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M.R. Fuller, C.S. Robbins

Primary feather molt of adult mourning doves in North and South Carolina

Examination of 8,141 adult mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) in North and South Carolina revealed that substantial numbers complete primary feather molt in September. Adult mourning doves shed primaries at the rate of 1 per 14 days. No difference was found in this rate between sexes or among years, 1969-74. The initiation of molt differed from year to year, and female molt always preceded male m
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G.H. Haas, S.R. Amend

Some observations on the behavior of captive bald eagles before and during incubation

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P.N. Gerrard, Stanley N. Wiemeyer, J.M. Gerrard

Preliminary evaluation of a national wildlife and fish data base

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T.W. Hoekstra, D.L. Schweitzer, C.T. Cushwa, S.H. Anderson, R.B. Barnes

Weights of lesser snow geese taken on their winter range

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Edward L. Flickinger, E.G. Bolen

Correct citations for some North American bird taxa

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R.C. Banks, M.R. Browning

Disseminated granulomas caused by an unidentified protozoan in sandhill cranes

Oral granulomas were observed in 31 (33%) of 95 captive sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. Necropsy of six of the afflicted cranes revealed granulomatous nodules throughout many of their organ systems. Intracellular protozoan organisms morphologically resembling schizogonic stages were observed within the granulomas by light and electron microscopy. Sexual
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J. W. Carpenter, T.R. Spraker, C.H. Gardiner, M.N. Novilla

Organochlorine residues in six species of estuarine birds, South Carolina, 1971-75

In South Carolina between 1971 and 1975, authors evaluated the occurrence of organochlorine residues in the laughing gull (Larus atricilla), white ibis (Eudocimus albus), glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus), and ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres). Tissues of birds found dead and eggs were analyzed, eggshell thick
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L. J. Blus, T. G. Lamont