here's ordering information for picking up these desirable titles, cheap.
this is the second time they've had these, after selling out initially.

733407 Heyman et al. Shorebirds: An Identification Guide. $14.95 (HC)
733288 Harrison. Seabirds: An Identification Guide. $11.95 (HC)

also

830895 Turner & Rose. Swallows and Martins: An Identification Guide.
$9.95 (HC)
732974 Bond. Birds of the West Indies. $8.95 (Peterson HC)
737135 Bernstein. The Joy of Birding: A Guide to Better
Birdwatching. $3.95 (PB)
332119 Simms. British Warblers. $5.95 (PB)

they charge a flat $3.00 for shipping, any size order. they don't take
phone orders or credit cards, but will have your books to you in a week
or so.

Edward R. Hamilton, Bookseller
Falls Village, CT 06031-5000

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 13:32:31 -0500
From: Paul DeBenedictis <BENEDICT at SNYSYRV1.BITNET>
Subject: July 1993 Auk out at last

My copy of the July 1993 Auk with the 39th Supplement to the AOU Checklist
arrived yesterday. No surprises there, but a paper I had expected was delayed.
The rest of the issue was a bit drier (to me) than usual. But the Supplement
is NOW OFFICIAL for AOU lists. The ABA Checklist Supplement that adopts ALL of
the taxonomic changes was mailed to Birding this AM and should appear late
this year. Summary to be posted in June or so.

Paul DeBenedictis, Chair
ABA Checklist Committee

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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 12:44:11 +0700
From: Steven Feldstein <sbf at NOAACDC.COLORADO.EDU>
Subject: Eurasian Jackdaw split

I recently saw in a local bookstore the new book on Crows and Jays by
Madge and Burn. I happened to notice that the authors split Eurasian
Jackdaw into two species. As I recall, these two species were named
Western Jackdaw and Daurian Jackdaw. They indicated that these two species
are sympatric in the Lake Baikal region and they do not interbreed.
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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 1994 10:37:05 +1000
From: Kevin Vang <kvang at LAUREL.OCS.MQ.EDU.AU>
Subject: Turtle Doves, Jackdaws and Caged Birds in Australia

. collared doves ... There are 16
members of this genus according to last count, 3 of which were
introduced and are currently breeding in the US and 7 of which are
commonly referred to as collared doves.

1) Collared Dove or Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)--
Collared Dove is most commonly used in the English speakers in countries
where this bird is native. This birds native range is most of Europe and
the Middle East. There are a wide variety of African and Asian doves of
this genus which are also called collared dove. This one, S. decaocta,
first came from the Caribbean into Florida and has migrated northward.
Possibly other introductions??

2) Spotted Dove or Spotted Turtle Dove or Spotted Neck Dove (Streptopelia
chinensis)--This bird was introduced to Los Angelas just after the turn of
the century and has spread throughout southern California. This birds
native range is East Asia. This is also the streptopelia introduced and
widespread in Australia and Tasmania. Several people have claimed to have
the 'collared dove' in California--which one is it???? Unless there have
been new introductions, I don't see how S. decaocto got from Florida to
southern California so fast. Have there been new introductions of S.
decaocto into California?

3) Ringed Turtle Dove or Ring-necked Dove (Streptopelia risoria/capicola)
This is a common escape in bigger American cities and has bred in many of
them including Miami and Los Angelas. The scientific name is confused
here due to recent changes in Africa where it is native. Anthony Lang of
Ontario wrote a poignant article on this a few days ago. Anthony is S.
risoria the proper nomenclature or S. capicola? I am under the impression
that the latter is now the preferred scietific name, but I am not sure.

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Also in reference to the jackdaws, I believe the Russians and British have
always separated Corvus monedula (Jackdaw) from Corvus dauuricus (Daurian
Jackdaw).

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