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                            AOU PUBLICATIONS
Buteo Books is the official distributor of the publications of The American Ornithologist's Union, including the Check-list of North American Birds, back issues of The Auk, and the Ornithological Monographs. Our holdings are all listed on this page. Shipping and handling instructions follow.

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MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS
  • The Check-list of North American Birds: The Species of Birds of North America from the Arctic through Panama, including the West Indies and the Hawaiian Islands. Seventh Edition, 1998. 829 pp. The most up-to-date taxonomic classification and nomenclature, habitat, and distribution. Scientific and English names. $49.95 ON SALE FOR $19.95

  • 47th Supplement to The Check-list of North American Birds. Lists all taxonomic changes since the 46th Supplement. Offprint from The Auk, 123 (3), pp. 926-936. 2006. Self-wrappers. $3.00
  • 46th Supplement. Lists all taxonomic changes since the 45th Supplement. Offprint from The Auk, 122 (3), pp. 1026-1031. 2005. Self-wrappers. $3.00
  • 45th Supplement. Lists all taxonomic changes since the 44th Supplement. Offprint from The Auk, 121 (3), pp. 985-995. 2004. Self-wrappers. $3.00
  • 44th Supplement*. Lists all taxonomic changes since the 43rd Supplement. The Auk 120 (3), July, 2003.
  • 43rd Supplement*. Lists all taxonomic changes since the 42nd Supplement. The Auk 119 (3), July, 2002.
  • 42nd Supplement*. Lists all taxonomic changes since publication of the seventh edition. Stapled.
    *Stock of off-prints of the 42nd, 43rd, and 44th supplements has been exhausted, but they are available in the complete volumes of The Auk as originally published, as listed above. $10 each.

  • A Bibliography of Ornithological Translations. 1986. (Out of print, limited stock.) More than 1,000 titles are listed with information on how to obtain them. Reprinted from Current Ornithology Vol. 4, 1986. $2.00
  • Curacion Moderna de Colecciones Ornithologicas. 1993. (Out of print, limited stock.) Patricia Escalante-Pliego, Ed. In Spanish. $4.00


NUTTALL / AOU SERIES IN ORNITHOLOGY

This new series of avian monographs is published jointly by the Nuttall Ornithological Club - the oldest natural history society in North America - and the American Ornithologists' Union - the largest ornithological society in the world.

GIBSON, Daniel D. and G. Vernon BYRD. Birds of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. 2007. An up-to-date analysis of avian distributions and occurrence in this remote archipelago, including an inventory of archived avian specimens, references to published and archived photographs, a list of species reported from but not substantiated, a gazetteer, and color photos illustrating habitats and endemic taxa. 351 pp. This is expected to be one of the most significant books ever published on Alaska's birds, and it will be the major scientific resource for future avian research in northeastern Asia, northwestern North America, and the North Pacific. $40.00

MEE, Allan and Linnea S. HALL. California Condors in the 21st Century. Published jointly by the Nuttall Ornithological Club and the AOU. Series in Ornithology Number 2. The papers in this volume resulted from a symposium entitled "Endangered Species Recovery: The California Condor as a Model." 279 pp. Cloth - $40.00; Paper - $30.00



ORNITHOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

OM1. A distributional study of the birds of British Honduras. 1964. S. M. Russell. OUT OF PRINT.

OM2. A comparative study of some social communication patterns in the Pelecaniformes. 1965. G. F. van Tets. OUT OF PRINT.

OM3. The birds of Kentucky. 1965. R. M. Mengel. $25.00.

OM4. Evolution of some arctic gulls (Larus): An experimental study of isolating mechanisms. 1966. N. G. Smith. OUT OF PRINT.

OM5. A comparative life-history study of four species of woodpeckers. 1967. L. deK. Lawrence. OUT OF PRINT.

OM6. Adaptations for locomotion and feeding in the Anhinga and the Double-crested Cormorant. 1967. O. T. Owre. $10.00. (Only a few left.)

OM7. A distributional survey of the birds of Honduras. 1968. B. L. Monroe, Jr. OUT OF PRINT.

OM8. An approach to the study of ecological relationships among grassland birds. 1969. J. A. Wiens. OUT OF PRINT.

OM9. Mating systems, sexual dimorphism, and the role of male North American passerine birds in the nesting cycle. 1969. J. Verner and M. F. Willson. OUT OF PRINT.

OM10. The behavior of Spotted Antbirds. 1972. E. O. Willis. $10.00.

OM11. Behavior, mimetic songs and song dialects, and relationships of the parasitic indigobirds (Vidua) of Africa. 1973. R. B. Payne. $10.00.

OM12. Intra-island variation in the Mascarene White-eye Zosterops borbonica. 1973. F. B. Gill. $10.00.

OM13. Evolutionary trends in the Neotropical ovenbirds and woodhewers. 1973. A. Feduccia. $10.00.

OM15. Functional anatomy and adaptive evolution of the feeding apparatus in the Hawaiian honeycreeper genus Loxops (Drepanididae). 1973. L. P. Richards. and W. J. Bock. $10.00.

OM16. The Red-tailed Tropicbird on Kure Atoll. 1974. R. R. Fleet. $10.00.

OM17. Comparative behavior of the American Avocet and the Black-necked Stilt (Recurvirostridae). 1975. R. B. Hamilton. $10.00.

OM18. Breeding biology and behavior of the Oldsquaw (Clangula hyemalis L.). 1975. R. M. Alison. $6.00.

OM19. Bird populations of aspen forests in western North America. 1976. J. A. D. Flack. $10.00.

OM20. Sexual size dimorphism in hawks and owls of North America. 1976. N. F. R. Snyder and J. W. Wiley. OUT OF PRINT.

OM21. Social organization and behavior of the Acorn Woodpecker in central coastal California. 1976. M. H. MacRoberts and B. R. MacRoberts. $10.00.

OM22. Maintenance behavior and communication in the Brown Pelican. 1977. Schreiber. $6.00.

OM23. Species relationships in the avian genus Aimophila. 1977. L. L. Wolf. $12.00. (With vinyl record).

OM24. Land bird communities of Grand Bahama Island: The structure and dynamics of an avifauna. 1977. J. T. Emlen. $10.00.

OM25. Systematics of smaller Asian night birds based on voice. 1978. J. T. Marshall. $10.00. (includes vinyl record).

OM26. Ecology and behavior of the Prairie Warbler, Dendroica discolor. 1978. V. Nolan, Jr. $45.00.

OM27. Ecology and evolution of lek mating behavior in the Long-tailed Hermit Hummingbird. 1979. F. G. Stiles and L. L. Wolf. $10.00.

OM28. The foraging behavior of Mountain Bluebirds with emphasis on sexual foraging differences. 1980. H. W. Power. $10.00.

OM29. The molt of Scrub Jays and Blue Jays in Florida. 1982. G. T. Bancroft and G. E. Woolfenden. $10.00.

OM30. Avian incubation: Egg temperature, nest humidity, and behavioral thermoregulation in a hot environment. 1982. G. S. Grant. $10.00.

OM31. The native forest birds of Guam. 1983. J. M. Jenkins. $15.00.

OM32. The marine ecology of birds in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. 1984. D. G. Ainley, E. F. O'Connor and R. F. Boekelheide. $15.00.

OM33. Sexual selection, lek and arena behavior, and sexual size dimorphism in birds. 1984. R. B. Payne. $15.00.

OM34. Pattern, mechanism, and adaptive significance of territoriality in Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus). 1984. J. Burger. $12.50 (member price $10.00).

OM35. Ecogeographical variation in size and proportions of Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia). 1984. J. W. Aldrich. $16.00 (member price $12.00).

OM36. Neotropical Ornithology. 1985. P. A. Buckley et al., Eds. - 1,041 pp, 8 color plates. OUT OF PRINT.

OM37. Avian monogamy. 1985. P. A. Gowaty and D. W. Mock, Eds. $18.00 (member price $14.00).

OM38. An analysis of physical, physiological, and optical aspects of avian coloration with emphasis on wood-warblers. 1986. E. H. Burtt, Jr. $17.50 (member price $14.00).

OM39. The lingual apparatus of the African Grey Parrot, Psittacus erithacus Linne (Aves: Psittacidae): Description and theoretical mechanical analysis. 1986. D. G. Homberger. $30.00.

OM40. Patterns and evolutionary significance of geographic variation in the schistacea group of the Fox Sparrow (Passerellailiaca). 1986. R. M. Zink. $15.00.

OM41. Hindlimb myology and evolution of Old World suboscine passerine birds (Acanthisittidae, Pittidae, Philepittidae, Eurylaimidae). 1987. R. J. Raikow. $15.00.

OM42. Speciation and geographic variation in Black-tailed Gnatcatchers. 1988. J. L. Atwood. $10.00.

OM43. A distributional survey of the birds of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. 1989. L. C. Binford. $20.00. ON SALE for FOR $9.95

OM44. Recent advances in the study of Neogene fossil birds: I. The birds of the Late Miocene-Early Pliocene Big Sandy Formation, Mohave County; K. Jeffery Bichart; II. Fossil birds of the San Diego Formation, Late Pliocene, Blancan, San Diego County, California; Robert M. Chandler. 1990. $32.00 (member price $17.75).

OM45. Descriptions of thirty-two new species of birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part I. Non-passeriformes. Storrs L. Olson and Helen F. James.
OM46. Descriptions of thirty-two new species of birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part II. Passeriformes. Helen F. James and Storrs. L. Olson. 1991. $25.00 (member price $22.50).
NOTE: Volumes 45 and 46 are bound together and are not available separately.

OM47. Parent-offspring conflict and its resolution in the European Starling. 1992. Elizabeth Litovich and Harry W. Power. $15.00 (member price $12.00).

OM48. Studies in Neotropical Ornithology Honoring Ted Parker. 1997. J. V. Remsen Jr., Ed. $49.95 (member price $39.95). ON SALE FOR $9.95

OM49. Avian Reproductive Tactics: Female and Male Perspectives. 1998. Patricia G. Parker and Nancy Tyler Burley, Eds. $20.00 (member price $16.00).

OM50. Avian Community, Climate, and Sea-Level Changes in the Plio-Pleistocene of the Florida Peninsula. 1998. Steven D. Emslie. $20.00 (member price $16.00). ON SALE FOR $9.95

OM51. A Descriptive and Phylogenetic Analysis of Plumulaceous Feather Characters in Charadriiformes. 2000. Carla J. Dove. $19.95 (member price $15.96) ON SALE FOR $9.95

OM52. Ornithology of Sabah: History, Gazetteer, Annotated Checklist, and Bibliography. 2001. Frederick H. Sheldon, Robert G. Moyle, and Jody Kennard. $25.00 (member price $22.50)

OM53. Evolution of Flightlessness in Rails (Gruiformes: Rallidae): Phylogenetic, Ecomorphological, and Ontogenetic Perspectives. Bradley C. Livezey. 2003. 654 pp. Paper. $10.00

OM54. Population Dynamics of the California Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis): A Meta-Analysis. 2004. Alan B. Franklin, et al. 54 pp. $10.00

OM55. Obligate Army-ant-following Birds: A Study of Ecology, Spatial Movement Patterns, and Behavior in Amazonian Peru. Susan Willson. 2004. 67 pp. Paper. $10.00

OM56. BROUGHTON, Jack M. Prehistoric Human Impacts on California Birds: Evidence from the Emeryville Shellmound Avifauna. 2004. 90 pp. Paper. $10.00

OM57. ORTEGA, Catherine P., Jameson F. CHACE, and Brian D. PEER, Editors. Management of Cowbirds and Their Hosts: Balancing Science, Ethics, and Mandates. 2005. 114 pp. Paper. $10.00

OM58. BOCK, Walter J. and M. Ross LEIN, Editors. Ernst Mayr at 100: Ornithologist and Naturalist. 2005. 109 pp. Includes a DVD with excerpts of an interview with Ernst Mayr. Includes a complete bibliography of Mayr's works. Paper. $20.00 See a complete list of Mayr's books

OM59. BEISSINGER, Steven R., et al. Modeling Approaches in Avian Conservation and the Role of Field Biologists. 2006. 56 pp. Paper. $10.00

OM60. BARRACLOUGH, Rosemary K., Editor. Current Topics in Avian Disease Research: Understanding Endemic and Invasive Diseases. 2006. 111 pp. Paper. OUT OF PRINT.

OM61. BOULET, Marylene and D. Ryan NORRIS, Editors. Patterns of Migratory Connectivity in Two Nearctic-Neotropical Songbird: New Insights from Intrinsic Markers. 2006. 88 pp. Paper. $10.00

OM62. SPEAR, Larry B. and David G. AINLEY. Storm-petrels of the Eastern Pacific Ocean: Species Assembly and Diversity along Marine Habitat Gradients. 2007. 77 pp. Paper. $10.00

OM63. CICERO, Carla and J.V. REMSEN, Jr., Editors. Festschrift for Ned K. Johnson: Geographic Variation and Evolution in Birds. 2007. 114 pp. Paper. $10.00

OM64. ASKINS, Robert A., Felipe CHAVEZ-RAMIREZ, Brenda C. DALE, Carola A. HAAS, James R. HERKERT, Fritz L. KNOPF, and Peter D. VICKERY. Conservation of Grassland Birds in North America: Understanding Ecological Processes in Different Regions. Report of the AOU Committee on Conservation. 2007. 46 pp. Paper. $10.00




THE AUK
Buteo Books stocks back issues of individual numbers of The Auk through the current issue. Many numbers are in limited supply. Please contact Buteo Books for price and availability.
  • Individual numbers dated 1950 and earlier are $10.00 each.
  • Individual numbers from 1951 to three years ago are $5.00 each (or $20.00 per volume per year).
  • Volumes published over the last three years are available as individual numbers for $10.00 each.
  • Ten-year Index to The Auk. 1931 through 1990. $10.00 (Limited numbers of earlier indices may be available. Call for price and availability.)


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