ............................................................... 4(3):8 Plegadis falcinellus Digestive tract morphology .............................. 10(3):115 Resource partitioning .......................................... 10(1):18 Ploceus cucullatus Diet .......................................................................... 2(3):7 Nesting habits ....................................................... 4(3):10 Población ....................................................... 4(2):7; 5(3):14 Point Counts Jamaica ............................................................... 10(1):31 Southeastern United States ..................................... 8(3):8 Polioptila lembeyei Diet ...................................................................... 10(2):68 Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Guatemala ............................................................... 6(1):2 Population .................................................... 7(1):8; 10(1):33 Population census

Cuban Parrot and Sandhill Crane ....................... 10(1):24 Puerto Rican Screech-Owl ................................... 5(3):14 Population change ................................................... 10(1):23 Belize .................................................................... 8(3):11 Population Decline Hawks in Puerto Rico ............................................. 6(1):6 Population dynamics ................................. 4(2):7; 10(3):104 Population estimate ............... 2(2):7; 4(3):7; 5(3):10; 7(3):7 Puerto Rico ............................................................. 7(3):7 Population status ......................................................... 6(1):9 Predation ............................... 3(3):9; 8(3):11; 10(3):95, 112 Predator-free Islands ................................................... 6(1):4 President’s Commentary ........................... 9(1):17; 10(2):82 Primates Impacts on bird habitats ......................................... 5(3):8 Psittacids Biology 4(3):6; 5(1):3, 4; 6(1):8, 11; 6(3):9; 7(3):8;

9(1):5; 10(1):26 Conservation 4(2):8; 4(3):10; 6(1):7, 8, 10, 11; 6(3):9;

7(3):4, 8; 8(3):9, 12; 9(1):5; 9(3):29; 10(1):26 Psittacine Working Group ........................................ 5(3):16 St. Lucia meeting – 1991 ...................................... 4(3):10 Psittacine Workshop ................................................... 5(1):6 Psittacines Capture techniques ................................................. 6(1):8 Pterodroma hasitata Cuba ........................................................................ 6(1):4 Hurricane effects ................................................ 10(1):15 Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum Breeding biology and growth ................................. 4(3):8 Reproductive ecology ............................................. 2(3):6 Puerto Rican Nightjar Caprimulgus noctitherus Habitat .................................................................. 8(3):12 Interactions with mongoose ................................. 3(3):10 Puerto Rican Parrot Amazona vittata Captive management .............................................. 7(1):7 Captive propagation ............................................... 2(3):5 DNA ........................................................................ 4(3):3 Hurricanes and food supplies ............................. 10(1):38 Microbial flora in nests ........................................... 7(3):6 Post-hurricane management ................................... 4(3):9 Potential as environmental tool .............................. 7(1):3 Recovery ................................................... 7(3):4; 9(3):29 Río Abajo aviary .................................................... 3(3):4 Puerto Rican Screech-Owl Otus nudipes Population ............................................................. 5(3):14 Puerto Rican Vireo Vireo latimeri Host of Shiny Cowbird ........................................... 4(3):9 Introduced predators and parasites ................... 10(3):112 Puerto Rico 2(3):4, 5, 6; 3(3):2, 6, 8; 3(3):8, 9, 10; 4(1):2;

4(2):3, 4, 6; 4(3):3, 7, 8, 9; 5(1):3; 5(3):2; 5(3):6, 8, 12; 6(1):6; 7(1):3; 7(3):4, 7; 8(1):5; 8(2):2; 8(3):9, 12; 9(1):6; 9(2):2; 10(1):21, 34; 10(3):110, 112

Exotic species ................................... 9(1):3; 10(2):54, 71 Field guide .............................................................. 1(3):3 Game species .......................................................... 2(3):5 Hawk population declines ...................................... 6(1):6 Records of birds ...................................................... 7(1):2 Registros de aves .................................................... 7(1):2 White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis ......... 10(3):104 Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis Copulation .............................................................. 9(1):3

Q Quintana Roo .............................................................. 7(1):6 Anidació de Pandion y Bubo ................................. 7(1):6 Colonias de anidación ............................................ 7(1):6 Quiscalus in Cuba ....................................................... 4(2):4 Quiscalus lugubris


Foraging dynamics ................................................. 2(3):6 Quiscalus niger in Cuba............................................... 4(2):4

R Radar Estudio de aves migratorias/ Study of migratory birds......

4(2):8, 10; 7(3):9 Radio-tracking ............................................. 2(3):5; 10(1):33 Recaptures ................................................................... 2(2):7 Recovery/ Recuperadas 2(1):2; 4(2):10; 4(3):9; 9(3):29;

10(1):34 Recurvirostra americana Cuba ........................................................................ 9(2):3 Red-footed Boobies Sula sula Breeding at White Cay ......................................... 8(3):13 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Dominican Republic ............................................... 9(3):6 Puerto Rico ............................................................. 5(1):3 Red-tailed Amazon Amazona brasiliensis Conservation ....................................................... 6(1):7, 8 Reina Mora Spindalis zena Nidos y huevos ..................................................... 5(3):14 Relative Abundance .................................................... 4(2):3 Reprodución/ Reproduction 2(3):6; 3(3):10; 4(2):3; 4(3):9;

5(1):3, 4; 5(3):13; 6(1):8, 11, 12; 6(3):8; 7(3):9; 10(2):69; 10(3):114

Reproductive Biology Bahama Parrot ...................................................... 6(1):11 Reproductive ecology ......... 2(3):6; 5(1):3; 6(3):8; 10(2):69 República Dominicana/ Dominican Republic 2(3):7; 3(3):7;

6(1):5; 6(3):5; 8(3):13; 9(1):5; 9(3):6; 10(1):14; 10(1):32, 34; 10(2):56, 57, 58, 59; 10(3):107, 109

Conservación/Conservation 8(3):8; 8(3):12; 10(1):2; 10(2):73; 10(3):107

Exotic species ................................... 9(3):5; 10(2):56, 57 Rare and accidental birds .................................... 10(2):58 Research projects ........................................................ 2(2):5 Reserva de la Biosfera “Cuchillas del Toa” ............... 5(2):2 Reserva de la Biosfera Baconao ..... 6(3):6; 10(2):52, 53, 69 Breeding/ Nidificación ........................... 10(2):52, 53, 69 Reserva de la Biosfera Guanahacabibes ..................... 5(3):4 Resident and migrant communities Composition and abundance in Cuba ..................... 4(2):8 Resource Partitioning .............................................. 10(1):18 Restoration ................................................ 3(3):2; 10(3):110 Rey Congo Nyctanassa violacea Nesting on Palmchat nest ................................... 10(1):14 Rhamphocinclus brachyurus Status ..................................................................... 5(3):13 Rhinoptynx clamator oberi ......................................... 7(1):7 Rissa tridactyla Hispaniola ........................................................... 10(2):59 Rocklands Wildlife Sanctuary .................................... 3(1):6 Roosevelt Roads Naval Station ................................... 2(2):4 Roost ............................................................................ 2(2):8 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii .................................... 3(3):5 Breeding biology .................................................... 4(3):8 Ruff Philomachus pugnax Antigua-Barbuda .................................................... 7(2):3 Rufous-browed Peppershrike Cyclarhis gujanensis Song variation ......................................................... 9(1):5 Rynchops niger Cuba ......................................................................... 4(2):5

S Sabana Archipelago Bird distribution, diversity, and abundance .......... 9(3):9;

10(1):22

Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago ...... 4(2):9; 9(3):9; 10(1):22 Sabanero Sturnella magna Ciclo de vida ........................................................... 4(2):9 Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola Cuba .................................................................... 10(2):55 Salt River Bay ............................................................. 1(1):2 San Salvador ............................................................... 9(1):7 Sancti Spíritus ......................................................... 6(3):3, 6 Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis nesiotes Cuba ........................................................................ 8(1):3 Population ............................................... 8(1):3; 10(1):24 Santiago de Cuba ........................................................ 6(3):3 Sayornis phoebe Bahama Islands ....................................................... 9(2):4 Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber Cuba ............................................................ 8(1):3; 9(3):8 Seabirds ....................................................................... 2(2):6 Aruba ...................................................... 7(3):13; 8(3):14 Bermuda .............................................................. 10(1):36 Cay Sal Bank ...................................................... 10(1):32 Cuba ........................................................................ 3(3):7 Cyclones and sex ................................................ 10(1):30 Exuma Land and Sea Park, Bahamas ................... 5(3):16 Human interactions ........................................... 10(3):113 Hurricanes and reproduction ............................ 10(3):105 Nesting in southern Cuba ....................................... 3(3):7 Seasonal abundances ................................................... 3(3):6 Seasonal diet ............................................................... 3(3):5 Second Symposium on Zoology ................................. 3(2):2 Seed dispersion ........................................................... 3(3):6 Serum chemistry ......................................................... 4(3):4 Setophaga ruticilla Breeding in Cuba .................................................... 9(3):5 Jamaica ................................................................... 4(2):4 Sexual differences ....................................................... 7(3):8 Sexual habitat segregation .......................................... 4(2):4 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Population decline in Puerto Rico .......................... 6(1):6 Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis Bahama Islands ................................................... 10(1):21 Brood parasite of Puerto Rican Vireo .................... 4(3):9 Cuba ........................................................................ 8(3):3 Florida ...................................................................... 2(2):7 Hosts in Cuba ......................................................... 8(3):3 Jamaica and Cayman Islands .................................. 3(3):6 Management ..................................................... 10(3):110 Movements and habitat .......................................... 3(3):8 North Andros Island ............................................... 7(3):4 Yellow-shouldered Blackbird as host ........ 3(3):8; 4(2):4 Shorebirds ................................................................... 3(3):6 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Greater Antilles — review ..................................... 8(3):8 Sialia sialis Conservation in Bermuda ....................................... 7(3):8 Sicalis flaveola Cuba .................................................................... 10(2):55 Sierra de Cubita ....................................................... 10(3):93 Sierra de Nipe ........................................ 10(2):65; 10(3):114 Avifauna ........................................... 10(2):65; 10(3):114 Sierra del Rosario ........................................ 4(2):7, 8; 6(3):3 Sikes Act ..................................................................... 2(2):4 Simposio de Zoologia ................................................. 4(2):4 Simposio de Zoologia, III ......................................... 7(3):12 Sinsontillo Polioptila lembeyei Alimentación ...................................................... 10(2):68 Sister Forests ............................................................... 5(3):4 Sitta pusilla Status ...................................................................... 7(1):5 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Diet ......................................................................... 9(3):6


Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Cuba – breeding ...................................................... 6(3):3 Society of Caribbean Ornithology Annual meeting — Cuba 1993 ................... 6(2):3; 6(3):2 Annual meeting —Dominican Republic 1988 ....... 2(1):2 Annual meeting — Jamaica 1990 .......................... 3(3):2 Annual meeting — Puerto Rico 1992 ........ 5(1):5; 5(2):5 Annual meeting — St. Croix 1987 ......................... 1(3):2 Annual meeting — St. Lucia 1991 ............. 4(1):8; 4(3):4 Annual meeting — Trinidad 1995 ........................ 8(3):17 Constitution Ammendments ............................... 10(1):40 Keynote address — Bahama Islands 1996 ........... 9(3):12 New name ............................................................... 1(4):2 Problems and recommendations ............................. 8(1):8 Proposed ammendment to constitution .............. 10(1):40 Proposed constitution changes ............. 9(2):13; 10(1):40 Resolutions – 1995 ............................................... 9(1):10 Resolutions – 1996 ............................................... 9(3):25 Society of Caribbean Ornithology – draft resolutions Bahamas National Trust ....................................... 9(3):26 Cabo Rojo salt flats ............................................... 9(3):28 Caño Tiburones ..................................................... 9(3):27 Conservation of White-cheeked Pintail ................ 9(3):25 Death of R. T. Peterson ........................................ 9(3):29 Especies exóticas .................................................. 9(3):27 Tourism ................................................................. 9(3):26 Software .................................................................. 10(2):52 Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata Morant Cays ............................................................ 2(2):7 Spindalis zena Evolutionary relationship ................. 10(1):29; 10(3):107 Nest and eggs ........................................................ 5(3):14 Taxonomic status .................................................. 4(2):11 Spiza Americana ........................................................ 8(3):12 Spizella passerina Cuba ........................................................................ 9(2):2 Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus Jamaica ................................................................... 7(3):2 St. Andrew’s Island ......................................... 4(2):3; 7(1):9 St. Andrew Vireo Vireo caribaeus Vocal behavior ........................................................ 7(1):9 St. Croix .......................................................... 1(1):2; 7(1):3 St. Kitts .................................................................... 10(2):72 St. Kitts Bullfinch Loxigilla portoricensis grandis Status ................................................................... 10(2):72 St. Lucia 1(2; [Supplement]):7; 2(1; [Supplement]):7; 6(3):9;

7(3):3; 10(3):102 Common Black-headed Gull .................................. 5(2):4 St. Lucia Parrot Amazona versicolor Behavior in captivity .............................................. 6(3):9 Conservation ............................................... 6(3):9; 7(3):8 Starnoenas ................................................................... 4(2):5 Status ......................................................................... 5, 8, 16 Brown Nuthatch Sitta pusilla ................................. 7(1):5 Columbids in Puerto Rico ...................................... 2(3):5 Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia ............. 7(3):8 Puerto Rican Plain Pigeon Columba inornata ....... 4(2):6 Vireos ................................................................ 10(3):103 White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis 4(3):2;

8(3):9; 10(1):27 White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus in Cuba .........

10(3):98 Status taxonomico 2(2):6, 7; 4(2):11; 4(3):7; 7(1):5; 10(3):85 Stercorarius pomarinus Guatemala ............................................................... 6(1):2 Sterna antillarum Nest sites in Jamaica ............................................... 6(1):4 Status in Puerto Rico .............................................. 3(3):8 Sterna dougallii Breeding biology .................................................... 4(3):8

Streptopelia decaocto Cuba ............................................................ 3(4):2; 9(1):4 French Antilles ....................................................... 9(3):2 Lesser Antilles ........................................................ 8(3):3 Nevis ....................................................................... 9(3):4 Stripe-headed Tanager Spindalis zena Evolutionary relationship ................. 10(1):29; 10(3):107 Nest and eggs ........................................................ 5(3):14 Taxonomic status .................................................. 4(2):11 Structure of subniche .................................. 4(2):7, 8; 6(3):3 Sturnella magna Natural history ........................................................ 4(2):9 Sturnus vulgaris Jamaica ............................................................... 10(2):70 Stygian Owl Asio stygius siguapa Ecology in Cuba ................................................... 7(3):10 Subnicho structural ..................................... 4(2):7, 8; 6(3):3 Sula sula Breeding at White Cay ......................................... 8(3):13 Supertramp .................................................................. 2(2):6 Survey ............................................. 4(2):10; 8(3):10; 9(1):6 Point counts ............................................ 8(3):8; 10(1):31 Survival ....................................................................... 3(3):9 Swainson’s Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii Cuba ........................................................................ 5(3):3 Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus forficatus Cuba ........................................................................ 8(3):4 Symposium on Forests of Puerto Rico, Second ......... 3(1):6 Symposium on the Natural History of the Bahamas, 5th .......

6(2):4

T Tachycineta cyaneoviridis ........................................ 9(1):18 Breeding and natural history .............................. 10(1):19 Tachymarptis melba Guadeloupe ............................................................. 8(2):2 St. Lucia .................................................................. 7(3):3 Taller Experimental de Estudios de Aves Migratorias 4(1):5 Taxonomic status .. 2(2):6; 4(2):11; 4(3):7; 7(1):5; 10(3):85 Taxonomy . 2(2):6; 4(3):7; 5(3):15; 7(1):5; 7(3):4; 10(3):85 Teretistris fornsi ...................................................... 10(2):69 Diet ..................................................................... 10(2):68 Reproduction ...................................................... 10(2):69 Terns ............................................................................ 2(2):6 Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris Conservation ..................................................... 10(3):112 Inter-island variation .......................................... 10(1):35 Tiaris canora Population dynamics .............................................. 4(2):7 Tiaris olivacea Population dynamics .............................................. 4(2):7 Tobago ........................................................... 4(2):2; 8(3):10 Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae ...................... 4(3):2 Tobago Striped Owl Rhinoptynx clamator oberi ... 7(1):7 White-winged Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis ......

8(3):9; 10(1):27 Tobago Striped Owl Rhinoptynx clamator oberi ....... 7(1):7 Todus multicolor ......................................................... 8(1):4 Diet ..................................................................... 10(2):68 Nesting in cave ................................................... 10(1):12 Torcaza Cabeciblanca Columba leucocephala Poblaciones en la Isla de la Juventud ....... 5(3):12; 7(3):5 Tórtola Streptopelia decaocto Cuba ............................................................ 3(4):2; 9(1):4 Tourism ..................................................... 9(3):26, 10(2):82 Tourterelle a Queue Carree Zenaida aurita Phenologie de la reproduction ................................ 7(3):9 Training bird watching guides Dominican Republic ........................................... 10(1):34


Tringa glareola Barbados ................................................................. 6(1):3 Trinidad ................. 4(1):3; 6(1):7; 8(3):9; 8(3):10; 10(1):17 Trinidad and Tobago ................................................... 4(2):2 Conservation ............................................. 6(1):7; 8(3):10 Tunas de Zaza ............................................................. 4(2):7 Turdus aurantius ......................................................... 3(3):6 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura .................................. 8(1):2 Census in Cuba ..................................................... 4(2):10 Strike risk for aircraft ............................................. 8(1):2 Turks and Caicos Islands ................................ 3(3):2; 8(2):5 Conservation ........................................................... 3(3):2 Tyrannus dominicensis Behavior .............................................................. 10(3):97 Tyto alba Trophic activity and conservation .................... 10(3):116

U U. S. D. A. Forest Service Neotropical migratory birds ................................... 4(3):5 U. S. Navy ................................................................... 2(2):4 Urban ecosystem ....................................................... 9(3):29

V Variabilidad/ Variability Nidos y huevos/eggs and nest .............................. 5(3):14 Variación morfologica ................................ 7(3):8; 10(1):35 Venezuela ...................................................... 7(3):7; 8(3):11 Vermivora celata Cuba .................................................................... 10(3):95 Vermivora ruficapilla Behavior in Cuba ................................................ 10(2):62 Vermivora virginiae Bahama Islands ....................................................... 7(2):2 Vieques Islands ........................................................... 9(1):7 Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus Diet .......................................................................... 2(3):7 Nesting habits ....................................................... 4(3):10 Vireo Islas San Andrés and Providencia .......................... 4(2):3 Phylogenetic relationships ................................ 10(3):103 Status .................................................................. 10(3):103 Vireo altiloquus Song differentiation and meme flow ...................... 7(3):6 Vireo caribaeus ........................................................... 7(1):9 Vireo crassirostris Conservation ..................................................... 10(3):112 Inter-island variation .......................................... 10(1):35 Vireo latimeri Host of Shiny Cowbird ......................... 4(3):9; 10(3):112 Introduced predators and parasites ................... 10(3):112 Virgin Islands .............................................................. 8(2):4 Field guide .............................................................. 1(3):3 Virginia’s Warbler Vermivora virginiae Bahama Islands ....................................................... 7(2):2 Vocal Behavior Bananaquit Coereba flaveola ............................... 6(1):10 Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus ................ 7(3):6 Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris ....... 7(3):11 Rufous-browned Pepershirke Cyclarhis gujanensis 9(1):5 St.Andrew Vireo Vireo caribaeus .......................... 7(1):9

W Warble fly .................................................................... 3(3):9 Waterbirds Cuba ........................................................................ 7(3):6 Jamaica ................................................................... 7(1):8

West Indian biogeography ........................................... 2(3):4 West Indian institutions Museo de Ciencias Naturales “Felipe Poey” ......... 9(1):9 West Indian Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arborea Conservation ......... 9(3):30; 10(1):2; 10(1):28; 10(3):108 Dominican Republic ............................................. 10(1):2 Ecology ................................................................. 9(3):30 Habitat and home range ...................................... 10(1):33 Predation of artificial nests ................................... 8(3):11 Status and ecology .................................. 9(3):30; 10(1):2 West Indian Whistling-Duck Working Group ..... 10(3):108 West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes supeciliaris .... 6(3):7 Breeding biology .................................... 5(3):12; 6(1):12 Wetlands ................. 4(2):6, 9; 6(3):3; 7(3):6; 10(3):108, 110 Cuba ............................................. 4(2):6,9; 6(3):3; 7(3):6 White Ibis Eudocimus albus Movements and mortality ....................................... 7(1):4 Recoveries .............................................................. 7(1):4 Resource partitioning ......................................... 10(1):18 White Stork Ciconia ciconia Antigua ................................................................... 7(1):2 White-breasted Thrasher Rhamphocinclus brachyurus Status .................................................................... 5(3):13 White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis Abundance and habitat use ................................... 6(1):12 Ecology and conservation .................................... 9(3):30 Population dynamics ........................................ 10(3):104 White-chinned Thrush Turdus aurantius Life history ............................................................. 3(3):6 White-crowned Pigeon Columba leucocephala Age and diet ................................................ 3(3):5; 8(1):5 Development and behavior ..................................... 4(3):6 Dispersal ................................................................. 4(3):5 Feeding behavior .................................................... 7(1):4 Movements ............................................................. 3(3):9 Population estimate .............................................. 5(3):10 Population status in Cuba ..................................... 5(3):12 Populations in the Isla de la Juventud .................... 7(3):5 Predation and distribution ...................................... 3(3):9 Seed dispersers ....................................................... 3(3):6 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelli Cuba .................................................................... 10(2):63 White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis Behavioral ecology ............................................. 10(1):27 Status .......................................................... 4(3):2; 8(3):9 Status, ecology, and behavior ................. 8(3):9; 10(1):27 White-tailed Tropicbirds Phaethon lepturus Food provisioning ................................................... 2(3):5 Radio-tracking ........................................................ 2(3):5 Status .................................................................. 10(3):98 Wild bird bills ........................................................... 4(3):13 Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992 .......................... 7(2):5 Wildlife management program ................................. 9(2):13 Wildlife Management Techniques Manual Version Española .................................................... 1(3):4 Wildlife policy and legislation .................................. 9(3):16 Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Tobago .................................................................... 4(2):2 Winter Distribution ......................................... 5(3):2; 7(1):5 Winter Habitat Belize ...................................................................... 5(3):3 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Barbados ................................................................. 6(1):3 Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Hispaniola ........................................................... 10(2):59 Workshop .................................................................. 8(1):10 Experimental de estudios de aves migratorias ....... 4(1):5 Macaw management ............................................... 3(3):4 Wildlife biology microcomputers .......................... 3(1):6 Wildlife policy and legislation ............................. 9(3):16


Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus ..... 10(1):27

X Xiphidiopicus percussus .......................................... 6(3):7, 8

Y Yaguasa Criolla Dendrocygna arborea Status y ecología ................................................... 9(3):30 Yaguaza Antillana Dendrocygna arborea República Dominicana ......................................... 10(1):2 Yellow Warblers Dendroica petechia Genetic variation ..................................................... 7(1):4 Yellow-billed Parrot Amazona collaria ................ 10(3):106 Conservation ............................................. 6(1):11; 8(3):9 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea Nesting on Palmchat nest ................................... 10(1):14 Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivacea Population dynamics ............................................... 4(2):7 Yellow-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius xanthomus

Host of Shiny Cowbird ............................... 3(3):8; 4(2):4 Predation ................................................................. 8(2):2 Recovery project ................... 4(3):9; 10(1):34; 10(3):110 Use of exotic habitat ............................................... 3(3):8 Youth Educating Youth .............................................. 6(1):6

Z Zapata Wren Ferminia cerverai Breeding ................................................................ 4(2):10 New locality and ecology ....................................... 6(3):8 Zenaida aurita.............................................................. 7(3):9 Banding studies .................................................... 5(3):12 Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita ..................................... 7(3):9 Banding studies .................................................... 5(3):12 Breeding phenology ............................................... 7(3):9 Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelli Cuba .................................................................... 10(2):63 Zoodom Contribution to conservation ............................ 10(3):107


EL PITIRRE 10-year Index

1988–1997 –Author–

A Abreu, Eduardo See Llanes y Abreu Acosta-Cruz, Martín

Acosta Cruz, Martín y L. Mugica. Influencia del microhabitat en la estructura de la comunidad de ciconiiformes que habita los arrocera del Jibaro en la provincia de Sancti Spíritus, Cuba.......................... 6(3):3

Acosta Cruz, Martín, Lourdes Mugica Valdés y Armando Albo. Resultados preliminares sobre el status y algunos aspectos ecológicos de la Yaguasa Criolla (Dendrocygna arborea) en Cuba. ............ 9(3):30

Acosta, M., Lourdes Mugica y Giselle Alvarez. Ecología trófica de las principales especies de aves que afectan el cultivo del camaron blanco en Tunas de Zaza. ................................................................... 4(2):7

Acosta, M., Lourdes Mugica, C. Juárez y Elvia Jiménez. Consideraciones ecologicas sobre la comunidad de aves carroñeras de Cuba y México. . 4(2):9

Acosta, Martín, Lourdes Mugica, C. Mancina, and X. Ruíz. Resource partitioning between Glossy Ibis and White Ibis in a rice field system in south-central Cuba. ................................................................... 10(1):18

Acosta Cruz, Martín y Orlando Torres Fundora.Captura de un Coco Rojo (Eudocimus ruber; Aves: Threskiornithidae) al norte de Ciego de Ávila, Cuba. 9(3):8

See Blanco et al.; Dennis et al.; González et al.; Mugica y Acosta; Mugica et al.

Acosta Rodríguez, E. A. See Hernández et al. Adderley, E. See Ferguson et al. Agulera, Rafaela

Agulera, Rafaela, Daysi Rodríguez y Bárbara Sánchez. Composición sistematica de la collección de aves (pieles) del Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática ..... 4(2):5

Alayón García, Giraldo Alayón García, Giraldo. Observaciones conductuales en

algunas aves de la Reserva de la Biosfera “Cuchillas del Toa” (Guantánamo-Holguín, Cuba) . ............... 5(2):2

Alayón, Giraldo, and Orlando H. Garrido. Current status of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) in Cuba . ............................................ 4(2):11

Albo, Armando. See Acosta et al. Albomoz, M. See Rojas-Suárez et al. Alfonso, A. See Soto et al. Allen, Paul E.

Allen, Paul E. Breeding biology and natural history of the Bahama Swallow .......................................... 10(1):19

Allen, Paul E., and S. M. Hitchcox. Impact of forest management options on cavity-nesting birds in the Bahamas . ............................................................ 10(1):20

Alleng, C. A. See Alleng and Alleng Alleng, Gerard P.

Alleng, Gerard. Bird conservation activities in Trinidad and Tobago: 1995–1996 . ..................................... 9(3):23

Alleng, G. P., and C. A. Alleng. Survey of Least Tern nesting sites along the south coast of Jamaica ....... 6(1):4

Alleng, Gerard. Island report. Trinidad and Tobago. 10(3):118 Almand, J. David

Almand, J. Dave. BLM strategy for neotropical migratory birds ........................................................ 4(3):5

Almonte, Jesús M. Almonte, Jesús M. y Brígido Hierro. Estudios

preliminares sobre la nidificacion de la Cotorra de la Hispaniola, Amazona ventralis, en el Parque Nacional Jaragua, República Dominicana .............. 9(1):5

Alvarez, Giselle. See Acosta et al. Alvarez, M. See González et al. Ambrón, Rolando

Ambrón, Rolando y Esteban Godinez Proyecto evaluativo de las poblaciones de Torcaza Cabeciblanca (Columba leucocephala) en la Isla de la Juventud, Cuba. ....................................................7(3):5

Anselme, Maurice. See Barré et al.; Garrigues et al. Anthony, Donald

Anthony, Donald. Report on the meeting of the Association for Parrot Conservation, Guadalajara, Mexico, 7–11 June 1994. .......................................4(3):13

Anthony, Donald. [Island Representative Report] Projects in St. Lucia . ............................................. 8(3):14

Anthony, Donald. St. Lucia. ...................................... 9(3):24 Anthony, Donald. The avifauna of the Pitons in St.

Lucia. ................................................................ 10(3):102 See Dawson et al.

Arce Alvarez, Isis. See Arredondo et al. Arendt, Wayne J.

Arendt, Wayne J. Is the Pearly-eyed Thrasher a true supertramp species? ................................................ 2(2):6

Arendt, Wayne J. Impact of Hurricane Hugo on Pearly-eyed Thrasher reproduction in the Luquillo Rain Forest, Puerto Rico . .............................................. 5(3):13

Arendt, Wayne J. Effects of Hurricane Hugo on Montserrat’s forest birds and their habitat .............. 7(3):5

Arendt, Wayne. Contemporary and historical range of the Pearly-eyed Thrasher, emphasizing the Greater Antilles and the Bahama Archipelago . .............. 10(1):20

Arendt, Wayne J. History and subspeciation of the Pearly-eyed Thrasher, emphasizing Margarops fuscatus bonariensis in the Netherlands Antilles. 10(3):103

See Faaborg and Arendt Armensol, M. T. See Wotzkow y Armensol Arnizaut, Ana B.

Arnizaut, Ana B. An Introduction to avian medicine and emergency care with emphasis on the genus Amazona. ................................................................ 6(1):9.

Arnizaut, A. B. Determination of hematology and serum chemistry values for captive Puerto Rican Plain Pigeons (Columba inornata wetmorei). ........ 4(3):4

Arnizaut, A. B., D. Cepeda, C. Betancourt, and F. J. Vilella. Evaluation of the microbial flora found in nests and chicks of wild and captive Puerto Rican Parrots (Amazona vittata) . ...................................... 7(3):6

See Dávila et al.; Torres-Báez et al. Arredondo Antúnez, Carlos

Arredondo Antúnez, Carlos. Las rapaces extintas de Cuba y su importancia ecológica durante el cuaternario. ....................................................... 10(3):116


Arredondo Antúnez, Carlos. Consideraciones sobre la actividad trófica de Tyto alba furcata y la necesidad de su conservación. .......................................... 10(3):116

Arredondo Antúnez, C., V. López Rodríguez, Isis Arce Alvarez y M. Pérez Bejerano. Actividad y explotación del subnicho estructural de una comunidad de aves en la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra el Rosario. .................................................... 4(2):7

Arredondo, Carlos, R. Vitalio López, I. Arce y M. Pérez. Composición, densidad y explotación del subnicho estructural de una comunidad de aves en la Sierra del Rosario, Pinar del Río, Cuba. ................ 6(3):6

Arredondo, Carlos, Vitalio López y C. Bravo. Aves de la Sierra del Rosario. .............................................. 6(3):3

Arredondo, Oscar. See Suárez y Arredondo. Askins, Robert A.

Askins, Robert A. Impact of habitat fragmentation on migratory songbirds in breeding and wintering areas. ................................................................................. 5(3):2

Ayarde Aguilar, Margarita. See Melián and Ayarde; Melián et al.

B Bacon, Peter R.

Bacon, Peter R., and Anne C. E. Morgan. Some implications of small population size for management of waterbirds in Jamaica. .................. 7(1):8

Bainton, M. See White et al. Baltz, Michael E.

Baltz, Michael E. Shiny Cowbirds (Molothrus bonariensis) on North Andros Island, Bahamas. ... 7(3):4

Baltz, Michael E. House Sparrows on North Andros Island, Bahamas. ..................................................... 9(3):8

Baltz, Michael E. The Shiny Cowbird in the Bahamas: a threat to the archipelago’s avifauna. ............... 10(1):21

Baltz, Michael E., and R. S. Feliciano. Use of successional cattle pastures by resident and migratory landbirds in Puerto Rico. ................... 10(1):21

Bancroft, G. Thomas Bancroft, G. Thomas, and Reed Bowman. Age and

seasonal diet of nestling White-crowned Pigeons. 3(3):5 Bancroft, G. T., A. M. Strong, and M. E. Carrington.

Forest fragmentation and minimum area requirements for breeding forest birds in the upper Florida Keys. .......................................................... 5(3):8

Bancroft, G. Thomas, A. M. Strong , and R. J. Sawicki. Immediate post-fledging dispersal of White-crowned Pigeons from Florida Bay. ..................................... 4(3):5

See Strong et al. Banks, Richard C.

Banks, Richard C., and Robert Hole, Jr. Subspecific taxonomy of the Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor. ................................................................................. 2(2):6

Banks, Richard C., and Robert Hole, Jr. Birds collected in Jamaica by William T. March, 1861–1866. .... 5(3):15

Barlow, Jon C. Barlow, Jon C. Inter-island song differentiation and

meme flow in West Indian Black-whiskered Vireos (Vireo altiloquus ssp.). ........................................... 7(3):6

Barlow, Jon C. Phylogenetic relationships and conservation status of some West Indian vireos. 10(3):103

Barlow, Jon C., and George Cooke. Variation in song and size in circum-Caribbean Rufous-browed Peppershrikes. ........................................................ 9(1):5

Barlow, Jon C., and Mark K. Peck. Threatened vireo populations of Islas San Andrés and Providencia, Colombia, West Indies. .......................................... 4(2):3

Barlow, Jon C., and Mark K. Peck. Vocal behavior of the St. Andrew Vireo (Vireo caribaeus). ............... 7(1):9

See Walker and Barlow Barré, Nicolas

Barré, Nicolas, Philippe Feldmann, Georges Tayalay, Patrice Roc, Maurice Anselme, and P. William Smith. Status of the Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) in the French Antilles. .......9(3):2

Barry, N. See Ferguson et al. Basili, Gianfranco. See Temple and Basili. Batile Viera, Alicia. See González et al. Baxter, Trevor.

Baxter, Trevor. Island report. The Cayman Islands. 10(3):120 See Burton et al.

Begazo, Alfredo J. Begazo, Alfredo J. Observations of the Red-necked

Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) and Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) in Puerto Rico. .......... 5(1):3

Belton, William Belton, William. Copulatory stance of the Purple-

throated Carib, Eulampis jugularis. ........................ 9(1):3 Bermingham, Eldredge. See Ricklefs and Bermingham Bernard, M. V. See Hayes et al. Berovides Alvarez, Vicente

Berovides, Vicente y Xiomara Gálvez. Caracterizacion ecologica de la avifauna cubana en peligro de extincion. ................................................................. 7(3):6

Berovides-Alvarez, Vicente, and Xiomara Gálvez-Aguilera. Distribution, diversity, and abundance of the terrestrial avifauna in the Sabana Archipelago north of Villa Clara, Cuba. ................................ 10(1):22

Berovides-Alvarez, Vicente, and Xiomara Gálvez-Aguilera. Ecological studies of the Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) in the Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago. ....................................................... 10(1):22

Berovides, Vicente, Alfredo Gutíerrez y A. Llanes. Dimensiones de las cavidades de nidificación y su selección preferencial por la Cotorra Cubana (Amazona leucocephala). ....................................... 6(3):9

Berovides Alvarez, Vicente, Alejandro Llanes Sosa, and Rosendo Martínez Montero. Reproductive ecology of the Cuban Parrot (Amazona leucocephala) in Los Indios, Isla de la Juventud. II.—Population dynamics. .......................................5(1):4

See Gálvez y Berovides; Gálvez et al.; Gutiérrez y Berovides; Llanes et al.; Quiala et al.

Betancourt, C. See Arnizaut et al. Blanco Rodriguez, Pedro

Blanco. Pedro. Censos de aves acuaticas en el refugio de fauna “Las Salinas,” Ciénaga de Zapata, Cuba. 6(3):4

Blanco, Pedro. Estudio de los humedales de mayor importancia para las aves acuaticas en la provincia de Matanzas, Cuba. ................................................. 7(3):6

Blanco Rodriguez, Pedro. Primer registro del Frailecillo Silvador Charadrius melodus (Aves: Charadriidae) en Cuba. .................................................................. 8(3):2

Blanco, Pedro, Martín Acosta, Lourdes Mujíca y Denis Dennis. Nuevo registro de Avoceta Recurvirostra americana (Aves: Charadriiformes) en Cuba. ........ 9(2):3

Blanco, P. y H. González, Nuevos registros de Rynchopus niger Linneo, 1758 (Aves: Laridae) en Cuba. ....................................................................... 4(2):5

Blanco Rodriguez, Pedro, Alejandro Llanes Sosa y Ron Ridout. Primer registrol de la Bijirita de la Raza Brewster (Aves: Parulidae) en Cuba. ......................8(3):2

Blanco, P., A. Llanes, Ana J. Rondón, J. Fialio y L. D. Melián. Anillamiento de aves en una localidad de la Ciénaga de Zapata, Cuba. ....................................... 4(2):7

Blanco, Pedro, Francisco Morera y Marcos Echevarria. Nuevo registro de Coco Rojo Eudocimus ruber (Aves: Treskiornitidae) para Cuba. .........................8(1):3

Blanco R., Pedro y Eneider Pérez M. Otros nuevos


registros del Frailecillo Silbador Charadrius melodus en la provincia de La Habana, Cuba. ................. 10(1):13

Blanco Rodriguez, Pedro, Bárbara Sánchez y A. Hernández. Areas de importancia para la reproducción de especies marinas coloniales (Charadriiformes) en Cuba. ............................. 10(3):114

Blanco Rodriguez, Pedro. Areas de importancia regional para las aves del orden Charadriiformes en Cuba. ................................................................ 10(3):114

Blanco Rodriguez, Pedro. Areas de invierno del Frailecillo Silbador en Cuba. ........................... 10(3):114

See Godinez and Blanco; González et al.; Sánchez et al. Bon Saint Côme, Marcel

Bon Saint Côme, Marcel. The hummingbirds of Martinique. ............................................................. 7(3):7

Bon Saint Côme, Marcel. Bird species introduced to Martinique in the past 40 years. ............................. 7(3):7

Bonilla, G. Bonilla, G., R. Castro, and F. Rivera. Population

dynamics of the White-cheeked Pintail in Puerto Rico. ................................................................. 10(3):104

Bonilla, G., M. Vásques y E. Derrios. Distribucion y estimado poblacional actual de cuatro aves acuaticas nativas en Puerto Rico. .......................................... 7(3):7

Borgella, Rene. See Dunning et al. Bosque, Carlos A.

Bosque, Carlos A., and María T. Bosque. Growth rates of birds from predator-free islands. ....................... 6(1):4

Bosque, María T. See Bosque and Bosque. Bowles, Bob. See Hernández Muñoz y Bowles Bowman, Reed

Bowman, Reed. Feeding behavior of White-crowned Pigeon nestlings in relation to diet, hatching sequence, and hatching pattern. .............................. 7(1):4

See Bancroft and Bowman Bradley, Patricia E.

Bradley, Patricia. Notes on conservation in the Turks and Caicos Islands and in the Cayman Islands. ..... 3(3):2

Bradley, Patricia. Letter to Island Representatives. ... 6(2):4 Bradley, Patricia E. Cayman Islands report. ............ 9(3):17 Bradley, Patricia E. Island Report: Report from the

Cayman Islands. ..................................................... 9(1):8 Bradley, Patricia E. Changes in the Cayman Islands

avifauna from the Late Pleistocene to 1996. ..... 10(1):23 See Burton et al.

Bradshaw, Chris G. See Kirwan et al. Bravo, C. See Arredondo et al. Brito Fuentes, Iván

Brito Fuentes, Iván. Nidificación de aves en formaciones vegetales del área protegida “Cubanacan,” Villa Clara, Cuba. ........................... 6(3):7

Brock, M. Kelly Brock, M. Kelly. Genetics and bird conservation. ..... 2(1): 3 Brock, M. Kelly. A comparison of DNA fingerprints

from Hispaniolan and Puerto Rican Parrots. ......... 4(3):3 Brock, Kelly, and Bradley N. White. The role of

molecular genetics in the conservation of Caribbean amazon parrots. ...................................................... 3(3):5

Brown, Garfield A. Brown, Garfield A. [Review of] Common birds of San

Salvador Island, Bahamas, by Brian White. Bahamian Field Station, Ltd., San Salvador Bahamas. With illustrations by David W. White. . 9(1):7

Brown, Garfield A., and Chandra A. Degia. Youth Educating Youth. ................................................... 6(1):6

See Degia and Brown; Koenig et al. Bulens, Pierre-Joseph. See Feldmann et al. Bullard, A. L. See Hayes et al. Bunkley-Williams, Lucy

Bunkley-Williams, Lucy, and Ernest H. Williams, Jr.

Observations of an Audubon’s [Black-headed] Oriole Icterus graduacauda in Puerto Rico, the first record for the Caribbean. ........................................ 9(2):2

Burchsted, Albert. See Gnam et al. Burger, Joanna

Burger, Joanna, and Michael Gochfeld. Response of young terns to human handling. ............................. 2(2):6

Burger, Joanna, and Michael Gochfeld. Heavy metal levels in Culebra terns. ............................................ 3(3):6

Burke, Wayne Burke, Wayne. Second winter sighting of the Common

Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) in St. Lucia, Lesser Antilles. ....................................................... 5(2):4

Burke, Wayne. Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba) photographed on St. Lucia, Lesser Antilles — third record for the Western Hemisphere. ....................... 7(3):3

Burton, Frederic J. Burton, Frederic J., Patricia E. Bradley, E. J. Williams,

and Trevor B. Baxter. Conservation and status of the Cayman Brac Parrot and wintering neotropical migrants. ........................................................... 10(3):104

Butler, Paul Butler, Paul. In Memoriam: Gabriel Lewis Charles,

MBE. 1935–1993. ................................................... 7(2):8 Byrom, Ronald

Byrom, Ronald. An unusual concentration and first photographic record of the Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) on the Caribbean coast of Guatemala. .............................................................. 6(1):2

C

Cabrera, A. See Soto et al. Camacho, J. See Ventosa-Febles et al. Caño Corcuera, Carlos

Caño, Carlos. Parametros ecologicos de una comunidad ornitica en el Parque Nacional del Este, República Dominicana. ............................................................ 7(1):9

Caño Corcuera, Carlos, and Domingo Sirí. Indices de densidad de las comunidades de aves en el Parque Nacional de Los Haitises, República Dominicana. 2(3):7

Caño Corcuera, Carlos and Domingo Sirí. Algunos aspectos sobre la composición estructural de una comunidad ornitica en el Parque Nacional de Los Haitises, República Dominicana. ............................ 2(3):7

Carey, Eric Carey, Eric. The Bahamas Biodiversity Data

Management Project. ......................................... 10(1):23 Carlo, Tomás A.

Carlo, Tomás A., and Francisco J. Vilella. Ecology of mixed species flocks in Cordillera forests of Puerto Rico: participation of tropical land bird migrants. 5(3):6

Carnilo, D. See Rojas-Suárez et al. Carrington, M. E.

Carrington, M., and W. Hoffman. Effectiveness of White-crowned Pigeons as seed dispersers. ........... 3(3):6

See Bancroft et al. Cassidy, Rodney. See Smith et al. Castro, R. See Bonilla et al. Cepeda, D. See Arnizaut et al. Chardine, J. W.

Chardine, J. W., and R. D. Morris. Demographic impacts of hurricanes on Caribbean seabirds. . 10(3):105

Clarck, Mary K. See Lee and Clarck Clarke, Monique

Clarke, Monique. Promoting protection through pride. . 6(1):9 Claudio, Pedro J. See Pérez-Rivera y Claudio Clements, Krista. See Dunning et al. Club de Observadores de Aves Annabelle Dod Club de Observadores de Aves Annabelle Dod. Primer


reporte para Phalaropus lobatus en la República Dominicana. ................................................................ 9(3):6

Collazo, Jaime A. See Torres and Collazo Colón Negrón, Marilyn Colón Negrón, Marilyn. Posible impacto de las especies

exoticas en Puerto Rico y medidas adoptadas por el Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales para minimiar el mismo. ......................................... 10(2):71

Compañy, Roman. See Garrido et al. Concepción Hernández, Yanette Concepción Hernández, Yanette y Rafael Tadeo Perez.

Registro de aves de la Sierra de Cubitas, Camagüey, Cuba. ....................................................................... 10(3);93

Conde, Beatriz Conde, Beatriz. L’avifaune sédentaire de la Martinique:

un programme pédagogique informatisé. .............. 7(3):7 Conte Ayala, Elena del

Conte Ayala, Elena Del y Antonio J. González-Fernández. Uso de nidos artificales por Guacamaya Bandera y Loro Real en la Reserva Privada de Flora y Fauna Mataclara, El Baul, Estado Cojedes, Venezuela. .............................................................. 7(3):7

Cooke, George. See Barlow and Cooke Cooper, Robert J. See Hamel et al. Cruz, Alexander

Cruz, Alexander. Cowbirds in south Florida — potential threats from opposite directions. ............. 2(2):7

Cruz, Alex. Resource partitioning among a flycatcher guild in Jamaica. .................................................... 6(1):5

Cruz, Alexander. Interference competition between Jamaican Woodpeckers and European Starlings for nest cavities in Jamaica. ..................................... 10(2):70

Cruz, Alexander, T. K. Nakamura, and W. Post. Breeding biology and ecology of the Lesser Antillean Bullfinch. ................................................ 4(3):5

Cruz, Alexander, Tammie K. Nakamura, William Post, and James W. Wiley. The Shiny Cowbird in the Caribbean region: a future threat for Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. ..................................................... 3(3):6

See Wiley and Cruz Cruz, Jorge de la. See Godinez et al. Cubillas, S. O.

Cubillas, S. O., J. L. Polo, J. P. Soy y P. Martínez. Inventario de la herpetofauna y ornitofauna silvestres del Parque Zoologico Nacional. ............................. 4(2):5

See Soy y Cubillas Cubillas, Santos. See Cruz et al.

D Dávila, Edgardo R.

Dávila, Edgardo R., Ana Arnizaút, Carlos Ruíz y Raúl A. Pérez-Rivera. Valores hematologicos de tres especies de Columbiformes. ................................ 5(3):11

Davis, Herlitz Davis, Herlitz, and Susan Koenig. Amazona parrots in

Jamaica. ............................................................ 10(3):106 Davis, Suzanne

Davis, Suzanne. Jamaica report. ............................... 9(3):21 Davis, Suzanne. and Peter Vogel. Bird communities in

a fragmented buffer zone of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park. .................................. 10(1):24

Davis, Suzanne. Relationship between habitat fragmentation and bird communities in the buffer zone of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (BJCMNP). .............................................. 10(3):107

Davis, Suzanne. Island report. Jamaica. ............... 10(3):117 Dawson, Deanna K.

Dawson, Deanna K., Chandler S. Robbins, and John S. Sauer. Winter habitat occurrence patterns of

temperate migrant birds in Belize. .......................... 5(3):3 See Robbins et al.

Dawson, J. W. Dawson, J. W., D. Anthony, and N. Snyder. The

conservation and ecology of the St. Lucia Parrot: a preliminary report. .................................................. 7(3):8

de Kort, Roeland E. de Kort, Roeland E. The larid seabirds breeding

populations of the San Nicolas Bay Cays, Aruba. 8(3):15 De Silva, Steven

De Silva, Steven. Conserving Bermuda’s endangered Eastern Bluebird population. .................................. 4(3):8

Degia, Chandra A. Degia, Chandra A. [Review of] Blue Mountain guide.

Margaret Hodges (Editor). Natural History Society of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica. Prear Tree Press/Hyde & Blackburn Ltd. ................................. 8(2):5

Degia, Chandra A. [Review of] The Birds of the Turks and Caicos Islands: the official checklist, by Patricia Bradley. National Trust of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands. ..... 8(2):5

Degia, Chandra A. Report: The Society of Caribbean Ornithology annual meeting, Trinidad, 28 July to 2 August 1995. ......................................................... 8(3):17

Degia, Chandra, and Garfield Brown. Jamaica dry forest conservation: an inventory of the avifauna of the Hellshire Hills, Portland Ridge, and Brazilletto Mountains, Jamaica, West Indies. .......................... 9(1):6

See Brown and Degia; Koenig et al. Delannoy, Carlos A.

Delannoy, Carlos A. Population Decline of the Puerto Rican Broad-winged Hawk and Sharp-shinned Hawk. ..................................................................... 6(1):6.

Delannoy, Carlos A. y Adrianne Tossas. El Guaraguao de Bosque y la construcción de la PR#10: conflicto de uso por terrenos forestales entre la Aut.de Carreteras y una especie en peligro de extinción. .. 9(1):6

Delannoy, Carlos A., and Adrianne Tossas. Nesting site habitat description and space requirements of the Puerto Rican Broad-winged Hawk. ........................ 9(1):6

Delgado Gavino, Angel Delgado Gavino, Angel y Jorge Fiallo. Experiencias

practicas de manejo en un criadero de Cotorras (Amazona leucocephala leucocephala) en la Ciénaga de Zapata. ................................................................ 6(3):9

Delgado, Freddy. See Pérez et al. Denis, Dennis

Dennis, Denis, Martín Acosta y Lourdes Mugica. Relación entre la morfología del sistema digestivo con la dieta en el Coco Prieto Plegadis falcinellus. 10(3):115

See Blanco et al.; Mugica et al. Derrios, E. See Bonilla et al. Dewey, Joanne

Dewey, Joanne. Bird banding on Andros Island, Bahamas. ................................................................. 2(2):2

Díaz, Roberto Díaz, Roberto, and R. F. Ramos. Effects of vegetation

structure on the feeding behavior of warblers (Aves: Parulidae) in Puerto Rico. ........................................2(2):7

Díaz-Soltero, Hilda Díaz-Soltero, Hilda. Laguna Cartagena National

Wildlife Refuge restoration, development and management plan. ....................................................3(3):2

Dickerman, R. W. See Lee et al. Dilate, J. See Ferguson et al. Dominguez Montandón, Tammy G.

Dominguez Montandón, Tammy G., and Domingo Sirí Nuñez. Estudio preliminar de la avifauna en las Lagunas Limón y Redonda, Miches, República Dominicana. ............................................................ 2(3):7


Douglas, Leo Douglas, Leo. Black-capped Petrels flee into Canada

before Hurricane Fran. ....................................... 10(1):15 Dowell, Barbara A. See Robbins et al.; Robbins and

Dowell Downer, Audrey C.

Downer, Audrey C., and Catherine Levy. Life history of the White-chinned Thrush Turdus aurantius. ... 3(3):6

See Garrido et al. Drebs, E.

Drebs, E., and W. Hunte. Roost use by Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) in Barbados. .................................. 2(2):8

Dunning, John Dunning, John, Rene Borgella, Krista Clements, and

Gary Meffe. The impact of the landscape on avian colonization of isolated patches of habitat. ............ 7(1):8

Durrand, Stephen Durrand, Stephen. Summary of bird activities being

carried out by the Forestry and Wildlife Division of Dominica. ............................................................. 9(3):20

E

Echevarria, Marcos. See Blanco et al. Enríquez-Rocha, Paula L.

Enríquez-Rocha, Paula L. y J. Luis Rangel-Salazar. Sitios de anidación de Pandion y Bubo en Sian Kaían, Quintana Roo. ............................................. 7(1):6

See Rangel-Salazar and Enríquez-Rocha Estrada, Alberto. See Lammertink y Estrada

F Faaborg, John

Faaborg, John, and Wayne J. Arendt. Long-term studies of the birds of Guánica, Puerto Rico. .................... 5(3):3

Faanes, Craig. See Lee et al. Falcón, A. See Ventosa-Febles et al. Fallon, J. See Robbins et al. Feldmann, Philippe

Feldmann, Philippe, Arnaud Le Dru, Pierre-Joseph Bulens, Claudie Pavis, and Pascal Villard. Liste des oiseaux de Guadeloupe, Martinique et de leurs dependances. .......................................................... 9(1):6

Feldmann, Philippe, and Claude Pavis. Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba) observed in Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles: a fourth record for the Western Hemisphere. ............................................................ 8(2):2

See Barré et al. Feliciano, R. S. See Baltz and Feliciano Ferguson, C.

Ferguson, C., E. Kemp, J. Dilate, S. McKenzie, E. Wildgoose, N. Barry, S. Mitchell, K. Wilson, and E. Adderley. Native and migratory birds of the Bahamas. ............................................................ 10(1):24

Fiallo, Jorge. See Blanco et al.; Delgado y Fiallo; Soto et al.

Fillman, D. See Sánchez et al.; González et al. Finch, Deborah M.

Finch, Deborah M., and T. Raml. U. S. D. A. Forest Service role in the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Program. .......................................... 4(3):5

Fletcher, John Fletcher, John and Peter Vogel. Seasonal abundances of

migrant shorebirds at Yallahs Pond, Jamaica. ....... 3(3):6 Francis, Julian

Francis, Julian. The Eurasian Collared-Dove on Nevis. 9(3):4 Frederick, Peter C.

Frederick, Peter C. Movements and mortality of White Ibises (Eudocimus albus) as derived from recoveries

of birds banded in the southeastern United States. . 7(1):4 Frost, Martin

Frost, Martin. Observations of the Wood Sandpiper and Little Egret in Barbados. ......................................... 6(1):3

Fuller, M. R. See Schaffner et al.

G Galán-Kercadó, Daniel J. See Ruiz-Lebrón et al. Gálvez Aguilera, Xiomara

Gálvez, Xiomara y V. Berovides. Dinamica poblacional de Negrito (Melopyrrha nigra) y los tomeguines (Tiaris canora y T. olivacea) en el area protegida “Mil Cumbres” — resultados preliminares. ........... 4(2):7

Gálvez, Xiomara y V. Berovides. Diferenciacion sexual en la Cotorra Cubana (Amazona leucocephala leucocephala). ......................................................... 4(3):8

Gálvez-Aguilera, Xiomara, and Vicente Berovides-Alverez. The status of the Cuban Kite (Chondrohierax wilsonii) in eastern Cuba. ....... 10(1):25

Gálvez Aguilera, Xiomara, V. Berovides Alvarez, A. Llanes Sosa y R. Martínez Montero. Resultados preliminares del proyecto nacional para la conservación de la Cotorra Cubana (Amazona leucocephala leucocephala). .................................. 4(2):8

Gálvez-Aguilera, Xiomara, V. Berovides, A. Llánes, R. Martínez y O. Pimentel. Resultados preliminares del proyecto nacional para la conservation de la Cotorra Cubana (Amazona leucocephala leucocephala). ..6(1):10

Gálvez Aguilera, Xiomara, Vicente Berovides Alvarez, Alejandro Llánes Sosa y Rosendo Martínez Montero. Resultados preliminares del proyecto nacional para la conservación de la Cotorra Cubana (Amazona leucocephala leucocephala). ................................ 6(1):10

Gálvez-Aguilera, Xiomara, Vicente Berovides-Alverez, José Rivera, and James W. Wiley. Population census of the Cuban Parrot (Amazona leucocephala palmarum) and the Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis nesiotes) in northern Isla de la Juventud, Cuba. 10(1):24

Gálvez A., Xiomara, F. E. Quiala Góngoro, M. Ortega Aquilera y Vicente Berovides A. Effectos de la siembra y manipulación de cavidades para anidar, sobre la producción de pichones en la Cotorra Cubana (Amazona leucocephala) del área protegida Los Indios, Isla de la Juventud. .............................. 6(3):9

See Berovides and Gálvez; Quiala et al. Gape, Lynn

Gape, Lynn. What’s rare in the Bahamas? ............. 10(1):25 García Fernández, Patricia. See Mancina and García García Romero, María Elena

García Romero, María E. Datos Sobre la reproduccion de Melanerpes s. supeciliaris y Colaptes fernandinae (Aves: Picidae) en la Ciénaga de Zapata. ............. 6(1):12

García, María Elena. Notas sobre la alimentacion de Crotophaga ani (Aves: Cuculidae) en un pastizal de La Habana, Cuba. .................................................... 9(3):6

García Romero, M.E. y Laredo González. clasificacion numerica de algunas comunidades de aves del Archipielago Cubano. ........................................... 6(1):11

García Romero, Maria Elena. Alimentación de Bubulcus ibis ibis (Aves: Ardeidae) en un pastizal de la provincia de La Habana, Cuba. .................... 10(3):116

See González et al.; Sánchez et al. García Sarmiento, Nidia

García Sarmiento, Nidia. Abundancia y diversidad de la comunidad de aves en la Reserva de la Biosfera de Baconao. .................................................................. 6(3):6

García Saramiento, Nidia y Manuel Rojas Tito. Software para el estudio de la Clase Aves en la “Reserva de la Biosfera Baconao,” Santiago de


Cuba, Cuba. ........................................................ 10(2):52 García Saramiento, Nidia y Manuel Rojas Tito. Notas

acerca de la nidificación de las aves en la “Reserva de la Biosfera Baconao” de la Provincia Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. ........................................................ 10(2):53

García Sarmiento, Nidia y Manuel Rojas Tito. Alimentación de Todus multicolor (Cartacuba), Polioptila lembeyei (Sinsontillo) y Teretistris fornsi (Pechero) en el matorral xeromorfo costero de la Reserva de la Biosfera Baconao” de Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. ........................................................ 10(2):68

García Sarmiento, Nidia y Manuel Rojas Tito. Proceso reproductivo en Teretistris fornsi (Aves: Parulidae) en la “Reserva de la Biosfera Baconao,” Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. ........................................................ 10(2):69

García, Ricardo García, Ricardo. Sister Forests—opportunities for

increased cooperation in the conservation of neotropical migrant birds. ...................................... 5(3):4

Garnett, T. O. See Hayes et al. Garrido, Orlando H.

Garrido, Orlando H. The status of the Key West Quail-Dove (Aves: Columbidae) in “Cayo Hueso” (Key West), Florida, United States and its morphological variation throughout its range. ............................... 4(3):8

Garrido, Orlando H. El Frailecio Blanco Charadrius alexandrinus (Aves: Charadriidae) anidando en Cuba. redescubrimiento. ......................................... 6(3):3

Garrido, Orlando H. Preliminary review on the Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus complex in the Greater Antilles. ................................................................... 8(3):8

Garrido, Orlando H. General aspects of conservation in Cuba. .................................................................... 9(3):19

Garrido, Orlando H. Sicalis flaveola (Aves: Emberizidae)—nueva especie para la avifauna cubana. ................................................................ 10(2):55

Garrido, Orlando H. y Arturo Kirkconnell. La Tórtolas Streptopelia decaocto (Aves: Columbidae) en Cuba. 3(4):2

Garrido, Orlando H., and Arturo Kirkconnell. The Bahamian avian component of the northern coast of Cuba. .................................................................... 4(2):11

Garrido, Orlando H. y Arturo Kirkconnell. La tórtola (Streptopelia decaocto) anidando en Cuba. ........... 9(1):4

Garrido, Orlando, Arturo Kirkconnell, and Roman Compañy. The Cuban field guide project. ......... 10(1):26

Garrido, Orlando H., Arturo Kirkconnell, Audrey Downer, Ann Haynes Sutton, and Robert Sutton. The American Kestrel Falco sparverius (Aves: Falconidae) in Jamaica. ...................................... 10(1):11

Garrido, Orlando, and George B. Reynard. The Greater Antillean Nightjar: is it one species? ..................... 7(1):5

Garrido, Orlando H., George B. Reynard and Arturo Kirkconnell. Is the Palm Crow (Corvus palmarum) a monotypic species? .............................................. 5(3):15

Garrido, Orlando H., George B. Reynard, Arturo Kirkconnell, and Robert Sutton. The taxonomic status of the Stripe-headed Tanager, Spindalis zena (Aves: Thraupidae), in the West Indies. .............. 4(2):11

Garrido, Orlando H., and Alfonso Silva Lee. Seabirds nesting in southern Cuba. ....................................... 3(3):7

Garrido, Orlando H., and Carlos Wotzkow. Tres ejempos de transformación de habitats en Cuba: su importancia en el incremento de la avifauna. ........ 3(3):7

See Alayón and Garrido; Kirkconnell y Garrido; Kirkconnell et al.; Lee et al.; Perera et al.; Morales y Garrido; Reynard et al.; Suárez y Garrido; Wallace et al.

Garrigues, Raymond Garrigues, Raymond. Analyse statistiqué de chasse

dans les Antilles Française. .................................... 4(3):9

Garrigues, R., E. Terouanne, D. Reudet, M. Anseline, and G. Taylay. La phenologie de la reproduction chez le Tourterelle a Queue Carree (Zenaida a. aurita) determinee a l’aide des analyses de tableaux de chasse. ................................................................ 4(3):9

Gnam, Rosemarie S. Gnam, Rosemarie S. In memory of Jacqueline “Jill”

Weech. ................................................................... 5(3):19 Gnam, Rosemarie S., Ian Lothian, and Albert Burchsted

Population estimates for the Bahama Parrot (Amazona leucocephala bahamensis) on Abaco Island, Bahamas. ..................................................... 2(2):7

Gnam, Rosemarie S., and Robert F. Rockwell. Reproductive biology of the Bahama Parrot and implications for its conservation. .......................... 6(1):11

Gnam, Rosemarie, and Robert F. Rockwell. Diet, Foraging behavior, and nutrition of the Bahama Parrot (Amazona leucocephala bahamensis) on Abaco Island, Bahama Islands. ............................... 4(3):6

Gnam, Rosemarie, Marcia Wilson, and Ian Lothian. Breeding biology of the Bahama Parrot on Great Inagua. ................................................................ 10(1):26

See Rivera-Milán et al. Gochfeld, Michael. See Burger and Gochfeld Godinez, Esteban

Godinez, Esteban. Estudio de radar sobre corredores de aves migratorias encima de La Habana, Cuba. ...... 4(3):9

Godinez, Esteban. Population status of the White-crowned Pigeon (Columba leucocephala) in Cuba: 1979–1987. ............................................................ 5(3):12

Godinez, Esteban. New records of birds banded in Havana, Cuba. ......................................................... 7(2):4

Godinez, Esteban. Turkey Vulture: a dangerous strike risk for aircraft. ....................................................... 8(1):2

Godinez, Esteban, and Pedro Blanco R. A Cuban Tody (Todidae: Todus multicolor) captured near Havana City. ......................................................................... 8(1):4

Godinez, Esteban, Jorge de la Cruz, Juan P. Soy y Santos Cubillas. Transito de Bombycilla cedrorum (Aves: Bombycillidae) en localidades de la Ciudad de La Habana. ......................................................... 5(1):2

Godínez, E., J. L. González y L. González. Sistema informativo automatizado de aves migratorias en vuelo detectadas por radar. ................................... 4(2):10

Godínez, E. y R. Martínez. Aves migratorias en vuelo detectadas por radar sobre La Habana. ................... 4(2):8

Godinez, E., and R. Oviedo. Fruits of jocuma (Mastichodendrum foetidissimum) as food item of Pigeons at Zapata Swamp, Cuba. ............................8(1):5

See Ambrón y Godinez; González et al. Gómez, R. See Sánchez et al. González Sánchez, L.

González Sánchez, L., María Elena Garcías Romero y Alicia Batile Viera. Variación morfologica del genero Quiscalus (Aves: Icteridae) en Cuba. ......... 4(2):4

See Santana et al. González Alonso, Hiram

Gonzalez Alonso, Hiram. Taller experimental de estudios de aves migratorias en Cuba. .................... 4(1):5

Gonzalez Alonso, Hiram. Field studies of migratory birds in Cuba. .......................................................... 4(1):5

González, Hiram. Reunion de los miembros de la Sociedad Ornitologia del Caribe en Cuba, Deciembre 1996. ................................................................... 10(1):39

Gonzalez Alonso, H. Gremios troficos de las comunidades de aves residentes y migratorias en diferentes localidades de Cuba. ....................... 10(3):114

González, H., M. Alvarez, J. Hernández y P. Blanco. Composición, abundancia y subnicho estructural de las comunidades de aves en diferentes habitats de la


Sierra del Rosario, Pinar del Río, Cuba. ................ 4(2):8 González, Hiram, Pedro Blanco, Francisco Morera y

Delia Hernandez. Registro de una población de Grullas (Grus canadensis nesiotes) en la provincia de Sanctí Spiritus. .................................................. 8(1):3

González, Hirám, María E. García Romero y Esteban Godinéz. Estado de las poblaciones cubanas de Cotorra (Amazona leucocephala) y cria en cautiverio. ............................................................... 6(1):9

González, H. , E. Godínez y P. Blanco. Caracteristicas ecologicas de la comunidad de aves en la Peninsula de Hicacos, Matanzas, durante la migración otoñal. 4(2):6

González, Hiram, Esteban Godinez, P. Blanco y A. Pérez. Evaluación ornitolotica de las comunidades de aves en dos localidades de la Reserva de la Biosfera Guanahacabibes en la migración otoñal. ............... 5(3):4

Gonzalez, Hiram, Alejandro Llanes, and Pedro Blanco. Composition and abundance of resident and migrant communities in western and central Cuba during the winter. ................................................................. 10(1):26

González, Hiram, A. Llanes, M. McNicholl, E. Godinez, P. Blanco, J. McCracken, y R. Oviedo. Composicion y abundancia de la avifauna terrestre en seis localidades del área protegida Mil Cumbres, P. del Rio, Cuba. .................................................. 4(3):10

González, Hiram, M. McNicholl, G. Wallace, D. Rodríguez, B. Sánchez, M. Acosta, D. Fillman, P. Blanco, E. Godínez y A. Llanes. Evaluación de las comunidades de aves en seis habitats boscosos de la Ciénaga de Zapata, Cuba. ...................................... 6(3):5

See Blanco y González; Perera et al.; Sánchez et al.; Santana et al.

González, J. L. See Godinez et al. González, Laredo. See García y González; García y

González; Godínez et al. González-Fernández, Antonio J. See Conte Ayala y

González-Fernández González-Martínez, Janis

González-Martínez, Janis. Impacts of primate populations on avian habitats in southwestern Puerto Rico. ...................................................................... 5(3):8.

See Schaffner et al. Gray, Matthew J. See Vilella and Gray Gricks, Nathan P.

Gricks, Nathan P. Additional records for Antigua-Barbuda. ............................................................... 4(3):12

Gricks, Nathan P. Vagrant White Stork Ciconia ciconia (Aves: Ciconiidae) found in Antigua: a first record for the West Indies. ................................................ 7(1):2

Gricks, Nathan P. First record of the Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) for Antigua-Barbuda. ............................... 7(2):3

Guerrero, Simón Guerrero, Simón. Algunos aspectos de la nidificación

de la Cigua Palmera Dulus dominicus. .................. 3(3):7 Guerrero, Simón. Conductas reproductivas y desarrollo

morfologico en cautiverio de la Cotorra de la Hispaniola (Amazona ventralis). ............................ 6(1):8

Guerrero, Simón. Enseñanza de la conservación a traves de las plantas y las aves silvestres. .............. 8(3):8

Guerrero, Simón. Importancia de los ecosistemas urbanos en la conservacion de la avifauna insular. 9(3):29

Guerrero, Simón. Desarrollo morfologico y conductual en la Paloma Coronita (Columba leucocephala) en cautiverio. ............................................................... 4(3):6

Guerrero, Simón. Reporte de nidos inusuales de Cigua Palmera Dulus dominicus (Aves: Dulidae). ....... 10(1):14

Guerrero, Simón. Rey Congo Nyctanassa violacea (Aves: Ardeidae) nidificando sobre un nido de Dulus dominicus. .......................................................... 10(1):14

Guerrero, Simón. Informe sobre la conservación de la

avifauna en la República Dominicana. .............. 10(2):73 Guerrero, Simón. Contributions of the National

Zoological Park to avian conservation in Hispaniola. 10(3):107 Guerrero, Simón. Island report. Actividades de

conservación de la avifauna en la República Dominicana en 1997. ....................................... 10(3):126

Gurley, H. S. See Hayes et al. Gutiérrez, Alfredo

Gutiérrez, Alfredo y Vicente Berovides. Avitur, software para la optima observación de aves. ........ 6(3):7

See Berovides et al.

H Hallet, B. See White et al. Hamel, Paul B.

Hamel, Paul B., Winston Paul Smith, Daniel J. Twedt. James R. Woehr, Eddie Morris, Robert B. Hamilton, and Robert J. Cooper. A land manager’s guide to point counts of birds in the southeast. .................... 8(3):8

Hamel, Paul B., and Francisco J. Vilella. Observing mixed species foraging flocks of resident and migratory birds in Caribbean habitats. ................... 9(2):7

Hamel, Paul B., and Francisco J. Vilella. Observaciones sobre bandadas mixtas de aves residentes y migratorias forrajeando en ambientes boscosos de las Antilles. ..........................................9(2):9

Hamilton, Robert B. See Hamel et al. Haney, J. Christopher. See Lee et al. Hanners, Lise A.

Hanners, Lise A., and S. R. Patton. Where do Worm-eating Warblers go in the non-breeding season? 10(1):27.

Hardy, Dale R. See Hayes et al. Harth, Amy. See Sorenson et al.; Woodworth et al. Hayes, Floyd E.

Hayes, Floyd E Ornithological education and research at Caribbean Union College, Trinidad. .............. 10(1):17

Hayes, F. E., A. L. Bullard, D. R. Hardy, D-A. D. Wilson, D. J. Wilson, T. O. Garnett, M. V. Bernard, B. Y. Y. Wong, H. S. Gurley, V. L. Joseph, and M. F. Hayes. Status, ecology and behavior of the threatened White-Tailed Sabrewing, Campylopterus ensipennis, On Tobago, West Indies: preliminary report. ...................................................................... 8(3):9

Hayes, F. E., T. 0. Garnett, M. V. Bernard, A. L. Bullard, D. R. Hardy, D-A. D. Wilson, D. J. Wilson, V. L. Joseph, and D. K. St. Louis. Behavioral ecology of territorial male White-tailed Sabrewings (Campylopterus ensipennis): evidence for lek polygny. .............................................................. 10(1):27

Hayes, F. E., T. 0. Garnett, M. V. Bernard, and I. Samad. Update on the status of the threatened White-tailed Sabrewings (Campylopterus ensipennis) on Tobago, West Indies. ......................................... 10(1):28

Hayes, Floyd E., Ishmael A. Samad, and Dale R. Hardy. A comparison of bird populations in exotic Caribbean pine and native montane forest At Mount Saint Benedict, Trinidad. ......................................... 8(3):9

See Lewis et al. Hayes, M. F. See Hayes et al. Haynes-Sutton, Ann M. [Ann M. Sutton]

Haynes-Sutton, Ann M. Banding and recaptures of Sooty Terns and Brown Noddies at Morant Cays, Jamaica. ................................................................... 2(2):7

Haynes-Sutton, Ann M. Report from the Columbid Working Group. .......................................................4(1):5

Haynes-Sutton, Ann M. The need for an international approach to conservation of the West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea). ......... 10(1):28

Haynes-Sutton, Ann M. Human interactions with


seabirds in the Caribbean. ................................ 10(3):113 [Haynes-]Sutton, Ann, and Robert Sutton. Populations

of orangequits in a mid-level limestone woodland, Jamaica, 1991–1994. ............................................ 8(3):11

Haynes-Sutton, Ann M., and Robert Sutton. Populations of Orangequits in a mid-level limestone woodland, Jamaica, 1991–1995. ........................ 10(1):33

See Garrido et al.; Sutton and Haynes-Sutton Hepinstall, J. See Robbins et al. Hernández, Arturo. See Sánchez et al. Hernández de Armas, Jesús. See Llanes y Hernández Hernández Muñoz, Abel

Hernández Muñoz, Abel y Bob Bowles. Primera observación de Coereba flaveola (Linneo) (Aves: Coerebidae) para el Macizo Montañoso Guamuhaya, Cuba. .................................................................. 10(1):16

Hernández Muñoz, A., C. E. Moya López y E. A. Acosta Rodríguez. Ornitocenosis asociada a los Setos Vivos de Neiva, Cuba central. ..................... 4(2):9

See Blanco et al. Hernandez, Delia. See González et al. Hernández, J. See González et al. Hess, Gene K.

Hess, Gene K. Olive-throated Parakeet (Aratinga nana) in the Dominican Republic. ............................... 10(2):57

Hierro, Brigido. See Almonte y Hierro Hitchcox, S. M. See Allen and Hitchcox Hoffman, W. See Carrington and Hoffman Hole, Jr., Robert. See Banks and Hole. Horrocks, J. A. See Worrel et al. Hunte, W.

Hunte, W., and D. Riven. Foraging behaviour in Cattle Egrets: is grazer association beneficial? ................ 2(2):7

See Drebs and Hunte Hunter, William C.

Hunter, William C. A proposed priority system for neotropical migrant birds: implications for all landbirds in the West Indies. .................................. 5(3):7

I

Isaacs, Maurice C. L.

Isaacs, Maurice C. L. Conservation Issues in the Bahamas. ................................................................ 5(3):9

J

Jackson, Jerome A.

Jackson, Jerome A. Habitat conditions in the vicinity of Ivory-billed Woodpecker sightings in eastern Cuba. 3(3):7.

Jackson, Jerome A. The Hairy Woodpecker in the Bahamas. .............................................................. 5(3):12

Jackson, Jerome A. The history of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in Cuba. ............................................. 4(3):6

Jackson, Jerome A. SCO Annual Meeting Keynote Address: Interactions and interdependence on a fragile fringe: birds and man in a changing Caribbean. ............................................................ 9(3):12

James, Adolphus. See Murphy et al. Jiménez Vázquez, Osvaldo

Jiménez Vázquez, Osvaldo. Seis nuevos registros de aves fosiles en Cuba. .......................................... 10(2):49

Jiménez Vázquez, Osvaldo. La Biaya o Bambiaya de los indocubanos. ................................................ 10(3):96

Jiménez, Elvia. See Acosta et al. Jiménez, Liza V.

Jiménez, Liza V. Datos preliminares de la expansión geográfica del Gorrión Inglés, Passer domesticus, en el oeste de Puerto Rico. .......................................... 8(3):9

John, Lyndon.

John, Lyndon. Critical status of the White-breasted Thrasher. ............................................................... 5(3):13

Johnson, Aria Johnson, Aria. Update on migrant and native bird

species of Grenada, with special reference to the Grenada Dove (Leptotila wellsi), an endangered species. .................................................................. 4(3):10

Johnson, Aria. Birds Of Mount Hartman. ................. 8(3):10 Jones, Margaret A. J.

Jones, Margaret A. J. The Conservation Data Centre—Jamaica. ..................................................................5(3):11

Joseph, V. L. See Hayes et al. Juárez, C. See Acosta et al.

K Keith, Allan R.

Keith, Allan R., and Nathalie F. R. Ward. Pelagic bird sightings off Dominica. ...................................... 10(2):60

Keith, J. O. Keith, J. O., and M. Rimpel. Nesting habits of the

Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) in Haiti. ..... 4(3):10 Kemp, E. See Ferguson et al. Kirkconnell, Arturo

Kirkconnell, Arturo. Breeding biology of the West Indian Woodpecker. .............................................. 5(3):12

Kirkconnell, Arturo y Orlando Garrido. Lonchura malacca (Aves: Estrildidae), nueva especie para la avifauna cubana. ..................................................... 5(1):2

Kirkconnell, Arturo y Orlando H. Garrido. La Candelita Setophaga ruticilla (Aves: Parulidae) nidificando en Cuba. ........................................................................9(3):5

Kirkconnell, Arturo y Orlando H. Garrido. El Guincho norteamericano Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (Aves: Pandioninae) anidando en Cuba. ........... 10(2):64

Kirkconnell, Arturo, A. Llanes, and O. H. Garrido. First report of the Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata celata) in Cuba. ....................................... 10(3):95

Kirkconnell, Arturo, A. Llanes y R. Quiñones. Datos preliminares sobre la ecología reproductiva de la Golondrina de Cuevas (Hirundo fulva) en Cuba. ... 6(3):8

Kirkconnell, Arturo, and Rosa M. Posada Aspectos ecologicos de las bijiritas migratorias (Aves: Passeriformes) en Cuba. ......................................... 3(3):7

Kirkconnell, Arturo, Douglas Wechsler, and Christine Bush. Ecological notes on the Stygian Owl (Asio stygius siguapa) in Cuba. ...................................... 4(3):10

See Garrido et al.; Garrido and Kirkconnell; Posada y Kirkconnell; Sánchez et al.; Wallace et al.

Kirwan, Guy M. Kirwan, Guy M., Robert S. R. Williams, and Chris G.

Bradshaw. An unusual nesting record of the Palmchat Dulus dominicus. .................................... 9(3):7

Klein, Nedra K. Klein, Nedra K. Effects of colonization patterns,

dispersal barriers, and island size in genetic variation patterns in Caribbean Yellow Warblers. ................ 7(1):4

Klein, Nedra. Evolutionary relationship among island forms of the Stripe-headed Tanager. ................. 10(1):29

Klein, Nedra. Conservation implications of studies of evolutionary relationships among some Caribbean birds. ................................................................. 10(3):107

Koenig, Susan Koenig, Susan, Chandra Degia, and Garfield Brown.

Conservation of the Black-billed Parrot and Yellow-billed Parrot in Jamaica. .......................................... 8(3):9

See Davis and Koenig Krebs, E. See Worrel et al.

L


Lammertink, Martjan

Lammertink, Martjan y Alberto Estrada. Reporte sobre la busqueda del Carpintero Real (Campephilus principalis) en Cuba, Febrero–Marzo 1993. ......... 6(3):8

Lara, T. See Vázquez, R. E. Latta, Steven C.

Latta, Steven C. First report of “Brewster’s Warbler" in Hispaniola. ............................................................. 9(1):2

Latta, Steven. Two new species of birds from Hispaniola: Wood Thrush and Black-legged Kittiwake. ........................................................... 10(2):59

Latta, Steven C., Francisco M. Rivas, and Nicolás López. Confirmation of the Olive-throated Parakeet (Aratinga nana) in the Dominican Republic. .... 10(2):56

See Wunderle and Latta Le Dru, Arnaud. See Feldmann et al. Lee, David S.

Lee, David S. Sex, seabirds, and cyclones: the benefits of planned parenthood. ....................................... 10(1):30

Lee, David S., and Mary K. Clarck. Seabirds nesting in Exuma Land and Sea Park, Bahamas. .................. 5(3):16

Lee, David S., Craig Faanes, and J. Christopher Haney. Wintering Eastern Phoebes (Sayornis phoebe), Empidonax flycatchers and aseasonal records of kingbirds in the Bahama Islands. ........................... 9(2):4

Lee, D. S., N. Viña, O. Garrido, R.W. Dickerman, and J.C. Haney. Reassessment of Black-capped Petrel in Cuba. ...................................................................... 6(1):4

See Viña et al. Lee, Gloria C.

Lee, Gloria C. Puerto Rico’s Least Tern status survey. 3(3):8 Levy, Catherine

Levy, Catherine. Problems in Jamaican ornithology. 4(3):10 Levy, Catherine. Collecting information for an island

database of bird records or who is the final authority? ................................................................ 7(1):8

Levy, Catherine. The Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus in Jamaica. ............................................ 7(3):2

Levy, Catherine. Exotics in Jamaica — past and present. ................................................................... 4(3):6

Levy, Catherine. Nesting of Euneornis campestris, the Orangequit. ......................................................... 10(1):30

See Downer and Levy; Mundle and Levy. Lewis, Trevor D.

Lewis, Trevor D., Marguerite L. Pantin, and Floyd E. Hayes. Habitat use of selected species of birds at Maracas Valley, Trinidad. .................................... 8(3):10

Lindsay, Kevel C. Lindsay, Kevel. Changes in the bird species list for

Antigua-Barbuda. ................................................. 4(3):11 Lindsay, Kevel C. Environmental conservation

priorities in Antigua and Barbuda. ......................... 5(3):9 Lindsay, Kevel. The Biodiversity Monitoring Project

for Antigua. ............................................................ 7(1):7 Lindsay, Kevel. Island Report: What’s happening in the

environmental community in Antigua-Barbuda? 10(1):38 Lindsay, Kevel. Does the St. Kitts Bullfinch still exist? 10(2):72 Lindsay, Kevel. Island Report: What’s happening in the

environmental community in Antigua-Barbuda? 10(3):123 Llamacho Olmos, Juan. See Navarro et al. Llanes Sosa, Alejandro

Llanes, Alejandro y Eduardo Abreu. Estudio de la Golondrina de Cuevas (Hirundo fulva) en Agramonte, Provincia De Matanzas, Cuba. ......... 4(3):11

Llanes Sosa, Alejandro. Dinamica de la comunidad de aves en el Refugio de Fauna Las Salinas, Ciénaga de Zapata, Matanzas. ................................................... 6(3):4

Llanes Sosa, Alejandro y Jesús Hernández de Armas. Nuevo hospedero de Molothrus bonariensis (Familia

Embericidae) para Cuba. ......................................... 8(3):3 Llanes Sosa, Alejandro, Rosendo Martínez Montero,

and Vicente Berovides Alvarez. Reproductive ecology of the Cuban Parrot (Amazona leucocephala) in Los Indios, Isla de la Juventud. I.—nest selection. .......................................................... 5(1):3

See Berovides et al.; Blanco et al.; Gálvez et al.; González et al.; Kirkconnell et al.; Mancina y Llanes; Sánchez et al.

Lodge, D. Jean. See Wunderle et al. López Rodríguez, V. See Arredondo et al. López, Nicolás

López, Nicolás. A CD-ROM guide to the resident birds of the Dominican Republic. ............................. 10(3):108

See Rivas y López; Latta et al. López, Vitalio. See Arredondo et al. Lorenzo, R. See Vásquez et al.; Ventosa-Febles et al. Lothian, Ian. See Gnam et al.

M Mancina, Carlos A.

Mancina, Carlos A. y Patricia García Fernández. Dos casos de anidamiento de la Cartacuba Todus multicolor (Aves: Todidae) en una cueva. ........ 10(1):12

Mancina, Carlos A. y Alejandro Llanes Sosa. Indicios de depredación de huevos de Hirundo fulva (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae) por Epicrates angulifer (Serpentes: Boidae). ........................... 10(3):95

See Acosta et al. Martínez García, A. See García y García Martínez García, O.

Martínez García, O. y A. Martínez García. Primer reporte de nidificación y observaciones de Ferminia cerverai (Aves: Troglodytidae) para Cuba. .......... 4(2):10

Martínez Mercedes, Cristóbal Martínez M. , Cristóbal. Avifauna de la Loma Remigio,

con enfasis en las especies migratorias. ................. 5(3):5 Martínez Mercedes, Cristóbal. Establecimiento de un

sistema de monitoreo de aves en el Lago Enriquillo. 6(3):5 Martínez Mercedes, Cristóbal. Establecimiento de un

sistema de monitoreo de aves en el Lago Enriquillo. 7(1):8 Martínez Montero, Rosendo. See Berovides et al.;

Gálvez et al.; Llanes et al. Martínez, P. See Cubillas et al.; Mugica et al. Martínez, R. See Gálvez et al.; Godínez y Martínez Martuscelli, P.

Martuscelli, P., and P. Scherer Neto. Conservation of the Red-tailed Amazon (Amazona brasiliensis) in southeastern Brazil. ................................................. 6(1):7

McClure, Beaumont C. McClure, Beaumont C., and Terry Rich. The Bureau of

Land Management’s nongame migratory bird habitat conservation strategy plan. ..................................... 5(3):7

McCracken, J. See González et al. McKenzie, P. M.

McKenzie, P. M., R. E. Noble, and E. Barry Moser. Movements and habitat use of Shiny Cowbirds in southwestern Puerto Rico: management implications for the cowbird removal program. .......................... 3(3):8

McKenzie, P. M., R. E. Noble, and E. Barry Moser. Icterid associations in an exotic habitat in southwestern Puerto Rico: management implications for the endangered Yellow-shouldered Blackbird. . 3(3):8

McKenzie, S. See Ferguson et al. McKinney, F. See Woodworth et al. McNicholl, Martin K.

McNicholl, Martin K. Bander training in Cuba and other Canadian contributions to conservation in the Caribbean Basin. ..................................................... 5(3):4


See González et al. Meffe, Gary. See Dunning et al. Melián Hernández, Luis O.

Melián Hernández, L. O. y Margarita Ayarde Aguilar. Estudio de humedales. ornitofauna de la presa protesta de Baragua. ............................................... 4(2):6

Melián Hernández, L. O., Margarita Ayarde Aguilar y J. A. Planas Fajardo. Estudio de humedales. Ornitofauna de ambientes acuaticos de la costa sur oriental. ................................................................... 4(2):9

Melián Hernández, Luis O., M. Ayarde y José Planas. Evaluación mensural de la comunidad de aves del humedal San Miguel de Parada, Santiago de Cuba. 6(3):3

Melián, L. D. See Blanco et al. Meyers, J. Michael

Meyers, J. Michael. Improved capture techniques for psittacines. .............................................................. 6(1):8

See Pardieck et al. Milanelo, Miriam

Milanelo, Miriam. Community involvement in the conservation of the Red-tailed Amazon in southeastern Brazil. ................................................ 6(1):8

Milera, J. F. Milera, J. F. El Gavilán Cola de Tijera Elanoides

forficatus forficatus (Linneo, 1758) en Cuba. ....... 8(3):4 Mir, Celeste

Mir, Celeste. Evidencias citogeneticas en torno al status taxonomico de la Cigua Palmera, Dulus dominicus (Passeriformes: Dulidae). ....................................... 2(3):7

Miranda, Leopoldo Mirando, Leopoldo. Depredación de Mariquitas por un

Falcón Común. ........................................................ 8(2):2 See Pérez-Rivera and Miranda

Mitchell, S. See Ferguson et al. Morales Leal, Jesús. See Morales y Morales Morales Leal, José A.

Morales Leal, José y Jesús Morales Leal. Aspectos ecologicos de las poblaciones de Flamenco (Phoenicopterus ruber) en Cuba. ........................... 6(3):5

Morales Leal, José y Orlando H. Garrido. Aves y reptiles de Cayo Sabinal, Archiépago de Sabana-Camagüey, Cuba. ................................................... 9(3):9

Morales, José A. y Orlando H. Garrido. Pelícano norteamericano Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis (Aves: Pelecanidae) cría también en Cuba. ....... 10(1):17

Morales Ríos, Juan J. See Ruíz-Lebrón and Morales.; Ruiz et al.

Moreno Bonilla, A. Moreno Bonilla, A. Aves anilladas en Norteamerica

capturadas en Cuba. ............................................... 4(2):8 Moreno, Jorge A.

Moreno, Jorge A. Patterns of morphological variation in introduced and native populations of Lonchura cucullata. ................................................................ 4(3):7

Morera, Francisco Morera, Francisco, Hiram González, P. Blanco y D.

Sánchez. Evaluación de la avifauna de dos localidades del area protegida Jobo Rosado, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. ........................................................ 6(3):6

See Blanco et al.; González et al. Morgan, Anne C. E.

Morgan, Anne C. E. Assessing the effects of habitat changes on the waterbird populations of Hellshire, St. Catherine, Jamaica. ........................................... 7(1):6

See Bacon and Morgan Morris, Eddie. See Hamel et al. Morris, R. D. See Chardine and Morris Moser, E. Barry. See McKenzie et al. Moya López, C. E. See Hernández et al. Mugica Valdés, Lourdes

Mugica, Lourdes y M. Acosta. Ciclo de vida del Sabanero (Sturnella magna) (Aves: Icteridae) en el Jardín Botánico Nacional. ....................................... 4(2):9

Mugica-Valdés, Lourdes, Martín Acosta-Cruz, and R. Ydenberg. Foraging and habitat use by the Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor). .......... 10(1):31

Mugica, Lourdes, Martín Acosta, Dennis Denis y Pedro L. Martinez. Estructura de la comunidad de aves en la arrocera de sur del Jíbaro, Sancti Spíritus. .. 10(3):115

See Acosta y Mugica; Acosta et al.; Blanco et al.; Dennis et al.

Mundle, Marcia A. Mundle, Marcia. An overview of the possible mortality

factors for populations of nearctic migratory song birds due to deforestation in the neotropics. ......... 4(3):11

Mundle, Marcia. A. Survey of bird populations in the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, Jamaica. I. Description of study sites and preliminary findings. ................................................................. 8(3):10

Mundle, Marcia. Using point counts to establish base-line data on birds in the Blue and John Crow Mountain National Park. .................................... 10(1):31

Mundle, Marcia, and Catherine Levy. Raptor migration in the Caribbean: the Jamaican perspective. ........... 7(1):7

Murphy, William L. Murphy, William L. Tobago hummingbirds: status of

the White-tailed Sabrewing (Campylopterus ensipennis) and first record of Brown Violet-ear (Colibri delphinae). ................................................ 4(3):2

Murphy, William L. Second record of Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) for Trinidad, with notes on its occurrence in the Caribbean Basin. .............. 4(1):3

Murphy, William L., Trevor Yip Hoi, and Adolphus James. First record of Wilson’s Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor, for Tobago. ........................... 4(2):2

Murphy, William L. [Review of] A guide to the birds of Trinidad & Tobago, 2nd Edition.—Richard ffrench. 1991. Ithaca, New York, Comstock Publishing Associates. .............................................................. 5(1):4

N

Nakamura, Tammie K. See Cruz et al. Nathai-Gyan, Nadra

Nathai-Gyan, Nadra. Wildlife conservation in Trinidad And Tobago. ......................................................... 8(3):10

Navarro Pacheco, Nils Navarro Pacheco, Nils, Juan Llamacho Olmos y Carlos

M. Peña Rodríguez. Listado preliminar de la avifauna de Sierra de Nipe, Mayarí, Holguín, Cuba. 10(2):65

See Sánchez et al. Nelson, Howard

Nelson, Howard. Bird conservation in Trinidad and Tobago: A management perspective. ..................... 6(1):7

Nelson, Howard. The Tobago Striped Owl (Rhinoptynx clamator oberi): what do we know? ....................... 7(1):7

Noble, R. E. See McKenzie et al. Norton, Robert L.

Norton, Robert L. Role-call for insular avian extinctions in the West Indies. ................................ 7(1):3

Nosel, José Nosel, José. Parc Naturel Regional de la Martinique. 4(3):11

O

Obrecht III, H. H. See Schaffner et al. Ortega Aquilera, M. See Gálvez et al. Ortega Piti, M. See Quiala et al. Ortiz, Anastacio. See Ruiz et al. Ottenwalder, José A.


Ottenwalder, José A. Situación actual y conservación de la Yaguaza Antillana (Dendrocygna arborea) en la República Dominicana. ..................................... 10(1):2

Oviedo, Ramon Oviedo, Ramon. Valoración botanico-ecologica en

estaciones de estudios ornitológicos en la Ciénaga de Zapata, Mantazas, Cuba. ........................................ 6(3):7

See Godinez and Oviedo; González et al.; Sánchez et al.

P

Pagán, Michelle. See Pardieck et al. Pantin, Marguerite L. See Lewis et al. Pardieck, Keith L.

Pardieck, Keith L., J. Michael Meyers, and Michelle Pagán. Populations of Puerto Rican Screech-Owls in two habitat types. ................................................. 5(3):14

Parkes, Kenneth C. Parkes, Kenneth C. The origin of the Cuban Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus “cubanensis” (Gray). ............. 3(3):9 Parkes, Kenneth C. The discovery of the Elfin Woods

Warbler — an inside look. ..................................... 4(1):2 Parkes, Kenneth C. A summary of Caribbean bird

specimens in Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 4(3):11 Parkes, Kenneth C. A summary of Caribbean bird

specimens in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. ................................................................... 8(3):5

Parrish, Jeffrey D. Parrish, Jeffrey D., and Thomas W. Sherry. Sexual

habitat segregation in American Redstarts wintering in Jamaica. .............................................................. 4(2):4

Pashley, David N. Pashley, David N. Models for regional involvement in

Partners in Flight. ................................................... 5(3):7 Patton, S. R. See Hanners and Patton Pavis, Claude. See Feldmann and Pavis; Feldmann et al. Peck, Mark K. See Barlow and Peck. Peña Rodríguez, Carlos M. See Navarro et al.; Sánchez

et al. Pennycuick, C. J. See Schaffner et al. Perera-Puga, Antonio

Perera-Puga, Antonio. Conservación de la ornitofauna en el sistema nacional de áreas protegidas en Cuba. 5(3):10

Perera, Antonio, O. Garrido e Hiram González. Principales áreas de Cuba de importancia para las aves. ........................................................................ 6(3):3

Pérez Bejerano, M. See Arredondo et al. Pérez M., Eneider. See Blanco y Pérez Pérez, A. See González et al. Pérez, Alina

Pérez, Alina, Roberto Varela y Freddy Delgado. Variación preliminar de la ornitocenosis de un bosque semideciduo de la Peninsula de Guanahacabibes, Cuba. .......................................... 6(3):6

Pérez, M. See Arredondo et al. Pérez-Rivera, Raúl A.

Pérez-Rivera, Raúl A. Variabilidad en los nidos y huevos de la Reina Mora. ..................................... 5(3):14

Pérez-Rivera, Raúl A. El Guacamayo Azul y Amarillo (Ara ararauna) exótico residente de Puerto Rico. 9(1):3

Pérez-Rivera, Raúl A. y Pedro J. Claudio. Sobre el status de la Cacatúa de Goffin (Cacatua goffini) en Puerto Rico. ........................................................ 10(2):54

Pérez-Rivera, Raúl A., and Leopoldo Miranda. Corroboración de algunos registros de aves para Puerto Rico. ............................................................. 7(1):2

Pérez-Rivera, R. A. y C. R. Ruiz-Lebrón. Situación actual de la población de Palomas Sabaneras (Columba inornata wetmorei) en Cidra, Puerto Rico.

.................................................................................. 4(2):6 Pérez-Rivera, Raúl A. y Manuel Soto Singala. Tercer

registro de Dumetella carolinensis en Puerto Rico. 4(3):3 See Dávila et al.; Ruiz-Lebrón et al.; Saurí et al.

Peris, Salvador J. Peris, Salvador J. Proyecto Atlas Ornitologico de Cuba.6(3):2 See Sánchez et al.

Pimentel, O. See Gálvez et al.; Gálvez et al. Planas Fajardo, José A. See Melián Hernández et al. Polo, Jorge L. See Cubillas et al.; Santos y Polo Port, J. See Woodworth et al. Posada, Rosa M.

Posada, Rosa M. y Arturo Kirkconnell Aspectos sobre la historia natural del Carpintero Verde (Xiphidiopicus percussus). ...................................... 6(3):8

Post, William. See Cruz et al.

Q Quiala Górgona, Fidel E.

Quiala Górgona, Fidel E., M. Ortega Piti, X. Gálvez A. y Vicente Berovides A. Trama ecologica del uso de las cavidades de palmas barrigonas (Colpothrinax wrightii) por las aves del área protegida, Los Indios, Isla de la Juventud. I. Pajaros carpinteros.. ............ 6(3):7

See Gálvez et al. Quiñones, R. See Kirkconnell et al.

R Rabelo, Alverico. See Rodigues y Rabelo. Raffaele, Herbert A.

Raffaele, Herb. Assistance requested in preparation of new field guide. ...................................................... 3(1):7

Raffaele, Herbert A. Commentary: Building partnerships: ideas for expanded Society collaboration. .......................................................... 8(3):7

Raffaele, Herbert A. Update on the guide to the birds of the West Indies. .................................................. 10(1):32

Raffaele, Herbert A. Values of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance. ............ 10(3):108

See Rivera-Milán et al. Raml, T. See Finch and Raml Ramos, Nidia I.

Ramos, Nidia I., Oscar J. Vázquez, and Joseph M. Wunderle, Jr. Bananaquit vocal behavior in a high density population. ................................................ 6(1):10

Ramos, R. F. See Díaz and Ramos Rams, A. See Rodríguez et al. Rangel-Salazar, J. Luis

Rangel-Salazar, J. Luis y Paula L. Enríquez-Rocha. Colonias de anidación de aves costeras en Sian Kaían, Quintana Roo. .............................................. 7(1):6

See Enríquez-Rocha y Rangel-Salazar Reudet, D. See Garrigues et al. Reyes, Ernesto. See Sánchez et al. Reynard, George B.

Reynard, G. B. Vocalization differences in the Lesser Antillean Pewee. ................................................... 4(3):11

Reynard, George B., Orlando H. Garrido, and Robert L. Sutton. The taxonomic position of the Greater Antillean Pewee (Contopus caribaeus). ................. 4(3):7

See Garrido and Reynard; Garrido et al. Rich, Terry. See McClure and Rich Ricklefs, Robert E.

Ricklefs, Robert E., and Eldredge Bermingham. Molecular phylogenetics and conservation of Caribbean birds. ................................................. 10(3):85

Ridout, Ron. See Blanco et al. Rimpel, M. See Keith and Rimpel


Rivas, Francisco M. Rivas, Francisco M. Resumen de aves consideradas

como raras o accidentales para la República Dominicana. ....................................................... 10(2):58

Rivas, Francisco. In memoriam: Annabelle (“Tudy”) Dod. .................................................................... 10(2):81

Rivas, Francisco M. y Nicolás López. Black Tern (Chlidoneas niger) en la Bahía de Calderas, Bani, República Dominicana ....................................... 10(2):58

See Latta et al. Riven, D. See Hunte and Riven Rivera, José. See Gálvez et al. Rivera, Marelisa T.

Rivera, Marelisa T. Impact of Philornis agustifrons on growth, and survival of Pearly-eyed Thrasher (Margarops fuscatus) nestlings in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. ....................................................................... 3(3):9

Rivera-Milán, Frank F. Rivera-Milán, Frank F. Preliminary assessment of the

impact of Hurricane Hugo to columbid populations in Puerto Rico and offshore satellite islands. ........ 2(3):2

Rivera Milán, Frank F. Studies of resident columbid game species in Puerto Rico. ................................. 2(3):5

Rivera Milán, Frank F. Request for information from the Society’s Subcommittee on Columbid Game and Non-game Species. ................................................. 2(3):2

Rivera-Milán, Frank F. Distribution and relative abundance patterns of columbids in Puerto Rico. . 4(2):3

Rivera-Milan, Frank F. Standarized call and sight counts of columbids in Puerto Rico: a comparison of density and relative abundance estimates. ............. 4(3):7

Rivera-Milan, Frank F. Chairmanís report of the 1992 meeting of the Columbid Working Group. ............ 5(1):6

Rivera-Milán, Frank F. Banding studies of Zenaida Doves in Puerto Rico. . ......................................... 5(3):12

Rivera-Milán, Frank F. Integrating monitoring of resident and migratory birds in Latin America and the Caribbean: a workshop held by the Society of Caribbean Ornithology (SCO) in Trois Islets, Martinique, August 1994. .................................... 8(1):10

Rivera-Milán, Frank F, Rosemarie Gnam, and Herbert A. Raffaele. Forum: Society of Caribbean Ornithology meetings and agenda: some problems and recommendations to reflect on. ....................... 8(1):8

Rivera-Milán, Frank F., Rosemarie Gnam, and Herbert A. Raffaele. The Future of the Society of Caribbean Ornithology: results of a round-table discussion, some ideas, and a questionnaire to the membership. 9(1):13

See Bonilla et al. Robbins, Chandler S.

Robbins, C. S., B. A. Dowell, J. Fallon, and J. Hepinstall changes from habitat change in Belize. 8(3):11

Robbins, Chandler S., Barbara A. Dowell, and Deanna K. Dawson. Habitat constraints on the distribution of passerine residents and neotropical migrants in Latin America. ................................................................. 7(1):5

Robbins, C. S., B. A. Dowell, R. L. Sutton, A. H. Sutton, and D. D. Weyer. Use of agricultural habitat by avian migrants in Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Belize. ..................................................................... 2(3):4

See Dawson et al. Roc, Patrice. See Barré et al. Rockwell, Robert F. See Gnam and Rockwell Rodígues, Yaroddy

Rodígues, Yaroddy y Alverico Rabelo. Avifauna de la costa sur de Ciego de Ávila, “Santa Bárbara”—Jagueyal, Municipio Venezuela, Cuba. ............. 10(2):50

Rodriguez, A. See Rojas-Suárez et al. Rodríguez, Daysi

Rodríguez, Daysi y Bárbara Sánchez. Abundancia y

distribución de las palomas terrestres cubanas (Generos: Geotrygon y Starnoenas. ....................... 4(2):5

Rodríguez, Daysi y Bárbara Sánchez. Avifauna de la region oriental de Cuba durante la migración otoñal. 5(3):5

Rodríguez, Daysi, Bárbara, Sánchez, A. Torres y A. Rams. Ornitocenosis de un matorral xeromorfo subcostero en Gibara, Cuba. ................................... 4(2):6

See Agulera et al.; González et al.; Sánchez et al. Rodríguez, L. See Soto et al. Rojas Tito, Manuel. See García y Rojas Rojas-Suárez, F.

Rojas-Suárez, F., M. Albomoz, D. Carnilo, A. Rodriguez, and V. Sanz Provita. Biology and conservation of psittacids in Venezuela islands. .. 8(3):11

Rondón, Ana J. See Blanco et al. Ruiz Lebrón, Carlos R.

Ruiz Lebrón, Carlos R. Morphological development on captive Puerto Rican Plain Pigeon (Columba inornata wetmorei). ................................................ 2(3):4

Ruiz, Carlos. Soluciones a problemas encontrados en el manejo de la población cautiva de Palomas Sabaneras. ............................................................... 3(3):9

Ruiz Lebrón, Carlos R. Puerto Rican Plain Pigeon (Columba inornata wetmorei): is it monomorphic? 4(3):8

Ruiz-Lebrón, Carlos R., Daniel J. Galán-Kercadó y Raúl A. Pérez-Rivera. Segunda liberación experimental de Palomas Sabaneras en Cidra, Puerto Rico. ........................................................................ 8(1):5

Ruíz-Lebrón, Carlos R., and Juan J. Morales Ríos. First release of Puerto Rican Plain Pigeon Columba iornanta wetmorei ................................................... 6(1):6

Ruiz, Carlos R., Juan J. Morales, and Anastacio Ortiz. The release program for the Puerto Rican Plain Pigeon. ..................................................................... 7(1):9

See Dávila et al.; Pérez-Rivera y Ruiz-Lebrón; Saurí et al.

Ruíz, X. See Acosta et al. Russell, Christopher C.

Russell, Christopher C. Conservation of Biological diversity in the natural pine forests of the Bahama Islands. .................................................................... 7(1):5

Ruttan, Lore. See Sorenson et al.; Woodworth et al. Ryan, Peter G. See Smith et al.

S Saliva, Jorge E.

Saliva, Jorge E., and David A. Shealer. Aspects of the breeding biology of Roseate Terns in Puerto Rico. 4(3):8

Samad, Ishmael A. See Hayes et al. Sánchez Oria, Bárbara

Sánchez, Bárbara, Arturo Kirkconnell y Daysi Rodríguez. Inventario y anillamiento de aves en Cayo Paredon Grande, Camagüey, Cuba. .............. 4(2):9

Sánchez, Bárbara, Ramona Oviedo, Nils Navarro, Arturo Hernández, Carlos Peña y Ernesto Reyes. Composición y abundancia de la avifauna en dos formaciones vegetales de la Altiplanicie de Nipe Holguín, Cuba. ................................................. 10(3):115

Sánchez Oria, Bárbara, S. Peris, A. Llanes, D. Rodríguez, Hiram Gonzalez, Pedro Blanco y M. E. García. Utilización de la información bibliográfica y registros de colecciones para el atlas de las aves nidificantes de Cuba. ............................................. 9(3):30

Sánchez, Bárbara, D. Rodríguez, G. Wallace, D. Fillman, D. Zuñiga y R. Gómez. Ornitofauna en tres habitats terrestres de Cayo Coco, durante el periodo de residencia invernal de 1993. .............................. 6(3):5

See Agulera et al.; Blanco et al.; González et al.; Rodríguez et al.; Rodríguez y Sánchez


Sánchez, Raul. See Soto et al. Santana Castellón, Eduardo

Santana Castellón, E., H. González Alonso y L. González Sánchez. Analysis de los registros de Falconiformes anilladas en Norteamerica y recuperadas en Cuba. ........................................... 4(2):10

Santos, Cubillas Santos, Cubillas y Jorge L. Polo. Interacción de la

avifauna silvestre con los animales exoticos del Parque Zoológico Nacional. ................................... 6(3):9

Sanz Provita, V. See Rojas-Suárez et al. Sauer, John S. See Dawson et al. Saurí, Diana

Saurí, Diana, Raúl Pérez-Rivera y Carlos Ruíz. Desgloce de los patrones de cortejo y copulación de individuos cautivos de Paloma Sabanera. ............ 5(3):11

Sawicki, Richard J. Sawicki, Richard J., Allan M. Strong, and G. Thomas

Bancroft. Effects of predation on White-crowned Pigeon distribution in Florida Bay. ........................ 3(3):9

See Bancroft et al.; Strong et al. Schaffner, Fred Charles

Schaffner, Fred Charles. When will the U. S. Navy bring itself into full compliance with the Sikes Act at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico? .............................. 2(2):4

Schaffner, Fred C. Regulation of food provisioning patterns of White-tailed Tropicbirds. ..................... 2(3):5

Schaffner, F. C., M. R. Fuller, C. J. Pennycuick, H. H. Obrecht III, and J. Gonzalez-Martinez. Radio-tracking of White-tailed Tropicbirds over the Caribbean Sea. ........................................................ 2(3):5

Scherer Neto, P. See Martuscelli and Scherer Shealer, David A. See Saliva and Shealer Sherry, Thomas W. See Parrish and Sherry Silva Lee, Alfonso. See Garrido and Silva Sirí Nuñez, Domingo

Sirí, Domingo N. Estudio preliminar en dos comunidades de aves en la Loma Nalga de Maco. 6(1):5

Sirí, Domingo. Preliminary study of birds observed at Loma Barbacoa, Peravia Province, Bani, Dominican Republic. ............................................................ 10(1):32

See Caño and Sirí; Dominguez and Sirí Sladen, Fred W.

Sladen, Fred W. First record of Eastern Wood-Pewee, Contopus virens (Aves, Tyrannidae), in the Virgin Islands. .................................................................... 6(2):2

Sladen, Fred W. Habitat use by North American landbird migrants on St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands. 7(1):3

Smith, P. William Smith, P. William. The Eurasian Collared-Dove reaches

the Lesser Antilles. ................................................. 8(3):3 Smith, P. William. An unknown parakeet on

Hispaniola. ............................................................. 9(3):5 Smith, P. William, and Susan A. Smith. Preliminary

status of the West Indies’ only nuthatch. ............... 7(1):5 Smith, P. William, Susan A. Smith, Peter G. Ryan, and

Rodney Cassidy. First report of Virginia’s Warbler from the Bahama Islands, with comments on other records from the West Indies and eastern North America. ................................................................. 7(2):2

Smith, P. William, and S A. Smith. The case of the Bahamas’ disappearing endemic oriole (a James Bond mystery). ................................................... 10(1):36

See Barré et al. Smith, Susan A. See Smith et al.; Smith and Smith Smith, Winston Paul. See Hamel et al. Snyder, N. See Dawson et al. Soi, Juan P. See Cruz et al. Sorenson, Lisa G.

Sorenson, Lisa G., Bethany L. Woodworth, Lore

Ruttan, Amy Harth, and Frank McKinney. Ecology and conservation of a sedentary tropical duck in the Bahamas: the White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis bahamensis). ..................................... 9(3):30

Sorenson, Lisa G. Update on West Indian Whistling-Duck Conservation. ......................................... 10(3):108

See Woodworth et al. Sorenson, Teri

Sorenson, Teri. The Role of aviculture in the captive propagation of the Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata). .................................................................... 2(3):5

Soto Ramírez, Enrique Soto Ramírez, Enrique, J. Fiallo, A. Urquiola y A.

Alfonso. Nueva localidad de Ferminia cervarai (Aves: Troglodytidae) en la Ciénaga de Zapata, Cuba. Aspectos de su etologia. ................................. (3):8

Soto, Enrique, Raul Sánchez, A. Alfonso, L. Rodríguez y A. Cabrera. Estudio ecologo-paisajistico de las salinas, Ciénaga de Zapata, sobre la base de la ornitofauna. ............................................................... (3):4

Soto Singala, Manuel. See Pérez-Rivera y Soto Soy, Juan P.

Soy, Juan P. Estudio del comportamiento en cautiverio de la Cotorra de Santa Lucia (Amazona versicolor) como apoyo a un programa para su conservación. .... 3):9

Soy, J. P. y S. O. Cubillas. Conducta e asociación de varias especies de aves como factor de supervivencia. ..........................................................4(2):7

Soy, Juan P. Aggressive behavior of a Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) toward a bat (Molossus molossus) in La Habana, Cuba. ......................... 10(3):97

See Cubillas et al. Sprunt, IV, Alexander

Sprunt, Alexander, IV. Seabirds of the Cay Sal Bank. 10(1):32 St. Louis, D. K. See Hayes et al. Stangel, Peter W.

Stangel, Peter. Partners in Flight — a cooperative approach to migratory bird conservation. ............... 5(3):6

Stangel, Peter W. “Partners in Flight — Aves de Las Americas,” the neotropical migratory bird conservation program. ............................................ 4(3):7

Staus, Nancy Staus, Nancy. Predation of artificial nests of West

Indian Whistling-Ducks on Long Island, Bahamas. 8(3):11 Staus, Nancy. Habitat selection and home range of

radio-marked West Indian Whistling-Ducks on Long Island, Bahamas. ................................................ 10(1):33

Straub, Brigitte. See Wotzkow and Straub Strong, Allan M.

Strong, Allan M., Richard J. Sawicki, and G. Thomas Bancroft. Movement patterns of breeding White-crowned Pigeons in southern Florida. .................... 3(3):9

Strong, A. M., R. J. Sawicki, and G. T. Bancroft. A population estimate of White-crowned Pigeons nesting in Florida Bay. .......................................... 5(3):10

See Bancroft et al.; Sawicki et al. Suárez Duque, William

Suárez Duque, William. Nuevo record del Gorrion de Cabeza Carmelita (Spizella passerina) y nuevo reporte de fecha para el Bobito de Cresta (Myiarchus crinitus) para Cuba. ................................................. 9(2):2

Suárez Duque, William. Segundo record y algunos aspectos conductuales de la Bijirita de Nashville Vermivora ruficapilla (Aves:Emberizidae) en Cuba. 10(2):62

Suárez Duque, William y Orlando H. Garrido. Zonotricia leucophrys gambelli (Aves: Emberizidae), nuevo record para Cuba. .................................... 10(2):63

Suárez, William y Oscar Arredondo. Nuevas adiciones a la paleornitologia cubana. .............................. 10(3):100

Sutton, Ann H. See Ann Haynes-Sutton


Sutton, Robert L. Sutton, Robert, and A. Haynes-Sutton. History of

introduced species of birds in Jamaica. ................. 2(3):6 See Garrido et al.; Haynes-Sutton and Sutton; Reynard

et al.; Sutton and Sutton

T Tadeo Perez, Rafael. See Concepción Hernández y Tadeo

Perez Tayalay, Georges. See Barré et al.; Garrigues et al. Temple, Stanley A.

Temple, Stanley A., and Gianfranco Basili. The Dickcissell: a neotropic migrant in trouble. ......... 8(3):12

Terouanne, E. See Garrigues et al. Torres Báez, Pablo

Torres Báez, Pablo. Some aspects of the breeding biology and growth patterns of the Puerto Rican Flycatcher (Myiarchus antillarum) at Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico............................................................. 4(3):8

Torres-Báez, Pablo. Logros recientes en el proyecto de recuperacion de la Cotorra Puertorriqueña (Amazona vittata). ................................................................. 9(3):29

Torres-Báez, Pablo, Ana B. Arnizaut, and Francisco J. Vilella. Recent progress in the management of the captive Puerto Rican Parrot Population. ................ 7(1):7

Torres Baez, Pablo, and Jaime A. Collazo, Algunos aspectos de la ecología reproductiva del Juí de Puerto Rico (Myiarchus antillarum) en el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre de Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. ....................................................................... 2(3):6

Torres Fundora, Orlando. See Acosta y Torres Torres, A. See Rodríguez et al. Tossas, Adrianne. See Delannoy and Tossas. Twedt, Daniel J. See Hamel et al.

U Urquiola, A. See Soto et al.

V van Berneveld, Wendy

van Berneveld, Wendy.Conservation Needs for the amazon parrots of Jamaica. .................................. 6(1):11

Varela, Roberto. See Pérez et al. Vargas Mora, Tomás A.

Vargas Mora, Tomás A. Habitos alimentarios de la Madám Sagá (Ploceus cucullatus) en zona agricola cercana a Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. 2(3):7

Vásques, M. See Bonilla et al. Vásquez, Eduardo

Vásquez, Eduardo. Training bird watching guides in the scientific reserve at Laguna Cabral. ................... 10(1):34

Vásquez, E., K. Wallace, and R. Lorenzo. Preparation and production of education materials for avian conservation in the Dominican Republic. ........ 10(3):109

Vásquez, R. E. Vásquez, R. E., T. Lara y R. Lorenzo. Estrategia

educativa con la participación comunitaria para la protección de la Cotorra y el Perico en República Dominicana (Proyecto Cotorra Libre). ................ 8(3):12

Vázquez, Oscar J. See Ramos et al. Vélez-Valentín, Jafet

Vélez Valentín, Jafet, and Francisco J. Vilella. The Puerto Rican Parrot: its potential as an environmental tool. ................................................. 7(1):3

Vélez-Valentín, Jafet. Puerto Rican Parrots did it again in 1994: once again they have shown their ability to recover.. .................................................................. 7(3):4

Ventosa-Febles, Eduardo A. Ventosa Febles, Eduardo A. The Yellow-shouldered

Blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus) recovery project. 4(3):9 Ventosa-Febles, Eduardo A. Yellow-shouldered

Blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus) recovery project in the southwest of Puerto Rico. ............................. 10(1):34

Ventosa-Febles, E. A., R. López, J. Camacho y A. Falcón. Control of the Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis): can it improve the reproductive success of rare or endangered species? The case of the Yellow-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus) in Puerto Rico. ................................................. 10(3):110

Vilella, Francisco J. Vilella, Francisco J. Second Symposium on Forests of

Puerto Rico, University of Puerto Rico – Ponce, 2–3 November 1989. ...................................................... 3(1):6

Vilella, Francisco. Population biology of the small indian mongoose in a coastal dry limestone forest of southwestern Puerto Rico: possible interactions with the Puerto Rican Nightjar. .................................... 3(3):10

Vilella, Francisco J. Post-hurricane management and conservation strategies for the wild Puerto Rican Parrot population: an overview. .............................. 4(3):9

Vilella, Francisco J. Report of the Psittacine Working Group. ................................................................... 5(3):16

Vilella, Francisco J. Africanized honeybees in the Greater Antilles.. ..................................................... 8(1):7

Vilella, Francisco J. Habitat use and nest habitat structure of the Puerto Rican Nightjar. ................. 8(3):12

Vilella, Francisco J., and Matthew J. Gray. Restoration and habitat management at the Humacao Wildlife Refuge. Phase I: Habitat assessments and wetland management plan. ............................................ 10(3):110

See Arnizaut et al.; Carlos and Vilella; Hamel and Vilella; Torres-Báez et al; Vélez and Vilella.

Villard, Pascal Villard, Pascal. Flux genitique entre populations et

fidelite des couples pour une especie endemique et insulaire, le Pic de Guadeloupe. .......................... 8(3):12

Villard, Pascal. Are hurricanes a key factor for the ecology of the Guadeloupe Woodpecker? ....... 10(3):111

See Feldmann et al. Viña, N.

Viña, Nicasio, Martha Walsh-McGehee, and David S. Lee. Current status of White-tailed Tropicbirds (Phaethon lepturus) nesting in Cuba. ................. 10(3):98

See Lee et al. Vitalio López, R. See Arredondo et al. Vogel, Peter. See Davis and Vogel; Fletcher and Vogel

W Wage, David C. Wage, David C. Important bird areas for the Americas. 10(1):35 Waide, Robert B. See Wunderle and Waide; Wunderle et

al. Walker, Mariene R.

Walker, Mariene R., and J. C. Barlow. A study of inter-island variation in the Thick-billed Vireo. ........ 10(1):35

Walker, Mariene. The Thick-billed Vireo: a conservation perspective for a West Indies endemic. 10(3):112

Wallace, G. Wallace, George, Orlando H. Garrido, and Arturo

Kirkconnell. Notes on the Swainson’s Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) in Cuba. ........................ 5(3):3

See Sánchez et al.; González et al. Wallace, K. See Vázquez et al. Walsh-McGehee, Martha.

Walsh-McGehee, Martha. Island report. Saba report. 10(3):119 See Viña et al.


Ward, Nathalie F. R. See Keith and Ward. Wardle, Carolyn

Wardle, Carolyn. [Island Representative Report] Projects in the Bahamas. ...................................... 8(3):14

Wardle, Carolyn. Research and ornithological activities in the Bahamas. ..................................................... 9(3):22

Wardle, Carolyn. Island report. Status of ornithological research in the Bahamas. .................................. 10(3);124

Wauer, Roland H. Wauer, Roland H. Book Review — Ay-Ay: an island

almanac, by George A. Seaman. ............................ 1(3):3 Wauer, Ro. In memoriam: George A. Seaman, 1904–

1997. ................................................................. 10(3):133 Wechsler, Douglas. See Kirkconnell et al. Wetherbee, David Kenneth

Wetherbee, David Kenneth. The absence of a natal plumage in the Hispaniolan Palm Chat, Dulus dominicus (Dulinae, Passeriformes). ..................... 7(3):4

Weyer, D. D. See Robbins et al. White, Anthony W.

White, Anthony W. Resident birds of New Providence. 10(1):36 White, Anthony W. Black-headed Gull (Larus

ridibundus) seen and photographed at Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera, Bahamas. ........................... 10(2):60

White, A. W., B. Hallet, and M. Bainton. Red-footed Boobies nest at White Cay, San Salvador. .......... 8(3):13

White, Bradley N. See Brock and White Wildgoose, E. See Ferguson et al. Wiley, James W.

Wiley, James W. History of an unsuccessful colonization of an island by a psittacine. ............... 2(3):6

Wiley, James W. A profile of Jamaica and its birdlife. 3(1):2 Wiley, James W. Selected bibliography of Jamaican

bird topics. .............................................................. 3(1):4 Wiley, Jim, Oscar T. “Bud” Owre 1917–1990. ......... 3(3):3 Wiley, James W. [Review of] Oiseaux des Petites

Antilles/Birds of the West Indies.—Édouard Benito-Espinal. 1990. Saint-Barthelemy, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, Faune & Flore des Tropiques, Les Editions du Latanier. ....................................... 4(1):6

Wiley, James W. [Review of] A l’écoute des oiseaux de Guadeloupe et de Martinique.—Patricia Hautcastel and Max Guérin, under the direction of Édouard Benito-Espinal. Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe. ......... 4(1):7

Wiley, James W. [Review of] A l’écoute des oiseaux de Guadeloupe et de Martinique.—Patricia Hautcastel, Max Guérin, and Eric Igabille, under the direction of Édouard Benito-Espinal. 1987. Produced by RMP Biological Ltd. and Canatron Electronics, Ontario. 4(1):8

Wiley, James W. Simposio de Zoologia, La Habana, Cuba. ...................................................................... 4(2):4

Wiley, James W. [Review of] Endangered & endemic birds of the Dominican Republic, by Annabelle S. Dod. Cypress House Press, California. .................. 6(3):3

Wiley, James W. [Review of] Checklist of the birds of Guadeloupe, Martinique and their offshore islands/Liste des oiseaux de Guadeloupe, Martinique et de leurs dependances, by Philippe Feldmann, Arnaud Le Dru, Claudie Pavis, and Pascal Villard. A.E.V.A., Petit Bourg, Guadeloupe, French West Indies. 16 pp. .......................................................... 9(1):8

Wiley, James W. [Review of] Birds of the Cayman Islands, Revised edition, by Patricia Bradley. Photographs by Yves-Jacques Rey-Millet and the author. Caerulea Press, Italy. 1995. ....................... 8(2):4

Wiley, James W. [Review of] A natural history atlas to the cays of the U. S. Virgin Islands, by Arthur E. Dammann and David W. Nellis, Pineapple Press, Inc., Florida, U.S.A. ............................................... 8(2):4

Wiley, James W. [Review of] Vieques y su

fauna/Vieques wildlife manual, by Jorgé E. Saliva. United States Department of the Interior, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Boquerón, Puerto Rico. 1994. 9(1):7

Wiley, James W. [Review of] The scientific survey of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: an eighty-year reassessment of the islands’ natural history, edited by Julio C. Figueroa Colon. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Vol. 776. ............................ 9(3):31

Wiley, James W. [Review of] The Cayman Islands: natural history and biogeography, edited by M. A. Brunt and J. E. Davies. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 1994. James W. Wiley ............................................................... 9(3):31

Wiley, James W. [Review of] Aves de la isla de Cuba, by Juan Lembeye. 1850. Edición facsímil. Presentación de Manuel Fraga Iribarne. Introducción de Francisco Díaz-Fierros Viqueira. Madrid: Xunta de Galicia. 1995. ................................................... 9(3):32

Wiley, James W., and Alexander Cruz. Endangered passerine hosts of the Shiny Cowbird in the Greater Antilles — a case study of the Yellow-shouldered Blackbird. ................................................................ 4(2):4

See Gálvez et al.; Cruz et al. Williams, Jr., Ernest H. See Bunkley-Williams and

Williams Williams, E. J. See Burton et al. Williams, Robert S. R. See Kirwan et al. Wilson, D. J. See Hayes et al. Wilson, D-A. D. See Hayes et al. Wilson, K. See Ferguson et al. Wilson, Marcia. See Gnam et al. Wingate, David B.

Wingate, David B. [Island Representative report] Bermuda. ............................................................... 4(3):12

Wingate, David B. The pre-colonial and current status of Bermuda’s seabird population. ...................... 10(1):36

Woehr, James R. See Hamel et al. Wong, B. Y. Y. See Hayes et al. Woodworth, Bethany L.

Woodworth, B. L. Impact of Shiny Cowbird parasitism on the reproductive success of the Puerto Rican Vireo in Gúanica Forest, Puerto Rico. .................... 4(3):9

Woodworth, Bethany L. Implications of introduced predators and parasites for the Puerto Rican Vireo in Guánica Forest, Puerto Rico. ........................... 10(3):112

Woodworth, B. L., J. Port, F. McKinney, A. Harth, L.G. Sorenson, and L. Ruttan. Changes in local abundance and habitat use by the White-cheeked Pintail in New Providence Island, Bahamas, 1985–1991. ...................................................................... 6(1):12

See Sorenson et al. Woon, Gail L.

Woon, Gail L. Environmental education efforts in the northern Bahamas: problems and advances. ..... 10(1):37

Worrel, A. Worrel, A., J. A. Horrocks, and E. Krebs. Group

foraging dynamics in the blackbird Quiscalus lugubris. .................................................................. 2(3):6

Wotzkow, Carlos Wotzkow, Carlos. Aspectos reproductivos de

Glaucidium y Gymnoglaux (Aves, Strigidae) en la Ciénaga de Zapata. ................................................ 3(3):10

Wotzkow, Carlos. In memoriam. Rogelio García 1926–1992. ........................................................................ 5(2):2

Wotzkow, C. y M. T. Armensol. Censos aereos del Aura Tiñosa, Cathartes aura aura (Aves: Cathartidae): consideraciones sobre su actividad y conducta de vuelo en dependencia del biotopo sobrevolado. .......................................................... 4(2):10

Wotzkow, Carlos, and Brigitte Straub. The Charles-


Eugéne Jeanneret collection of Cuban birds. ....... 9(2):12 See Garrido and Wotzkow

Wunderle, Jr., Joseph M. Wunderle, Joseph M. The effect of Hurricane Hugo on

bird populations in a Puerto Rican rainforest. ...... 3(3):10 Wunderle, Joseph M. The effect of Hurricane Hugo on

bird populations in a Puerto Rican rain forest: the first year and a half. ................................................ 4(3):9

Wunderle, Joe. President’s commentary. ................. 9(1):17 Wunderle, Joseph M., Jr. Pre- and post-hurricane

fruiting phenologies: potential implications for Puerto Rican Parrots. ......................................... 10(1):38

Wunderle, Joe. Presidents commentary: Local involvement as the key to sustainable ecotourism and resources conservation in the Caribbean. .......... 10(2):82

Wunderle, J. M. The timing of the breeding season in the Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) on the island of Grenada, West Indies. ...................................... 10(3):113

Wunderle, Joseph M., Jr., and Steven C. Latta. Contribution of the shade overstory to avian abundance and diversity in Dominican coffee

plantations. ............................................................ 8(3):13 Wunderle, Joseph M., Jr., and Robert B. Waide. Winter

distribution and future prospects for neotropical terrestrial migrants in the Caribbean. ..................... 5(3):2

Wunderle, Joseph M., Robert B. Waide, and D. Jean Lodge. The effect of Hurricane Gilbert on terrestrial bird populations in Jamaica. ................................... 2(3):6

See Ramos et al.

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1988 VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1 ST. CROIX’S SALT RIVER BAY THREATENED BY DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................................... 2 MEETINGS OF INTEREST .............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 TRAINING PROGRAMS AND COURSES .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4 RECENT PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 VOLUME 1, NUMBER 2 NEW FIELD GUIDE PLANNED FOR WEST INDIES ......................................................................................................................................... 2 ST. LUCIA’S MARIA ISLANDS RESERVE ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 MEETINGS OF INTEREST .............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 TRAINING PROGRAMS AND COURSES .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 NEWS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 NOTICES ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 SUPPLEMENT to VOLUME 1, NUMBER 2 SAINT LUCIA. Paul Butler ........................................................................................................................................................................... 7 VOLUME 1, NUMBER 3 FIRST MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY .............................................................................................................. 2 REPORT ON THE MEETING ON “ECOLOGIA INTEGRADA EN DEFENSA DE LA NATURALEZA,” 14–17 JUNE 1988, LA HABANA, CUBA

............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 SOCIETY TO COMPILE LIST OF RESEARCHERS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES IN THE CARIBBEAN ....................................................................... 3 NEW VERSIONS OF HERBERT RAFFAELE’S “A GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS” ................................ 3 A NEW INTERNATIONAL BIRD SOCIETY FOR THE NEOTROPICS ................................................................................................................. 3 TWO NEW JOURNALS ................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 ANNOUNCEMENTS

VERSION ESPA–OLA DE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES MANUAL .......................................................................................... 4 MANUAL PARA METODOLOGIAS DE INVESTIGACION Y TESIS ........................................................................................................... 4 BOLETIN DE FLORA, FAUNA Y ÁREAS SILVESTRES ........................................................................................................................... 4 NEW PUBLICATION ON CARIBBEAN BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION ........................................................................................ 4

MEETINGS OF INTEREST .............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 TRAINING PROGRAMS AND COURSES .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 RECENT LITERATURE .................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 SCHEDULE OF PUBLICATION OF EL PITIRRE ................................................................................................................................................ 7 VOLUME 1, NUMBER 4 SOCIETY ADOPTS NEW NAME ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 1989 MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY ............................................................................................................... 2 REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE ................................................................................................................................................... 2 SOCIETY TO PREPARE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WEST INDIAN ORNITHOLOGY ............................................................................. 2 SOCIETY COMPILING LIST OF RESEARCHERS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES IN THE CARIBBEAN ........................................................................ 2 SECOND MEETING OF THE PARROT SPECIALIST GROUP, CURITIBA, BRAZIL ............................................................................................. 3 REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 FUNDING SOURCE ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 MEETINGS OF INTEREST .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR FUNDING OF 1988 SOCIETY MEETING ............................................................................................................. 5


1989

VOLUME 2, NUMBER 1 JAMES BOND (1900–1989) .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2 ANNABELLE STOCKTON DE DOD RETIRES .................................................................................................................................................. 2 THIRD ANNUAL MEETING OF SOCIETY TO BE HELD IN SANTO DOMINGO ................................................................................................. 2 OPTIMISM GROWS FOR RECOVERY OF PUERTO RICAN PLAIN PIGEON ...................................................................................................... 2 GENETICS AND BIRD CONSERVATION. Kelly Brock ................................................................................................................................... 3 DRAFT FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE LEGISLATION FOR MONTSERRAT AND ANTIGUA ................................................................................. 3 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3 ANNOUNCEMENTS ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 NEW BIRD JOURNAL .................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 NEWS OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGISTS .................................................................................................................................................... 4 MEETINGS OF INTEREST .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Supplement to VOLUME 2, NUMBER 1 SAINT LUCIA ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 VOLUME 2, NUMBER 2 MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY ...................................................................................................................... 2 HURRICANE HUGO ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 BIRD BANDING ON ANDROS ISLAND, BAHAMAS. Joanne Dewey .............................................................................................................. 2 WHEN WILL THE U. S. NAVY BRING ITSELF INTO FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE SIKES ACT AT ROOSEVELT ROADS, PUERTO

RICO? Fred Charles Schaffner ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 GRUPO JARAGUA, INC. ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS. Joseph M. Wunderle, Jr. ........................................................................................................................ 5 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION ON SEABIRDS .............................................................................................................................................. 6 ABSTRACTS OF SELECTED PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE THIRD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY

IS THE PEARLY-EYED THRASHER A TRUE SUPERTRAMP SPECIES? Wayne J. Arendt ....................................................................... 6 SUBSPECIFIC TAXONOMY OF THE MANGROVE CUCKOO COCCYZUS MINOR. Richard C. Banks and Robert Hole, Jr. ..................... 6 RESPONSE OF YOUNG TERNS TO HUMAN HANDLING. Joanna Burger and Michael Gochfeld ........................................................ 6 COWBIRDS IN SOUTH FLORIDA — POTENTIAL THREATS FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. Alexander Cruz ....................................... 7 EFFECTS OF VEGETATION STRUCTURE ON THE FEEDING BEHAVIOR OF WARBLERS (AVES: PARULIDAE) IN PUERTO RICO.

Roberto Díaz and R. F. Ramos ................................................................................................................................................... 7 POPULATION ESTIMATES FOR THE BAHAMA PARROT (AMAZONA LEUCOCEPHALA BAHAMENSIS) ON ABACO ISLAND,

BAHAMAS. Rosemarie Gnam, Ian Lothian, and Albert Burchsted ............................................................................................. 7 BANDING AND RECAPTURES OF SOOTY TERNS AND BROWN NODDIES AT MORANT CAYS, JAMAICA. Ann Haynes-Sutton ........... 7 FORAGING BEHAVIOUR IN CATTLE EGRETS: IS GRAZER ASSOCIATION BENEFICIAL? W. Hunte and D. Riven .............................. 7 ROOST USE BY CATTLE EGRETS (BUBULCUS IBIS) IN BARBADOS. E. Drebs and W. Hunte ............................................................. 8

ANNOUNCEMENTS ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 NEWS FROM THE CARIBBEAN

DOMINICA ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 BAHAMA ISLANDS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11 ST. LUCIA ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 11

MEETINGS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11 VOLUME 2, NUMBER 3 PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF HURRICANE HUGO TO COLUMBID POPULATIONS IN PUERTO RICO AND OFFSHORE

SATELLITE ISLANDS. Frank F. Rivera Milán ....................................................................................................................................... 2 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM THE SOCIETY’S SUBCOMMITTEE ON COLUMBID GAME AND NON-GAME SPECIES. Frank F.

Rivera Milán ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 SURVEY REFLECTS WORLDWIDE CONCERN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................................... 3 BOOK REVIEW — AY-AY: AN ISLAND ALMANAC, BY GEORGE A. SEAMAN. Ro Wauer .......................................................................... 3 NEW BOOK ON WEST INDIAN BIOGEOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................................................... 4 ABSTRACTS OF SELECTED PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE THIRD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN

ORNITHOLOGY, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, AUGUST 1989 (CONCLUDED FROM EL PITIRRE VOL. 2 [2]) USE OF AGRICULTURAL HABITAT BY AVIAN MIGRANTS IN PUERTO RICO, JAMAICA, AND BELIZE. C. S. Robbins, B. A.

Dowell, R. L. Sutton, A. H. Sutton, and D. D. Weyer ..................................................................................................................... 4 MORPHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT ON CAPTIVE PUERTO RICAN PLAIN PIGEON (COLUMBA INORNATA WETMOREI). Carlos R.

Ruiz ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 STUDIES OF RESIDENT COLUMBID GAME SPECIES IN PUERTO RICO. Frank F. Rivera Milán ............................................................. 5 REGULATION OF FOOD PROVISIONING PATTERNS OF WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRDS. Fred C. Schaffner ............................................ 5 RADIO-TRACKING OF WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRDS OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA. F. C. Schaffner, M. R. Fuller, C. J.

Pennycuick, H. H. Obrecht III, and J. Gonzalez-Martinez ............................................................................................................ 5 THE ROLE OF AVICULTURE IN THE CAPTIVE PROPAGATION OF THE PUERTO RICAN PARROT (AMAZONA VITTATA). Teri

Sorenson ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 ALGUNOS ASPECTOS DE LA ECOLOGÍA REPRODUCTIVA DEL JUÍ DE PUERTO RICO (MYIARCHUS ANTILLARUM) EN EL REFUGIO


NACIONAL DE VIDA SILVESTRE DE CABO ROJO, PUERTO RICO. Pablo Torres Baez and Jaime A. Collazo ................................ 6 HISTORY OF INTRODUCED SPECIES OF BIRDS IN JAMAICA. Robert Sutton and A. Haynes-Sutton ...................................................... 6 HISTORY OF AN UNSUCCESSFUL COLONIZATION OF AN ISLAND BY A PSITTACINE. James W. Wiley .................................................. 6 THE EFFECT OF HURRICANE GILBERT ON TERRESTRIAL BIRD POPULATIONS IN JAMAICA. Joseph M. Wunderle, Robert B.

Waide, and D. Jean Lodge ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 GROUP FORAGING DYNAMICS IN THE BLACKBIRD QUISCALUS LUGUBRIS. A. Worrel, J. A. Horrocks, and E. Krebs ......................... 6 EVIDENCIAS CITOGENETICAS EN TORNO AL STATUS TAXONOMICO DE LA CIGUA PALMERA, DULUS DOMINICUS

(PASSERIFORMES: DULIDAE). Celeste Mir ..................................................................................................................................... 7 INDICES DE DENSIDAD DE LAS COMUNIDADES DE AVES EN EL PARQUE NACIONAL DE LOS HAITISES, REPÚBLICA

DOMINICANA. Carlos Ca–o Corcuera and Domingo Sirí ............................................................................................................. 7 HABITOS ALIMENTARIOS DE LA MADÁM SAGÁ (PLOCEUS CUCULLATUS) EN ZONA AGRICOLA CERCANA A SANTO DOMINGO,

REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA. Tomás A. Vargas Mora .......................................................................................................................................... 7

ALGUNOS ASPECTOS SOBRE LA COMPOSICIÓN ESTRUCTURAL DE UNA COMUNIDAD ORNITICA EN EL PARQUE NACIONAL DE LOS HAITISES, REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA. Carlos Ca–o Corcuera and Domingo Sirí .......................................................................................... 7

ESTUDIO PRELIMINAR DE LA AVIFAUNA EN LAS LAGUNAS LIMÓN Y REDONDA, MICHES, REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA. Tammy G. Dominguez Montandón and Domingo Sirí Nu–ez ............................................................................................................................................. 7

ANNOUNCEMENTS ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 OPPORTUNITY WANTED .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 GRANTS AND AWARDS ................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 NEWS OF SOCIETY MEMBERS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9 MEETINGS OF INTEREST .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9

1990

VOLUME 3, NUMBER 1 SOCIETY TO HOLD 1990 MEETING IN KINGSTON, JAMAICA ....................................................................................................................... 2 A PROFILE OF JAMAICA AND ITS BIRDLIFE. James W. Wiley ..................................................................................................................... 2 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF JAMAICAN BIRD TOPICS. James W. Wiley .................................................................................................. 4 ROCKLANDS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 SECOND SYMPOSIUM ON FORESTS OF PUERTO RICO, UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO – PONCE, 2–3 NOVEMBER 1989. Francisco J.

Vilella ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 WORKSHOP ON WILDLIFE BIOLOGY MICROCOMPUTERS ........................................................................................................................... 6 TUDY DOD NOW LIVING IN CALIFORNIA .................................................................................................................................................... 6 NEWS OF SOCIETY MEMBERS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7 INTERNATIONAL PIPING PLOVER CENSUS ................................................................................................................................................... 7 ASSISTANCE REQUESTED IN PREPARATION OF NEW FIELD GUIDE. Herb Raffaele ................................................................................... 7 MEETINGS OF INTEREST .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 VOLUME 3, NUMBER 2 SECOND SYMPOSIUM ON ZOOLOGY SCHEDULED FOR HAVANA, CUBA, 1991 ........................................................................................... 2 MANOMET BIRD OBSERVATORY’S FIELD BIOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMS ............................................................................................... 2 PHOTOGRAPHS OF WEST INDIAN BIRDS NEEDED ....................................................................................................................................... 4 BOOKS FOR NATURE .................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 NORTH AMERICAN BREEDING BIRD SURVEY ............................................................................................................................................. 4 SPECIAL IOC SESSION FOR BIRD COLLECTION MANAGERS ....................................................................................................................... 4 INTRA-NEOTROPICAL MIGRANT SURVEY ................................................................................................................................................... 4 OPPORTUNITY .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 MEETINGS OF INTEREST .............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 VOLUME 3, NUMBER 3 REPORT OF THE SOCIETY’S 1990 ANNUAL MEETING IN KINGSTON, JAMAICA .......................................................................................... 2 NOTES ON CONSERVATION IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. Patricia Bradley .............................. 2 LAGUNA CARTAGENA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE RESTORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN. Hilda Díaz-

Soltero ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 OSCAR T. “BUD” OWRE 1917–1990. Jim Wiley ......................................................................................................................................... 3 NEWS OF THE RÍO ABAJO AVIARY FOR THE PUERTO RICAN PARROT ........................................................................................................ 4 JOB OPPORTUNITY ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 MACAW CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP ........................................................................................................................ 4 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CARIBBEAN POPULATIONS OF ROSEATE TERNS .................................................................................... 5 LARUS COMPETITION IN CARIBBEAN .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 ABSTRACTS OF SELECTED PAPERS PRESENTED DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY,

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, AUGUST 1990 AGE AND SEASONAL DIET OF NESTLING WHITE-CROWNED PIGEONS. G. Thomas Bancroft and Reed Bowman ............................ 5


THE ROLE OF MOLECULAR GENETICS IN THE CONSERVATION OF CARIBBEAN AMAZON PARROTS. Kelly Brock and Bradley N. White ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

HEAVY METAL LEVELS IN CULEBRA TERNS. Joanna Burger and Michael Gochfeld ...................................................................... 6 EFFECTIVENESS OF WHITE-CROWNED PIGEONS AS SEED DISPERSERS. M. Carrington and W. Hoffman ........................................ 6 THE SHINY COWBIRD IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION: A FUTURE THREAT FOR JAMAICA AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.

Alexander Cruz, Tammie K. Nakamura, William Post, and James W. Wiley ........................................................................... 6 LIFE HISTORY OF THE WHITE-CHINNED THRUSH TURDUS AURANTIUS. Audrey C. Downer and Catherine Levy ............................. 6 SEASONAL ABUNDANCES OF MIGRANT SHOREBIRDS AT YALLAHS POND, JAMAICA. John Fletcher and Peter Vogel .................. 6 SEABIRDS NESTING IN SOUTHERN CUBA. Orlando H. Garrido and Alfonso Silva Lee ................................................................... 7 TRES EJEMPOS DE TRANSFORMACIÓN DE HABITATS EN CUBA: SU IMPORTANCIA EN EL INCREMENTO DE LA AVIFAUNA.

Orlando H. Garrido and Carlos Wotzkow .................................................................................................................................. 7 ALGUNOS ASPECTOS DE LA NIDIFICACIÓN DE LA CIGUA PALMERA DULUS DOMINICUS. Simon Guerrero ..................................... 7 HABITAT CONDITIONS IN THE VICINITY OF IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER SIGHTINGS IN EASTERN CUBA. Jerome A. Jackson

...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 ASPECTOS ECOLOGICOS DE LAS BIJIRITAS MIGRATORIAS (AVES: PASSERIFORMES) EN CUBA. Arturo Kirkconnell and Rosa

M. Posada .................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 PUERTO RICO’S LEAST TERN STATUS SURVEY. Gloria C. Lee ......................................................................................................... 8 MOVEMENTS AND HABITAT USE OF SHINY COWBIRDS IN SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO: MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

FOR THE COWBIRD REMOVAL PROGRAM. P. M. McKenzie, R. E. Noble, and E. Barry Moser ................................................. 8 ICTERID ASSOCIATIONS IN AN EXOTIC HABITAT IN SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO: MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS FOR THE

ENDANGERED YELLOW-SHOULDERED BLACKBIRD. P. M. McKenzie, R. E. Noble, and E. Barry Moser ................................ 8 THE ORIGIN OF THE CUBAN BOBWHITE COLINUS VIRGINIANUS “CUBANENSIS” (GRAY). Kenneth C. Parkes .................................. 9 IMPACT OF PHILORNIS AGUSTIFRONS ON GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND SURVIVAL OF PEARLY-EYED THRASHER NESTLINGS

IN MAYAGÜEZ, PUERTO RICO. Marelisa T. Rivera .................................................................................................................... 9 SOLUCIONES A PROBLEMAS ENCONTRADOS EN EL MANEJO DE LA POBLACIÓN CAUTIVA DE PALOMAS SABANERAS. Carlos

Ruiz .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 EFFECTS OF PREDATION ON WHITE-CROWNED PIGEON DISTRIBUTION IN FLORIDA BAY. Richard J. Sawicki, Allan M.

Strong, and G. Thomas Bancroft ................................................................................................................................................ 9 MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF BREEDING WHITE-CROWNED PIGEONS IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA. Allan M. Strong, Richard J.

Sawicki, and G. Thomas Bancroft ............................................................................................................................................... 9 POPULATION BIOLOGY OF THE SMALL INDIAN MONGOOSE IN A COASTAL DRY LIMESTONE FOREST OF SOUTHWESTERN

PUERTO RICO: POSSIBLE INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUERTO RICAN NIGHTJAR. Francisco Vilella ........................................ 10 ASPECTOS REPRODUCTIVOS DE GLAUCIDIUM Y GYMNOGLAUX (AVES, STRIGIDAE) EN LA CIÉNAGA DE ZAPATA. Carlos

Wotzkow ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 THE EFFECT OF HURRICAN HUGO ON BIRD POPULATIONS IN A PUERTO RICAN RAINFOREST. Joseph M. Wunderle ................... 10

MEETINGS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................................................................................ 10 INTERNATIONAL PIPING PLOVER CENSUS ................................................................................................................................................ 12 VOLUME 3, NUMBER 4 LA TÓRTOLAS STREPTOPELIA DECAOCTO (AVES: COLUMBIDAE) EN CUBA. Orlando H. Garrido y Arturo Kirkconnell ......................... 2 REDUCED MEMBERSHIP RATES TO THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS’ UNION ........................................................................................ 2 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2 NEW BOOKS AVAILABLE ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 ANNOUNCEMENTS ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 POSITION WANTED ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 MEETINGS OF INTEREST .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4

1991

VOLUME 4, NUMBER 1 THE DISCOVERY OF THE ELFIN WOODS WARBLER — AN INSIDE LOOK. Kenneth C. Parkes ................................................................... 2 SECOND RECORD OF BAIRD’S SANDPIPER (CALIDRIS BAIRDII) FOR TRINIDAD, WITH NOTES ON ITS OCCURRENCE IN THE

CARIBBEAN BASIN. William L. Murphy ............................................................................................................................................... 3 TALLER EXPERIMENTAL DE ESTUDIOS DE AVES MIGRATORIAS EN CUBA. Hiram Gonzalez Alonso ....................................................... 5 FIELD STUDIES OF MIGRATORY BIRDS IN CUBA. Hiram Gonzalez Alonso ................................................................................................ 5 REPORT FROM THE COLUMBID WORKING GROUP. Ann M. Haynes-Sutton ............................................................................................... 5 NEW BIRD PUBLICATIONS FROM THE FRENCH WEST INDIES ..................................................................................................................... 6 REVIEWS

OISEAUX DES PETITES ANTILLES/BIRDS OF THE WEST INDIES.—ÉDOUARD BENITO-ESPINAL. 1990. SAINT-BARTHELEMY, GUADELOUPE, FRENCH WEST INDIES, FAUNE & FLORE DES TROPIQUES, LES EDITIONS DU LATANIER. James W. Wiley ...... 6

A L’ÉCOUTE DES OISEAUX DE GUADELOUPE ET DE MARTINIQUE.—PATRICIA HAUTCASTEL AND MAX GUÉRIN, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ÉDOUARD BENITO-ESPINAL. POINTE-A-PITRE, GUADELOUPE. James W. Wiley ............................................... 7

A L’ÉCOUTE DES OISEAUX DE GUADELOUPE ET DE MARTINIQUE.—PATRICIA HAUTCASTEL, MAX GUERIN, AND ERIC IGABILLE, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ÉDOUARD BENITO-ESPINAL. 1987. PRODUCED BY RMP BIOLOGICAL LTD. AND


CANATRON ELECTRONICS, ONTARIO. James W. Wiley .............................................................................................................. 8 1991 MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY IN ST. LUCIA ......................................................................................... 8 ANNOUNCEMENTS ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9 NEWS OF SOCIETY MEMBERS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9 MEETINGS OF INTEREST .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 VOLUME 4, NUMBER 2 FIRST RECORD OF WILSON’S PHALAROPE, PHALAROPUS TRICOLOR, FOR TOBAGO. William L. Murphy, Trevor Yip Hoi, and

Adolphus James .................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 ABSTRACTS OF SELECTED PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE COMBINED ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL

SOCIETY AND COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, MAY 1991 THREATENED VIREO POPULATIONS OF ISLAS SAN ANDRÉS AND PROVIDENCIA, COLOMBIA, WEST INDIES. Jon C. Barlow and

Mark K. Peck .................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 DISTRIBUTION AND RELATIVE ABUNDANCE PATTERNS OF COLUMBIDS IN PUERTO RICO. Frank F. Rivera-Milán .......................... 3 SEXUAL HABITAT SEGREGATION IN AMERICAN REDSTARTS WINTERING IN JAMAICA. Jeffrey D. Parrish and Thomas W.

Sherry .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 ENDANGERED PASSERINE HOSTS OF THE SHINY COWBIRD IN THE GREATER ANTILLES — A CASE STUDY OF THE YELLOW-

SHOULDERED BLACKBIRD. James W. Wiley and Alexander Cruz ................................................................................................. 4 SIMPOSIO DE ZOOLOGIA, LA HABANA, CUBA. James W. Wiley ................................................................................................................ 4

VARIACIÓN MORFOLOGICA DEL GENERO QUISCALUS (AVES: ICTERIDAE) EN CUBA. L. González Sánchez, María Elena Garcías Romero y Alicia Batile Viera ............................................................................................................................................ 4

NUEVOS REGISTROS DE RYNCHOPUS NIGER LINNEO, 1758 (AVES: LARIDAE) EN CUBA. P. Blanco y H. González ........................... 5 COMPOSICIÓN SISTEMATICA DE LA COLLECCION DE AVES (PIELES) DEL INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y SISTEMÁTICA. Rafaela

Agulera, Daysi Rodríguez y Bárbara Sánchez ............................................................................................................................... 5 INVENTARIO DE LA HERPETOFAUNA Y ORNITOFAUNA SILVESTRES DEL PARQUE ZOOLOGICO NACIONAL. S. O. Cubillas, J. L.

Polo, J. P. Soy y P. Martínez .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 ABUNDANCIA Y DISTRIBUCIÓN DE LAS PALOMAS TERRESTRES CUBANAS (GENEROS: GEOTRYGON Y STARNOENAS). Daysi

Rodríguez y Bárbara Sánchez ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 SITUACIÓN ACTUAL DE LA POBLACIÓN DE PALOMAS SABANERAS (COLUMBA INORNATA WETMOREI) EN CIDRA, PUERTO RICO.

..............................................................................................................................................R. A. Pérez-Rivera y C. R. Ruiz-Lebrón 6 ORNITOCENOSIS DE UN MATORRAL XEROMORFO SUBCOSTERO EN GIBARA, CUBA. Daysi Rodríguez, Bárbara Sánchez, A.

Torres y A. Rams ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6 CARACTERISTICAS ECOLOGICAS DE LA COMUNIDAD DE AVES EN LA PENINSULA DE HICACOS, MATANZAS, DURANTE LA

MIGRACIÓN OTOÑAL. H. González, E. Godínez y P. Blanco ....................................................................................................... 6 ESTUDIO DE HUMEDALES. ORNITOFAUNA DE LA PRESA PROTESTA DE BARAGUA. L. O. Melián Hernández y Margarita

Ayarde Aguilar ................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 CONDUCTA DE ASOCIACIÓN DE VARIAS ESPECIES DE AVES COMO FACTOR DE SUPERVIVENCIA. J. P. Soy y S. O. Cubillas ............ 7 DINAMICA POBLACIONAL DE NEGRITO (MELOPYRRHA NIGRA) Y LOS TOMEGUINES (TIARIS CANORA Y T. OLIVACEA) EN EL ÁREA

PROTEGIDA “MIL CUMBRES” — RESULTADOS PRELIMINARES. Xiomara Gálvez y V. Berovides ................................................ 7 ECOLOGÍA TRÓFICA DE LAS PRINCIPALES ESPECIES DE AVES QUE AFECTAN EL CULTIVO DEL CAMARON BLANCO EN TUNAS

DE ZAZA. M. Acosta, Lourdes Mugica y Giselle Alvarez ............................................................................................................... 7 ACTIVIDAD Y EXPLOTACIÓN DEL SUBNICHO ESTRUCTURAL DE UNA COMUNIDAD DE AVES EN LA RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA

SIERRA EL ROSARIO. C. Arredondo Antúnez, V., López Rodríguez, Isis Arce Alvarez y M. Pérez Bejerano ............................... 7 ANILLAMIENTO DE AVES EN UNA LOCALIDAD DE LA CIÉNAGA DE ZAPATA, CUBA. P. Blaco, A. Llanes, Ana J. Rondón, J.

Fialio y L. D. Melián ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 AVES ANILLADAS EN NORTEAMERICA CAPTURADAS EN CUBA. A. Moreno Bonilla .......................................................................... 8 AVES MIGRATORIAS EN VUELO DETECTADAS POR RADAR SOBRE LA HABANA. E. Godínez y R. Martínez ...................................... 8 COMPOSICIÓN, ABUNDANCIA Y SUBNICHO ESTRUCTURAL DE LAS COMUNIDADES DE AVES EN DIFERENTES HABITATS DE LA

SIERRA DEL ROSARIO, PINAR DEL RÍO, CUBA. H. González, M. Alvarez, J. Hernández y P. Blanco .......................................... 8 RESULTADOS PRELIMINARES DEL PROYECTO NACIONAL PARA LA CONSERVACIÓN DE LA COTORRA CUBANA (AMAZONA

LEUCOCEPHALA LEUCOCEPHALA). Xiomara Gálvez Aguilera, V. Berovides Alvarez, A. Llanes Sosa y R. Martínez Montero .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

ESTUDIO DE HUMEDALES. ORNITOFAUNA DE AMBIENTES ACUATICOS DE LA COSTA SUR ORIENTAL. L. O. Melián Hernández, Margarita Ayarde Aguilar y J. A. Planas Fajardo ........................................................................................................................ 9

CICLO DE VIDA DEL SABANERO (STURNELLA MAGNA) (AVES: ICTERIDAE) EN EL JARDÍN BOTÁNICO NACIONAL Lourdes Mugica y M. Acosta ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9

CONSIDERACIONES ECOLOGICAS SOBRE LA COMUNIDAD DE AVES CARRO–ERAS DE CUBA Y MÉXICO. M. Acosta, Lourdes Mugica, C. Juárez y Elvia Jiménez ................................................................................................................................................ 9

ORNITOCENOSIS ASOCIADA A LOS SETOS VIVOS DE NEIVA, CUBA CENTRAL. A. Hernández Mu–oz, C. E. Moya López y E. A. Acosta Rodríguez ................................................................................................................................................................... 9

INVENTARIO Y ANILLAMIENTO DE AVES EN CAYO PAREDON GRANDE, CAMAGÜEY, CUBA. Bárbara Sánchez, Arturo Kirkconnell y Daysi Rodríguez ....................................................................................................................................................... 9

ANALYSIS DE LOS REGISTROS DE FALCONIFORMES ANILLADAS EN NORTEAMERICA Y RECUPERADAS EN CUBA. E. Santana Castellón, H. González Alonso y L. González Sánchez ............................................................................................................... 10

SISTEMA INFORMATIVO AUTOMATIZADO DE AVES MIGRATORIAS EN VUELO DETECTADAS POR RADAR. E. Godínez, J. L. González y L. González ................................................................................................................................................................ 10

PRIMER REPORTE DE NIDIFICACIÓN Y OBSERVACIONES DE FERMINIA CERVERAI (AVES: TROGLODYTIDAE) PARA CUBA. O. Martínez García y A. Martínez García ........................................................................................................................................ 10

CENSOS AEREOS DEL AURA TIÑOSA, CATHARTES AURA AURA (AVES: CATHARTIDAE): CONSIDERACIONES SOBRE SU


ACTIVIDAD Y CONDUCTA DE VUELO EN DEPENDENCIA DEL BIOTOPO SOBREVOLADO. C. Wotzkow y M. T. Armensol ........... 10 ABSTRACTS OF CURRENT AVIAN RESEARCH IN CUBA

THE BAHAMIAN AVIAN COMPONENT OF THE NORTHERN COAST OF CUBA. Orlando H. Garrido and Arturo Kirconnell .............. 11 CURRENT STATUS OF THE IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER (CAMPEPHILUS PRINCIPALIS) IN CUBA. Giraldo Alayón and Orlando

H. Garrido .................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 THE TAXONOMIC STATUS OF THE STRIPE-HEADED TANAGER, SPINDALIS ZENA (AVES: THRAUPIDAE), IN THE West Indies.

Orlando H. Garrido, George B. Reynard, Arturo Kirkconnell, and Robert Sutton .................................................................... 11 LA ENSE–ANZA DE LAS CIENCIAS BIOLOGICAS EN LA EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR I TALLER IBEROLATINOAMERICANO DEL 27 DE

ENERO AL 2 DE FEBRERO DE 1992, UNIVERSIDAD DE LA HABANA, FACULTAD DE BIOLOGÍA ........................................................ 11 CUBAN SOCIETY OF ZOOLOGY .................................................................................................................................................................. 12 PRIMERO TALLER SOBRE ECOLOGÍA TROPICAL ....................................................................................................................................... 12 POSITION WANTED .................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 MEETINGS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................................................................................ 13 VOLUME 4, NUMBER 3 TOBAGO HUMMINGBIRDS: STATUS OF THE WHITE-TAILED SABREWING (CAMPYLOPTERUS ENSIPENNIS) AND FIRST RECORD OF

BROWN VIOLET-EAR (COLIBRI DELPHINAE). William L. Murphy ........................................................................................................ 2 TERCER REGISTRO DE DUMETELLA CAROLINENSIS EN PUERTO RICO. Raúl A. Pérez-Rivera y Manuel Soto Singala ............................... 3 A COMPARISON OF DNA FINGERPRINTS FROM HISPANIOLAN AND PUERTO RICAN PARROTS. M. Kelly Brock ...................................... 3 SOCIETY’S 1991 ANNUAL MEETING HELD IN ST. LUCIA ........................................................................................................................... 4 ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE 1991 MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY, ST. LUCIA

DETERMINATION OF HEMATOLOGY AND SERUM CHEMISTRY VALUES FOR CAPTIVE PUERTO RICAN PLAIN PIGEONS (COLUMBA INORNATA WETMOREI). A. B. Arnizaut .......................................................................................................................... 4

IMMEDIATE POST-FLEDGING DISPERSAL OF WHITE-CROWNED PIGEONS FROM FLORIDA BAY. G. Thomas Bancroft, A. M. Strong, and R. J. Sawicki .............................................................................................................................................................. 5

BLM STRATEGY FOR NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRDS. J. Dave Almand ....................................................................................... 5 BREEDING BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF THE LESSER ANTILLEAN BULLFINCH. Alexander Cruz, T. K. Nakamura, and W. Post ...... 5 U. S. D. A. FOREST SERVICE ROLE IN THE NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION PROGRAM. Deborah M. Finch

and T. Raml .................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 DIET, FORAGING BEHAVIOR, AND NUTRITION OF THE BAHAMA PARROT (AMAZONA LEUCOCEPHALA BAHAMENSIS) ON ABACO

ISLAND, BAHAMA ISLANDS. Rosemarie Gnam and Robert F. Rockwell ...................................................................................... 6 DESARROLLO MORFOLOGICO Y CONDUCTUAL EN LA PALOMA CORONITA (COLUMBA LEUCOCEPHALA) EN CAUTIVERIO.

Simon Guerrero ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 THE HISTORY OF THE IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER IN CUBA. Jerome A. Jackson ............................................................................ 6 EXOTICS IN JAMAICA — PAST AND PRESENT. Catherine Levy ........................................................................................................... 6 PATTERNS OF MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION IN INTRODUCED AND NATIVE POPULATIONS OF LONCHURA CUCULLATA. Jorge A.

Moreno ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 THE TAXONOMIC POSITION OF THE GREATER ANTILLEAN PEWEE (CONTOPUS CARIBAEUS). George B. Reynard, Orlando H.

Garrido, and Robert L. Sutton ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 STANDARIZED CALL AND SIGHT COUNTS OF COLUMBIDS IN PUERTO RICO: A COMPARISON OF DENSITY AND RELATIVE

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATES. Frank F. Rivera-Milan ........................................................................................................................ 7 “PARTNERS IN FLIGHT — AVES DE LAS AMERICAS,” THE NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION PROGRAM. Peter

W. Stangel ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 PUERTO RICAN PLAIN PIGEON (COLUMBA INORNATA WETMOREI): IS IT MONOMORPHIC? Carlos R. Ruiz Lebrón ............................. 8 ASPECTS OF THE BREEDING BIOLOGY OF ROSEATE TERNS IN PUERTO RICO. Jorge E. Saliva and David A. Shealer ....................... 8 SOME ASPECTS OF THE BREEDING BIOLOGY AND GROWTH PATTERNS OF THE PUERTO RICAN FLYCATCHER (MYIARCHUS

ANTILLARUM) AT CABO ROJO, PUERTO RICO. Pablo Torres Báez ................................................................................................ 8 THE YELLOW-SHOULDERED BLACKBIRD (AGELAIUS XANTHOMUS) RECOVERY PROJECT. Eduardo A. Ventosa Febles .................... 9 POST-HURRICANE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES FOR THE WILD PUERTO RICAN PARROT POPULATION:

AN OVERVIEW. Francisco J. Vilella .............................................................................................................................................. 9 IMPACT OF SHINY COWBIRD PARASITISM ON THE REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF THE PUERTO RICAN VIREO IN GÚANICA

FOREST, PUERTO RICO. B. L. Woodworth ..................................................................................................................................... 9 THE EFFECT OF HURRICANE HUGO ON BIRD POPULATIONS IN A PUERTO RICAN RAIN FOREST: THE FIRST YEAR AND A HALF.

Joseph M. Wunderle ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9 RESULTADOS PRELIMINARES DEL PROYECTO NACIONAL PARA LA CONSERVACIÓN DE LA COTORRA CUBANA (AMAZONA

LEUCOCEPHALA). Xiomara Gálvez Aguilera, Vicente Berovides Alvarez, Alejandro Llánes Sosa y Rosendo Martínez Montero ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 10

NESTING HABITS OF THE VILLAGE WEAVER (PLOCEUS CUCULLATUS) IN HAITI. J. O. Keith and M. Rimpel .................................. 10 SUMMARY OF THE 1991 PSITTACINE WORKING GROUP MEETING, ST. LUCIA ....................................................................................... 10 NOTICE ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 OPPORTUNITIES ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 MEETINGS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11 INFORMATION ON WILD BIRD BILLS BEING CONSIDERED IN THE UNITED STATES ................................................................................. 13

1992

VOLUME 5, NUMBER 1 TRANSITO DE BOMBYCILLA CEDRORUM (AVES: BOMBYCILLIDAE) EN LOCALIDADES DE LA CIUDAD DE LA HABANA. Esteban


Godinez, Jorge de la Cruz, Juan P. Soi y Santos Cubillas .................................................................................................................. 2 LONCHURA MALACCA (AVES: ESTRILDIDAE), NUEVA ESPECIE PARA LA AVIFAUNA CUBANA. Arturo Kirkconnell y Orlando

Garrido ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 OBSERVATIONS OF THE RED-NECKED PHALAROPE (PHALAROPUS LOBATUS) AND BAIRD’S SANDPIPER (CALIDRIS BAIRDII) IN

PUERTO RICO. Alfredo J. Begazo ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 ABSTRACTS OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN CUBA

REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF THE CUBAN PARROT (AMAZONA LEUCOCEPHALA) IN LOS INDIOS, ISLA DE LA JUVENTUD. I.—NEST SELECTION. Alejandro Llanes Sosa, Rosendo Martínez Montero, and Vicente Berovides Alvarez ............................... 3

REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF THE CUBAN PARROT (AMAZONA LEUCOCEPHALA) IN LOS INDIOS, ISLA DE LA JUVENTUD. II.—POPULATION DYNAMICS. Vicente Berovides Alvarez Alejandro Llanes Sosa, and Rosendo Martínez Montero ............. 4

BOOK REVIEW A GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, 2ND EDITION.—RICHARD FFRENCH. 1991. ITHACA, NEW YORK,

COMSTOCK PUBLISHING ASSOCIATES. William L. Murphy ......................................................................................................... 4 1992 MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY ............................................................................................................... 5 PSITTACINE WORKSHOP .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT OF THE 1992 MEETING OF THE COLUMBID WORKING GROUP. Frank F. Rivera-Milán ........................................ 6 DRAFT OF THE SOCIETY’S CONSTITUTION TO BE SENT TO MEMBERS ........................................................................................................ 7 ALLAN KEITH STEPS DOWN AS SOCIETY’S TREASURER ............................................................................................................................ 7 NEWS OF MEMBERS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 MEETINGS OF INTEREST .............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 VOLUME 5, NUMBER 2 IN MEMORIAM. ROGELIO GARCÍA 1926–1992. Carlos Wotzkow ............................................................................................................... 2 OBSERVACIONES CONDUCTUALES EN ALGUNAS AVES DE LA RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA “CUCHILLAS DEL TOA”

(GUANTÁNAMO–HOLGUÍN, CUBA. Giraldo Alayón García ................................................................................................................ 2 SECOND WINTER SIGHTING OF THE COMMON BLACK-HEADED GULL (LARUS RIDIBUNDUS) IN ST. LUCIA, LESSER ANTILLES.

Wayne Burke ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 CURSO ANUAL: COMUNIDADES DE AVES RESIDENTES Y MIGRATORIAS, TECNICAS PARA SU DETECCIÓN Y EVALUACIÓN. 1 AL 15

DE MARZO Y/O 1 AL 15 DE OCTUBRE ................................................................................................................................................... 4 INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y SISTEMÁTICA .................................................................................................................................................. 5 CUBA TO HOST THE 1993 MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY .............................................................................. 5 REPORT ON THE 1992 MEETING OF THE SCO IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO ............................................................................................... 5 SOCIETY’S JOURNAL PUBLISHED ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 NEW PUBLICATIONS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 MEETINGS OF INTEREST .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 PROCEDURES FOR ELECTION OF 1993–1994 SOCIETY OFFICERS ............................................................................................................... 7 BOARD MEMBERS 1992–94 (REPRESENTATIVES OF TERRITORIES) ........................................................................................................... 7 BOARD MEMBERS 1992–94 (INVITED) ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 VOLUME 5, NUMBER 3 ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE 1992 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY

IMPACT OF HABITAT FRAGMENTATION ON MIGRATORY SONGBIRDS IN BREEDING AND WINTERING AREAS. Robert A. Askins ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

WINTER DISTRIBUTION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR NEOTROPICAL TERRESTRIAL MIGRANTS IN THE CARIBBEAN. Joseph M. Wunderle, Jr., and Robert B. Waide ...................................................................................................................................... 2

LONG-TERM STUDIES OF THE BIRDS OF GUÁNICA, PUERTO RICO. John Faaborg and Wayne J. Arendt ....................................... 3 NOTES ON THE SWAINSON’S WARBLER (LIMNOTHLYPIS SWAINSONII) IN CUBA. George Wallace, Orlando H. Garrido, and

ArturoKirkconnell ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 WINTER HABITAT OCCURRENCE PATTERNS OF TEMPERATE MIGRANT BIRDS IN BELIZE. Deanna K. Dawson, Chandler S.

Robbins, and John S. Sauer ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 BANDER TRAINING IN CUBA AND OTHER CANADIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO CONSERVATION IN THE CARIBBEAN BASIN.

Martin K. McNicholl .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 SISTER FORESTS—OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASED COOPERATION IN THE CONSERVATION OF NEOTROPICAL MIGRANT

BIRDS. Ricardo García .............................................................................................................................................................. 4 EVALUACIÓN ORNITOLOTICA DE LAS COMUNIDADES DE AVES EN DOS LOCALIDADES DE LA RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA

GUANAHACABIBES EN LA MIGRACIÓN OTO–AL. Hiram González, Esteban Godinez, P. Blanco y A. Pérez .......................... 4 AVIFAUNA DE LA REGION ORIENTAL DE CUBA DURANTE LA MIGRACIÓN OTO–AL. Daysi Rodríguez y Bárbara Sánchez .......... 5 AVIFAUNA DE LA LOMA REMIGIO, CON ENFASIS EN LAS ESPECIES MIGRATORIAS. Cristóbal Martínez M. .................................. 5 ECOLOGY OF MIXED SPECIES FLOCKS IN CORDILLERA FORESTS OF PUERTO RICO: PARTICIPATION OF NEOTROPICAL LAND

BIRD MIGRANTS. Tomás A. Carlo and Francisco J. Vilella ..................................................................................................... 6 PARTNERS IN FLIGHT — A COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION. Peter Stangel .............................. 6 THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT’S NONGAME MIGRATORY BIRD HABITAT CONSERVATION STRATEGY PLAN.

Beaumont C. McClure and Terry Rich ...................................................................................................................................... 7 A PROPOSED PRIORITY SYSTEM FOR NEOTROPICAL MIGRANT BIRDS: IMPLICATIONS FOR ALL LANDBIRDS IN THE WEST

INDIES. William C. Hunter .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 MODELS FOR REGIONAL INVOLVEMENT IN PARTNERS IN FLIGHT. David N. Pashley .................................................................... 7 FOREST FRAGMENTATION AND MINIMUM AREA REQUIREMENTS FOR BREEDING FOREST BIRDS IN THE UPPER FLORIDA


KEYS. G. T. Bancroft, A. M. Strong, and M. E. Carrington ...................................................................................................... 8 IMPACTS OF PRIMATE POPULATIONS ON AVIAN HABITATS IN SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO. Janis González-Martínez ........... 8 CONSERVATION ISSUES IN THE BAHAMAS. Maurice C. L. Isaacs ................................................................................................... 9 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PRIORITIES IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA. Kevel C. Lindsay .................................................... 9 A POPULATION ESTIMATE OF WHITE-CROWNED PIGEONS NESTING IN FLORIDA BAY. A. M. Strong, R. J. Sawicki, and G.

T. Bancroft ................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 CONSERVACIÓN DE LA ORNITOFAUNA EN EL SISTEMA NACIONAL DE ÁREAS PROTEGIDAS EN CUBA. Antonio Perera-Puga .... 10 THE CONSERVATION DATA CENTRE—JAMAICA. Margaret A. J. Jones ........................................................................................ 11 VALORES HEMATOLOGICOS DE TRES ESPECIES DE COLUMBIFORMES. Edgardo R. Dávila, Ana Arnizaút, Carlos Ruíz y

Raúl A. Pérez-Rivera ................................................................................................................................................................ 11 DESGLOCE DE LOS PATRONES DE CORTEJO Y COPULACIÓN DE INDIVIDUOS CAUTIVOS DE PALOMA SABANERA. Diana

Saurí, Raúl Pérez-Rivera y Carlos Ruíz .................................................................................................................................. 11 BANDING STUDIES OF ZENAIDA DOVES IN PUERTO RICO. Frank F. Rivera-Milán ....................................................................... 12 POPULATION STATUS OF THE WHITE-CROWNED PIGEON (COLUMBA LEUCOCEPHALA) IN CUBA: 1979–1987. Esteban

Godinez ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 BREEDING BIOLOGY OF THE WEST INDIAN WOODPECKER. Arturo Kirkconnell ........................................................................... 12 THE HAIRY WOODPECKER IN THE BAHAMAS. Jerome A. Jackson ................................................................................................ 12 CRITICAL STATUS OF THE WHITE-BREASTED THRASHER. Lyndon John ....................................................................................... 13 IMPACT OF HURRICANE HUGO ON PEARLY-EYED THRASHER REPRODUCTION IN THE LUQUILLO RAIN FOREST, PUERTO

RICO. Wayne J. Arendt ............................................................................................................................................................. 13 VARIABILIDAD EN LOS NIDOS Y HUEVOS DE LA REINA MORA. Raúl A. Pérez-Rivera ................................................................. 14 POPULATIONS OF PUERTO RICAN SCREECH-OWLS IN TWO HABITAT TYPES. Keith L. Pardieck, J. Michael Meyers, and

Michelle Pagán ........................................................................................................................................................................ 14 BIRDS COLLECTED IN JAMAICA BY WILLIAM T. MARCH, 1861–1866. Richard C. Banks and Robert Hole, Jr. .......................... 15 IS THE PALM CROW (CORVUS PALMARUM) A MONOTYPIC SPECIES? Orlando H. Garrido, George B. Reynard and Arturo

Kirkconnell ............................................................................................................................................................................... 15 SEABIRDS NESTING IN EXUMA LAND AND SEA PARK, BAHAMAS. David S. Lee and Mary K. Clarck ........................................ 16

PROGRESS ON THE SOCIETY’S 1993 MEETING IN CUBA ........................................................................................................................... 16 REPORT OF THE PSITTACINE WORKING GROUP. Francisco J. Vilella ...................................................................................................... 16 NOTICES ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 OPPORTUNITIES ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 MEETINGS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................................................................................ 18 IN MEMORY OF JACQUELINE “JILL” WEECH. Rosemarie S. Gnam .......................................................................................................... 19

1993

VOLUME 6, NUMBER 1 AN UNUSUAL CONCENTRATION AND FIRST PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE POMARINE JAEGER (STERCORARIUS POMARINUS) ON

THE CARIBBEAN COAST OF GUATEMALA. Ronald Byrom ................................................................................................................... 2 OBSERVATIONS OF THE WOOD SANDPIPER AND LITTLE EGRET IN BARBADOS. Martin Frost .................................................................. 3 ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE 1992 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY:

REASSESSMENT OF BLACK-CAPPED PETREL IN CUBA. D.S. Lee, N. Vi–a, O. Garrido, R.W. Dickerman, and J.C. Haney ............. 4 SURVEY OF LEAST TERN NESTING SITES ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF JAMAICA. G.P. Alleng and C.A. Alleng .......................... 4 GROWTH RATES OF BIRDS FROM PREDATOR-FREE ISLANDS. Carlos A. Bosque and María T. Bosque .......................................... 4 RESOURCE PARTITIONING AMONG A FLYCATCHER GUILD IN JAMAICA. Alex Cruz ......................................................................... 5 ESTUDIO PRELIMINAR EN DOS COMUNIDADES DE AVES EN LA LOMA NALGA DE MACO. Domingo N. Sirí ................................... 5 YOUTH EDUCATING YOUTH. Garfield A. Brown and Chandra A. Degia ......................................................................................... 6 POPULATION DECLINE OF THE PUERTO RICAN BROAD-WINGED HAWK AND SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. Carlos A. Delannoy .......... 6 FIRST RELEASE OF PUERTO RICAN PLAIN PIGEON COLUMBA INORNATA WETMOREI. Carlos R. Ruíz-Lebrón and Juan J.

Morales Ríos .................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 BIRD CONSERVATION IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: A MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE. Howard Nelson ............................................ 7 CONSERVATION OF THE RED-TAILED AMAZON (AMAZONA BRASILIENSIS) IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL. P. Martuscelli and P.

Scherer Neto .................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 CONDUCTAS REPRODUCTIVAS Y DESARROLLO MORFOLOGICO EN CAUTIVERIO DE LA COTORRA DE LA HISPANIOLA

(AMAZONA VENTRALIS). Simon Guerrero ........................................................................................................................................ 8 IMPROVED CAPTURE TECHNIQUES FOR PSITTACINES. J. Michael Meyers ........................................................................................ 8 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE CONSERVATION OF THE RED-TAILED AMAZON IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL. Miriam

Milanelo ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 PROMOTING PROTECTION THROUGH PRIDE. Monique Clarke ........................................................................................................... 9 AN INTRODUCTION TO AVIAN MEDICINE AND EMERGENCY CARE WITH EMPHASIS ON THE GENUS AMAZONA. Ana B.

Arnizaut .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 ESTADO DE LAS POBLACIONES CUBANAS DE COTORRA (AMAZONA LEUCOCEPHALA) Y CRIA EN CAUTIVERIO. Hirám

González, María E. García Romero y Esteban Godinéz .............................................................................................................. 9 RESULTADOS PRELIMINARES DEL PROYECTO NACIONAL PARA LA CONSERVATION DE LA COTORRA CUBANA (AMAZONA

LEUCOCEPHALA LEUCOCEPHALA). Xiomara Gálvez-Aguilera, V. Berovides, A. Llánes, R. Martínez y O. Pimentel ................. 10 BANANAQUIT VOCAL BEHAVIOR IN A HIGH DENSITY POPULATION. Nidia I. Ramos, Oscar J. Vázquez, and Joseph M.


Wunderle, Jr. ............................................................................................................................................................................... 10 CONSERVATION NEEDS FOR THE AMAZON PARROTS OF JAMAICA. Wendy van Berneveld ............................................................ 11 REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF THE BAHAMA PARROT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ITS CONSERVATION. Rosemarie S. Gnam and

Robert F. Rockwell ...................................................................................................................................................................... 11 CLASIFICACION NUMERICA DE ALGUNAS COMUNIDADES DE AVES DEL ARCHIPIELAGO CUBANO. M.E. García Romero y

Laredo González .......................................................................................................................................................................... 11 CHANGES IN LOCAL ABUNDANCE AND HABITAT USE BY THE WHITE-CHEEKED PINTAIL IN NEW PROVIDENCE ISLAND,

BAHAMAS, 1985–1991. B.L. Woodworth, J. Port, F. McKinney, A. Harth, L.G. Sorenson, and L. Ruttan .............................. 12 DATOS SOBRE LA REPRODUCCION DE MELANERPES S. SUPECILIARIS Y COLAPTES FERNANDINAE (AVES: PICIDAE) EN LA

CIENAGA DE ZAPATA. María E. García Romero ........................................................................................................................ 12 INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY ................................................................................................................................................. 13 ORNITHOLOGY JOURNALS AVAILABLE ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 NOTICES ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 MEETINGS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................................................................................ 13 SOCIETY OFFICERS FOR 1993–1994 .......................................................................................................................................................... 14 VOLUME 6, NUMBER 2 FIRST RECORD OF EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, CONTOPUS VIRENS (AVES, TYRANNIDAE), IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. Fred W. Sladen ........ 2 REVIEW

ENDANGERED & ENDEMIC BIRDS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, BY ANNABELLE S. DOD. CYPRESS HOUSE PRESS, CALIFORNIA. James W. Wiley ........................................................................................................................................................ 3

ANNUAL SCO MEETING. JULY 30–AUGUST 8, 1993; PLAYA GIRÓN, CUBA ............................................................................................. 3 LETTER TO ISLAND REPRESENTATIVES. Patricia Bradley .......................................................................................................................... 4 THE 5TH SYMPOSIUM ON THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BAHAMAS ....................................................................................................... 4 MEETINGS OF INTEREST .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 VOLUME 6, NUMBER 3 REPORT ON THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY IN CUBA ............................................................... 2 SOCIETY’S 1994 MEETING TO BE HELD IN MARTINIQUE ............................................................................................................................ 2 ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE 1993 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY

PROYECTO ATLAS ORNITOLOGICO DE CUBA. SALVADOR J. PERIS .................................................................................................... 2 PRINCIPALES ÁREAS DE CUBA DE IMPORTANCIA PARA LAS AVES. ANTONIO PERERA, O. GARRIDO E HIRAM GONZÁLEZ ................ 3 AVES DE LA SIERRA DEL ROSARIO. Carlos Arredondo, Vitalio López y C. Bravo ........................................................................... 3 INFLUENCIA DEL MICROHABITAT EN LA ESTRUCTURA DE LA COMUNIDAD DE CICONIIFORMES QUE HABITA LOS ARROCERA

DEL JIBARO EN LA PROVINCIA DE SANTI SPÍRITUS, CUBA. Martín Acosta Cruz y L. Mugica ................................................. 3 EVALUACIÓN MENSURAL DE LA COMUNIDAD DE AVES DEL HUMEDAL SAN MIGUEL DE PARADA, SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Luis

O. Melián Hernández, M. Ayarde y José Planas ..................................................................................................................... 3 EL FRAILECIO BLANCO CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS (AVES: CHARADRIIDAE) ANIDANDO EN CUBA. REDESCUBRIMIENTO.

Orlando H. Garrido .................................................................................................................................................................. 3 ESTUDIO ECOLOGO-PAISAJISTICO DE LAS SALINAS, CIÉNAGA DE ZAPATA, SOBRE LA BASE DE LA ORNITOFAUNA. Enrique

Soto, Raul Sánchez, A. Alfonso, L. Rodríguez y A. Cabrera .................................................................................................... 4 CENSOS DE AVES ACUATICAS EN EL REFUGIO DE FAUNA “LAS SALINAS,” CIÉNAGA DE ZAPATA, CUBA. Pedro Blanco ............. 4 DINAMICA DE LA COMUNIDAD DE AVES EN EL REFUGIO DE FAUNA LAS SALINAS, CIÉNAGA DE ZAPATA, MATANZAS.

Alejandro Llanes Sosa .............................................................................................................................................................. 4 ASPECTOS ECOLOGICOS DE LAS POBLACIONES DE FLAMENCO (PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER) EN CUBA. José y Jesús Morales

Leal ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 ESTABLECIMIENTO DE UN SISTEMA DE MONITOREO DE AVES EN EL LAGO ENRIQUILLO. Cristóbal Martínez Mercedes .............. 5 EVALUACIÓN DE LAS COMUNIDADES DE AVES EN SEIS HABITATS BOSCOSOS DE LA CIÉNAGA DE ZAPATA, CUBA. Hiram

González, M. McNicholl, G. Wallace, D. Rodríguez, B. Sánchez, M. Acosta, D. Fillman, P. Blanco, E. Godínez y A. Llanes ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

ORNITOFAUNA EN TRES HABITATS TERRESTRES DE CAYO COCO, DURANTE EL PERIODO DE RESIDENCIA INVERNAL DE 1993. Bárbara Sánchez, D. Rodríguez, G. Wallace, D. Fillman, D. Zu–iga y R. Gómez ....................................................... 5

VARIACIÓN PRELIMINAR DE LA ORNITOCENOSIS DE UN BOSQUE SEMIDECIDUO DE LA PENINSULA DE GUANAHACABIBES, CUBA. Alina Pérez, Roberto Varela y Freddy Delgado ........................................................................................................... 6

EVALUACIÓN DE LA AVIFAUNA DE DOS LOCALIDADES DEL AREA PROTEGIDA JOBO ROSADO, SANTI SPÍRITUS, CUBA. Francisco Morera, Hiram González, P. Blanco y D. Sánchez ................................................................................................. 6

ABUNDANCIA Y DIVERSIDAD DE LA COMUNIDAD DE AVES EN LA RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA DE BACONAO. Nidia García Sarmiento .................................................................................................................................................................................. 6

COMPOSICIÓN, DENSIDAD Y EXPLOTACIÓN DEL SUBNICHO ESTRUCTURAL DE UNA COMUNIDAD DE AVES EN LA SIERRA DEL ROSARIO, PINAR DEL RÍO, CUBA. Carlos Arredondo, R. Vitalio López, I. Arce y M. Pérez ............................................ 6

VALORACIÓN BOTANICO-ECOLOGICA EN ESTACIONES DE ESTUDIOS ORNITOLÓGICOS EN LA CIÉNAGA DE ZAPATA, MANTAZAS, CUBA. Ramon Oviedo .......................................................................................................................................... 7

NIDIFICACIÓN DE AVES EN FORMACIONES VEGETALES DEL ÁREA PROTEGIDA “CUBANACAN,” VILLA CLARA, CUBA. Iván Brito Fuentes ............................................................................................................................................................................. 7


AVITUR, SOFTWARE PARA LA OPTIMA OBSERVACIÓN DE AVES. Alfredo Gutiérrez y Vicente Berovides ....................................... 7 TRAMA ECOLOGICA DEL USO DE LAS CAVIDADES DE PALMAS BARRIGONAS (COLPOTHRINAX WRIGHTII) POR LAS AVES DEL

ÁREA PROTEGIDA, LOS INDIOS, ISLA DE LA JUVENTUD. I. PAJAROS CARPINTEROS. Fidel E. Quiala Górgona, M. Ortega Piti, X. Gálvez A. y Vicente Berovides A. ..................................................................................................................... 7

REPORTE SOBRE LA BUSQUEDA DEL CARPINTERO REAL (CAMPEPHILUS PRINCIPALIS) EN CUBA, FEBRERO–MARZO 1993. Martjan Lammertink y Alberto Estrada ................................................................................................................................... 8

ASPECTOS SOBRE LA HISTORIA NATURAL DEL CARPINTERO VERDE (XIPHIDIOPICUS PERCUSSUS). Rosa M. Posada y Arturo Kirkconnell ................................................................................................................................................................................ 8

DATOS PRELIMINARES SOBRE LA ECOLOGÍA REPRODUCTIVA DE LA GOLONDRINA DE CUEVAS (HIRUNDO FULVA) EN CUBA. Arturo Kirkconnell, A. Llanes y R. Quiñones ........................................................................................................................... 8

NUEVA LOCALIDAD DE FERMINIA CERVARAI (AVES: TROGLODYTIDAE) EN LA CIÉNAGA DE ZAPATA, CUBA. ASPECTOS DE SU ETOLOGIA. Enrique Soto Ramírez, J. Fiallo, A. Urquiola y A. Alfonso ............................................................................. 8

INTERACCIÓN DE LA AVIFAUNA SILVESTRE CON LOS ANIMALES EXOTICOS DEL PARQUE ZOOLÓGICO NACIONAL. Cubillas Santos y Jorge L. Polo .............................................................................................................................................................. 9

EFFECTOS DE LA SIEMBRA Y MANIPULACIÓN DE CAVIDADES PARA ANIDAR, SOBRE LA PRODUCCIÓN DE PICHONES EN LA COTORRA CUBANA (AMAZONA LEUCOCEPHALA) DEL ÁREA PROTEGIDA LOS INDIOS, ISLA DE LA JUVENTUD. Xiomara Gálvez A., F. E. Quiala Góngoro, M. Ortega Aquilera y Vicente Berovides A. ...................................................................... 9

DIMENSIONES DE LAS CAVIDADES DE NIDIFICACIÓN Y SU SELECCIÓN PREFERENCIAL POR LA COTORRA CUBANA (AMAZONA LEUCOCEPHALA). Vicente Berovides, Alfredo Gutíerrez y A. Llanes ....................................................................................... 9

EXPERIENCIAS PRACTICAS DE MANEJO EN UN CRIADERO DE COTORRAS (AMAZONA LEUCOCEPHALA LEUCOCEPHALA) EN LA CIÉNAGA DE ZAPATA. Angel Delgado Gavino y Jorge Fiallo ................................................................................................. 9

ESTUDIO DEL COMPORTAMIENTO EN CAUTIVERIO DE LA COTORRA DE SANTA LUCIA (AMAZONA VERSICOLOR), COMO APOYO A UN PROGRAMA PARA SU CONSERVACIÓN. Juan P. Soy ............................................................................................ 9

IN MEMORIA. ABELARDO MORENO (1913–1992) ........................................................................................................................... 10 ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEETING .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW JOURNAL—BAHAMAS JOURNAL OF SCIENCE ............................................................................................... 12 JOIN THE WORLD’S BIGGEST BIRDWATCH ................................................................................................................................................ 12 REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12 NOTICE ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 PERSONAL EXCHANGE ............................................................................................................................................................................... 13 OPPORTUNITY ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 MEETINGS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................................................................................ 13 PASSING OF GABRIEL CHARLES ................................................................................................................................................................ 13

1994

VOLUME 7, NUMBER 1 VAGRANT WHITE STORK CICONIA CICONIA (AVES: CICONIIDAE) FOUND IN ANTIGUA: A FIRST RECORD FOR THE WEST INDIES.

Nathan P. Gricks ................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 CORROBORACIÓN DE ALGUNOS REGISTROS DE AVES PARA PUERTO RICO. Raúl A. Pérez-Rivera and Leopoldo Miranda . .................. 2 ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE 1993 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SCO (CONTINUED FROM VOL. 6)

HABITAT USE BY NORTH AMERICAN LANDBIRD MIGRANTS ON ST. CROIX, U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Fred W. Sladen ................... 3 THE PUERTO RICAN PARROT: ITS POTENTIAL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL TOOL. Jafet Vélez Valentín and Francisco J. Vilella . ..... 3 ROLE-CALL FOR INSULAR AVIAN EXTINCTIONS IN THE WEST INDIES. Robert L. Norton ................................................................ 3 FEEDING BEHAVIOR OF WHITE-CROWNED PIGEON NESTLINGS IN RELATION TO DIET, HATCHING SEQUENCE, AND

HATCHING PATTERN. Reed Bowman ........................................................................................................................................ 4 MOVEMENTS AND MORTALITY OF WHITE IBISES (EUDOCIMUS ALBUS) AS DERIVED FROM RECOVERIES OF BIRDS BANDED

IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. Peter C. Frederick .................................................................................................. 4 EFFECTS OF COLONIZATION PATTERNS, DISPERSAL BARRIERS, AND ISLAND SIZE IN GENETIC VARIATION PATTERNS IN

CARIBBEAN YELLOW WARBLERS. Nedra K. Klein .................................................................................................................. 4 THE GREATER ANTILLEAN NIGHTJAR: IS IT ONE SPECIES? Orlando Garrido and George B. Reynard .......................................... 5 PRELIMINARY STATUS OF THE WEST INDIES’ ONLY NUTHATCH. P. William Smith and Susan A. Smith ........................................ 5 CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN THE NATURAL PINE FORESTS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. Christopher C.

Russell ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 HABITAT CONSTRAINTS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF PASSERINE RESIDENTS AND NEOTROPICAL MIGRANTS IN LATIN

AMERICA. Chandler S. Robbins, Barbara A. Dowell, and Deanna K. Dawson ...................................................................... 5 COLONIAS DE ANIDACIÓN DE AVES COSTERAS EN SIAN KAÍAN, QUINTANA ROO. J. Luis Rangel-Salazar y Paula L.

Enríquez-Rocha ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6 SITIOS DE ANIDACIÓN DE PANDION Y BUBO EN SIAN KAÍAN, QUINTANA ROO. Paula L. Enríquez-Rocha y J. Luis Rangel-

Salazar ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF HABITAT CHANGES ON THE WATERBIRD POPULATIONS OF HELLSHIRE, ST. CATHERINE,

JAMAICA. Anne C. E. Morgan .................................................................................................................................................. 6 RAPTOR MIGRATION IN THE CARIBBEAN: THE JAMAICAN PERSPECTIVE. Marcia Mundle and Catherine Levy ............................. 7


THE BIODIVERSITY MONITORING PROJECT FOR ANTIGUA. Kevel Lindsay ....................................................................................... 7 RECENT PROGRESS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CAPTIVE PUERTO RICAN PARROT POPULATION. Pablo Torres-Báez, Ana

B. Arnizaut, and Francisco J. Vilella ....................................................................................................................................... 7 THE TOBAGO STRIPED OWL (RHINOPTYNX CLAMATOR OBERI): WHAT DO WE KNOW? Howard Nelson ........................................... 7 SOME IMPLICATIONS OF SMALL POPULATION SIZE FOR MANAGEMENT OF WATERBIRDS IN JAMAICA. Peter R. Bacon and

Anne C. E. Morgan ................................................................................................................................................................... 8 THE IMPACT OF THE LANDSCAPE ON AVIAN COLONIZATION OF ISOLATED PATCHES OF HABITAT. John Dunning, Rene

Borgella, Krista Clements, and Gary Meffe ............................................................................................................................. 8 COLLECTING INFORMATION FOR AN ISLAND DATABASE OF BIRD RECORDS OR WHO IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY? Catherine

Levy ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 ESTABLECIMIENTO DE UN SISTEMA DE MONITOREO DE AVES EN EL LAGO ENRIQUILLO. Cristóbal Martínez Mercedes .............. 8 VOCAL BEHAVIOR OF THE ST. ANDREW VIREO (VIREO CARIBAEUS). Jon C. Barlow and Mark K. Peck ......................................... 9 PARAMETROS ECOLOGICOS DE UNA COMUNIDAD ORNITICA EN EL PARQUE NACIONAL DEL ESTE, REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA

Carlos Cano .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 THE RELEASE PROGRAM FOR THE PUERTO RICAN PLAIN PIGEON. Carlos R. Ruiz, Juan J. Morales, and Anastacio Ortiz ........... 9

ORLANDO H. GARRIDO RECEIVES SCO AWARD AS OUTSTANDING ORNITHOLOGIST ............................................................................ 10 UNIECO ‘93 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 ASSOCIATION FOR PARROT CONSERVATION ............................................................................................................................................. 11 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................................................... 12 CARIBBEAN ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION CENTER ............................................................................................................................ 12 MEETINGS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................................................................................ 12 NEW PUBLICATION .................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 ANNOUNCEMENTS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 VOLUME 7, NUMBER 2 FIRST REPORT OF VIRGINIA’S WARBLER FROM THE BAHAMA ISLANDS, WITH COMMENTS ON OTHER RECORDS FROM THE WEST

INDIES AND EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. P. William Smith, Susan A. Smith, Peter G. Ryan, and Rodney Cassidy ........................ 2 FIRST RECORD OF THE RUFF (PHILOMACHUS PUGNAX) FOR ANTIGUA-BARBUDA. Nathan P. Gricks ....................................................... 3 NEW RECORDS OF BIRDS BANDED IN HAVANA, CUBA. Esteban Godinez ................................................................................................. 4 NOTICE OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 SOCIETY RECEIVES GRANT FROM RARE CENTER ..................................................................................................................................... 5 NEW MEMBERS ELECTED TO SCO BOARD ................................................................................................................................................. 5 DIRECTORY OF REFERENCE COLLECTIONS AND SPECIALISTS IN CARIBBEAN BIODIVERSITY ................................................................... 5 WILD BIRD CONSERVATION ACT OF 1992. SUMMARY OF EFFECTS. ......................................................................................................... 5 OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 MEETINGS OF INTEREST .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 IN MEMORIAM: GABRIEL LEWIS CHARLES, MBE. 1935–1993. Paul Butler ............................................................................................. 8 VOLUME 7, NUMBER 3 THE SPOTTED RAIL PARDIRALLUS MACULATUS IN JAMAICA. Catherine Levy.............................................................................................. 2 ALPINE SWIFT (TACHYMARPTIS MELBA) PHOTOGRAPHED ON ST. LUCIA, LESSER ANTILLES — THIRD RECORD FOR THE WESTERN

HEMISPHERE. Wayne Burke ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 SHINY COWBIRDS (MOLOTHRUS BONARIENSIS) ON NORTH ANDROS ISLAND, BAHAMAS. Michael E. Baltz .............................................. 4 THE ABSENCE OF A NATAL PLUMAGE IN THE HISPANIOLAN PALM CHAT, DULUS DOMINICUS (DULINAE, PASSERIFORMES). David

Kenneth Wetherbee ............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 PUERTO RICAN PARROTS DID IT AGAIN IN 1994: ONCE AGAIN THEY HAVE SHOWN THEIR ABILITY TO RECOVER. Jafet Vélez-

Valentín ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 ABSTRACTS OF SELECTED PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY,

MARTINIQUE, FRENCH WEST INDIES.................................................................................................................................................. 5 PROYECTO EVALUATIVO DE LAS POBLACIONES DE TORCAZA CABECIBLANCA (COLUMBA LEUCOCEPHALA) EN LA ISLA DE

LA JUVENTUD, CUBA. Rolando Ambrón y Esteban Godinez..................................................................................................... 5 EFFECTS OF HURRICANE HUGO ON MONTSERRAT’S FOREST BIRDS AND THEIR HABITAT. Wayne J. Arendt ................................. 5 EVALUATION OF THE MICROBIAL FLORA FOUND IN NESTS AND CHICKS OF WILD AND CAPTIVE PUERTO RICAN PARROTS

(AMAZONA VITTATA). A. B. Arnizaut, D. Cepeda, C. Betancourt, and F. J. Vilella .................................................................. 6 INTER–ISLAND SONG DIFFERENTIATION AND MEME FLOW IN WEST INDIAN BLACK-WHISKERED VIREOS (VIREO

ALTILOQUUS SSP.). Jon C. Barlow ............................................................................................................................................. 6 CARACTERIZACION ECOLOGICA DE LA AVIFAUNA CUBANA EN PELIGRO DE EXTINCION. Vicente Berovides y Xiomara

Gálvez ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 ESTUDIO DE LOS HUMEDALES DE MAYOR IMPORTANCIA PARA LAS AVES ACUATICAS EN LA PROVINCIA DE MATANZAS,

CUBA. Pedro Blanco.................................................................................................................................................................. 6 DISTRIBUCION Y ESTIMADO POBLACIONAL ACTUAL DE CUATRO AVES ACUATICAS NATIVAS EN PUERTO RICO. G. Bonilla,

M. Vásques y E. Derrios ........................................................................................................................................................... 7 THE HUMMINGBIRDS OF MARTINIQUE. Marcel Bon Saint Côme ..................................................................................................... 7 BIRD SPECIES INTRODUCED TO MARTINIQUE IN THE PAST 40 YEARS. Marcel Bon Saint Côme ..................................................... 7


L’AVIFAUNE SÉDENTAIRE DE LA MARTINIQUE: UN PROGRAMME PÉDAGOGIQUE INFORMATISÉ. Beatriz Conde ........................... 7 USO DE NIDOS ARTIFICALES POR GUACAMAYA BANDERA Y LORO REAL EN LA RESERVA PRIVADA DE FLORA Y FAUNA

MATACLARA, EL BAUL, ESTADO COJEDES, VENEZUELA. Elena Del Conte Ayala y Antonio J. González-Fernández ......... 7 THE CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY OF THE ST. LUCIA PARROT: A PRELIMINARY REPORT. J.W. Dawson, D. Anthony, and

N. Snyder ................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 CONSERVING BERMUDA’S ENDANGERED EASTERN BLUEBIRD POPULATION. Steven De Silva ....................................................... 8 DIFERENCIACION SEXUAL EN LA COTORRA CUBANA (AMAZONA LEUCOCEPHALA LEUCOCEPHALA). Xiomara Gálvez y V.

Berovides ................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 THE STATUS OF THE KEY WEST QUAIL-DOVE (AVES: COLUMBIDAE) IN “CAYO HUESO” (KEY WEST), FLORIDA, UNITED

STATES AND ITS MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION THROUGHOUT ITS RANGE. Orlando H. Garrido .......................................... 8 ANALYSE STATISTIQUÉ DE CHASSE DANS LES ANTILLES FRANÇAISE. Raymond Garrigues ........................................................... 9 LA PHENOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION CHEZ LE TOURTERELLE A QUEUE CARREE (ZENAIDA A. AURITA) DETERMINEE A

L’AIDE DES ANALYSES DE TABLEAUX DE CHASSE. R. Garrigues, E. Terouanne, D. Reudet, M. Anseline, and G. Taylay ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 9

ESTUDIO DE RADAR SOBRE CORREDORES DE AVES MIGRATORIAS ENCIMA DE LA HABANA, CUBA. Esteban Godinez ................ 9 COMPOSICION Y ABUNDANCIA DE LA AVIFAUNA TERRESTRE EN SEIS LOCALIDADES DEL ÁREA PROTEGIDA MIL CUMBRES,

P. DEL RIO, CUBA. Hiram González, A. Llanes, M. McNicholl, E. Godinez, P. Blanco, J. McCracken, y R. Oviedo .......... 10 UPDATE ON MIGRANT AND NATIVE BIRD SPECIES OF GRENADA, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE GRENADA DOVE

(LEPTOTILA WELLSI), AN ENDANGERED SPECIES. Aria Johnson ............................................................................................. 10 ECOLOGICAL NOTES ON THE STYGIAN OWL (ASIO STYGIUS SIGUAPA) IN CUBA. Arturo Kirkconnell, Douglas Wechsler, and

Christine Bush ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 PROBLEMS IN JAMAICAN ORNITHOLOGY. Catherine Levy .............................................................................................................. 10 CHANGES IN THE BIRD SPECIES LIST FOR ANTIGUA-BARBUDA. Kevel Lindsay ............................................................................. 11 ESTUDIO DE LA GOLONDRINA DE CUEVAS (HIRUNDO FULVA) EN AGRAMONTE, PROVINCIA DE MATANZAS, CUBA.

Alejandro Llanes y Eduardo Abreu ........................................................................................................................................ 11 AN OVERVIEW OF THE POSSIBLE MORTALITY FACTORS FOR POPULATIONS OF NEARCTIC MIGRATORY SONG BIRDS DUE TO

DEFORESTATION IN THE NEOTROPICS. Marcia Mundle ......................................................................................................... 11 PARC NATUREL REGIONAL DE LA MARTINIQUE. José Nosel .......................................................................................................... 11 A SUMMARY OF CARIBBEAN BIRD SPECIMENS IN CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. Kenneth C. Parkes ................... 11 VOCALIZATION DIFFERENCES IN THE LESSER ANTILLEAN PEWEE. G. B. Reynard ........................................................................ 11

NEWS FROM MEMBERS BERMUDA. David B. Wingate ........................................................................................................................................................... 12 ADDITIONAL RECORDS FOR ANTIGUA-BARBUDA. Nathan P. Gricks .............................................................................................. 12

III SIMPOSIO DE ZOOLOGIA........................................................................................................................................................................ 12 REPORT ON THE MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR PARROT CONSERVATION, GUADALAJARA, MEXICO, 7–11 JUNE 1994.

Donald Anthony ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 CREATION OF A NATIONAL PARK IN THE BAHAMA ISLANDS .................................................................................................................... 13 ARUBA SEABIRDS THREATENED................................................................................................................................................................. 13 FUNDS FOR CONSERVATION PROJECTS....................................................................................................................................................... 13 GRUPO ECOLOGISTA TINGLAR................................................................................................................................................................... 13 LATIN AMERICAN LIBRARY ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS ............................................................................................................................ 14 REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE......................................................................................................................................................................... 14 1995 SCO MEETING IN TRINIDAD.............................................................................................................................................................. 14 MEETINGS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................................................................................. 15 NOMINATING AND VOTING PROCEDURES FOR SCO OFFICERS .................................................................................................................. 15

1995

VOLUME 8, No. 1 TURKEY VULTURE: A DANGEROUS STRIKE RISK FOR AIRCRAFT. Esteban Godinez ................................................................................ 2 REGISTRO DE UNA POBLACIÓN DE GRULLAS (GRUS CANADENSIS NESIOTES) EN LA PROVINCIA DE SANCTÍ SPIRITUS. Hiram

González, Pedro Blanco, Francisco Morera y Delia Hernandez......................................................................................................... 3 NUEVO REGISTRO DE COCO ROJO EUDOCIMUS RUBER (AVES: TRESKIORNITIDAE) PARA CUBA. Pedro Blanco, Francisco Morera

y Marcos Echevarria ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 A CUBAN TODY (TODIDAE: TODUS MULTICOLOR) CAPTURED NEAR HAVANA CITY. Esteban Godinez and Pedro Blanco R. ................. 4 FRUITS OF JOCUMA (MASTICHODENDRUM FOETIDISSIMUM) AS FOOD ITEM OF PIGEONS AT ZAPATA SWAMP, CUBA. E. Godinez

and R. Oviedo ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 SEGUNDA LIBERACIÓN EXPERIMENTAL DE PALOMAS SABANERAS EN CIDRA, PUERTO RICO. Carlos R. Ruiz-Lebrón, Daniel J.

Galán-Kercadó y Raúl A. Pérez-Rivera................................................................................................................................................. 5 AFRICANIZED HONEYBEES IN THE GREATER ANTILLES. Francisco J.Vilella............................................................................................. 7 FORUM: SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY MEETINGS AND AGENDA: SOME PROBLEMS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

REFLECT ON. Frank F. Rivera-Milán, Rosemarie Gnam, and Herbert A. Raffaele .............................................................................. 8 INTEGRATING MONITORING OF RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY BIRDS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: A WORKSHOP


HELD BY THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY (SCO) IN TROIS ISLETS, MARTINIQUE, AUGUST 1994. Frank F. Rivera-Milán......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

FUNDACION VIDA SILVESTRE CELEBRA FESTIVAL DE LAS AVES ............................................................................................................. 11 CORRECTION............................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.................................................................................................................................................................... 11 NEWS OF MEMBERS.................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 RESOLUTION FROM THE 1994 WORKSHOP IN COSTA RICA ....................................................................................................................... 12 MEETINGS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................................................................................. 14 ELECTION OF SOCIETY OFFICERS............................................................................................................................................................... 15 VOLUME 8, NUMBER 2 ALPINE SWIFT (TACHYMARPTIS MELBA) OBSERVED IN GUADELOUPE, LESSER ANTILLES: A FOURTH RECORD FOR THE WESTERN

HEMISPHERE. Philippe Feldmann and Claude Pavis ............................................................................................................................ 2 DEPREDACIÓN DE MARIQUITAS POR UN FALCÓN COMÚN. Leopoldo Mirando.......................................................................................... 2 1995 MEETING OF THE SCO......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 BOOK REVIEWS ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 4

BIRDS OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS, REVISED EDITION, BY PATRICIA BRADLEY. PHOTOGRAPHS BY YVES-JACQUES REY-MILLET AND THE AUTHOR. CAERULEA PRESS, ITALY. 1995. James W. Wiley ............................................................................................. 4

A NATURAL HISTORY ATLAS TO THE CAYS OF THE U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, BY ARTHUR E. DAMMANN AND DAVID W. NELLIS, PINEAPPLE PRESS, INC., FLORIDA, U.S.A. James W. Wiley............................................................................................... 4

BLUE MOUNTAIN GUIDE. MARGARET HODGES (EDITOR). NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF JAMAICA, KINGSTON, JAMAICA. PEAR TREE PRESS/HYDE & BLACKBURN LTD. Chandra A. Degia ................................................................................................. 5

THE BIRDS OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS: THE OFFICIAL CHECKLIST , BY PATRICIA BRADLEY. NATIONAL TRUST OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, GRAND TURK, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Chandra a Degia ........................................... 5

BREEDING BIRD ATLAS OF CUBA AND ADJACENT ISLANDS ....................................................................................................................... 6 ANNOUNCEMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 NEWS OF MEMBERS...................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 NEW PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE................................................................................................................................................................. 7 MEETINGS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................................................................................... 7 VOLUME 8, NUMBER 3 PRIMER REGISTROL DE LA BIJIRITA DE LA RAZA BREWSTER (AVES: PARULIDAE) EN CUBA. Pedro Blanco Rodriguez, Alejandro

Llanes Sosa y Ron Ridout ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2 PRIMER REGISTRO DEL FRAILECILLO SILVADOR CHARADRIUS MELODUS (AVES: CHARADRIIDAE) EN CUBA. Pedro Blanco

Rodriguez ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 THE EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE REACHES THE LESSER ANTILLES. P. William Smith ........................................................................... 3 NUEVO HOSPEDERO DE MOLOTHRUS BONARIENSIS (FAMILIA EMBERICIDAE) PARA CUBA. Alejandro Llanes Sosa y Jesús

Hernández de Armas ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 EL GAVILÁN COLA DE TIJERA ELANOIDES FORFICATUS FORFICATUS (LINNEO, 1758) EN CUBA. J. F. Milera .......................................... 4 A SUMMARY OF CARIBBEAN BIRD SPECIMENS IN THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. Kenneth C. Parkes ....................... 5 COMMENTARY: BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS: IDEAS FOR EXPANDED SOCIETY COLLABORATION. Herbert A. Raffaele ............................. 7 ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS SUBMITTED FOR PRESENTATION AT THE 1995 ANNUAL SCO MEETING, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ................... 8

PRELIMINARY REVIEW ON THE SHORT-EARED OWL ASIO FLAMMEUS COMPLEX IN THE GREATER ANTILLES. Orlando H. Garrido ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 8

ENSE–ANZA DE LA CONSERVACIÓN A TRAVES DE LAS PLANTAS Y LAS AVES SILVESTRES. Simón Guerrero ................................ 8 A LAND MANAGER’S GUIDE TO POINT COUNTS OF BIRDS IN THE SOUTHEAST. Paul B. Hamel, Winston Paul Smith, Daniel J.

Twedt, James R. Woehr, Eddie Morris, Robert B. Hamilton, and Robert J. Cooper ..................................................................... 8 Status, Ecology And Behavior Of The Threatened WHITE-TAILED SABREWING, CAMPYLOPTERUS ENSIPENNIS, ON TOBAGO,

WEST INDIES: PRELIMINARY REPORT. F. E Hayes, A. L. Bullard, D. R. Hardy, D-A. D. WilSon, D. J. Wilson, T. O. Garnett, M. V. Bernard, B. Y. Wong, H. S. Gurley, V. L. Joseph, and M. F. Hayes ...................................................................... 9

A COMPARISON OF BIRD POPULATIONS IN EXOTIC CARIBBEAN PINE AND NATIVE MONTANE FOREST AT MOUNT SAINT BENEDICT, TRINIDAD. Floyd E. Hayes, Ishmael A. Samad, and Dale R. Hardy ............................................................................ 9

DATOS PRELIMINARES DE LA EXPANSIÓN GEOGRÁFICA DEL GORRIÓN INGLÉS, PASSER DOMESTICUS, EN EL OESTE DE PUERTO RICO. Liza V. Jiménez ........................................................................................................................................................ 9

CONSERVATION OF THE BLACK-BILLED PARROT AND YELLOW-BILLED PARROT IN JAMAICA. Susan Koenig, Chandra Degia, and Garfield Brown ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9

BIRDS OF MOUNT HARTMAN. Aria Johnson ...................................................................................................................................... 10 HABITAT USE OF SELECTED SPECIES OF BIRDS AT MARACAS VALLEY, TRINIDAD. Trevor D. Lewis, Marguerite L. Pantin,

and Floyd E. Hayes ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10 SURVEY OF BIRD POPULATIONS IN THE BLUE AND JOHN CROW MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, JAMAICA. I. DESCRIPTION

OF STUDY SITES AND PRELIMINARY FINDINGS. Marcia A. Mundle ............................................................................................ 10 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. Nadra Nathai-Gyan ................................................................................... 10


PREDICTING POPULATION CHANGES FROM HABITAT CHANGE IN BELIZE. C. S. Robbins, B. A. Dowell, J. Fallon, and J. Hepinstall ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 11

BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF PSITTACIDS IN VENEZUELAN ISLANDS. F. Rojas-Suárez, M. Albomoz, D. Carnilo, A. Rodriguez, and V. Sanz Provita ..................................................................................................................................................... 11

PREDATION OF ARTIFICIAL NESTS OF WEST INDIAN WHISTLING-DUCKS ON LONG ISLAND, BAHAMAS. Nancy Staus .................. 11 POPULATIONS OF ORANGEQUITS IN A MID-LEVEL LIMESTONE WOODLAND, JAMAICA, 1991–1994. Ann Sutton and Robert

Sutton ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 THE DICKCISSELL: A NEOTROPIC MIGRANT IN TROUBLE. Stanley A Temple and Gianfranco Basili .............................................. 12 ESTRATEGIA EDUCATIVA CON LA PARTICIPACIÓN COMUNITARIA PARA LA PROTECCIÓN DE LA COTORRA Y EL PERICO EN

REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA (PROYECTO COTORRA LIBRE). R. E. Vásquez, T. Lara, y R. Lorenzo ................................................ 12 HABITAT USE AND NEST HABITAT STRUCTURE OF THE PUERTO RICAN NIGHTJAR. Francisco J. Vilella ...................................... 12 FLUX GENITIQUE ENTRE POPULATIONS ET FIDELITE DES COUPLES POUR UNE ESPECIE ENDEMIQUE ET INSULAIRE, LE PIC

DE GUADELOUPE. Pascal Villard .................................................................................................................................................. 12 RED-FOOTED BOOBIES NEST AT WHITE CAY, SAN SALVADOR. A. W. White, B. Hallet, and M. Bainton ........................................ 13 CONTRIBUTION OF THE SHADE OVERSTORY TO AVIAN ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY IN DOMINICAN COFFEE PLANTATIONS.

Joseph M. Wunderle, Jr., and Steven C. Latta .............................................................................................................................. 13 REPORTS FROM REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES ......................................................................................................................................... 14

PROJECTS IN THE BAHAMAS. Carolyn Wardle ............................................................................................................................... 14 PROJECTS IN ST. LUCIA. Donald Anthony ...................................................................................................................................... 14 THE LARID SEABIRDS BREEDING POPULATIONS OF THE SAN NICOLAS BAY CAYS, ARUBA. Roeland E. de Kort ....................... 15

RESULTS OF 1995 ELECTION OF SOCIETY OFFICERS ................................................................................................................................ 15 1996 MEETING SITE ................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 ANNOUNCEMENTS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 NEW BOOK FROM CBE—LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH LIBRARIES IN NATURAL HISTORY: A SURVEY ................................................ 15 CHECKLIST AVAILABLE: OISEAUX DE GUADELOUPE ET DE MARTINIQUE .............................................................................................. 15 SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE .............................................................................................................. 16 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16 REPORT: THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING, TRINIDAD, 28 JULY TO 2 AUGUST 1995. Chandra

Degia. .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 CARIBBEAN POSTERS AVAILABLE ............................................................................................................................................................ 17 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR U. S. REPRESENTATIVE ............................................................................................................................ 18

1996

VOLUME 9, NUMBER 1 FIRST REPORT OF “BREWSTER’S WARBLER” IN HISPANIOLA. Steven C. Latta .......................................................................................... 2 COPULATORY STANCE OF THE PURPLE-THROATED CARIB, EULAMPIS JUGULARIS. William Belton ........................................................... 3 EL GUACAMAYO AZUL Y AMARILLO (ARA ARARAUNA) EXÓTICO RESIDENTE DE PUERTO RICO. Raúl A. Pérez-Rivera ........................... 3 LA TÓRTOLA (STREPTOPELIA DECAOCTO) ANIDANDO EN CUBA. Orlando H. Garrido y Arturo Kirkconnell............................................ 4 ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS SUBMITTED FOR PRESENTATION AT THE 1995 ANNUAL SCO MEETING, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO .................... 5

ESTUDIOS PRELIMINARES SOBRE LA NIDIFICACION DE LA COTORRA DE LA HISPANIOLA, AMAZONA VENTRALIS, EN EL PARQUE NACIONAL JARAGUA, REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA. Jesús M. Almonte y Brígido Hierro .................................................................. 5

VARIATION IN SONG AND SIZE IN CIRCUM-CARIBBEAN RUFOUS-BROWED PEPPERSHRIKEs. Jon C. Barlow and George Cooke ...... 5 EL GUARAGUAO DE BOSQUE Y LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE LA PR#10: CONFLICTO DE USO POR TERRENOS FORESTALES ENTRE LA

AUT.DE CARRETERAS Y UNA ESPECIE EN PELIGRO DE EXTINCIÓN. Carlos A. Delannoy y Adrianne Tossas ................................ 6 NESTING SITE HABITAT DESCRIPTION AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PUERTO RICAN BROAD-WINGED HAWK.

Carlos A. Delannoy and Adrianne Tossas ....................................................................................................................................... 6 JAMAICA DRY FOREST CONSERVATION: AN INVENTORY OF THE AVIFAUNA OF THE HELLSHIRE HILLS, PORTLAND RIDGE,

AND BRAZILLETTO MOUNTAINS, JAMAICA, WEST INDIES. Chandra Degia and Garfield Brown.................................................. 6 LISTE DES OISEAUX DE GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE ET DE LEURS DEPENDANCES. Philippe Feldmann, Arnaud Le Dru,

Pierre-Joseph Bulens, Claudie Pavis, and Pascal Villard .............................................................................................................. 6 RARE CENTER PROVIDES GRANT TO SCO................................................................................................................................................... 7 BOOK REVIEWS ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 7

COMMON BIRDS OF SAN SALVADOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS, BY BRIAN WHITE. BAHAMIAN FIELD STATION, LTD., SAN ALVADOR BAHAMAS. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY DAVID W. WHITE. Garfield A. Brown ................................................................................. 7

VIEQUES Y SU FAUNA/VIEQUES WILDLIFE MANUAL, BY JORGÉ E. SALIVA. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U. S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, BOQUERÓN, PUERTO RICO. 1994. James W. Wiley ............................................................... 7

CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE AND THEIR OFFSHORE ISLANDS/LISTE DES OISEAUX DE GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE ET DE LEURS DEPENDANCES, BY PHILIPPE FELDMANN, ARNAUD LE DRU, CLAUDIE PAVIS, AND PASCAL VILLARD. A.E.V.A., PETIT BOURG, GUADELOUPE, FRENCH WEST INDIES. 16 PP. James W. Wiley ....................... 8

NEW PUBLICATIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 ISLAND REPORT: REPORT FROM THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. Patricia E. Bradley........................................................................................... 8 WEST INDIAN INSTITUTIONS: MUSEO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES “FELIPE POEY” ...................................................................................... 9


RESOLUTIONS FROM THE 1995 ANNUAL MEETING ................................................................................................................................... 10 ANNOUNCEMENTS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 MEETINGS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................................................................................. 11 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION...................................................................................................................................................................... 12 THE FUTURE OF THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY: RESULTS OF A ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION, SOME IDEAS, AND A

QUESTIONNAIRE TO THE MEMBERSHIP, Frank F. Rivera-Milán, Rosemarie Gnam, and Herbert A. Raffaele ................................. 13 PRESIDENT’S COMMENTARY. Joe Wunderle ............................................................................................................................................ 17 ACKNOWLEDGMENT .................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 BAHAMA SWALLOW CONSERVATION PROGRAM....................................................................................................................................... 18 SCO ANNUAL MEETING, 2–7 AUGUST 1996, NASSAU, BAHAMA ISLANDS ............................................................................................ 18 ADVERTISEMENTS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 VOLUME 9, NUMBER 2 OBSERVATIONS OF AN AUDUBON’S [BLACK-HEADED] ORIOLE ICTERUS GRADUACAUDA IN PUERTO RICO, THE FIRST RECORD FOR

THE CARIBBEAN. Lucy Bunkley-Williams and Ernest H. Williams, Jr. ............................................................................................ 2 NUEVO RECORD DEL GORRION DE CABEZA CARMELITA (SPIZELLA PASSERINA) Y NUEVO REPORTE DE FECHA PARA EL BOBITO DE

CRESTA (MYIARCHUS CRINITUS) PARA CUBA. William Suárez Duque ............................................................................................... 2 NUEVO REGISTRO DE AVOCETA RECURVIROSTRA AMERICANA (AVES: CHARADRIIFORMES) EN CUBA. Pedro Blanco, Martín

Acosta, Lourdes Mujíca y Denis Dennis............................................................................................................................................. 3 WINTERING EASTERN PHOEBES (SAYORNIS PHOEBE), EMPIDONAX FLYCATCHERS AND ASEASONAL RECORDS OF KINGBIRDS IN

THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. David S. Lee, Craig Faanes, and J. Christopher Haney ............................................................................ 4 OBSERVING MIXED SPECIES FORAGING FLOCKS OF RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY BIRDS IN CARIBBEAN HABitats. Paul B. Hamel

and Francisco J. Vilella ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 OBSERVACIONES SOBRE BANDADAS MIXTAS DE AVES RESIDENTES Y MIGRATORIAS FORRAJEANDO EN AMBIENTES BOSCOSOS

DE LAS ANTIlles. Paul B. Hamel and Francisco J. Vilella ................................................................................................................ 9 THE CHARLES-EUGÉNE JEANNERET COLLECTION OF CUBAN BIRDS. Carlos Wotzkow and Brigitte Straub .......................................... 12 TROPICAL ORNITHOLOGY COURSE ........................................................................................................................................................... 12 THE REGIONAL WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR MESOAMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN .......................................................... 13 PROPOSED CHANGE FOR SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY CONSTITUTION.................................................................................. 13 SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING ................................................................................................................... 14 ANNOUNCEMENTS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 MEETINGS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................................................................................. 15 PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15 VOLUME 9, NUMBER 3 STATUS OF THE EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE (STREPTOPELIA DECAOCTO) IN THE FRENCH ANTILLES. Nicolas Barré, Philippe

Feldmann, Georges Tayalay, Patrice Roc, Maurice Anselme, and P. William Smith ...................................................................... 2 THE EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE ON NEVIS. Julian Francis .................................................................................................................... 4 LA CANDELITA SETOPHAGA RUTICILLA (AVES: PARULIDAE) NIDIFICANDO EN CUBA. Arturo Kirkconnell y Orlando H. Garrido ......... 5 AN UNKNOWN PARAKEET ON HISPANIOLA. P. William Smith ................................................................................................................... 5 PRIMER REPORTE PARA PHALAROPUS LOBATUS EN LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA. Club de Observadores de Aves Annabelle Dod ........ 6 NOTAS SOBRE LA ALIMENTACION DE CROTOPHAGA ANI (AVES: CUCULIDAE) EN UN PASTIZAL DE LA HABANA, CUBA María

Elena García ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 AN UNUSUAL NESTING RECORD OF THE PALMCHAT DULUS DOMINICUS. Guy M. Kirwan, Robert S. R. Williams, and Chris G.

Bradshaw ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 HOUSE SPARROWS ON NORTH ANDROS ISLAND, BAHAMAS. Michael E. Baltz ........................................................................................ 8 CAPTURA DE UN COCO ROJO (EUDOCIMUS RUBER; AVES: THRESKIORNITHIDAE) AL NORTE DE CIEGO DE AVILA, CUBA. Martín

Acosta Cruz y Orlando Torres Fundora ............................................................................................................................................ 8 AVES Y REPTILES DE CAYO SABINAL, ARCHIÉPAGO DE SABANA-CAMAGÜEY, CUBA. José Morales Leal y Orlando H. Garrido ......... 9 SCO ANNUAL MEETING KEYNOTE ADDRESS: INTERACTIONS AND INTERDEPENDENCE ON A FRAGILE FRINGE: BIRDS AND MAN

IN A CHANGING CARIBBEAN. Jerome A. Jackson ............................................................................................................................ 12 WORKSHOP FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: WORKSHOP ON THE DRAFTING AND APPLICATION OF CARIBBEAN WILDLIFE

POLICY AND LEGISLATION ............................................................................................................................................................... 16 ISLAND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS

CAYMAN ISLANDS REPORT. Patricia E. Bradley ............................................................................................................................ 17 GENERAL ASPECTS OF CONSERVATION IN CUBA. Orlando H. Garrido ......................................................................................... 19 SUMMARY OF BIRD ACTIVITIES BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE DIVISION OF DOMINICA. Stephen

Durrand ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 20 JAMAICA REPORT. Suzanne Davis ................................................................................................................................................... 21 RESEARCH AND ORNITHOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE BAHAMAS. Carolyn Wardle ..................................................................... 22 BIRD CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: 1995–1996. Gerard Alleng ......................................................... 23 ST. LUCIA. Donald Anthony ............................................................................................................................................................. 24

GUIDELINES FOR DUTIES OF ISLAND REPRESENTATIVEES ....................................................................................................................... 25 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS DEVELOPED AT SCO MEETING IN NASSAU


CONSERVATION OF THE WHITE-CHEEKED PINTAIL IN THE WEST INDIES ....................................................................................... 25 NATURE TOURISM IN THE CARIBBEAN ............................................................................................................................................ 26 APPRECIATION TO THE ORNITHOLOGY GROUP OF THE BAHAMAS NATIONAL TRUST AND THE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL

COMMITTEE ................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 CAÑO TIBURONES ............................................................................................................................................................................. 27 ESPECIES EXÓTIAS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 27 CABO ROJO SALT FLATS .................................................................................................................................................................. 28 CONDOLENCES ON THE DEATH OF ROGER TORY PETERSON ........................................................................................................... 29

ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE 1996 ANNUAL SCO MEETING IMPORTANCIA DE LOS ECOSISTEMAS URBANOS EN LA CONSERVACION DE LA AVIFAUNA INSULAR. Simón Guerrero ................ 29 LOGROS RECIENTES EN EL PROYECTO DE RECUPERACION DE LA COTORRA PUERTORRIQUE–A (AMAZONA VITTATA). Pablo

Torres-Báez ............................................................................................................................................................................. 29 UTILIZACIÓN DE LA INFORMACIÓN BIBLIOGRÁFICA Y REGISTROS DE COLECCIONES PARA EL ATLAS DE LAS AVES

NIDIFICANTES DE CUBA. Bárbara Sánchez Oria, S. Peris, A. Llanes, D. Rodríguez, Hiram Gonzalez, Pedro Blanco y M. E. García............................................................................................................................................................................. 30

RESULTADOS PRELIMINARES SOBRE EL STATUS Y ALGUNOS ASPECTOS ECOLÓGICOS DE LA YAGUASA CRIOLLA (DENDROCYGNA ARBOREA) EN CUBA. Martín Acosta Cruz, Lourdes Mugica Valdés y Armando Albo ................................. 30

ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF A SEDENTARY TROPICAL DUCK IN THE BAHAMAS: THE WHITE-CHEEKED PINTAIL (ANAS BAHAMENSIS BAHAMENSIS). Lisa G. Sorenson, Bethany L. Woodworth, Lore Ruttan, Amy Harth, and Frank McKinney .... 30

RECENT PUBLICATIONS THE SCIENTIFIC SURVEY OF PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS: AN EIGHTY-YEAR REASSESSMENT OF THE ISLANDS’

NATURAL HISTORY, EDITED BY JULIO C. FIGUEROA COLON. ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES VOL. 776. James W. Wiley ...................................................................................................................................................... 31

THE CAYMAN ISLANDS: NATURAL HISTORY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY, EDITED BY M. A. BRUNT AND J. E. DAVIES. KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, DORDRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS. 1994. James W. Wiley ........................................................... 31

AVES DE LA ISLA DE CUBA, BY JUAN LEMBEYE. 1850. EDICIÓN FACSÍMIL. PRESENTACIÓN DE MANUEL FRAGA IRIBARNE. INTRODUCCIÓN DE FRANCISCO DÍAZ-FIERROS VIQUEIRA. MADRID: XUNTA DE GALICIA. 1995. James W. Wiley ............. 32

NOTICES ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 SCO ELECTIONS ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 32 1997 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SCO ...................................................................................................................................................... 32 SCO T-SHIRTS ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 CARIBBEAN HONOR ROLE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 33 ANNOUNCEMENTS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AS PARTNERS-IN-FLIGHT LIAISONS ..................................................................................................................... 33 NEW BOOKS

A BIRDER’S WEST INDIES. AN ISLAND-BY-ISLAND TOUR, by Roland H. Wauer ....................................................................... 34 CONTRIBUTIONS TO WEST INDIAN HERPETOLOGY: A TRIBUTE TO ALBERT SCHWARTZ, edited by Robert Powell and

Robert W. Henderson .......................................................................................................................................................... 34 MEETINGS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................................................................................ 35 SCO BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED 1996 .................................................................................................................................................... 36

1997

VOLUME 10, NUMBER 1 SITUACIÓN ACTUAL Y CONSERVACIÓN DE LA YAGUAZA ANTILLANA (DENDROCYGNA ARBOREA) EN LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA.

José A. Ottenwalder ........................................................................................................................................................................... 2 THE AMERICAN KESTREL FALCO SPARVERIUS (AVES: FALCONIDAE) IN JAMAICA. Orlando H. Garrido, Arturo Kirkconnell,

Audrey Downer, Ann Haynes Sutton, and Robert Sutton ................................................................................................................ 11 DOS CASOS DE ANIDAMIENTO DE LA CARTACUBA TODUS MULTICOLOR (AVES: TODIDAE) EN UNA CUEVA. Carlos A. Mancina y

Patricia García Fernández .............................................................................................................................................................. 12 OTROS NUEVOS REGISTROS DEL FRAILECILLO SILBADOR CHARADRIUS MELODUS EN LA PROVINCIA DE LA HABANA, CUBA. Pedro

Blanco R. y Eneider Pérez M. .......................................................................................................................................................... 13 REPORTE DE NIDOS INUSUALES DE CIGUA PALMERA DULUS DOMINICUS (AVES: DULIDAE). Simón Guerrero. ..................................... 14 REY CONGO NYCTANASSA VIOLACEA (AVES: ARDEIDAE) NIDIFICANDO SOBRE UN NIDO DE DULUS DOMINICUS. Simón Guerrero ......... 14 BLACK-CAPPED PETRELS FLEE INTO CANADA BEFORE HURRICANE FRAN. Leo Douglas ....................................................................... 15 PRIMERA OBSERVACIÓN DE COEREBA FLAVEOLA (LINNEO) (AVES: COEREBIDAE) PARA EL MACIZO MONTA–OSO GUAMUHAYA,

CUBA. Abel Hernández Mu–oz y Bob Bowles ................................................................................................................................. 16 PELÍCANO NORTEAMERICANO PELECANUS OCCIDENTALIS CAROLINENSIS (AVES: PELECANIDAE) CRÍA TAMBIÉN EN CUBA.

José A. Morales y Orlando H. Garrido ........................................................................................................................................... 17 ORNITHOLOGICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AT CARIBBEAN UNION COLLEGE, TRINIDAD. Floyd E. Hayes .................................... 17 ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE 1996 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SCO, NASSAU, BAHAMAS

RESOURCE PARTITIONING BETWEEN GLOSSY IBIS AND WHITE IBIS IN A RICE FIELD SYSTEM IN SOUTH-CENTRAL CUBA. Martín Acosta, Lourdes Mugica, C. Mancina, and X. Ruíz .................................................................................................... 18


BREEDING BIOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BAHAMA SWALLOW. Paul E. Allen ............................................................. 19 IMPACT OF FOREST MANAGEMENT OPTIONS ON CAVITY-NESTING BIRDS IN THE BAHAMAS. Paul E. Allen and S. M. Hitchcox .... 20 CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORICAL RANGE OF THE PEARLY-EYED THRASHER, EMPHASIZING THE GREATER ANTILLES AND

THE BAHAMA ARCHIPELAGO. Wayne Arendt .......................................................................................................................... 20 THE SHINY COWBIRD IN THE BAHAMAS: A THREAT TO THE ARCHIPELAGO’S AVIFAUNA. Michael E. Baltz .................................. 21 USE OF SUCCESSIONAL CATTLE PASTURES BY RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY LANDBIRDS IN PUERTO RICO. Michael E. Baltz

and R. S. Feliciano ................................................................................................................................................................... 21 DISTRIBUTION, DIVERSITY, AND ABUNDANCE OF THE TERRESTRIAL AVIFAUNA IN THE SABANA ARCHIPELAGO NORTH OF

VILLA CLARA, CUBA. Vicente Berovides-Alvarez and Xiomara Gálvez-Aguilera ................................................................. 22 ECOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE GREATER FLAMINGO (PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER) IN THE SABANA-CAMAGÜEY ARCHIPELAGO.

Vicente Berovides-Alvarez and Xiomara Gálvez-Aguilera ..................................................................................................... 22 CHANGES IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS AVIFAUNA FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE TO 1996. Patricia E. Bradley ............................. 23 THE BAHAMAS BIODIVERSITY DATA MANAGEMENT PROJECT. Eric Carey .................................................................................... 23 BIRD COMMUNITIES IN A FRAGMENTED BUFFER ZONE OF THE BLUE AND JOHN CROW MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK.

Suzanne Davis and Peter Vogel ............................................................................................................................................... 24 NATIVE AND MIGRATORY BIRDS OF THE BAHAMAS. C. Ferguson, E. Kemp, J. Dilate, S. McKenzie, E. Wildgoose, N. Barry,

S. Mitchell, K. Wilson, and E. Adderley .................................................................................................................................. 24 POPULATION CENSUS OF THE CUBAN PARROT (AMAZONA LEUCOCEPHALA PALMARUM) AND THE SANDHILL CRANE (GRUS

CANADENSIS NESIOTES) IN NORTHERN ISLA DE LA JUVENTUD, CUBA. Xiomara Gálvez-Aguilera, Vicente Berovides-Alverez, José Rivera, and James W. Wiley .............................................................................................................................. 24

THE STATUS OF THE CUBAN KITE (CHONDROHIERAX WILSONII) IN EASTERN CUBA. Xiomara Gálvez-Aguilera and Vicente Berovides-Alverez .................................................................................................................................................................... 25

WHAT’S RARE IN THE BAHAMAS? Lynn Gape .................................................................................................................................. 25 THE CUBAN FIELD GUIDE PROJECT. Orlando Garrido, Arturo Kirkconnell, and Roman Compañy ................................................ 26 BREEDING BIOLOGY OF THE BAHAMA PARROT ON GREAT INAGUA. Rosemarie Gnam, Marcia Wilson, and Ian Lothian ............ 26 COMPOSITION AND ABUNDANCE OF RESIDENT AND MIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA DURING THE

WINTER. Hiram Gonzalez, Alejandro Llanes, and Pedro Blanco ........................................................................................... 26 WHERE DO WORM-EATING WARBLERS GO IN THE NON-BREEDING SEASON? Lise A. Hanners and S. R. Patton ........................... 27 BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY OF TERRITORIAL MALE WHITE-TAILED SABREWINGS (CAMPYLOPTERUS ENSIPENNIS): EVIDENCE FOR

LEK POLYGNY. F. E. Hayes, T. 0. Garnett, M. V. Bernard, A. L. Bullard, D. R. Hardy, D-A. D. Wilson, D. J. Wilson, V. L. Joseph, and D. K. St. Louis .................................................................................................................................................. 27

UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE THREATENED WHITE-TAILED SABREWINGS (CAMPYLOPTERUS ENSIPENNIS ON TOBAGO, WEST INDIES. F. E. Hayes, T. 0. Garnett, M. V. Bernard, and I. Samad ................................................................................ 28

THE NEED FOR AN INTERNATIONAL APPROACH TO CONSERVATION OF THE WEST INDIAN WHISTLING-DUCK (DENDROCYGNA ARBOREA). Ann M. Haynes-Sutton ............................................................................................................................................ 28

EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIP AMONG ISLAND FORMS OF THE STRIPE-HEADED TANAGER. Nedra Klein .................................... 29 SEX, SEABIRDS, AND CYCLONES: THE BENEFITS OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD. David S. Lee ............................................................ 30 NESTING OF EUNEORNIS CAMPESTRIS, THE ORANGEQUIT. Catherine Levy ...................................................................................... 30 FORAGING AND HABITAT USE BY THE FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK (DENDROCYGNA BICOLOR). Lourdes Mugica-Valdés,

Martín Acosta-Cruz, and R. Ydenberg ..................................................................................................................................... 31 USING POINT COUNTS TO ESTABLISH BASE-LINE DATA ON BIRDS IN THE BLUE AND JOHN CROW MOUNTAIN NATIONAL

PARK. Marcia Mundle .............................................................................................................................................................. 31 UPDATE ON THE GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF THE WEST INDIES. Herbert A. Raffaele ........................................................................... 32 PRELIMINARY STUDY OF BIRDS OBSERVED AT LOMA BARBACOA, PERAVIA PROVINCE, BANI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

Domingo Sirí ............................................................................................................................................................................ 32 SEABIRDS OF THE CAY SAL BANK. Alexander Sprunt, IV ................................................................................................................ 32 HABITAT SELECTION AND HOME RANGE OF RADIO-MARKED WEST INDIAN WHISTLING-DUCKS ON LONG ISLAND, BAHAMAS.

Nancy Staus .............................................................................................................................................................................. 33 POPULATIONS OF ORANGEQUITS IN A MID-LEVEL LIMESTONE WOODLAND, JAMAICA, 1991–1995. Ann M. Haynes-Sutton

and Robert Sutton ..................................................................................................................................................................... 33 TRAINING BIRD WATCHING GUIDES IN THE SCIENTIFIC RESERVE AT LAGUNA CABRAL. Eduardo Vasquez .................................... 34 YELLOW-SHOULDERED BLACKBIRD (AGELAIUS XANTHOMUS) RECOVERY PROJECT IN THE SOUTHWEST OF PUERTO RICO.

Eduardo A. Ventosa-Febles ..................................................................................................................................................... 34 IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS FOR THE AMERICAS. David C. Wage ........................................................................................................ 35 A STUDY OF INTER-ISLAND VARIATION IN THE THICK-BILLED VIREO. Mariene R. Walker and J. C. Barlow ................................ 35 RESIDENT BIRDS OF NEW PROVIDENCE. Anthony W. White ............................................................................................................. 36 THE CASE OF THE BAHAMAS’ DISAPPEARING ENDEMIC ORIOLE (A JAMES BOND MYSTERY). P. William William and S A.

Smith ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 THE PRE-COLONIAL AND CURRENT STATUS OF BERMUDA’S SEABIRD POPULATION. David B. Wingate ......................................... 36 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EFFORTS IN THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS: PROBLEMS AND ADVANCES. Gail L. Woon ..................... 37 PRE- AND POST-HURRICANE FRUITING PHENOLOGIES: POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR PUERTO RICAN PARROTS. Joseph M.

Wunderle, Jr. ............................................................................................................................................................................ 38 ISLAND REPORT: WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY IN ANTIGUA-BARBUDA? Kevel Lindsay ....................... 38 REUNION DE LOS MIEMBROS DE LA SOCIEDAD ORNITOLOGIA DEL CARIBE EN CUBA, DECIEMBRE 1996. Hiram González .................. 39


PROPOSED AMMENDMENT TO SCO CONSTITUTION .................................................................................................................................. 40 WILD TREASURES OF THE CARIBBEAN ...................................................................................................................................................... 40 NEOORN—ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD FOR DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON NEOTROPICAL BIRDS. ..................................... 40 CARIBBEAN POSTERS AVAILABLE ............................................................................................................................................................. 40 MEETINGS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................................................................................. 41 SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE ............................................................................................................... 41 DIRECTORY OF FUNDING SOURCES IN THE NEOTROPICS .......................................................................................................................... 41 REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 42 1997 SCO ELECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 42 FORTHCOMING MEETINGS IN CUBA ........................................................................................................................................................... 42 ANNUAL DUES NOTICE .............................................................................................................................................................................. 42 SOCIETY’S WORKING GROUP RECEIVES FUNDING ................................................................................................................................... 42 MANUAL DE CAMPO PARA DETERMINAR LAS AVES DEL GRAN PARQUE NACIONAL “SIERRA MAESTRA” Y DE LOS TERRITORIOS

ALEDAÑOS .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 CONTACT WITH SCO SECRETARY ............................................................................................................................................................. 44 CONSERVATION TRAINING CONSORTIUM ................................................................................................................................................. 45 VOLUME 10, NUMBER 2 SEIS NUEVOS REGISTROS DE AVES FOSILES EN CUBA. Osvaldo Jiménez Vázquez ................................................................................... 49 AVIFAUNA DE LA COSTA SUR DE CIEGO DE ÁVILA, “SANTA BÁRBARA”—JAGUEYAL, MUNICIPIO VENEZUELA, CUBA. Yaroddy

Rodíguez y Alverico Rabelo ............................................................................................................................................................. 50 SOFTWARE PARA EL ESTUDIO DE LA CLASE AVES EN LA “RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA BACONAO,” SANTIAGO DE CUBA, CUBA.

Nidia García Saramiento y Manuel Rojas Tito ............................................................................................................................... 52 NOTAS ACERCA DE LA NIDIFICACIÓN DE LAS AVES EN LA “RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA BACONAO” DE LA PROVINCIA SANTIAGO

DE CUBA, CUBA. Nidia García Saramiento y Manuel Rojas Tito .................................................................................................. 53 SOBRE EL STATUS DE LA CACATÚA DE GOFFIN (CACATUA GOFFINI) EN PUERTO RICO. Raúl A. Pérez-Rivera y Pedro J. Claudio ....... 54 SICALIS FLAVEOLA (AVES: EMBERIZIDAE)—NUEVA ESPECIE PARA LA AVIFAUNA CUBANA. Orlando H. Garrido ................................. 55 CONFIRMATION OF THE OLIVE-THROATED PARAKEET (ARATINGA NANA) IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Steven C. Latta,

Francisco M. Rivas, and Nicolás López .......................................................................................................................................... 56 OLIVE-THROATED PARAKEET (ARATINGA NANA) IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Gene K. Hess ............................................................. 57 RESUMEN DE AVES CONSIDERADAS COMO RARAS O ACCIDENTALES PARA LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA. Francisco M. Rivas ............ 58 BLACK TERN (CHLIDONEAS NIGER) EN LA BAHÍA DE CALDERAS, BANI, REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA. Francisco M. Rivas y Nicolás

López ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 58 TWO NEW SPECIES OF BIRDS FROM HISPANIOLA: WOOD THRUSH AND BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE. Steven Latta .............................. 59 BLACK-HEADED GULL (LARUS RIDIBUNDUS) SEEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED AT GOVERNOR’S HARBOUR, ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS.

Anthony W. White.............................................................................................................................................................................. 60 PELAGIC BIRD SIGHTINGS OFF DOMINICA. Allan R. Keith and Nathalie F. R. Ward ............................................................................... 60 SEGUNDO RECORD Y ALGUNOS ASPECTOS CONDUCTUALES DE LA BIJIRITA DE NASHVILLE VERMIVORA RUFICAPILLA

(AVES:EMBERIZIDAE) EN CUBA. William Suárez Duque ................................................................................................................ 62 ZONOTRICIA LEUCOPHRYS GAMBELLI (AVES: EMBERIZIDAE), NUEVO RECORD PARA CUBA. William Suárez Duque y Orlando H.

Garrido ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 63 EL GUINCHO NORTEAMERICANO PANDION HALIAETUS CAROLINENSIS (AVES: PANDIONINAE) ANIDANDO EN CUBA. Arturo

Kirkconnell y Orlando H. Garrido .................................................................................................................................................. 64 LISTADO PRELIMINAR DE LA AVIFAUNA DE SIERRA DE NIPE, MAYARÍ, HOLGUÍN, CUBA. Nils Navarro Pacheco, Juan Llamacho

Olmos y Carlos M. Pe–a Rodríguez ................................................................................................................................................ 65 ALIMENTACIÓN DE TODUS MULTICOLOR (CARTACUBA), POLIOPTILA LEMBEYEI (SINSONTILLO) Y TERETISTRIS FORNSI (PECHERO)

EN EL MATORRAL XEROMORFO COSTERO DE LA RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA BACONAO” DE SANTIAGO DE CUBA, CUBA. Nidia García Sarmiento y Manuel Rojas Tito ................................................................................................................................. 68

PROCESO REPRODUCTIVO EN TERETISTRIS FORNSI (AVES: PARULIDAE) EN LA “RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA BACONAO,” SANTIAG DE CUBA, CUBA. Nidia García Sarmiento y Manuel Rojas Tito ..................................................................................................... 69

INTERFERENCE COMPETITION BETWEEN JAMAICAN WOODPECKERS AND EUROPEAN STARLINGS FOR NEST CAVITIES IN JAMAICA. Alexander Cruz ................................................................................................................................................................................ 70

POSIBLE IMPACTO DE LAS ESPECIES EXOTICAS EN PUERTO RICO Y MEDIDAS ADOPTADAS POR EL DEPARTAMENTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AMBIENTALES PARA MINIMIAR EL MISMO. Marilyn Colón Negrón ........................................................................ 71

DOES THE ST. KITTS BULLFINCH STILL EXIST? Kevel Lindsay ................................................................................................................ 72 INFORME SOBRE LA CONSERVACIÓN DE LA AVIFAUNA EN LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA. Simon Guerrero ............................................ 73 BOND’S 1956 CHECK-LIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE WEST INDIES; REISSUE/REVISION .............................................................................. 73 MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS

IV SIMPOSIO DE ZOOLOGÍA .................................................................................................................................................................. 74 CONFERENCIA CIENTIFICA “50 ANIVERSARIO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE” ............................................................................ 75 III SIMPOSIO INTERNATIONAL HUMEDALES ‘97 .................................................................................................................................. 77 TERCER SIMPOSIO DE ECOLOGÍA — UNIECO ‘98 .............................................................................................................................. 79

ORNITHOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/INVESTIGACIONES ORNITOLOGICAS EN LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA ... 79 MEETINGS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................................................................................. 80


DIRECTORY OF FUNDING SOURCES IN THE NEOTROPICS ........................................................................................................................... 80 IN MEMORIAM: ANNABELLE (“TUDY”) DOD. Francisco Rivas ............................................................................................................... 81 PRESIDENTS COMMENTARY: LOCAL INVOLVEMENT AS THE KEY TO SUSTAINABLE ECOTOURISM AND RESOURCES CONSERVATION

IN THE CARIBBEAN. Joe Wunderle ....................................................................................................................................................... 82 RESULTS OF SCO ELECTION OF OFFICERS ................................................................................................................................................ 82 GUADELOUPE 1998..................................................................................................................................................................................... 82 VOLUME 10, NUMBER 3 MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND CONSERVATION OF CARIBBEAN BIRDS. Robert E. Ricklefs and Eldredge Bermingham. .............. 85 REGISTRO DE AVES DE LA SIERRA DE CUBITA, CAMAGÜEY, CUBA. Yanette Concepción Hernández y Rafael Tadeo Perez. .............. 93 FIRST REPORT OF THE ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER (VERMIVORA CELATA CELATA) IN CUBA. Arturo Kirkconnell, Alejandro

Llanes, and Orlando Garrido. .............................................................................................................................................................. 95 INDICIOS DE DEPREDACIÓN DE HUEVOS DE HIRUNDO FULVA (PASSERIFORMES: HIRUNDINIDAE) POR EPICRATES ANGULIFER

(SERPENTES: BOIDAE). Carlos A. Mancina y Alejandro Llanes Sosa. ................................................................................................ 95 LA BIAYA O BAMBIAYA DE LOS INDOCUBANOS. Osvaldo Jiménez Vázquez. .......................................................................................... 96 AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR OF A GRAY KINGBIRD (TYRANNUS DOMINICENSIS) TOWARD A BAT (MOLOSSUS MOLOSSUS) IN LA

HABANA, CUBA. Juan P. Soy. .............................................................................................................................................................. 97 CURRENT STATUS OF WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRDS (PHAETHON LEPTURUS) NESTING IN CUBA. Nicasio Vi–a, Martha Walsh-

Mcgehee, and David S. Lee. ................................................................................................................................................................. 98 NUEVAS ADICIONES A LA PALEORNITOLOGIA CUBANA. William Suárez y Oscar Arredondo. ............................................................ 100 ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING IN ARUBA, DUTCH WEST

INDIES, AUGUST 1997 THE AVIFAUNA OF THE PITONS IN ST. LUCIA. Donald Anthony. .................................................................................................... 102 HISTORY AND SUBSPECIATION OF THE PEARLY-EYED THRASHER, EMPHASIZING MARGAROPS FUSCATUS BONARIENSIS IN THE

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Wayne J. Arendt. .............................................................................................................................. 103 PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF SOME WEST INDIAN VIREOS. Jon C. Barlow. ....................... 103 POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THE WHITE-CHEEKED PINTAIL IN PUERTO RICO. G. Bonilla, R. Castro and F. Rivera. ................... 104 CONSERVATION AND STATUS OF THE CAYMAN BRAC PARROT AND WINTERING NEOTROPICAL MIGRANTS. Frederic J.

Burton, Patricia E. Bradley, E. J. Williams, and Trevor B. Baxter. ........................................................................................... 104 DEMOGRAPHIC IMPACTS OF HURRICANES ON CARIBBEAN SEABIRDS. J. W. Chardine and R. D. Morris. .................................... 105 AMAZONA PARROTS IN JAMAICA. Herlitz Davis and Susan Koening. .............................................................................................. 106 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HABITAT FRAGMENTATION AND BIRD COMMUNITIES IN THE BUFFER ZONE OF THE BLUE AND

JOHN CROW MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK (BJCMNP). Suzanne Davis. .................................................................................. 107 CONTRIBUTION OF THE NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK TO AVIAN CONSERVATION IN HISPANIOLA. Simón Guerreo. ................. 107 CONSERVATION IMPLICATIONS OF STUDIES OF EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS AMONG SOME CARIBBEAN BIRDS. Nedra

Klein. ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 107 A CD-ROM GUIDE TO THE RESIDENT BIRDS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Nicolás López. ........................................................ 108 VALUES OF THE CONVENTION WETLANDS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE. Herbert A. Raffaele. ............................................ 108 UPDATE ON THE WEST INDIAN WHISTLING-DUCK CONSERVATION. Lisa G. Sorenson. ................................................................. 108 Preparation and Production of Education Materials for Avian Conservation in the Dominican Republic. E. Vázquez, K.

Wallace, and R. Lorenzo. ............................................................................................................................................................. 109 CONTROL OF THE SHINY COWBIRD (MOLOTHRUS BONARIENSIS): CAN IT IMPROVE THE REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF RARE OR

ENDANGERED SPECIES? THE CASE OF THE YELLOW-SHOULDERED BLACKBIRD (AGELAIUS XANTHOMUS) IN PUERTO RICO. E. A. Ventosa-Febles, R. López, J. Camacho y A. Falcón. ......................................................................................................... 110

RESTORATION AND HABITAT MANAGEMENT AT THE HUMACAO WILDLIFE REFUGE. PHASE I: HABITAT ASSESSMENTS AND WETLAND MANAGEMENT PLAN. Francisco J. Vilella and Matthew J. Gray. ........................................................................... 110

ARE HURRICANES A KEY FACTOR FOR THE ECOLOGY OF THE GUADELOUPE WOODPECKER? Pascal Villard. ............................. 111 THE THICK-BILLED VIREO: A CONSERVATION PERSPECTIVE FOR A WEST INDIES ENDEMIC. Marlene Walker. ........................... 112 IMPLICATIONS OF INTRODUCED PREDATORS AND PARASITES FOR THE PUERTO RICAN VIREO IN GUÁNICA FOREST, PUERTO

RICO. Bethany L. Woodworth. ..................................................................................................................................................... 112 THE TIMING OF THE BREEDING SEASON IN THE BANANAQUIT (COEREBA FLAVEOLA) ON THE ISLAND OF GRENADA, WEST

INDIES. J. M. Wunderle. ............................................................................................................................................................... 113 HUMAN INTERACTIONS WITH SEABIRDS IN THE CARIBBEAN. Ann M. Haynes-Sutton. ................................................................. 113 GREMIOS TROFICOS DE LAS COMUNIDADES DE AVES RESIDENTES Y MIGRATORIAS EN DIFERENTES LOCALIDADES DE CUBA.

Hiram Gonzalez Alonso. .............................................................................................................................................................. 114 AREAS DE IMPORTANCIA PARA LA REPRODUCCIÓN DE ESPECIES MARINAS COLONIALES (CHARADRIIFORMES) EN CUBA.

Pedro Blanco Rodríguez, Bárbara Sánchez y A. Hernández. ............................................................................................................................ 114

AREAS DE IMPORTANCIA REGIONAL PARA LAS AVES DEL ORDEN CHARADRIIFORMES EN CUBA. Pedro Blanco Rodríguez. ...... 114 AREAS DE INVIERNO DEL FRAILECILLO SILBADOR EN CUBA. Pedro Blanco Rodríguez. ............................................................... 114 COMPOSICIÓN Y ABUNDANCIA DE LA AVIFAUNA EN DOS FORMACIONES VEGETALES DE LA ALTIPLANICIE DE NIPE,

HOLGUÍN, CUBA. Bárbara Sánchez, Ramona Oviedo, Nils Navarro, Arturo Hernández, Carlos Pe–a y Ernesto Reyes. ....... 115 ESTRUCTURA DE LA COMUNIDAD DE AVES EN LA ARROCERA DE SUR DEL JÍBARO, SANCTI SPÍRITUS. Lourdes Mugica,

Martín Acosta, Dennis Denis y Pedro L. Martinez. .................................................................................................................... 115 RELACIÓN ENTRE LA MORFOLOGÍA DEL SISTEMA DIGESTIVO CON LA DIETA EN EL COCO PRIETO PLEGADIS FALCINELLUS.

Dennis Denis, Martín Acosta y Lourdes Mugica. ....................................................................................................................... 115 ALIMENTACIÓN DE BUBULCUS IBIS IBIS (AVES: ARDEIDAE) EN UN PASTIZAL DE LA PROVINCIA DE LA HABANA, CUBA.

Maria Elena García Romero. ...................................................................................................................................................... 116 LAS RAPACES EXTINTAS DE CUBA Y SU IMPORANCIA ECOLÓGICA DURANTE EL CUATERNARIO. Carlos Arredondo Antónez. .. 116


CONSIDERACIONES SOBRE LA ACTIVIDAD TRÓFICA DE TYTO ALBA FURCATA Y LA NECESIDAD DE SU CONSERVACIÓN. Carlos Arredondo Antónez. ..................................................................................................................................................................... 116

SCO REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS JAMAICA. Suzanne Davis. ............................................................................................................................................................... 117 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. Gerard Alleng. ....................................................................................................................................... 118 SABA REPORT. Martha Walsh-McGehee. ....................................................................................................................................... 119 THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. Trevor Baxter. .......................................................................................................................................... 120 WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY IN ANTIGUA-BARBUDA. Kevel Lindsay. ............................................ 123 STATUS OF ORNITHOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE BAHAMAS. Carolyn Wardle. ............................................................................ 124 ACTIVIDADES DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LA AVIFAUNA EN LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA EN 1997. Simón Guerrero. .................... 126

NEWS OF MEMBERS ................................................................................................................................................................................. 127 REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 127 POSITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE ......................................................................................................................................... 127 MEETINGS OF INTEREST .......................................................................................................................................................................... 127 JORNADA 30 ANIVERSARIO ..................................................................................................................................................................... 128 FOTOAVE ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 129 NEW PUBLICATION A TEACHER’S GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF JAMAICA .............................................................................................................................. 131 TALLER CIENCIA, SOCIEDAD Y MEDIO AMBIENTE ................................................................................................................................. 132 IN MEMORIAM: GEORGE A. SEAMAN, 1904–1997. Ro Wauer. .............................................................................................................. 133

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