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Morphological Variation In The Southeastern Pocket Gopher, Geomys Pinetis (Mammalia: Rodentia), Stephen L. Williams, Hugh H. Genoways

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

The nominal species of southeastern pocket gophers (Geomys pinetis, G. colonus, G. cumberlandius, and G. fontanelus), which collectively occupy a geographic range on the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plain of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, were examined for morphological variation. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to determine age, sexual, individual, and geographic variation in G. pinetis. Significant differences were found among different age classes and between sexes. Males displayed higher individual variation than females and external measurements were more variable than cranial measurements. Of the four named species in the pinetis-species group (colonus …

Karyology And Morphometrics Of Three Species Of Akodon (Mammalia: Muridae) From Northwestern Argentina, Rubén M. Barquez, Daniel F. Williams, Michael A. Mares, Hugh H. Genoways

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

Chromosomal and morphometric studies were conducted on a sample from an assemblage of Akodon spp. occurring in various patterns of sympatry from the provinces of Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, and Tucumán, Argentina. Results showed three distinct morphometric groups based upon size. Size also varied with age, but there were no significant differences in measurements of males and females. The three morphometric groups have distinct karyotypes. Akodon caenosus Thomas is the smallest of the three, and has a karyotype of 2n = 34, FN = 40. A. boliviensis tucumanensis J. A. Allen is intermediate in size and has 2n = 40, FN …

Results Of The Alcoa Foundation-Suriname Expeditions. Iv. A New Species Of Bat Of The Genus Molossops (Mammalia: Molossidae), Stephen L. Williams, Hugh H. Genoways

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

A new species of molossid bat of the genus Molossops is described from Suriname. The new species is a member of the subgenus Molossops where it is distinguished from the other two member species, temminckii and aequatorianus, by larger external and cranial size. A single specimen of the species was taken in northern Suriname in an area of savannah and secondary forest.

1980 Fall Field Day

Nebraska Bird Review

1980 FALL FIELD DAY

Sixty people participated in at least part of the 1980 Fall' Field Day, which was held from noon 4 October to noon 5 October at the 4-H Camp, Nebraska National Forest, Halsey, The weather was on the cool side, but nice - maybe too nice, for many of the warblers apparently migrated during the night. Seventy-one species were reported from the Forest or immediately adjacent to it: Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Wood Duck, Turkey Vulture; Sharp-shinned, Cooper's, Red-tailed, and Swainsons's Hawks; Golden Eagle (an immature, seen over the Camp after most people had left); Marsh Hawk, Osprey, …

Book Review- Nebraska Bird Review (December 1980)

Nebraska Bird Review

BOOK REVIEW

Birds of Africa, John Karmali, 191 pages, 9¾ x 13, The Viking Press, New York, indexed, hardbound, $25.00.

The 72 magnificent color plates, ranging from less than half a page to two pages in size but with most a page or more, are the backbone of the book. They are supplemented by 132 black and- white pictures, mostly smaller. The text includes a foreword by Roger Tory Peterson; a preface containing Karmali's comments on photography; an introduction giving the characteristics - relief, rainfall, vegetation - of Africa in general and East Africa in particular; 37 chapters, one for …

Index Of Volume 48

Nebraska Bird Review

INDEX OF VOLUME 48

A-Z

Achord, Bill 19
Alberts, Frances 19
Alfalfa 58, 61(2), 62, 63(2), 64(2), 65(2)
Analysis of Migration Schedules of Nonpasserine Birds in Nebraska, An 26
Analysis of Migration Schedules of Passerine Birds in Nebraska, An 46
Anemone, meadow 62
Anhinga 27
Aronson, John G Observations of Late Fall Migratory Sandhill Granes, Platte River, Nebraska 20
Ash, green 64(2)

Yellowthroat, Common 12. J8, 39. 42. 53, 65(2). 67, 83
Zeigler, Gary 76
Zeillemaker, C. Fred 3. 15(2), 75, 81 Melly 3, 15(2), 75. 81

Notes- Nebraska Bird Review (December 1980)

Nebraska Bird Review

NOTES

MOTTLED DUCK. On 5 October 1958 I shot but just winged a female Mottled Duck. This was in Howard Co., on the Loup River, which borders our farm. I kept her (which was legal at the time), got a drake from Texas, and had them for years. I reared many young from the pair.

- Wm. W. Lemburg, Rt. 1, Box 96, Cairo, Nebraska 68824

EUROPEAN WIGEON IN SARPY COUNTY. On 28 March 1980, from 4:30 to 5 p.m., I observed a European Wigeon in a flock of migrating waterfowl at a wet field just east of the allied …

More 1979 Nesting Reports, Esther V. Bennett

Nebraska Bird Review

MORE 1979 NESTING REPORTS

Great Blue Heron - 339 active nests in Lincoln, Cherry, Brown, Dawson, and Loup counties, reported by G.A. Wingfield and D.G. Luce.

Black-crowned Night Heron - 47 active nests in Lincoln Co., reported by D.G. Luce.

Least Tern - 4 nests in Holt, Keya Paha, and Knox counties, reported by G.A. Wingfield.

Dickcissels - 4 young, Glenn Cunningham Lake, Omaha, 20 September; several family groups present 27 September, reported by Babs Padelford.

1980 (Fifty-Fifth) Spring Migration And Occurrence Report

Nebraska Bird Review

1980 (Fifty-Fifth) Spring Migration and Occurrence Report

Two hundred ninety-eight species are listed in this report, from 14 localities. The comparable figures for 1979 are 292 species from 12 locations; 1978 300 from 13; and 1977 281 from 13.

The symbols use in the tabulation are:

Ja, Fe, Mr, Ap, My and Je for the months.

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (December 1980) 48(4)

Nebraska Bird Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1980 (Fifty-fifth) Spring Migration and Occurrence Report ............................ 70

More 1979 Nesting Reports ...................................................... 83

1980 Fall Field Day .............................................................. 84

Book Review ................................................................... 87

Notes ......................................................................... 87

Index of Volume 48 ............................................................. 90

Masthead From Nebraska Bird Review (December 1980) 48(4)

Nebraska Bird Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS ON BACK COVER

Published quarterly in March, June, September, and December by the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union, Inc. as its official journal and sent free to all members who are not in arrears for dues. Subscriptions (on a calendar year basis only) are $6.00 per year in the United States and $7.00 per year in all other countries, payable in advance. Single numbers are $1.75 each, postpaid.

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Provisional Checklist Of Mammals Of South Dakota, Jerry R. Choate, J. Knox Jones Jr.

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

Distributional patterns of mammals in South Dakota are among the most poorly known for any region of similar size in temperate North America. The only state-wide treatment of the group was the mimeographed compilation by Over and Churchill (1945), which consisted mostly of nontechnical anecdotes. Consequently, much of what is known of the distribution of South Dakotan mammals has been derived from localized inventories (Findley 1956a on Clay County ; Andersen and Jones 1971 on Harding County; Turner 1974 on the Black Hills; and Wilhelm et al. 1981 on Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge in Bennett County). These studies, supplemented with …

Notes [September 1980], David W. Menke

Nebraska Bird Review

DESOTO NWR RECORDS. First recorded observations of six species of birds were made at DeSoto NWR in 1979:

1. Snowy Egret. Seen 10 May in the old Missouri River channel marsh in Harrison Co., Iowa (about 300 yards from the Iowa-Nebraska boundary line). Observer, D. Menke.
2. Hungarian Partridge. Small flock seen 20 and 28 January in the fields near the Refuge's west boundary in Harrison Co., Iowa. Observer, D. Knauer.
3. Worm-eating Warbler. Seen 28 May on the Cottonwood Nature Trail (heavily wooded area) in Washington Co., Nebraska. Observer, D. Menke.
4. Northern Parula. Seen 22 April on the …

1979 Nebraska Nesting Survey, Esther V. Bennett

Nebraska Bird Review

Data on the 1979 nesting season were received from 3 observers, reporting on 19 species from 9 counties. Thirteen species were reported on 53 North American Nest·Record Cards. The counties, with the column numbers on the tabulation shown in parentheses, and the contributors were Dawes (3) RA Lock; Douglas (8) RG. Cortelyou; Frontier (7) RA Lock; Keith (5) RA Lock; Lincoln (6) RA Lock; Morrill (4) RA Lock; Sarpy (9) R.G. Cortelyou; Scotts Bluff (2) AM. Kenitz; Sioux (1) RA Lock. Ross a Lock contributed 32 cards and Alice M. Kenitz 20 cards.

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (September 1980) 48(3)

Nebraska Bird Review

Table of Contents

An Analysis of Migration Schedules of Passerine Birds in Nebraska ...............46

Birds of an Agricultural Community ...............58

1979 Nebraska Nesting Survey............... 67

Notes ...............68

An Analysis Of Migration Schedules Of Passerine Birds In Nebraska, Paul A. Johnsgard

Nebraska Bird Review

An Analysis of Migration Schedules of Passerine Birds in Nebraska

The format of this paper follows my earlier one on non·passerine species (NBR 48:26-36). Eastern Kingbird. Seventy-three initial spring sightings range from 24 March to 29 May with a median of 3 May. Half of the records fall within the period 1-7 May. The range of 126 final fall sightings is from 4 August to 14 October, with a median of 9 September. Half of the records fall within the period 116 September.

Western Kingbird. The range of 117 initial spring sightings is from 30 April to 26 May, …

Results Of The Alcoa Foundation-Suriname Expeditions. Iii. Chromosomal Data For Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) From Suriname, Rodney L. Honeycutt, Hugh H. Genoways, Robert J. Baker

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

Standard karyotypic data are presented for 28 species involving 98 specimens. The karyotype of Micronycteris sylvestris, M. daviesi, Phyllostomus latifolius, and Tonatia schulzi are reported for the first time. Chromosomal variation is described for Rhinophylla pumilio and Rhogeessa tumida. Karyotypes for the other species examined were like those previously described in the literature.

Results Of The Alcoa Foundation-Suriname Expeditions. Ii. Additional Records Of Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) From Suriname, Stephen L. Williams, Hugh H. Genoways

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

The occurrence of 14 species of bats previously unknown in Suriname are documented, making a total of 85 species of bats known to occur in the country. The new records include Pteronotus personatus, Chrotopterus auritus, Micronycteris daviesi, M. sylvestris, Phyllostomus latifolius, Choeroniscus godmani, C. intermedius, Lionycteris spurrelli, Mesophylla macconnelli, Vampyressa brocki, Vampyrops brachycephalus, Rhogeessa tumida, Molossops abrasus, and M. greenhalli. Additional information is provided on several species of bats already known to occur in Suriname, including Micronycteris minuta, M. nicefori, Phylloderma stenops, Tonatia …

Results Of The Alcoa Foundation-Suriname Expeditions. 1. A New Species Of Bat Of The Genus Tonatia (Mammalia: Phyllostomatidae), Hugh H. Genoways, Stephen L. Williams

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

new species of the phyllostomatine genus Tonatia is described from Suriname. The species is characterized by medium size, the presence of small wart-like granulations of the dorsal surfaces of the forearm, digits, and hind limbs and on the ears and noseleaf, and possessing a unique karyotype. Two specimens of the species were taken in the rainforests of central Suriname.

The Section Of Mammals Of Carnegie Museum Of Natural History, Hugh H. Genoways, Duane A. Schlitter

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

The Section of Mammals at Carnegie Museum of Natural History is responsible for the care of the collections of Recent mammals, and research on these collections. "Recent mammals?!" The capitalized word "Recent" refers to the geological time period since the last ice age (about 10,000 years ago) until the present time. Mammals are that group of animals characterized by the presence of hair at least during some time of their lives, warm blood, and the production of milk. Therefore, our work really involves living mammals with which everyone is familiar; however, our work also does include study of such recently …

An Analysis Of Migration Schedules Of Non-Passerine Birds In Nebraska, Paul A. Johnsgard

Nebraska Bird Review

AN ANALYSIS OF MIGRATION SCHEDULES OF NON-PASSERINE BIRDS IN NEBRASKA

One of the major components of the Nebraska Bird Review since its inception has been the annual spring migration and occurrence report, and in more recent years the fall occurrence report has become equally important. Yet, other than an uncompleted effort by W.F. Rapp, Jr. to summarize the first 25 years of spring migration data, these records apparently have not been analyzed by anyone. Part of the problem is the sheer mass of data to be assimilated, and a second issue is the question of how to classify certain species, …

Notes- Nebraska Bird Review (June 1980), Ben G. Ohlander

Nebraska Bird Review

NOTES

GYRAFALCONS, PRAIRIE FALCONS. Of great interest are reports again this season of Gyrafalcons in Nebraska. At least three confirmed sightings were reported by knowledgeable individuals. First, Gary and Jackie Ohman, of Battle Creek, sighted an immature gray phase male Gyrafalcon about 3 miles west of Thedford, Thomas Co., on 25 September 1979. On 11 November 1979 I observed an immature male gray phase Gyrafalcon about 12 miles southwest of Minden, Kearney Co. Iwas able to approach as close as 20 feet from the bird in my car. Athird reported sighting occurred in early December 1979 about 4 miles west …

The Seventy-Ninth Annual Meeting

Nebraska Bird Review

The Seventy-ninth Annual Meeting was held at the 4-H Camp in the Bessey Division of the Nebraska National Forest, near Halsey, 17 and 18 May, 1980. The attendance at this meeting was 73, compared to "seventy-odd" at the 1973 meeting and 87 at the 1970 meeting, both held at the Camp. The formal program, which was held to a minimum to maximize the time available for birding consisted of demonstrations of bird banding by Hazel and Fitzhugh Diggs of Hamburg, Iowa, and Ruth Green of Bellevue, and at the annual banquet a slide-illustrated talk by David Griffiths, of Pueblo, Colorado, …

1978 Nebraska Nesting Survey, Esther V. Bennett

Nebraska Bird Review

Data on the 1978 nesting season in Nebraska were receivead from 17 observers, reporting on 71 species from 27 counties. Counties in the tabulation are listed in a west to east order, with the northernmost of approximately equal locations given first. Numbers represent Nest-Record Cards. Letters are from the NOU Nesting Report forms: Y represents young observed; F represents carrying food; and N represents nests for which no Nest-Record Card was submitted. Fifty·one species were reported on 187 North American Nest·Record Cards. The counties, with the column numbers on the tabulation shown in parentheses, and the contributors, were: Adams (20) …

Book Review [June 1980]

Nebraska Bird Review

A Preliminary List of the Birds of Nebraska and Adjacent States, Paul A. Johnsgard, vi +119 + 37 pages of maps, mimeographed, paperbound, indexed. Privately printed, $5.00 (plus $1.00 postage). Available from Dr. Paul A. Johnsgard, School of Life Sciences, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588.

This book grew out of the work for Dr. Johnsgard's Birds of the Great Plains. and includes range maps from that book, and at the end of the Nebraska list short notes on birds reported from the Dakotas, Kansas, and Oklahoma, but which are not on the Nebraska list. For Nebraska …

Correction To 1979 Fall Occurrence Report

Nebraska Bird Review

In the Garden Co. column in the 1979 Fall Occurrence Report Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Common Flicker, and Cedar Waxwing were listed with a single date only. Each should have shown "_W" also, since they did stay past 31 December, although they left before the winter was over. Also Bald Eagle, Turkey, Rock Dove, and Starling should have shown a * to indicate that they did winter in the county, although not on the Refuge.

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (June 1980) 48(2)

Nebraska Bird Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

An Analysis of Migration Schedules of Non-passerine Birds in Nebraska .......................26

Book Review .......................37

The Seventy-ninth Annual Meeting .......................37

Correction to 1979 Fall Occurrence Report .......................39

1978 Nebraska Nesting Survey .......................39

Notes .......................44

An Analysis Of Migration Schedules Of Non-Passerine Birds In Nebraska, Paul A. Johnsgard

Nebraska Bird Review

One of the major components of the Nebraska Bird Review since its inception has been the annual spring migration and occurrence report, and in more recent years the fall occurrence report has become equally important. Yet, other than an uncompleted effort by W. F. Rapp, Jr. to summarize the first 25 years of spring migration data, these records apparently have not been analyzed by anyone. Part of the problem is the sheer mass of data to be assimilated, and a second issue is the question of how to classify certain species, for the analysis of a winter visitor required different …

Notes [June 1980], Ben G. Ohlander

Nebraska Bird Review

GYRAFALCONS, PRAIRIE FALCONS. Of great interest are reports again this season of Gyrafalcons in Nebraska. At least three confirmed sightings were reported by knowledgeable individuals. First, Gary and Jackie Ohman, of Battle Creek, sighted an immature gray phase male Gyrafalcon about 3 miles west of Thedford, Thomas Co., on 25 September 1979. On 11 November 1979 I observed an immature male gray phase Gyrafalcon about 12 miles southwest of Minden, Kearney Co. I was able to approach as close as20 feet from the bird in my car. Athird reported sighting occurred in early December 1979 about 4 miles west of …

Annotated Checklist Of Mammals Of Nebraska, J. Knox Jones Jr., Jerry R. Choate

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

Since the completion nearly 20 years ago of the manuscript on a distributional and taxonomic study of the mammals of Nebraska (Jones, 1964), numerous changes in nomenclature resulting from systematic studies have occurred. Additionally, five species of mammals (two bats, two shrews, and an armadillo) have been recorded as new to the state in the past few years, and one bat species (Myotis evotis) has been dropped from the list. Because scientists, conservation officials, environmental agencies, nature students, and others find up-to-date checklists of considerable use, particularly in connection with field work, we have revised the list of …