PASSERIFORMES

The titles listed under these headings are BRAND NEW books listed alphabetically by author.
Price is for the cloth (hardback) edition unless indicated otherwise. Buteo Books makes
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1241. ALDRICH, John W. Ecogeographical Variation in Size and Proportions of Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia). American Ornithologists' Union: Ornithological Monographs No. 35, 1984. 135 pp. Paper. $16.00

1242. ALSTROM, Per and Krister MILD. Pipits and Wagtails. Princeton, 2002. 26 color plates by Per ALSTROM and Bill ZETTERSTROM. Color photos, maps. 360 pp. $59.50

25-186. ANDERSON, Theodore R. Biology of the Ubiquitous House Sparrow: From Genes to Populations. Oxford University Press, 2006. 547 pp. $89.50
House Sparrows have been used to study natural selection in introduced species, circadian rhythms, and the neuroendocrine control of the avian annual cycle. Summaries and results of these global studies.

1243. ANDORS, Allison V. and François VUILLEUMIER. Observations on the Distribution, Behavior, and Comparative Breeding Biology of Neoxolmis rufiventris (Aves: Tyrannidae). American Museum of Natural History, 1998. Novitates No. 3220. Color map, photos. 32 pp. Self-wrappers. Monograph on the Chocolate-vented Tyrant. $10.00

NEW. 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. American Ornithologists' Union, 2007. Ornithological Monographs No. 64. 46 pp. Paper. $10.00

1244. ATWOOD, Jonathan L. Speciation and Geographic Variation in Black-tailed Gnatcatchers. AOU: Ornithological Monographs No. 42, 1988. 74 pp. Paper. $10.00

26-204. BACCUS, John T., Maria E. TOLLE, and John D. CORNELIUS. Response of the Golden-cheeked Warblers (Dendroica Chrsoparia) to Wildfires at Fort Hood, Texas. Texas Ornithological Society Occasional Publication No. 7, 2007. 37 pp. Paper. $6.00

1245. BANCROFT, G. Thomas & Glen E. WOOLFENDEN. The Moult of Scrub Jays and Blue Jays in Florida. American Ornithologists' Union: Ornithological Monographs No. 29, 1982. 51 pp. Paper. $10.00

1246. BEADLE, David D. and James D. RISING. Sparrows of the United States and Canada: The Photographic Guide. Princeton University Press, 2002. Over 350 color photos covering all 64 species found in the region. 328 pp. $29.95
A companion volume to Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the United States and Canada (1996), see Rising below.

24-194. BEADLE, David and J.D. RISING. Tanagers, Cardinals, and Finches of the United States and Canada: The Photographic Guide. Princeton University Press, 2006. A comprehensive identification guide using 200 color photos to illustrate the differences between the 46 species covered. Range maps. 196 pp. Paper. $29.95

1247. BELETSKY, Les and Gordon ORIANS. Red-winged Blackbirds: Decision-making and Reproductive Success. Chicago, 1996. 294 pp. Cloth - $76.00; Paper - $27.50

1248. BENTZ, Gregory D. The Appendicular Myology and Phylogenetic Relationships of the Ploceidae and Estrildidae (Aves: Passeriformes). Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, No.15, 1979. B&W diagrams. 25 pp. Paper. $5.00

1249. BERGER, Cynthia, Keith KRIDLER, and Jack GRIGGS. The Bluebird Monitor's Guide. Harper Collins, 2002. Attracting and observing bluebirds. 128 pp. Paper. $14.95

1250. BIRKHEAD, T.R. The Magpies: The Ecology and Behaviour of Black-billed and Yellow- billed Magpies. Poyser, 1991. 270 pp. $53.00

1251. BREWER, David. Wrens, Dippers, and Thrashers. Yale, 2001. 32 color illustrations by Barry Kent MACKAY. The first comprehensive guide to these families, including 75 wrens, 34 thrashers, and 5 dippers. 271 pp. $50.00

1252. BROWN, Charles R. and Mary Bomberger BROWN. Coloniality in the Cliff Swallow: The Effect of Group Size on Social Behavior. Chicago, 1996. 566 pp. Cloth - $95.00; Paper - $37.50

1253. CARMEN, William J. Noncooperative Breeding in the California Scrub-Jay. Cooper Ornithological Society, 2004. Studies in Avian Biology No. 28. 100 pp. Paper. $17.50

1254. CHEKE, Bob & Clive MANN. Sunbirds: A Guide to the Sunbirds, Spiderhunters, Sugarbirds & Flowerpeckers of the World. Yale University Press, 2000. 48 color plates, distribution maps. 384 pp. $50.00

1255. CICERO, Carla. Sibling Species of Titmice in the Parus inornatus Complex (Aves: paridae). University of California Publications in Zoology: Volume 128, 1996. Black and white photos and maps. Natural history and variation. 217 pp. Paper. $27.00

1256. CLEMENT, Peter. Thrushes. Princeton, 2000. Comprehensive guide to the world's 162 species of true thrushes. Illustrations by Ren HATHAWAY, Jan WILCZUR and Clive BYERS. 60 color plates, range maps. 463 pp. $67.50

1257. CONDER, Peter. The Wheatear. Helm, 1989. 312 pp, illus. $30.00

1258. COX, Jeffrey A. Status and Distribution of the Florida Scrub Jay. Florida Ornithological Society, Special Publication No. 3, 1987. 110 pp. Paper. $14.00

1259. CROSSIN, Richard. The Breeding Biology of the Tufted Jay. Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 1967. 35 pp. Paper. $6.00

1260. CURSON, Jon. Warblers of the Americas: An Identification Guide. Houghton Mifflin, 1994. 36 color plates by David QUINN and David BEADLE. A comprehensive guide to all 116 species of warblers found in the Americas. 252 pp. OUT OF PRINT - Mint copies may be available

1261. DAVIES, N.B. Dunnock Behavior and Social Evolution. Oxford University Press, 1992. 272 pp. Cloth - $75.00; Paper - $45.00

1262. DAVIS, Wayne H. and Philippe ROCA. Bluebirds and Their Survival. University Press of Kentucky, 1995. Color photos. 154 pp. Paper. $17.00

DEL HOYO, Josep, Andrew ELLIOTT, and Jordi SARGATAL, Editors. Handbook of the Birds of the World Series. The most complete natural history information available, heavily illustrated with spectacular color photos and color plates. Volumes 8 - 16 cover Passeriformes. See HBW.html for more details.

1263. DEW, Tina and Curtis; and R.B. LAYTON. Bluebirds: Their Daily Lives and How to Attract and Raise Bluebirds. Nature, 1986. 212 pp. Cloth - $14.95; Paper - $10.95

1264. DICKINSON, J.C., Jr. Geographic Variation in the Red-eyed Towhee of the Eastern United States. Bulletin of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Volume107, Number 5, pp. 271-352, 1952. Paper. $10.00

1265. DONALD, Paul F. The Skylark. London: T&AD Poyser, 2004. A comprehensive monograph with an overview of the lark family. Color photos, with line drawings and color illustrations by Alan HARRIS. 256 pp. $75.00

1266. DOUGHTY, Robin W. The Mockingbird. Texas, 1988. Life history, distribution, range, color photos. 80 pp. Paper. $8.95

1267. DOUGHTY, Robin and Rob FERGUS. The Purple Martin. University of Texas Press, 2002. 93 pp. Color and b&w illustrations. $19.95

1268. EISERER, Len. The American Robin: A Backyard Institution. Nelson-Hall, 1976. Color photos, drawings. 175 pp. $47.50

1269. FEARE, Chris and Adrian CRAIG. Starlings and Mynas. Princeton University Press, 1999. Maps, color plates of 114 species. 285 pp. $55.00

1270. FEHER-ELSTON, Catherine. Ravensong: A Natural and Fabulous History of Ravens and Crows. Tarcher, 2004. Originally published in 1991, this book considers the raven in the contexts of mythology, folklore, history, and science. 208 pp. Paper. $14.95

1271. FRIEDMANN, Herbert & L. F. KIFF. The Parasitic Cowbirds and their Hosts. Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 1985. Pp. 225-304. Paper. $12.50

FRITH, Clifford and Dawn FRITH. Bowerbirds: Nature, Art and History. Lynx Edicions, 2007. An overview of history, ecology, and behavior is followed by detailed species accounts. Illustrated with over 300 color photos and paintings. 304 pp. $75.00

1272. FRITH, Clifford B. and Dawn W. The Bowerbirds: Ptilonorhynchidae. Oxford Bird Families of the World, 2004. Color plates by Eustace BARNES, drawings, photos. 508 pp. $252.00
Bowerbirds are unique among the birds of the world in the bower-building behavior of the males, for display and courtship.

1273. FRITH, Clifford B. and Bruce M. BEEHLER. The Birds of Paradise: Paradisaeidae . Oxford Bird Families of the World Series, 1998. Color plates by William T. COOPER. Part I: General Chapters covers everything from discovery to conservation. Part II: Species Accounts covers the 42 species of Birds of Paradise illustrated with 15 color plates. 613 pp. $245.00

1274. GALATI, Robert. Golden-Crowned Kinglets: Treetop Nesters of the North Woods. Iowa State, 1991. 142 pp. $19.95

1276. GRUBB, Thomas C., Jr. Tufted Titmouse. Stackpole, Wild Bird Guides, 1998. Color photos. 88 pp. Paper. $19.95

1277. HARMAN, Ian & M.M. VRIENDS. All About Finches and Other Seed-Eating Birds. TFH, 1978. 224 pp. $17.95; On Sale for $9.95

1278. HARRAP, Simon. Chickadees, Tits, Nuthatches, and Treecreepers. Princeton University Press, 1995. Illustrated by David QUINN. Covers all 110 species found worldwide. 36 color plates, comprehensive text, drawings, range maps. 464 pp. $75.00

1279. HARRIS, Tony. Shrikes and Bush-Shrikes. Including Bush-shrikes, Helmet- shrikes, Flycatcher-shrikes, Philentomas, Batises & Wattle-eyes. Princeton University Press, 2000. Illustrated by Kim FRANKLIN. Color plates, species accounts, natural history, and conservation of 114 species. 392 pp. $60.00

1280. HEINRICH, Bernd. Ravens in Winter. Vintage, 1989. Explains a fascinating change in behavior with the change of the seasons. 379 pp. Paper. $16.00

1281. HEINRICH, Bernd. Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds . HarperCollins, 1999. 380 pp. Cloth - $25.00; Paper - $14.95
Observations from a friend and companion of these intelligent and compelling birds.

1282. HILL, Geoffrey E. A Red Bird in a Brown Bag: The Function and Evolution of Colorful Plumage in the House Finch. Oxford University Press, 2002. 288 pp. Cloth - $65.00; Paper - $40.00

1284. JARAMILLO, Alvaro and Peter BURKE. New World Blackbirds: The Icterids. Princeton, 1999. Color plates by BURKE, range maps. Identification and natural history of all 103 members of the family. 431 pp. $72.00

1285. KILHAM, Lawrence. The American Crow and the Common Raven. Texas A&M, 1989. 255 pp. Cloth - $32.50; Paper - $19.95

1288. LAMBERT, Frank and Martin WOODCOCK. Pittas, Broadbills and Asities. Pica Press, 1996. 24 color plates. 271 pp. Out of Print

1289. LANYON, Wesley E. The Comparative Biology of the Meadowlarks in Wisconsin. Nuttall Publication number 1, 1957. 66 pp. Paper. $10.00

1290. LANYON, Wesley E. Development of Song in the Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) , With Notes on a Technique for Hand-rearing Passerines from the Egg. American Museum Novitates, No. 2666, 1979. 27 pp. Paper. $7.50

1291. LANYON, Wesley E. A Phylogeny of the Thirty-three Genera in the Empidonax Assemblage of Tyrant Flycatchers. American Museum Novitates, No. 2846, 1986. 64 pp. Paper. $10.00

1292. LANYON, Wesley E. Revision of the Myiarchus Flycatchers of South America. American Museum of Natural History: Bulletin Volume 161, Article 4, 427-628, 1978. Paper. $30.00

1293. LAYTON, R.B. The Purple Martin. Nature Books, 1969. 192 pp. Paper. $9.95

1294. LeCROY, Mary. The Genus Paradisaea: Display and Evolution. American Museum Novitates Number 2714, 1981. 52 pp. Paper. B&W photos and drawings. $10.00

1295. LeFRANC, Norbert. Shrikes: A Guide to Shrikes of the World. Yale/Pica, 1997. 75 b&w and 16 color illustrations by Tim WORFOLK. 192 pp. $45.00

1296. LITOVICH, Elizabeth and Harry W. POWER. Parent-Offspring Conflict and Its Resolution in the European Starling. American Ornithologists' Union: Ornithological Monographs No. 47, 1992. 71 pp. Paper. $15.00

1297. MADGE, Steve and Hilary BURN. Crows and Jays. Princeton, 2001 (1994). 30 color plates by BURN. 120 maps. 216 pp. Paper. $37.95

1298. MARSHALL, Joe. The Gray-Cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus and its New England Subspecies, Bicknell's Thrush, Catharus minimus bicknelli. Nuttall Ornithological Club, Publication No. 28, 2001. 136 pp. $30.00
Midway during the writing of this report, Bicknell's Thrush achieved species status.

23-254. MARZLUFF, John and Tony ANGELL. In the Company of Crows and Ravens. Yale, 2005. Interactions between humans and crows and their influence on culture, ecology, and evolution. B&W illustrations by Tony ANGELL. 384 pp. Cloth - $30.00; Paper - $18.00

1299. MATTHYSEN, Erik. The Nuthatches. Academic/Poyser, 1998. Color frontis of four species. Covers 24 species in the Northern Hemisphere. 315 pp. $44.95

1300. McCABE, Robert A. The Little Green Bird: Ecology of the Willow Flycatcher. Rusty Rock Press, 1991. Drawings by Steve HOLLOW. Limited edition. 171 pp. OUT OF PRINT

1301. MIDDLETON, Alex L.A. American Goldfinch. Stackpole Wild Bird Guides, 1998. Color photos and life history. 104 pp. Paper. $19.95

1302. MqLLER, Anders Pape. Sexual Selection and the Barn Swallow. Oxford, 1994. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution. 365 pp. Cloth - $59.50, Paper - $35.00

1303. MORRISON, M.L., et al, Editors Research and Management of the Brown-headed Cowbird in Western Landscapes. Proceedings of a Symposium held in Sacramento 23-25 October 1997. Cooper Studies in Avian Biology No. 18, 1999. 312 pp. Paper. $20.00

1304. MORSE, Douglass H. American Warblers: An Ecological and Behavioral Perspective. Harvard University Press, 1989. An account of research and debate on the ecological and behavioral aspects of the New World Warblers. 406 pp. $44.00

1305. MORTON, Martin L. The Mountain White-crowned Sparrow: Migration and Reproduction at High Altitude. Cooper Ornithological Society: Studies in Avian Biology No. 24, 2002. 236 pp. Paper. $27.00

1306. MUGAAS, John N. & J.R. KING. Annual Variation of Daily Energy Expenditure by the Black-Billed Magpie: A Study of Thermal and Behavioral Energetics. Cooper Ornithological Society: Studies in Avian Biology No. 5, 1981. 78 pp. Paper. $10.50

1307. MUMFORD, Russell E. The Breeding Biology of the Acadian Flycatcher. Michigan, Miscellaneous Publication No.125, 1964. 50 pp. Paper. $7.00

1308. National Research Council. The Scientific Bases for the Preservation of the Hawaiian Crow. Washington: National Academy Press, 1992. 136 pp. Paper. $21.00

1309. National Research Council. The Scientific Bases for Preservation of the Mariana Crow. National Academy Press, 1997. 91 pp. Paper. $29.00

1310. NERO, Robert W. Redwings. Smithsonian Institution, 1984. A complete monograph of the Red-winged Blackbird. Illustrated. 160 pp. Paper. $13.95

1311. NOLAN, Val, Jr. The Ecology and Behavior of the Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor). American Ornithologists' Union: Ornithological Monographs No. 26, 1978. 595 pp. $45.00

1312. ORENSTEIN, Ronald. Songbirds: Celebrating Nature's Voices. Sierra Club Books, 1997. Color photos. 224 pp. $35.00

1313. ORIANS, Gordon H. Blackbirds of the Americas. Washington, 1985. A comprehensive natural history, portraying the physical and behavioral traits of this family. Black & white drawings by Tony ANGELL. 163 pp. $34.95

1314. ORIANS, Gordon H. Some Adaptations of Marsh-Nesting Blackbirds. Princeton, 1980. 295 pp. Cloth - $35.00; Paper - $17.50

23-258. ORTEGA, Catherine P., Jameson F. CHACE, and Brian D. PEER, Editors. Management of Cowbirds and Their Hosts: Balancing Science, Ethics, and Mandates. American Ornithologists' Union, 2005. Ornithological Monographs No. 57. 114 pp. Paper. $10.00 Read a Review; View the complete AOU publications

1315. ORTEGA, Catherine. Cowbirds and Other Brood Parasites. University of Arizona Press, 1998. A comprehensive study, including assessment of their threat to songbirds. 371 pp. $65.00

1316. OSBORNE, June. The Cardinal. University of Texas Press, 1992. The author follows a year in the life of the Northern Cardinal. Color photos. 108 pp. Paper. $9.95

26-248. OTTER, Ken A. Ecology and Behavior of Chickadees and Titmice: An Integrated Approach. Oxford University Press, 2007. 319 pp. $110.00
Chickadees have amongst the most complex vocal behavior of any bird species, displaying one of the closest analogies to human sentence structure in the animal kingdom.

23-260. PANOV, Evgeniy N. Wheatears of the Palearctic: Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution of the Genus Oenanthe. Sofia: Pensoft Publishing, 2005. Includes a section of color photos, charts, sonograms, maps. A comparative study of 14 species of wheatears in this interesting genus. 439 pp. $125.00

23-262. PAYNE, R. B. Nestling Mouth Markings and Colors of Old World Finches Estrildidae: Mimicry and Coevolution of Nesting Finches and their Vidua Brood Parasites. Michigan Museum of Zoology, 2005. Miscellaneous Publications No. 194. Color photos. 45 pp. Paper. $20.00

1317. PAYNE, Robert B. Populations and Type Specimens of a Nomadic Bird: Comments on the North American Crossbills Loxia pusilla Gloger 1834 and Crucirostra minor Brehm 1845. Michigan Museum of Zoology. Occasional Paper No. 714, 1987. 37 pp. Paper. $5.00

1318. POWER, Harry W. The Foraging Behavior of Mountain Bluebirds: With Emphasis on Sexual Foraging Differences. American Ornithologists' Union: Ornithological Monographs No. 28, 1980. 72 pp. Paper. $10.00

1319. PRATT, H.D. The Hawaiian Honeycreepers. Oxford Bird Families of the World series. June 2005. Color plates by the author, black & white photos and illustrations, distribution maps. 342 pp. $179.50
Considered an excellent example of adaptive radiation, the Honeycreepers' wide array of species is more diverse than even Darwin's Finches.

1320. PRICE, Frank E. & C. E. BOCK. Population Ecology of the Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) in the Front Range of Colorado. Cooper Ornithological Society: Studies in Avian Biology No. 7, 1983. 84 pp. Paper. $12.50

1321. PRUM, Richard O. A Test of the Monophyly of the Manakins (Pipirdae) and of the Cotingas (Contingidae) Based on Morphology. Michigan Museum of Zoology. Occasional Paper No. 723, 1990. 44 pp. Paper. $6.00

1322. QUAY, Thomas L. and John B. FUNDERBURG, JR. (With David S. Lee, Eloise F. Potter, & Chandler S. Robbins). The Seaside Sparrow, its Biology and Management. Proceedings of a Symposium held at Raleigh, NC, 1981. Vinyl record included with examples of song variation. Color frontis by John Henry DICK. 174 pp. Paper. $15.00; On Sale for $10.00
An important signal species in the loss of marshland habitats.

1323. RAIKOW, Robert J. Appendicular Myology and Relationships of The New World Nine- Primaried Oscines (Aves: Passeriformes). Pittsburgh: Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, no.7, 1978. 43 pp. Paper. $5.00

1324. RATCLIFFE, Derek. The Raven: A Natural History in Britain and Ireland. Princeton University Press, 1997. Black & white illustrations by Chris ROSE, plus many black & white photographs. 326 pp. $50.00

1325. REILLY, Pauline. The Lyrebird: A Natural History. ISBS, 1988. Color photos and b&w illustrations. 94 pp. Paper. $14.95

1326. RESTALL, Robin. Munias and Mannikins. Yale, 1997. 80 color plates by the author, of which 64 are measured drawings of these Old World finches. B&W illustrations, range maps. 264 pp. $70.00
This single genus of 41 species of seed-eating passerines inhabiting the tropical and sub- tropical regions of the Old World are treated in "breath-taking" detail.

1327. RICHARDS, Lawrence P. and Walter J. BOCK. Functional Anatomy and Adaptive Evolution of the Feeding Apparatus in the Hawaiian Honeycreeper Genus Loxops (Drepanididae) . American Ornithologists' Union: Ornithological Monographs Number 15, 1973. 171 pp. Paper. $10.00

1328. RISING, James D. Geographic Variation in Size and Shape of Savannah Sparrows ( Passerculus sandwichensis). Cooper Ornithological Society: Studies in Avian Biology No. 23, 2002. 65 pp. Paper. $7.00

1329. RISING, James D. A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the United States and Canada. Princeton, 1996. 27 color plates by David BEADLE. 365 pp. Includes identification information and detailed species accounts for all 62 species of New World sparrows occurring north of Mexico. Range maps, line drawings. Paper. OUT OF PRINT
See Beadle under this section for the companion guide: Sparrows of the United States and Canada: A Photographic Guide

1330. RITCHISON, Gary. Eastern Bluebird. Stackpole Wild Bird Guides, 2000. Complete natural history, color photos. 119 pp. Paper. $19.95

1331. RITCHISON, Gary. Northern Cardinal. Stackpole Wild Bird Guides, 1997. Color photos. 121 pp. Paper. $19.95

1332. SAVAGE, Candace. Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies and Jays . Sierra Club, 1995. Color photos. 134 pp. Paper. $18.00

25-230. SAVAGE, Candace. Crows: Encounters with the Wise Guys. Greystone, 2005. 113 pp. $20.00
Illustrated essays by a fan and friend of Corvids.

23-286. SAX, Boria. Crow. Reaktion Books, 2003. Considers the crow in myth, literature, art and life. Filled with illustrations and a wealth of fascinating facts. 184 pp. Paper. $19.95

1333. SCHORRE, Barth. The Wood Warblers: An Introductory Guide. Texas: 1998. Color photos by the author. 140 pp. Cloth - $35.00; Paper - $17.95

1334. SCOTT, Thomas A. & M.L. MORRISON. Natural History and Management of the San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike. Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 1990. 34 pp. Paper. $6.50

1335. SEARCY, William A. and Ken YASUKAWA. Polygyny and Sexual Selection in Red-winged Blackbirds. Princeton. 1995. 312 pp. Cloth - $55.00; Paper - $29.95

1336. SHIRIHAI, Hadoram, Gabriel GARGALLO and Andreas J. HELBIG. Sylvia Warblers. Princeton University Press, 2001. Comprehensive guide to the 22 species with 20 color plates and 546 color photos. 576 pp. $85.00

1337. SKUTCH, Alexander F. Antbirds and Ovenbirds: Their Lives and Homes. Texas, 1996. Drawings by Dana GARDNER. 268 pp. Cloth - $40.00; Paper - $19.95

1338. SKUTCH, Alexander F. Life of the Flycatcher. Oklahoma, 1997. Illustrated by Dana Gardner (16 color plates, 32 b&w drawings). 162 pp. $40.00

1339. SKUTCH, Alexander F. Life of the Tanager. Cornell, 1989. Color plates by Dana GARDNER. 152 pp. $47.50

1340. SKUTCH, Alexander F. Orioles, Blackbirds, and Their Kin: A Natural History. Arizona, 1996. Scratchboard illustrations by Dana GARDNER. 291 pp. Paper. $22.95

1341. SMITH, James N., Terry L. COOK, Stephen I. ROTHSTEIN, Scott K. ROBINSON, and Spencer G. SEALY, Editors. Ecology and Management of Cowbirds and their Hosts: Studies in the Conservation of North American Passerine Birds. University of Texas Press, 2000. 388 pp. $85.00

1342. SMITH, Susan M. Black-capped Chickadee. Stackpole Wild Bird Guides, 1997. Color photos and concise natural history. 90 pp. Paper. $19.95

1343. SMITH, Susan M. The Black-capped Chickadee: Behavioral Ecology and Natural History. Cornell University Press, 1991. A comprehensive synthesis of information on feeding, communication, breeding, more. 362 pp. $61.50

1344. SMITH, Susan T. Communication and other Social Behavior in Parus carolinensis. Publication of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, No. 11, 1972. 125 pp. $10.00

1345. SMITH, W. John. and François VUILLEUMIER. Evolutionary Relationships of Some South American Ground Tyrants. Bulletin of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Vol 141, No 5, pp. 181-268, 1971. Paper. $12.00

1346. SNOW, David W. A Study of Blackbirds. British Museum (Natural History), 1988. The classic study of a community of Blackbirds in the Botanic Garden at Oxford. 192 pp. Paper. $17.95

1347. SOGGE, Mark, Barbara E. KUS, Susan J. SFERRA, and Mary J. WHITFIELD, Editors. Ecology and Conservation of the Willow Flycatcher. Cooper Ornithological Society, Studies in Avian Biology No. 26, 2003. 210 pp. Paper. $18.95

1348. STOKES, Donald & Lillian. Stokes Bluebird Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting Bluebirds. Little, Brown & Co., 1991. 96 pp. Paper. $10.95

1349. STOKES, Donald and Lillian. Stokes Oriole Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying and Enjoying Orioles. Little, Brown & Co., 2000. 95 pp. $13.00

1350. STOKES, Donald and Lillian, and Justin BROWN. Stokes Purple Martin Book. The Complete Guide to Attracting and Housing Purple Martins. Little, Brown & Co., 1997. Paper. $12.95

1351. SUMMERS-SMITH, J. Denis. The Tree Sparrow. Published by the author, 1995. B&W illustrations by Robert GILLMOR. Maps. A thorough monograph by the "sparrow man". 205 pp. $50.00

1352. SUTTON, George Miksch. Studies of the Nesting Birds of the Edwin S. George Reserve. Part l: The Vireos. Michigan Museum of Zoology, 1949. Miscellaneous Publication No 74. 37 pp. Paper. $7.50

1353. TOOPS, Connie. Bluebirds Forever. Voyageur Press, 1994. Color photos. Includes pull-out supplement of bluebird nest box plans. 128 pp. $35.00

1354. TORDOFF, Harrison B. A Systematic Study of the Avian Family Fringillidae Based on the Structure of the Skull. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 1954. Miscellaneous Publications Number 81. 41 pp, plus 11 b&w plates. Paper. $10.00

1355. TRAYLOR, Melvin A., Jr. A Classification of the Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae). Bulletin of the Harvard MCZ, 148 (4): pp. 129-184, 1977. $10.00

1356. TRAYLOR, Melvin A., Jr. Geographic Variation and Evolution in South American Cistothorus platensis (Aves: Troglodytidae). Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, Fieldiana, Zoology, Publication No. 1392. 1988. 35 pp. Wrappers. $7.00

25-237. TURNER, Angela. The Barn Swallow. T&AD Poyser, 2006. A complete monograph on this bird that breeds in North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa and winters in South America, southern Africa, southern Asia and even northern Australia. 304 pp. $75.00

1357. URQUHART, Ewan. Stonechats: A Guide to the Genus Saxicola. Yale University Press, 2003. 14 species of Stonechats and Bushchats illustrated in color photos, b& w drawings, and 14 color plates by Adam BOWLEY. 320 pp. $60.00

1358. VAN TYNE, Josselyn. The Discovery of the Nest of the Colima Warbler (Vermivora crissalis). Michigan Museum of Zoology: Misc. Publ. No. 33, 1936. Color frontis from a painting by George Miksch SUTTON. 11 pp. Wrappers. $7.50

1359. VAURIE, Charles. A Genetic Revision of Flycatchers of the Tribe Muscicapini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History: Volume 100, Article 4, pp. 453-538. 1953. Paper. $20.00

1360. VAURIE, Charles. A Revision of the Bird Family Dicruridae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, Volume 93, Article 4, pp. 199-342. 1949. Paper. $25.00

1361. VAURIE, Charles. A Study of Asiatic Larks. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History: Volume 97, Article 5, pp 431-526, 1951. Paper. $20.00

1362. VRIENDS, Matthew M. and Tanya M. HEMING-VRIENDS. Hancock House Encyclopedia of Estrildid Finches. Hancock House, 2002. Part I covers taxonomy, nomenclature, captivity, and Part II provides full descriptions of every species. 211 pp. $60.00

1363. WALKINSHAW, Lawrence H. Kirtland's Warbler: The natural history of an endangered species. Cranbrook Institute of Science, 1983. 207 pp. Paper. $17.50

1364. WAUER, R. The American Robin. University of Texas Press, 1999. Color photos. 119 pp. $17.95

1365. WEBBER Tom and Jerram L. BROWN. Natural History of the Unicolored Jay in Chiapas, Mexico. Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, 1994. pp. 135-160. Paper. $6.00

1366. WILLIS, Edwin O. The Behavior of Spotted Antbirds. American Ornithologists' Union: Ornithological Monographs No. 10, 1972. 162 pp. $10.00

1367. WILLOUGHBY, Ernest J. Molt of the Genus Spizella. Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, Volume 4, No. 4, 1991. pp. 247-286. Paper. $6.00

1368. WOLF, Larry L. Species Relationships in the Avian Genus Aimophila. American Ornithologists' Union: Ornithological Monographs No. 23, 1977. 220 pp. Paper. Supplement: LP Record included. $12.00

1369. YOSEF, Reuven and Fred E. LOHRER, Editors. Shrikes (Laniidae) of the World: Biology and Conservation. Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, Volume 6, Number 1, 1995. Proceedings of a symposium 11-15 January 1993, Lake Placid, Florida. 343 pp. Paper. $25.00

1370. YOSEF, Reuven and Fred E. LOHRER, Editors. Shrikes of the World - II: Conservation and Implementation. International Birdwatching Centre Eilat, 1998. Second International Shrike Symposium; 17-23 March 1996, Eilat, Israel. 119 pp. Paper. $30.00

1371. ZANN, Richard A. The Zebra Finch: A Synthesis of Field and Laboratory Studies. Oxford University Press, 1996. 335 pp. $110.00

1372. ZELENY, Lawrence. The Bluebird: How You Can Help Its Fight for Survival. Indiana, 1976. 170 pp. $10.00

1373. ZINK, Robert M. Patterns and Evolutionary Significance of Geographic Variation in the Shistacea Group of the Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca). American Ornithologists' Union: Ornithological Monographs No. 40, 1986. 119 pp. Paper. $15.00

See also the complete Birds of North America list for detailed information on individual species.