Partners In Flight--La Tangara: September-October 1999

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Letter from the Chair
Note from the Editor
News and Announcements
VI Ornithological Congress in Mexico
PIF-Mesoamerica meets with PIF Western Working Group
Alexander Skutch Award
Global Bird Festival in Mexico
Approved funds for wetland projects
Christmas Bird Count
Sierra Madre Alliance request for information
New address for CIPAMEX
Raptor Distribution in Mexico
Formation of Mexican Database
Wings for the Americas
Web News
Funding
Training/Job Opportunities
Meetings
Publications Available
Recent Literature

Thanks to the team at Pronatura/Noreste, in Monterrey, Mexico, for doing such a great job at organizing the VI Neotropical Ornithology Congress! See articles in this edition for a summary of the meeting.

We would also like to offer a big thank you to all of the Partners in Flight team across the Americas who helped raise more than $5,000 toward the purchase of a van for Pronatura/ Veracruz's raptor ecotourism program. Bev Baker of Boulder, Colorado, is now the proud owner of the raffles' grand prize: a raptor painting by Robin Schiele.

And special congratulations to the International Working Group's advisory committee member Dr. Herbert Raffaele, who was recognized by the Association of Field Ornithologists with the Alexander Skutch prize for his contributions to neotropical ornithology.

More than sixty of La Tangara's readers have responded in recent weeks to format changes -- please keep your comments coming to our editor in Nicaragua. Also, if you have an email address but receive La Tangara through the mail, you can help us lower production costs by asking the editor to switch you to the electronic mailing list. Thanks!

Megan Hill, Co-Chair, IWG

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, 20 Calle, 10-30, Zona 10, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala, Tel/Fax: (502) 333-5066, Email: megan@guate.net

Dear readers:

Thanks to the answers of our readers we have identified some ornithological book sources that you can access just by going to the WEB NEWS and RECENT PUBLICATIONS sections on this issue of La Tangara.

In other matters, I attended the VI Ornithological Congress held in Monterrey, Mexico, October 4 -10, which was a great opportunity to exchange information and experiences among the participants from different countries throughout the region. Moreover, one of the products of this event was the opportunity to know what is going on in relation to bird conservation and, more importantly the establishment of conservation priorities for birds in Latin America. In the section NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS you will find an article with some speeches extracted from the abstracts book which is relevant on bird conservation in the region, along with information on how to obtain this book for those who didn't attend this event. Finally, I would like to congratulate the conference organizers.

THE VI ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS IN MEXICO

During the VI NOC held at Monterrey, Mexico, October 4 to 10, more than 267 presentations, including posters and symposia from all over the continent and Europe, were made. For those who didn't attend the congress and would like information on how to obtain the abstract book, please contact Veronica Tafich from PRONATURA, Tel: 52-8-328-4033 ext. 5271, Fax: 52-8-387-5815. Email: verotafich@pronatura.org.mx

Some abstracts follow:

1) BIRD CONSERVATION IN THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY There is no limit to the activities on which each person can participate to develop knowledge and appreciation of wild birds and conservation. Some examples are: Develop conservation materials for school use; organize special trips to participate in natural events, like observing migrations or watching a special animal; promote conservation projects; initiate a bird festival for local residents; write articles to newspapers and magazines; be a field guide for kids and adults; collaborate with organizations to organize cheap trips to a series of good locations for birding; involve people on bird count events. It is exciting to know of so many young scientifics from Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America. The future is in their hands. Presented by: Dr Chandler Robbins, USGS Patuxtent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD 20708-4015, Tel: 301-497-5641 / 301-725-1176, Fax: 301-497-5624, Email: chan_robbins@usgs.gov

2) BIRD CONSERVATION PRIORITIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN American Bird Conservancy works based on the policy of developing available conservation resources, through the establishment of partnerships between individuals and agencies, both state and private. In Latin America ABC's work started from the first projects of what was then the International Council for Bird Preservation-Pan American Section, and now the work covers three main lines of action: 1) The Pan-American roundtable, 2) The Conservation Counterparts program, and 3) The Small Grants program for researchers. The last two lines of action are oriented towards the protection of endemic species, endangered taxa, and habitat conservation. Nevertheless, considering the alarming destruction rates of these habitats, ABC is looking to expand their participation in field projects in the Neotropical region toward disturbed habitats by identifying advantageous programs for land use that are compatible with bird diversity. Another point is to identify production systems that will allow the reduction of pressure in the colonization of natural areas. Presented by: Dr. LuÆs Germçn Naranjo, American Bird Conservancy, PO Box 249, The Plains, VA 20198, USA, Tel: (540) 253-5780, Fax: (540) 253-5782, Email: lnaranjo@abcbirds.org

3) CONSERVATION PRIORITIES FOR BIRDS AT RISK IN LATIN AMERICA The mission of The Nature Conservancy's program Wings of the Americas program is to protect critical habitats for birds of conservation concern throughout the Western Hemisphere. This conservation will be most effective if areas for action are systematically prioritized. To accomplish this goal, the Wings program in collaboration with the University of Arkansas' Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies has compiled distribution maps for the approximately 1,300 Latin American birds of highest conservation concern. The species are those listed as being of the highest conservation priority by BirdLife International/IUCN, The Nature Conservancy, or the publication "Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation" by Stotz, Fitzpatrick, Parker, and Moskovits. These maps were provided by the authors of the Birds of Mexico (S. Howell) and the Birds of South America (R. Ridgely), with further collaboration from a number of other key ornithologists and conservation biologists (B. Loiselle, T. Peterson, S. Pimm, D. Stotz, D. Wege). The maps were digitized on a 15-minute grid, and imported into WORLDMAP, software specifically designed (by P. Williams) to assess biogeographic and conservation data. The program is now operational and ready for free distribution (on CD-ROM) to the community of conservation ornithologists throughout Latin America. To join an electronic listserv which will provide information on how to obtain a copy, and provide subsequent user support, please contact: Kim Smith, Department of Biological Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR 72701 USA, kgsmith@comp.uark.edu . Presented by: Thomas Brooks, CAST, 12 Ozark Hall - University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA, Tel: (501) 575-5730. Fax: (501) 575-5218, Email: tbrooks@cast.uark.edu

4) IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS IN PANAMA AND THE PIF-MESOAMERICAN WORKING GROUP The Audubon Society of Panama, in association with BirdLife International and funded by Fundacion Natura, NFWF and the approval of Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente (ANAM), started in December 1995 the first National Program of Important Bird Areas (IBA's) in Panama. This program, which lasted two and a half years, concluded in June 1998. The first phase included two workshops that gathered local experts and people interested in bird conservation in Panama. The workshops had the purpose of defining national criteria, and to establish a list of potential IBA's (81), especially those sited that lacked information on geographic distribution of birds. Towards the end of the survey almost 25% of the proposed sites were visited, enlarging the list of IBA's to 91. Moreover, the distribution of the endemic species was recorded. This information was the base for determining the five most important IBA's in Panama: The Chorogo, Maje mountains, Tute Hill, Panama Bay, and Pearl Island. On this context the PIF-Mesoamerican working group was created on July 1999, with the purpose of unifying regional criteria, exchanging information and leading conservation efforts of IBA's between Mesoamerican countries. Presented by: Karla Aparicio, Apartado Postal 2026, Balboa, Panama, Tel/Fax: (507) 224-4740, Email: audupan@pananet.com

5) HELPING LATIN AMERICA STUDENTS FIND A WAY TO STUDY IN US GRADUATE SCHOOLS Members of the Association of Field Ornithologists (AFO) conducted a roundtable discussion for prospective Latin American graduate students at the recent IV Neotropical Ornithological Congress in Monterrey, Mexico. Designed to introduce young Latin American ornithologists and conservation biologists to educational opportunities available to them in the United States, roundtable participants included representatives of US graduate schools, museums, and conservation organizations, as well as several Latin American graduate students currently enrolled in US universities. Roundtable attendees received copies of "A guide for Neotropical ornithologists and conservationists seeking advanced degrees at universities in the United States" available on the AFO web page (http://www.afonet.org) in mid-November. Presented by: Dr. Keith L. Bildstein, Director of Research and Education 1700 Hawk Mountain, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Kempton, PA 19529 USA, Tel: 610-756-6961, Fax: 610-756-4468, Email: bildstein@hawkmountain.org

During de VI Ornithological Congress held in Monterrey, Mexico, October 4-10, 1999, the group of Partners in Flight-Mesoamerica met with the PIF Western Working Group. The topics were: 1) The need for communication between biologist and researchers from the region, which is an area where La Tangara plays an important role on the dissemination of information, 2) The PIF criteria for the prioritization of the Important Bird Areas, 3) The need to obtain basic documents so each country can start or complete the establishment of national criteria for the development of IBA's. As a result, an alliance was formed between each Western Working Group state and each Mesoamerican country with the purpose of establishing better communication between groups. Fore more information contact: Ingrid Arias, Coordinator of the PIF- Mesoamerica, Tel/Fax: (502) 474-3660/440-4615, Email: fundaeco@quetzal.net

The Association of Field Ornithologists presented Dr. Herbert A. Raffaele with the 2nd "Alexander F. Skutch Award for Excellence in Neotropical Ornithology" at the closing banquet of the VI Congress of Neotropical Ornithology, in Monterrey, Mexico, October 9, 1999. The award consists of a check and a silver medal engraved with a Fiery-billed Aracari (called "Cusingo" in Costa Rica), in a custom-made walnut case. Dr Raffaele, Chief of the US Fish & Wildlife Service's Office of International Conservation, was recognized for his work developing graduate programs in natural resources in Costa Rica, Brazil, Venezuela, and Argentina. This program is the first one in Latin America that developed international training programs for managers with responsibilities for protected areas in the region, as well as co-authoring "A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies". The color plates from that work have been made available to each of the islands in the Caribbean to assist in development of simple booklets about the common birds for use in parks and in schools. For more information on the Skutch awards contact: Dr Charles D. Duncan, Conservation Ornithologist, Wings of the Americas, 638 Congress Street, # 305, Portland , Maine 04101-3354. Tel: 207-871-9295, Fax: 207-842-6496, Email: cduncan@tnc.org, or visit: www.tnc.org/wings

CIPAMEX is inviting everyone to participate in the Global Bird Festival from the 15th to 31st of October of 1999. A series of activities such as conferences and workshops for kids, video exhibitions, bird paintings, bird symposia and "birding" activities to be held at the Natural History Museum, National Institute of Ecology, Acuexcomatl Environment Education Center, Ajusco Medio Ecological Park and Los Coyotes Park. For more information contact: Angelica Estrada and Brenda Valdez, Museo de Historia Natural de la Ciudad de Mexico, cubiculo No 3, 2a seccion del bosque de Chapultepec. AP 18-845. Mexico D.F. CP 11800 Tel: (52-5)-16-99-74, (52-5)-72-96-89, Fax: (52-5)-15-68-82, Email: ehma@servidor.unam.mx

Thirty separate wetland habitat projects in the United States, Mexico and Canada will receive nearly $22.8 million in federal grants this fall. This will be thanks to the North American Wetlands Conservation Act and the efforts of committed partnerships among the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other federal and state agencies, private landowners and conservation organizations. For more information contact: Chris Tollefson, Email: chris_tollefson@fws.gov

AUDUBON CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

Since 1900, National Audubon Society has conducted the Christmas Bird Count, which has led to an on-line database of how human activity has impacted the environment during the 20th century. Volunteers in the United States, Canada, Central and South America, the Caribbean and several Pacific Islands (areas where North America's breeding birds winter) will count and record every bird species encountered over one calendar day during the December 17, 1999-January 3, 2000 period. Compilers will enter their group's results at Bird Source (http://birdsource.org), the on-line source for bird information, run by Audubon and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. More than 1,700 individual Christmas Counts will be held during the two-and-a-half week count period. Each team has a designated circle 15 miles in diameter, where they cover as much ground as possible within a 24-hour period. For more information contact: Geoff LeBaron, CBC Director, Email: glebaron@javanet.com, Alejandro Grajal, Email: agrajal@audubon.org

The Sierra Madre Alliance and Desarrollo Comunitario y Alternativas Ambientales have been conducting species inventories and endangered species surveys within the Sierra Tarahumara in the Sierra Madre Occidental in southwestern Chihuahua financed by NFWF. Their international team of nonprofit human rights and environmental organizations has been working with the indigenous communities of the area to build a proposal that will designate a protected reserve encompassing 40,000 hectares. Habitats range from the endangered mesa high elevation pine forest to low canyon spiny tropical forests. To date 212 species of birds have been registered within the proposed reserve area, including 52 of which are Neotropical migrants; including the Military macaw (Ara militaris), the Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha), the Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), and the Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). One of the most important activities that is being undertaken is the development of education programs which will encourage the people of the Sierra to take greater care of several endangered species which are illegally collected for the pet trade. Strategies or perspectives from other biologists or environmental educators in Latin America who have dealt with illegal pet trade of endangered species in their areas of study are eagerly welcomed. For further information contact: Andrew Miller or Ana Mancera, Sierra Madre Alliance, Emilio Carranza # 910, Col. Centro, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico C. P. 31000; Tel: (14) 15 5912 or (14) 16 0861, Fax (14) 155912, Email: ammoggin@hotmail.com or manceravab@starmedia.com

The new offices for Cipamex are located at the Museum of Natural History in Mexico City. The address will now be: Angelica Estrada, Executive Director CIPAMEX, A.C. Museo de Historia Natural, Cubiculo No. 3, 2da. Seccion del Bosque de Chapultepec s/n, Mexico D.F., CP 11800, Tel:(52)-52729689 / (52)-55169974, Fax: (52)-55156882, E-mail: ehma@servidor.unam.mx. To send mail please write to: CIPAMEX, A.C., Apartado Postal 22-012, Mexico D.F. CP 14091.

This work was published in 1993 as an undergraduate thesis at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. The project's objective was to elaborate a monographic document about the distribution of raptors in Mexico. The document includes characteristics for each species, such as regional names in Spanish, common name in English, description of the species, general aspects of the species' biology, status information on a conservation level, list of localities where each species has been reported, and distribution maps. Moreover, flying silhouettes for diurnal raptors and perching illustrations for nocturnal raptors are included. To create this document the authors compiled existing information from ornithological collections in Mexico and the United States. For further information contact: Tania Macouzet and Noemi Chavez, Coleccion Ornitologica, Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Apartado 70-153, CP 04510 Del. Coyoacan, Mexico D.F., Tel: (52-5)6225702 ext. 281, Fax: (52-5)5500164, Email: escalant@mail.ibiologia.unam.mx

A group of Mexican ornithologists are starting the National Association for Bird Population Research (ANIPA) in Mexico, with the purpose to centralize and advertise bird banding data in Mexico, in order to show the importance of this kind of research in the country. Moreover, there is a plan to develop a database that will contain bird observations and follow-ups. A request is sent to ornithologists, researchers, biologists, and any institution that works with nature to participate and support this project. The project has the support of CIPAMEX, The Natural History Museum, and UNAM's Instituto de BiologÆa. For more information contact: Adan Oliveras, Email: oliveras@laneta.apc.org; Manuel Grosselet, Calle Alpes 345, Lomas de Chapultepec, CP 11000, Mexico D.F, Tel: 52-5-2020144, Email: xenospilandtour@hotmail.com; and Hector Gomez de Silva Email: hgomez@nosferatu.ecologia.unam.mx

A new project of the Wings for the Americas program was officially launched this past May, led by The Nature Conservancy in partnership with the Fundacion Arcoiris. The project consists of a cooperation agreement between Podocarpus National Park, home to endangered species such as Bearded Guan (Penelope barbata) and the White-breasted Parakeet (Pyrrura albipectus), both of which are endemic to southern Ecuador; and an area in the eastern United States, The Pocono Mountains, located in Pennsylvania. The project's goal is the conservation of resident and migratory bird species of both protected areas and their habitats. For more information contact: Fausto Lopez, Email: fai1@fai.org.ec, or Mauricio Guerrero, Project Coordinator in Loja, Segundo Cueva Celi 03-15 y Clodoveo Carrion Loja, Ecuador, Tel/Fax: 593-7-572926/577449,Email: msguerrero@utpl.edu.ec

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For further information contact: Philip D. Tanimoto, Conservation Imaging, Inc., 121 Sweet Avenue, Moscow, ID 83843, Tel: 208-885-3691, Fax: 208-885-3803, Email: phil@conservationimaging.org

SPANISH AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE JOURNALS. The Association of Field Ornithology hosts citations related to Neotropical ornithology that are updated quarterly and can be downloaded and printed. Find them at: http://www.afonet.org/index.html

SPECIES MAGAZINE: Published by NATURALIA, A.C, Mexico. Look it up at: http://www.naturalia.org.mx

ECOVOLUNTEERS IN THE WEB. For volunteer positions in the bird projects around the world visit: http://www.geocities.com/thetropics/island/2529. For further information contact the list's administrator: Alejandro Fallabrino, D. Murillo 6334, Montevideo 11500, Uruguay, Email: afalla@adinet.com.uy

Global action plan for parrots: http://www.worldparrottrust.org/parrotactionplan/parrot_action_plan.txt

Statistical Software: You can download for free at: http://www.biol.sfu.ca/cmr/

http://viceroy.eeb.uconn.edu/estimates

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) invites proposals for projects that benefit the conservation of Neotropical migratory birds and their habitats in the following countries: Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. Projects should address local biodiversity and ecosystem conservation needs as well as Neotropical migratory birds. Typical project areas include education/awareness, bird monitoring, habitat restoration, and management. The next deadline for receiving pre-proposals is November 15th, 1999. Two-page preproposals may be sent via fax or email, and should address the most basic elements of your project, including conservation need, objectives, methods, final products, benefits to migratory birds, funding needs, and partners to be involved with the effort. Full proposals are invited on the basis of these preproposals, and are due by December 15th, 1999. All NFWF/USAID funds must be matched on at least a one-to-one ratio with cash or in-kind support not derived from the US federal government. Preference is given to projects that integrate active, international partnerships with effective results for conservation of migratory and resident birds. Funds for this program have been provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Program of NFWF. For a copy of Grant Guidelines and application forms, please contact Megan Hill, 20 Calle, 10-30, Zona 10, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Tel/Fax (502) 333-5066; Email: megan@guate.net

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), together with the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) will fund the project of Consolidation of the Mesoamerican Corridor through Training and Communication. The grants are aimed to support, partially or totally, academic research of master or doctorate dissertations that will contribute to the development of the program, and each grant will have a total amount of $5000 USD. Applicants should be a Central American citizen or resident. The applications should follow the application pattern set by WWF-Central America before September 30 or March 31 of each year and the results will be given in November or May each year, respectively. For further information or to receive applications please contact: Oscar Brenes, Oficial del Programa WWF-Centroamerica, 7170 CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Fax: (506) 556-1421, Email: obrenes@catie.ac.cr

The BP program with a consortium with Birdlife International and Flora and Fauna International announces request for proposals for students leading conservation projects worldwide. All applicants must submit a completed application form in English no later than 16th November 1999. For more information or to receive application contact: Program Manager, BP Conservation Program, BirdLife International/FFI, Wellbrook Court, Girton Road, Cambridge, CB3 0NA, UK. Fax: +22 1223 277200. Email: bp-conservation-programme@birdlife.org.uk or visit: http://www.bp.com/conservation/fr_home.html

The Center for the Biology of Conservation, at Stanford University, and the Universidad de Concepcion , in Chile, are organizing the course "Planning and Analysis of Projects for the Management of Biological Diversity", to be offered January 6 to 20, 2000, at the Hacienda Rucamanque, Concepcion, Chile. The course's main objective is to promote alternative training processes for students and professionals in Latin America in the development of projects concerning the crisis of biological diversity. The deadline for registration is November 15, 1999. For further information or to register contact: Dr. Juan Carlos Ortiz, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidad de Concepcion, Casilla 2407, Concepcion, Chile, Tel: (56-41) 204157, Fax: (56-41) 244805, Email: Jortiz@udec.cl, or visit: http://www.stanford.edu/group/CCB/Courses/resumenchile.htm

The Salta National University, Argentina, will be offering the course "Vertebrate Management and Conservation and its Implications on Environmental Evaluation: Application on Birds" on November 11-19, 1999, aimed at professionals, graduate students, biologists, ecologists, engineers, and people related to the management and conservation of natural resources. The course will be under the direction of Dr. Salvador J. Peris, from the Animal-Zoology Biology Department of the University of Salamanca in Spain, and has a cost of $150. For more information contact: Adriana Ortin, Coordinadora Escuela de Postgrado, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Buenos Aires 177 (4400), Salta, Argentina, Tel: 0054-387-4255438/255439, Fax: 0054-387-4255455, Email: aortin@unsa.edu.ar, or visit: http://www.unsa.edu.ar/~recnat/masterrn.htm

The Conservation Ornithologist will support the conservation of critical bird habitat throughout the Western Hemisphere. She/He is responsible for: (1) implementing and overseeing site linkages between North and Latin America to enhance bird conservation; (2) assisting The Nature Conservancy's local, state, regional, national, and international offices and The Nature Conservancy partners in ecoregional and site planning, and implementation of site-based conservation action for birds, and (3) identifying and filling critical information gaps on birds relevant to The Nature Conservancy and its partner's needs for conservation planning. The Conservation Ornithologist oversees and reviews the work of outside contractors and consultants, and is supervised by the Director of the Wings of the Americas Program. For further information contact: JoMarie Carlson, The Nature Conservancy, Wings of the Americas, 4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203-1606, Tel: (703)841-4510, E-mail: jomarie_carlson@tnc.org

One postdoctoral position in conservation biology will be available for a period of one year. The position is available after October 1, 1999, and should be filled before January 1, 2000. This work is funded by a one-year research grant from the Academy of Finland and will be conducted in the Department of Biology at the University of Oulu, Finland. The overall goal is to study the effects of forest fragmentation on animal populations at the global scale. The research involves compiling and analyzing existing data on fragmentation effects using several statistical techniques. Successful applicants should possess strong analytical, statistical, and computer skills. Interested individuals are invited to send a summary of their research experience, research skills, curriculum vitae, and the mailing address, phone number, and email address of three references to Dr. Mikko Monkkonen Department of Biology, University of Oulu, POB 3000, FIN 90401 Oulu, Finland. Tel. +358 8 553 1214, Email: mmonkkon@cc.oulu

The Raptor Research Foundation meeting will be held on November 3-7 1999 at the Hotel Araiza Inn, in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, hosted by Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste, S.C. For information symposiums please contact: Ricardo Rodriguez Estrella, Local Chair Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste, S.C. (CIBNOR) km. 1 Carretera San Juan de la Costa, C.P. 23000, PO BOX 128, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, Tel: (112) 5 36 33, Fax: (112) 5 53 43 or 5 36 25, E-Mail: estrella@cibnor.mx, or visit: www.cibnor.org/anuncios/rrf/irrf.html, http://catsis.weber.edu/rrf/

IX IBERO-AMERICAN CONGRESS ON BIODIVERSITY AND VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY, April 24-27, 2000, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Deadline for abstracts is October 30, 1999, submitted by Email (verte@bg.fce.uba.ar). For further information contact: Adrian Di Giacomo, Departamento de Conservacion, Asociacion Ornitologica del Plata, 25 de Mayo 749, 2o piso, Dept. 6, 1002, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tel/Fax: +54-11-4312-8958/1015/2284, Email: adriandg@interlogin.com.ar, adriandg@aorpla.org.ar

HIGH MEADOWS NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS: To subscribe to the catalog book, write to: High Meadows Natural History Books, 1198 Clear Creek Dr. Boise, ID 837019, USA. Tel/Fax: (208) 323-0328, Email: himeadows@aol.com

COMMON BIRDS OF AMAZONIAN ECUADOR: A GUIDE FOR THE WIDE-EYED ECOTOURIST by C. Canaday and L. Jost. 1997. Price: US$25. For further information contact: Chris Canaday, CECIA, P.O. Box 17-17-906, Quito, Ecuador, South America, Tel: 593-2-458-924, Fax: 593-2-459-627, E-mail: canaday@accessinter.net

Bo, M.S. 1999. Dieta del Halcon Plomizo (Falco femoralis) en el Sudeste de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Orn. Neotrop. 10(1): 95-100.

Borges, S.H. 1999. Relative use of secondary forest by Cracids in central Amazonia. Orn. Neotrop. 10(1): 77-80.

Colvee Nebot, J. 1999. First report on the Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) in Venezuela and preliminary observations on its behavior. Orn. Neotrop. 10(1): 115-118.

Dyrcz, A. 1999. Nesting of the Rufescent Tiger-heron (Trigisoma lineatum) on Barro Colorado Island (Republic of Panama). Orn. Neotrop. 10(1): 105-106.

Galvez Aguilera, X., O. Pimentel Pimentel, & V. Berovides Alvarez. 1999. Dinamica poblacional del Negrito (Melophyrrha nigra) (Aves, Passeriformes) en el area protegida Mil Cumbres, Pinar de Rio, Cuba. Orn. Neotrop. 10(1): 101-104.

Gomez de Silva G., H., F. Gonzalez-Garcia, & M. P. Casillas-Trejo. 1999. Birds of the upper cloud forest of El Triunfo, Chiapas, Mexico. Orn. Neotrop. 10(1): 1-26.

Latta, S.C., & M. L. Sondreal. 1999. Observations on the abundance, site persitence, home range, foraging, andnesting of the Pine Warbler on Hispaniola, and first record of ground nesting for this species. Orn. Neotrop. 10(1): 43-54.

Stiles, F. G., L. Rosselli & C. I. Bohorquez. 1999. New and noteworthy records of birds from the middle Magdalena valley of Colombia. Bulletin British Ornithologists Club. 119(2): 113-129.

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