Standard abbreviations for common names of birds [PDF]

Standard abbreviations for common names of birds M.

Kathleen

Klirnkiewicz

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and

Chandler

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During the past two decadesbanders have taken their work more seriouslyand have begunrecording more and more informationregardingthe birds they are banding. To facilitate orderly recordkeeping,bird observatories(especiallyManomet and Point Reyes)have developedstandardrecording forms that are now available to banders.These forms are convenientfor recordingbanding data manually, and they are designed to facilitate automateddata processing.

Because errors in species codes are frequently detectedduring editing of bandingschedules,the Bird BandingOfficesfeel that bandersshoulduse speciesnamesor abbreviationsthereofratherthan only the AOU or speciescode numbers on their field sheets.Thus, it is essentialthat any recording form have provision for either common names, Latin names, or a suitable abbreviation. Most

recordingforms presentlyin use have a 4-digit field for abbreviated common names; however,

The system we proposefollows five simple rules for abbreviating:

1. If the commonname is a singleword, use the first four letters,e.g.,Canvasback,CANV. 2. If the commonname consistsof two words, use

the firsttwo lettersof the firstword,followedby the first two letters of the last word, e.g., Common Loon, COLO. 3. If the common name consists of three words

(with or without hyphens),use the first letter of the first word, the first letter of the secondword,

and the first two lettersof the third word, e.g., Pied-billed Grebe, PBGR. 4. If the common name consists of four words

(with or without hypens), use the first letter of each word, •.g., Great Black-backed Gull, GBBG.

bandingschedules.

5. If the commonname consistsof five words, treat it as four words, e.g., Puget Sound WhitecrownedSparrow,PSW$.

The purposeof thispaper is to make availablea system for common name abbreviations.The systemis presentlybeingusedby us and others,

There are a few exceptionsto the rules to distinguishtwo speciesthatwould otherwisehave the

and it has decided advantages over the list

same abbreviation.

publishedby $tamm (IBBA News 39:46-48)and othersystems thathavebeendevelopedby various

birds would have had identical abbreviations, one

banders for their own use.

North

abbreviated common names should not be used on

Beforedevelopingthe systemdescribedhere, we hadtriedusingthe$tammabbreviations butfound that the codeshad to be memorized individually since no standardized procedure had been followed.Thus, it was easyto inadvertentlywrite down the abbreviationfor the wrongspecies.The $tamm abbreviationsare of variable length (1 to 4

In most instances

where

two

is a rare or very local speciesseldomhandledby American

banders.

The

abbreviation

derived by following the five rules is given to the more commonor widely distributedspecieswith a single exception,the BlackpollWarbler (which formerly was hyphenated so that BPWA is an abbreviation easily remembered). The 28 exceptionsto the five standardrulesare listedin the Appendix.

haspublisheda digits). Forexample, he adopted C forCanvasback The AmericanBirdingAssociation and CA for Cardinal. Under the proposedsystem

every speciesis given a 4-letter abbreviation (CANV for Canvasback, CARDfor Cardinal).In the $tamm list, the family name precedes the speciesname, but in the proposedsystemthe name is written in the sequencein which it is given

in ordinary speech(SongSparrow rather than Sparrow, Song).

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checklist (A.B.A. 1975) of North American bird speciesusingnamesthatare diagnostic ona worldwide basis. Insofar as possible, they have anticipatedchangesthat will be made in the next AOU Check-List, which will also include Central American birds. The A.B.A. names are being

adoptedby other authorsand so are includedin the following list whenever they differ from the

North American BirdBander

Vol.3,No.1

names in the AOU

Check-List. Our inclusion of the

A.B.A. names resulted in one additionalduplication of names,Thin-billed Murre (CommonMurre of AOU), which has been abbreviatedTHMU to distinguishit from the Thick-billed Murre, TBMU.

ALPHA

SP.

BAND

CODE

NO.

SIZE

COMMON NAME

Loons

We must stressthat the 4-digit abbreviations are strictly for the convenienceof banders in their own records and should never be used as a substitute for common or scientific names on

schedulessubmitted to the Banding Offices.

ALPHA

SP.

BAND

CODE

NO.

SIZE

COMMON NAME

Cormorants

COLO

007.0

8

Common Loon

YBLO

008.0

9

Yellow-billed Loon

GRCO DCCO

ARLO

010.0

7B

Arctic Loon

RTLO

011.0

7B

Red-throated Loon

Grebes

RNGR HOGR EAGR

002.0 003.0 004.0

7A 6-5 5

LEGR

005.0

4

WEGR

001.0

7A-7B

PBGR

006.0

5-6

Red-neckedGrebe Horned Grebe Eared Grebe

119.0 120.0

8-7B

OLCO

121.0

7A

BRCO

122.0

8

PECO

123.0

RFCO

124.0

Artbingo ANHI 118.0

8

7B-7A

Olivaceous Cormorant Brandt's Cormorant

PelagicCormorant

8

Red-faced Cormorant

8

Anhinga (AMANAm.Anhinga)

Least Grebe Western Grebe

Great Cormorant Double-crested Cormorant

Frigatebirds

Pied-billed Grebe

Albatrosses

BFAL

081.0

7B

Black-looted Albatross

LAAL

082.1

7B

Laysan Albatross

MAFR

12B.O

GRFR

128.1

LEFR

128.2

7B-7A 7B-7A 7A

MagnificentFrigatebird GreatFrigatebird LesserFrigatebird

Herons

Shearwaters

192.0

8

NOFU

086.0

6

Northern Fulmar

GBHE

194.0

7B

GRSH

089.0

6

Greater Shearwater

GRHE

201.0

5

SOSH

095.0

4-5

SootyShearwater

LBHE

200.0

6

Little Blue Heron

MASH

090.0

4A-4

Manx Shearwater

CAEG

200.1

6

CattleEgret

BEPE

098.1

4

BOPE

099.1

3-2

Bonin Petrel

6 7B-7A 6

Bermuda Petrel

Storm-Petrels

GWHE

REEG

198.0

GREG

196.0

SNEG

197.0

Great White Heron Great Blue Heron Green Heron

Reddish Egret GreatEgret SnowyEgret

FTSP

105.0

lB

Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel

LOHE

199.0

6

LSPE

106.0

1B

Leach's Storm-Petrel

BCNH

202.0

7A

Black-cr. NightHeron

YCNH

203.0

7A

Yellow-cr.NightHeron

LEBI

191.0

4

Least Bittern

AMBI

190.0

6

American Bittern

188.0

7A

GLIB

186.0

6

Glossy Ibis

WFI8

187.0

6

White-faced Ibis

WHIB

184.0

6-7A

White Ibis

SCIB ROSP

185.0 183.0

6

ScarletIbis

7B

Roseate Spoonbill

182.0

8

American Flamingo

ASPE

108.0

1B

AshyStorm-Petrel

BSPE

107.0

1A

Black Storm-Petrel

LTPE WSPE

103.0 109.0

1B 1A-1B

Tropicbirds RBTR 113.0 WTTR 112.0 RTTR 113.1

Least Storm-Petrel Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Storks

4A 4 5

Red-billed Tropicbird White-tailed Tropicbird Red-tailed Tropicbird

Pelicans

WHPE

125.0

9

White Pelican

(AWPEAm. White Pelican) BRPE

126.0

Louisiana Heron

9-8

Brown Pelican

WOST

Wood Stork

Ibises

Flamingos

Boobies,Gannets

BFBO

114.0

7B-8

BLBO BRBO RFBO

114.1 115.0 116.0

7A-7B 7B 7B-7A

GANN

117.0

8-9

Blue-faced Booby (MABOMaskedBooby) Blue-fooled Booby BrownBooby Red-fooled Booby

AMFL

Gannet

(NOGANo. Gannet)

Jan.-Mar.1978

NorthAmericanBird Bander

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ALPHA CODE

SP. NO.

BAND SIZE

ALPHA

SP.

BAND

COMMON NAME

CODE

NO.

SIZE

Waterfowl

COMMONNAME

HADU

155.0

5

MUSW

178.2

9C

Mute Swan

STEI

WPSW

179.0

9

Whooper Swan

COEI

8ESW

181.1

9

Bewick's Swan

PAEI

157.0 160.0 161.0

6 7A 7A

WHSW

WhistlingSwan Trumpeter Swan

KIEl

162.0

6

TRSW

180.0 181.0

SPEI

CAG0

172.0

Canada Goose

WWSC

158.0 165.0

6 7A

Spectacled Eider White-winged Scorer

ACGO

172.1

7A

Aleutian Canada Goose

SUSC

166.0

7A

Surf Scorer

CKGO

172.7

7A

Cackling Goose

BLSC

163.0

7A

Black Scorer

SCGO

172.9

78

Small Canada Goose

RUDU

167.0

6

RuddyDuck

BRAN

173.0

7B

Brant

MADU

168.0

5

Masked Duck

BLSR

) 74.0

7A

Black Brant

HOME

UNBR

)73.)

7A

Unidentified Brant

COME

BAGO

175.0

7B

Barnacle Goose

R8ME

131.0 129.0 130.0

EMGO

176.0

7B

Emperor Goose

WFGO

)7) .0

7B

White-fronted Goose

Vultures

9 9-9C 8

(GWFGGr. White-fronted Goose) LSGO

169.0

7B

BLGO

169.1

7B

LesserSnow Goose

325.0

8-70-7B TurkeyVulture

326.0

8-7D-7B

CACO

324.0

9

California Condor

White-tailed Kite

Kites, Hawks

Blue Goose

WTKI

*328.0

6-5

(Bluephaseof LesseF SnowGoose)

STKI

*327.0

5

Swallow-tailed Kite

5 6

Mississippi Kite Everglade Kite

Snow-BlueGooseIntermediate

MIKI

GSGO

169.9

7B

Greater Snow Goose

EVKI

*329.0 *330.0

ROGO

170.0

BBWD

GOSH

*334.0

(SNKI Snail Kite)

Ross' Goose

FWDU

177.0 178.0

MALL

132.0

7A

Mallard

SSHA

MBDH

132.1

7A

Mallardx BlackOuckHybrid

COHA

MEDU

133.1 133.0

7A 7A

Mexican Duck Black Duck

MOOU

134.0

7A

GADW

135.0

6

PINT

143.0

6

Black-bel. Whistling-duck Fulvous Whistling-duck

EGWT

*337.0

7B-7D-7A-8

Red-tailed Hawk

*337.6

7B-7A

(ABDUAmericanBlackOuck)

RSHA

*339.0

6

Mottled Ouck

BWHA SWHA ZTHA WTHA STHA

*343.0

5-6

Broad-winged Hawk

*342.0

7A

Swainson's Hawk

*340.0

7A

Zone-tailed Hawk

'341.0

6

White-tailed Hawk

*344.0

6

Short-tailed Hawk

RLHA GRHA

*347.0 *348.0 *346.0

HAHA

*335.0

7A-7B

BLHA

*345.0

7A-6

Gadwall Pintail

BWTE

Eurasian Green-winged Teal American Green-winged Teal Blue-winged Teal

CITE

141.0

5-4A

Cinnamon Teal

GATE

140.3

5-4A

Garganey Teal

UNTE

140.1

5-4A

Unidentified Teal

6

AMWI

137.0

NOSH WOOU

(NOGONorthernGoshawk)

RTHA HLHA

4-4A 4-4A 5-4A

136.0

FEHA

GOEA

6

142.0

5

Northern Shoveler

MAHA

REDH

144.0 146.0

6-5 6

RNDU

150.0

6

CANV

147.0

Wood Duck Redhead

BAEA

OSPR

Canvasback

7A-7B Rough-legged Hawk 7D-7B-8 Ferruginous Hawk 6-5 GrayHawk Harris' Hawk Black Hawk

349.0 352.0 '331.0

9(rivet) 9(rivet)

GoldenEagle BaldEagle

f•5- d'4

Marsh Hawk (NOHANorthern Harrier)

*364.0

8

Osprey Caracara

Falcons

148.0

6-5

GreaterScaup

LESC BAGO

149.0 151.0 152.0

6-5 6 7A

Lesser Scaup Common Goldeneye Barrow's Goldeneye

BUFF

153.0

5

Bufflehead

OLDS

154.0

5-6

Oldsquaw

CARA

*362.0

7B

GYRF

*354.7

7B

PRFA

*355.0

PEFA APFA

*356.0 •7B-•'7A PeregrineFalcon *359.0 5 Aplomado Falcon

MERL

*357.0

(CRCACrestedCaracara)

AMKE

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Red-shouldered Hawk

Osprey

Ring-necked Ouck

GRSC

COGO

Harlan's Hawk

(LBHALesserBlackHawk)

European Wigeon (EUWIEurasian Wigeon) American Wigeon

7A

Goshawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk

13B.0 139.0 140.0

EUWI

t7B-•7A

332.0 f•3A-•'2 *333.0 f•5-•' 4

(COPICommonPintail) AGWT

Black Vulture

(Whitephase)

7B

BLOU

Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Red-breast. Merganser

BLVU

169.5

7B

KingEider

TUVU

SBGI

7A 7A-6

5 7A 6-5

HarlequinDuck Steller's Eider CommonEider Pacific Eider

360.0

NorthAmericanBirdBander

•7A-o'6

•4- d'3A

3B

Gyrfalcon Prairie Falcon

Merlin

American Kestrel

Vol.3,No.1

ALPHA

SP.

BAND

CODE

NO.

SIZE

ALPHA

SP.

BAND

CODE

NO.

SIZE

COMMON NAME

WlPL

280.0

2-1A

Wilson's Plover

Chachalaca

KILL

273.0

2

(PLCHPlain Chachalaca)

MOPL

281.0

2-3

AGPL

272.0

2-3

COMMON NAME

Chachalaca CHAC

*'311.0

5

Grouse,Ptarmigan 5

Killdeer Mountain Plover

Am. Golden Plover

(LGPLLesserGoldenPlover)

BUGR

**297.0

Blue Grouse

SPGR

**298.0

6-5

SpruceGrouse

RUGR

**300.0

6-5

Ruffed Grouse

BBPL SURF

270.0 282.0

3B 2

B1ack-bellied Plover Surfbird

WlPT ROPT

*'301.0 **302.0

6-5 5

WillowPtarmigan RockPtarmigan

RUTU

283.0

2-3

RuddyTurnstone

BLTU

284.0

2

WTPT

**304.0

4A

White-tailedPtarmigan

GPCH

**305.0

6

Gr. Prairie Chicken

Sandpipers

LPCH

**307.0

6

Lr. Prairie Chicken

STGR SAGR

**308.0 **309.0

EUWO

227.0

3

European Woodcock

AMW0

228.0

3

American Woodcock

COSN LBCU

230.0 264.0

3 4-5

Common Snipe Long-billed Curlew

WHIM

265.0

4

BTCU UPSA

WATA

268.0 261.0 263.0 256.0 259.0

WILL

25B.0

GRYE LEYE

254.0 255.0

REKN

234.0

2

Red Knot

PUSA

235.0

1A

PurpleSandpiper

Turkey (WlTUWildTurkey)

ROSA SHSA PESA WRSA BASA

235.6 238.0 239.0 240.0 241.0

2 1A 1A 1A-1B 1B-1A

Whooping Crane

LESA CUSA

242.0 244.0

1-1B 1A

Greater Sandhill Crane Sandhill Crane

DUNL SBDO

243.0 231.0

1A-lB

2

Dunlin Short-billed Dowitcher

LBDO

232.0

2

Long-billed Dowitcher

STSA SESA WESA BBSA

233.0 246.0 247.0 262.0

1A 1-1B 1-1B 1A

MAG0

249.0

4

BTGO HUGO BKGO RUFF

250.0 251.0 252.0 260.0

o'4- ?4A 3A 4 o'3B- ?3

SAND

248.0

1A

Sanderling

6 Sharp-tailed Grouse O'6-?7A SageGrouse

Quail, Pheasant BOBW

**289.0

3B

Bobwhite

(COBOCommonBobwhite) MABO

*'291.0

3A

Masked Bobwhite

SCQU CAQU GAQU

**293.0 **294.0 **295.0

3A 3A 3A

ScaledQuail California Quail Gambel's Quail

MOQU MZQU

**292.0 **296.0

4 3A

Mountain Quail Montezuma Quail

RNPH

*'309.1

CHUK

**288.2

GRPA

*'288.1

BLFR

**309.3

SPSA SOSA

d'6-?7A Ring-necked Pheasant

Turkey TURK *'310.0

6

3A 6

9-8

Chukar

GrayPartridge Black Francolin

Cranes

WHCR

204.0

9

GSCR SACR

205.0 206.0

9 8-9

Limpkin

LIMP

207.0

6

Limpkin

Rails,Gallinules,Coot

5 5 3-3B

Black Turnstone

KingRail ClapperRail VirginiaRail

4A 3

Whimbrel

Bristle-thighed Curlew UplandSandpiper

1B-1A Spotted Sandpiper 1A Solitary Sandpiper 3-2 4

3-3B 2

WanderingTattler Wilier

GreaterYellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs

RockSandpiper Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Baird'sSandpiper LeastSandpiper CurlewSandpiper

Stilt Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper

KIRA CLRA VlRA

208.0 211.0 212.0

SORA

214.0

3

Sofa

YERA

215.0

2

Yellow Rail

BLRA

216.0

2-1A

PUGA

218.0

4

PurpleGallinule

COGA AMC0

219.0 221.0

5-6 6-5

CommonGallinule American Coot

AMAV

225.0

4

American Avocet

288.0

3A

Jacana

BNST

226.0

3A

Black-necked Stilt

(NAJA North AmericanJacana)

Phalaropes REPH 222.0

5 5

Am.Oystercatcher Black0ystercatcher

WlPH NOPH

Lapwing (NOLANo. Lapwing) RingedPlover

Jaegers, Skuas POJA 036.0 PAJA 037.0 LTJA 03B.O

Black Rail

Oystercatchers AMOY 286.0 BLOY 287.0 Plovers

LAPW

269.0

5

224.0 223.0

1A 1A-2 lB 4 3A 3A

RIPL

275.0

1A-1B

SEPL

274.0

1A-1B Semipalmated Plover

SKUA

035.0

7A-7B

PIPL SNPL

277.0 278.0

1A-1B 1B

SPSK

854.5

7A-7B

Jan=Mar.1978

PipingPlover SnowyPlover

Bar-tailed Godwit HudsonianGodwit Black-tailed Godwit Ruff

Avocet,Stilt

Jacana

JACA

Marbled Godwit

RedPhalarope Wilson's Phalarope NorthernPhalarope Pomarine Jaeger ParasiticJaeger Long-tailed Jaeger Skua

(GRSK GreatSku•)

North American Bird Bander

South Polar Skua

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ALPHA

SP.

BAND

CODE

NO.

SIZE

COMMON NAME

Glaucous Gull

Gulls,Terns

ALPHA

SP.

BAND

CODE

NO.

SIZE

CRMU

026.0

2

ANMU

021.0

3B-3

COMMON NAME Craveri's Murrelet

GLGU

042.0

7A

ICGU

043.0

6

Iceland Gull

CAAU

016.0

3

KUGU

045.0

6

Kumlien's Gull

PAAU

017.0

4

Parakeet Auklet

GWGU

044.0

7A

Glaucous-winged Gull

CRAU

018.0

4

Crested Auklet

G8BG

047.0

78-7A

Great Black-backed Gull

(G8BGGreater 8lack-backedGull)

Ancient Murrelet

Cassin's Auklet

LEAU

020.0

3

Least Auklet

WHAU

019.0

3

Whiskered Auklet

WEGU

049.0

6

Western Gull

RHAU

015.0

6-5

L8BG

050.0

6

Lesser Black-backed Gull

COPU

013.0

5

Rhinoceros Auklet Common Puffin

HEGU

051.0

6

THGU

051.9

6

HerringGull Thayer'sGull

HOPU

014.0

5

Horned Puffin

CAGU

053.0

5

California Gull

TUPU

012.0

6-5

Tufted Puffin

White-crowned Pigeon Band-tailed Pigeon Red-billed Pigeon

(ATPU Atlantic Puffin)

RBGU

054.0

4A

Ring-billedGull

Pigeons,Doves

MEGU

055.0

4A

Mew Gull

WCPI

314.0

4A

BHGU

055.1

5

Black-headed Gull

BTPI

312.0

5

LAGU

058.0

5-4A-4

Laughing Gull

RBPI

313.0

5

FRGU

059.0

4

Franklin's Gull

ZED0

317.0

2

WWD0

319.0

4-3A

White-wingedDove MourningDove SpottedDove RingedTurtle Dove

060.0

Zenaida Dove

BOGU LIGU

3-3B 3

Bonaparte's Gull

060.1

Little Gull

MODO

316.0

3A-3B

HMGU

057.0

4A

Heermann's Gull

SPDO

315.1

3B

IvoryGull Black-legged Kittiwake

RTDO

315.2

3A

CGDO

320.0

2

Common Ground Dove

RGDO

320.1

2

RuddyGroundDove

IVGU

039.0

4

BLKI

040.0

4A

RLKI

041.0

4A

ROGU

061.0

3

Ross' Gull

INDO

321.0

2-3

Inca Dove

SAGU

062.0

3

Sabine's Gull

WFDO

318.0

3A

White-fronted Dove

GBTE

063.0

3B

FOTE

069.0

3

Forster's Tern

KWQD

322.0

2

RQDO

322.1

4

(WTDOWhite-tipped Dove) KeyWestQuailDove RuddyQuailDove

382.7

3

Canary-winged Parakeet

Red-legged Kittiwake

Gull-billed Tern

COTE

070.0

2

Common Tern

ARTE

071.0

2

Arctic Tern

Parrot

RSTE

072.0

2

Roseate Tern

CWPA

ALTE

073.0

2-1A

Aleutian Tern

Cuckoos,Roadrunner,Ants

SOTE

075.0

3

SootyTern

MACU

386.0

2

Mangrove Cuckoo

BRTE

076.0

2

Bridled Tern

YBCU

387.0

2

LETE

074.0

1A-lB

Least Tern

BBCU

388.0

2

Yellow-billed Cuckoo Black-billed Cuckoo

ROTE

065.0

4A

3B5.0

5

Roadrunner

066.0

3

RoyalTern ElegantTern

ROAD

ELTE SATE

067.0

3B

Sandwich Tern

SBAN

3B3.0

3A

Smooth-billed Ani

CATE

064.0

5-4A

CaspianTern

GBAN

384.0

3B

Groove-billed Ani

8LTE

077.0

2-1A

WW8T

078.0

2

365.0

6-7A

NOTE

079.0

3

BLNO

079.3

3

HYTE

072.5

--

(GRROGreater Roadrunner)

Black Tern

Barn Owl

White-wingedBlackTern NoddyTern BlackNoddy HybridTern

*BAOW

Skimmer BLSK

080.0

4

Black Skimmer

Alcids

Barn Owl

TypicalOwls SCOW

* 373.0

5

WHOW

'373.1

3A-4

Screech Owl

Whiskered Owl

FLOW

374.0

GHOW

* 375.0

8-9

Flammulated Owl Great Horned Owl

SNOW

* 376.0

B-9

SnowyOwl

7A-6-7B

3-3B-2

RAZ0

032.0

6

Razorbill

HAOW

*377.0

COMU

030.0

6

Common Murre

PYOW

379.0

2-3

(THMU Thin-billed Murre)

FEOW

380.0

3

PygmyOwl Ferruginous Owl

Thick-billed Murre Dovekie

ELOW

381.0

2

Elf Owl

BUOW

378.0

4

Burrowing Owl

Hawk Owl

TBMU

031.0

6

DOVE BLGU

034.0 027.0

3 4

BDOW

* 368.0

7B

Barred Owl

MAGU

028.0

4

Mandt's Guillemot

SPOW

* 369.0

7B

Black Guillemot

PIGU

029.0

4A

PigeonGuillemot

GGOW

* 370.0

8

MAMU

023.0

3B

Marbled Murrelet

LEOW

* 366.0

6

SpottedOwl GreatGrayOwl Long-eared Owl

KIMU

024.0

3B

Kittlitz's Murrelet

SEOW

* 367.0

6

Short-eared Owl

XAMU

025.0

2

Xantus' Murreiet

B00W

371.0

4A

SWOW

372.0

4-3A

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Boreal Owl Saw-whet Owl

Vol. 3, No. 1

ALPHA

SP.

BAND

CODE

NO.

SIZE

ALPHA

SP.

BAND

CODE

NO.

SIZE

RCWO

395.0

1A

Whip-poor-will

WHWO BTWO

399.0 400.0

1A-2 2

Poor-will

NTTW

401.0

2

Pauraque Common Nighthawk LesserNighthawk

IBWO

392.0

3A

441.1

1

Rose-throated Becard

Eastern Kingbird GrayKingbird TropicalKingbird WesternKingbird Cassin's Kingbird

COMMON NAME

Goatsuckers

CWWI

416.0

WPWI

417.0

1A-2

POWI

418.0

1A

PAUR

419.0

CONI

420.0

LENI

421.0

2 2-1A 1A-2

BLSW

422.0

1A

CHSW

423.0

1B

Chimney Swift

VASW

424.0

1

Vaux's Swift

WTSW

425.0

2

White-throated Swift

3

Chuck-will's-widow

COMMON NAME

Red-cockaded Woodpecker

White-headed Woodpecker Black-back. Three-toed Woodpecker NorthernThree-toed Woodpecker Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Cotinga RTBE

Swifts

TyrantFlycathers

Black Swift

Hummingbirds LUHU

437.0

RTHU BCHU

42B.0 429.0

COHU

430.0

ANHU

431.0

BTHU

432.0

RUHU

433.0

ALHU

434.0

CAHU

436.0

RIHU

426.0

BUHU

427.0

BFHU

439.0

BBHU

441.0

XB XB XB XB XA

LuciferHummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Black-chinned Hummingbird Costa'sHummingbird Anna'sHummingbird

XA XB XB XB X-O

Broad-tailed Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird Allen'sHummingbird Calliope Hummingbird Rivoli'sHummingbird (MAHUMagnificentHummingbird)

X-O XA XB

Blue-throated Hummingbird Buff-bellied Hummingbird Broad-billed Hummingbird

Trogon CTTR

3B9.0

Coppery-tailed Trogon (ELTRElegantTrogon)

Kingfishors BEKI

390.0

3B

RIKI

390.1

4

GRKI

391.0

2

BeltedKingfisher RingedKingfisher GreenKingfisher

Woodpeckers YSFL

412.0

3

Yellow-shafted Flicker

YRFL

412.3

3

Yel.-shafted x Red-shafted

FlickerIntergrade RSFL

413.0

3

GIFL

414.0

3-2

PIWO

405.0

4-3A

RBWO

409.0

2

GFWO

410.0

2

GIWO RHWO

411.0 406.0

2-3 2

ACWO

407.0

2-3

LEWO

40B.O

3-2

YBSA

402.0

1A-1B

RNSA RBSA

402.9 403.0

1A-1B 1A-1B

WISA

404.0

1A

HAWO

393.0

1A-2

OOWO LBWO

394.0 396.0

1B 1A

NUWO

397.0

1A-1B

ARWO

398.0

1A

Jan.-Mar.1978

Red-shafted Flicker

EAKI

444.0

1B

GRKI TRKI

445.0 446.0

1A 1A

WEKI

447.0

1A

CAKI

44B.0

1A

TBKI FTFL

445.1 442.0

1A 2

STFL KIFL

443.0 449.0

1A 2

•BFL

451.0

1B

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher GreatCrested Flycatcher Wied'sCrested Flycatcher Ash-throated Flycatcher Olivaceous Flycatcher

Thick-billed Kingbird Fork-tailed Flycatcher Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Kiskadee Flycatcher (GRKIGreaterKiskadee)

GCFL

452.0

1A-lB

WCFL ATFL

453.0 454.0

1A lB

OLFL EAPH

455.0 456.0

1B 1-0

Eastern Phoebe

BLPH

458.0

1

Black Phoebe

SAPH

457.0

1

YBFL ACFL

463.0 465.0

0 0

TRFL

466.0

0

Say'sPhoebe Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Acadian Flycatcher Traill'sFlycatcher

WIFL ALFL

466.4 466.3

0 0

LEFL HAFL

467.0 468.0

0 0

DUFL

469.0

0

GRFL WEFL

469.1 464.0

0 0

BBFL COFL EWPE

470.0 460.0

0 1B 0

461.0

Gilded Flicker

WillowFlycatcher AlderFlycatcher LeastFlycatcher Hammond's Flycatcher DuskyFlycatcher GrayFlycatcher WesternFlycatcher Buff-breasted Flycatcher Coues'Flycatcher Eastern Wood Pewee

(EAPEEasternPewee)

Pileated Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Golden-fronted Woodpecker GilaWoodpecker Red-headed Woodpecker AcornWoodpecker

Lewis'Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-naped Sapsucker Red-breasted Sapsucker Williamsoh's Sapsucker HairyWoodpecker DownyWoodpecker Ladder-backed Woodpecker Nuttall'sWoodpecker ArizonaWoodpecker (BBWO Brown-backed Woodpecker)

WWPE

462.0

0

OSFL

459.0

1-1B

VEFL BEFL

471.0 472.0

0 O-X

SKYL

473.0

1B

Skylark (COSK Common Skylark)

HOLA

474.0

1B

Horned Lark

VGSW

615.0

1

Violet-green Swallow

TRSW BKSW

614.0 616.0

1-0 0

RWSW BASW

617.0 613.0

0

Rough-winged Swallow

0

Barn Swallow

CLSW

612.0

1

Cliff Swallow

CASW PUMA

612.1 611.0

1

Cave Swallow

Western Wood Pewee

(WEPEWesternPewee)

Olive-sided Flycatcher VermilionFlycatcher Beardless Flycatcher (NBFLNo.Beardless Flycatcher)

Larks

North AmericanBird Bander

1A-2

Tree Swallow Bank Swallow

PurpleMartin

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ALPHA

SP.

BAND

CODE

ND.

SIZE

COMMON NAME

GRJA 8LJA STJA SCJA MEJA

484.0 477.0 478.0 481.0 482.0

3-2 2-3 3-2 2-3 38

GEJA BBMA YBMA CORA

483.O 475.0 476.0 486.0

2 4 3A 6-7A

BAND

NO.

SIZE

CDMMON NAME

GrayJay

MOCK

703.0

2-1A

BlueJay Steller'sJay ScrubJay MexicanJay (GBJA Gray-breasted Jay)

GRCA BRTH LBTH GRTH

704.0 705.0 706.0 709.0

1A 2-3 2 2

GreenJay Black-billed Magpie Yellow-billed Magpie

BETH CBTH CATH

7O8.O 707.0 710.0 711.0 712.0 702.0

2 3 3 2 2 18-1A

AMR0 FIEL CCRO

761.0 761.2 761.5

2 2 2

American Robin

VATH

763.0

2

Varied Thrush

WOTH

755.0

1A

WoodThrush •

HETH SWTH GCTH VEER EABL

759.0 758.0 757.0 756.0 766.0

1B-1 1B 1B 1B 1B-1

Hermit Thrush

WEBL MOBL EMBL WHEA

767.0 768.0 766.8 765.0

18 1B-1A 1B 18

BLUE

764.0

1

754.0

1B

Common Raven

LCTH CRTH SATH

(NORANo. Raven) WNRA

487.0

5

White-necked Raven

COCR

488.O

5

Common Crow

NOCR

489.0

4-4A

FICR PIJA CLNU

490.0 492.0 491.0

4A 3-2 38

Northwestern Crow Fish Crow

PinyonJay Clark's Nutcracker

Titmice,Verdin, Bushtit

Black-capped Chickadee

0 0 0 0 0

Mockingbird (NOMONo.Mockingbird)

GrayCatbird Brown Thrasher

Long-billed Thrasher GrayThrasher Bendire'sThrasher Curve-billedThrasher California Thrasher Le Conte's Thrasher Crissal Thrasher

SageThrasher

Thrushes

(AMCRAm. Crow)

735.0 736.0 737.0 738.0 739.0

SP.

CODE

Mockingbirds, Thrashers

Jays,Magpies, Crows

BCCH CACH MECH MOCH GHCH

ALPHA

Carolina Chickadee Mexican Chickadee Mountain Chickadee

Gray-headed Chickadee (SlCHSiberianChickadee) Boreal Chickadee

Fieldfare

Clay-colored Robin (CCTH Clay-colored Thrush)

Swainsoh'sThrush

Gray-cheeked Thrush Veery EasternBluebird

WesternBluebird

BOCH CBCH ETTI BCTI PLTI

740.0 741.0 731.0 732.0 733.0

0 0 1B 1B 1

'8RTI

734.0

1

Bridled Titmouse

TOSO

VERD BUSH

746.0 743.0

0 0

Verdin Bushtit

OldWorldWarblers, Gnatcatchers, Kinglets

Chestnut-backed Chickadee Eastern Tufted Titmouse Black-crested Titmouse Plain Titmouse

Nuthatches

Mountain Bluebird E.Bluebird x Mountain Bluebird Hybrid Wheatear

(NOWHNo.Wheatear) Bluethroat

Townsend'sSolitaire

ARWA

747.0

0

BGGN BCGN

751.0 753.1

O-X O-X

ArcticWarbler

BTGN

752.0

O-X

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

GCKI RCKI

74B.0 749.0

0 0

Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Wagtails, Pipits WHWA 694.0 YEWA 696.0 WAPI 697.0 RTPI 699.0 SPPI 700.0

1 I 1 1 1

WhiteWagtail YellowWagtail WaterPipit Red-throated Pipit Sprague's Pipit

1A 1B

Bohemian Waxwing CedarWaxwing

1B

Phainopepla

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Black-capped Gnatcatcher

WBNU RBNU BHNU PYNU

727.0 728.0 729.0 730.0

1B 0 0 0

White-breastedNuthatch Red-breastedNuthatch Brown-headedNuthatch

Creeper BRCR

726.0

0

BrownCreeper

742.0

1

Wrentit

RWBU

742.1

18

Red-whiskeredBulbul

Dippor OIPP

701.0

2-1A

HOWR WIWR

721.0 722.0

0 0

BEWR

719.0

1

Bewick's Wren

Shrikes

CAWR CTWR

718.0 713.0

18-1 18

Carolina Wren

NRSH

621.0

2

NorthernShrike

Cactus Wren

LOSH

622.0

1A

Loggerhead Shrike

Long-billed MarshWren

Starling STAR

493.0

2

Starling

Pygmy Nuthatch

Wrentit

WREN Bulbul

Wrens

LBMW

725.0

1

Waxwings

Oipper (NOOINo.Am.Oipper) House Wren

CNWR ROWR

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724.0 717.0 715.0

0 1 1

618.0 619.0

SilkyFlycatcher PHAI

620.0

Winter Wren

(MAWRMarshWren) SBMW

BOWA CEWA

Short-billed Marsh Wren

(EUST European Starling)

(SEWR SedgeWren) Canyon Wren Rock Wren

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Vol.3,No.1

ALPHA CODE

SP. NO.

ALPHA

SP.

BAND

COMMON NAME

CODE

NO.

SIZE

PRWA

673.0

Black-capped Vireo White-eyed Vireo

WPWA

672.0

BAND

SIZE

COMMON NAME

WEVI

631.0

1 0

YPWA

672.9

HUVI

632.0

0

Hutton's Vireo

OVEN

674.0

BEVI

633.0

0

Bell's Vireo

NOWA

675.0

0 0 0 ] 0-I

GRVI

634.0

1

GrayVireo

LOWA

676.0

1

Louisiana Waterthrush

YTVI

628.0

1

Yellow-throated Vireo

KEWA

677.0

1

Kentucky Warbler

SOVI

629.0

I

SolitaryVireo

COWA

678.0

0-1

Connecticut Warbler

8WVI

623.0

1

Black-whiskered Vireo

MOWA

679.0

MourningWarbler MacGillivray's Warbler

Vireos BCVI

630.0

Prairie Warbler Western Palm Warbler Yellow Palm Warbler Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush

YGVI

625.0

1

Yellow-green Vireo

MGWA

680.0

0-1 1-0

REVI

624.O

1-0

Red-eyed Vireo

COYE

681.0

0

PHVI

626.0

0

Philadelphia Vireo

GRCH

682.1

1

WAVI

627.0

04

WarblingVireo

YBCH

683.0

1B

Yellow-breasted Chat

Wood Warblors BAWW 636.0 POWA 637.0 SWWA 638.0 WEWA 639.0

0

0

Black-and-white Warbler

Common Yellowthroat Ground Chat

RFWA

690.0

0

Red-faced Warbler

HOWA

684.0

0

Hooded Warbler

Prothonotary Warbler

WIWA

685.0

0

Wilson's Warbler

1-0

Swainsoh's Warbler

CAWA

686.0

0

Canada Warbler

1-0 0

Worm-eating Warbler Golden-winged Warbler

AMRE PARE

687.0 688.0

0

American Redstart

0

Painted Redstart

0

Blue-winged Warbler

Woaver Finches

Brewster's Warbler Lawrence's Warbler Bachman's Warbler Tennessee Warbler

HOSP

688.2

ETSP

688.3

GWWA

642.0

BWWA BRWA LAWA BAWA

641.0 641.2 641.3 640.0

TEWA

647.O

0 0 0 0

OCWA

646.0

0

Orange-crowned Warbler

BOBO

494.0

1B-1A

NAWA

645.O

0

Nashville Warbler

EAME

501 .o

3

Eastern Meadowlark

VIWA

644.O

0

Virginia'sWarbler

WEME

501.1

3

Western Meadowlark

lB 1-1B

House Sparrow European TreeSparrow (ETSP Eurasian TreeSparrow)

Moadowlarks, Blackbirds, Oriolos Bobolink

CLWA

647.1

1

Colima Warbler

YHBL

497.0

o'2-•1A

LUWA

643.0

0

Lucy's Warbler

RWBL

498.0

•"2-•'1A

NOPA

648.0

0

Northern Parula

TRBL

500.0

2

(NPWANo. ParulaWarbler)

OROR

506.0

1B

Orchard Oriole

TRPA

649.0

0

Tropical Parula (TPWATropicalParulaWarbler)

BHOR SBOR

503.0 503.2

2 2

Black-headed Oriole

OLWA

651.0

0

Olive Warbler

YEWA

652.0

0

Yellow Warbler

HOOR

505.0

1A-1B

MAWA

657.O

0

MagnoliaWarbler

LIOR

503.1

3

CapeMayWarbler

Lichtenstein's Oriole (ALORAltamira Oriole)

504.O 507.0 508.0 507.8

1A 1A 1A 1A

Scott's Oriole

RustyBlackbird

CMWA

650.0

0

BTBW

654.O

0

Black-throated Blue Warbler

MYWA

655.O

0

MyrtleWarbler

AUWA

656.0

0

Audubon's Warbler

UYRW

655.6

0

Unidentified Yellow-rumped Warbler

SCOR BAOR BUOR UNOR

BGWA

665.0

0

Black-throated GrayWarbler

RUBL

509.0

2

TOWA

668.0

BTGW GCWA

667.0 666.0

0 0 0

Townsend's Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Golden-cheekedWarbler

669.0

0

Hermit Warbler

510.0 513.9 513.0 511.0

2 •"4-•3

HEWA

BRBL GTGR BTGR COGR

CRWA

65B.0

0

Cerulean Warbler

BHCO

495.0

BLWA

662.0

0

Blackburnian Warbler

BRCO

496.0

0 0 0

Yellow-throated Warbler Sutton's Warbler Grace's Warbler

Tanagors

YTWA

663.0

SUWA

663.4

GRWA

664.0

WETA

SCTA

607.0 608.0

3 •'IA-•I

B o'2-71A

1B

1B

CSWA

659.0

0

Chestnut-sided Warbler

HETA

609.0

1A

BBWA

660.0

Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler

SUTA

610.0

1A

BPWA

661.0

0 0

PIWA

671.0

0

Pine Warbler

KIWA

670.0

1

Kirtland's Warbler

Jan.-Mar.1978

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Yellow-headed Blackbird

Red-winged Blackbird Tricolored Blackbird

Spotted-breasted Oriole (SPOR Spotted Oriole) Hooded Oriole

Baltimore Oriole Bullock's Oriole Unidentified Northern Oriole

Brewer's Blackbird

Great-tailed Grackle Boat-tailed Grackle Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Bronzed Cowbird

WesternTanager ScarletTanager HepaticTanager Summer Tanager

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ALPHA

SP.

BAND

CODE

NO.

SIZE

COMMONNAME

Grosbeaks, Finches,Sparrows,Buntings CARD

593.0

1A

Cardinal

PYRR

594.0

1A

Pyrrhuloxia

RBGR

595.0

1A

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

BHGR

596.0

1A

Black-headed Grosbeak

BLGR

597.0

1B

Blue Grosbeak

INBU

598.0

LABU

599.0

VABU

600.0

PABU

601.0

1 1 1 1

IndigoBunting LazuliBunting VariedBunting PaintedBunting

DICK

604.0

1B

Dickcissel

EVGR

514.0

PUFI

517.0

1A 1

Evening Grosbeak PurpleFinch

CAFI

51B.O

1B-1

(NOCANo. Cardinal)

Cassin's Finch

ALPHA CODE

SP. NO.

BAND SIZE

CSSS VESP LASP FSSP RWSP

551.1 540.0 552.0 577.0 579.0

lB 1B-1 1B 1B 0

RCSP BASP BOSP CASP BTSP

5BO.O 575.0 576.0 578.0 573.0

1 1 1 1 0

Rufous-crowned Sparrow Bachman's Sparrow Botteri's Sparrow Cassin's Sparrow Black-throated Sparrow

SASP WWJU

574.0 566.0

1 1

SageSparrow White-winged Junco

SCJU

567.0

0

Slate-coloredJunco

DRJU GUJU

567.9 572.0

0 0

Dregon Junco Guadalupe Junco

COMMONNAME

CapeSableSeaside Sparrow VesperSparrow LarkSparrow Five-striped Sparrow Rufous-winged Sparrow

HOFI

519.0

1

House Finch

WCSE

602.0

0

White-collared Seedeater

GHJU

570.8

1

Gray-headed Junco

MEJU

570.0

1

Mexican Junco

PIGR

515.0

1A

Pine Grosbeak

BAJU

571.0

0

Baird's Junco

GCRF

524.0

BRFI

525.0

567.7 559.0

0 0

526.0

Unidentified Dark-eyed Junco TreeSparrow (ATSPAm.TreeSparrow)

EUGO

526.1

Gray-crowned RosyFinch BlackRosyFinch Brown-capped RosyFinch European Goldfinch

UDEJ TRSP

BCRF

1B 1B 1B 0

HORE

527.0

CORE

528.0

0 0

HoaryRedpoll Common Redpoll

PISI'

533.0

0

Pine Siskin

AMGO

529.0

0

American Goldfinch

CriSP CCSP BRSP FISP BCSP

560.0 561.0 562.0 563.0 565.0

0 0 0 0-1 0

Chipping Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Brewer's Sparrow FieldSparrow Black-chinned Sparrow

LEGO

530.0

0

Lesser Goldfinch

LAGO

531.0

0

Lawrence's Goldfinch

HASP WCSP MWCS PSWS NWCS

553.0 554.0 554.6 554.7 554.8

1A lB 1B 1B 1B

Harris'Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Mountain White-crowned Sparrow PugetSound White-crowned Sparrow Nuttall'sWhite-crowned Sparrow

GWCS GCSP WTSP FOSP LISP

554.9 557.0 558.0 5B5.0 583.0

SWSP SOSP MCLO LALO SMLO

584.0 581.0 539.0 536.0 537.0

1 1B-1 1 1B 1

CCLO SNBU MCBU

538.0 534.0

1 1A 1B

RECR

521.0

lB

Red Crossbill

WWCR

522.0

OLSP

586.0

1B 1

White-winged Crossbill OliveSparrow

GTTO

592.1

1A-1B

Green-tailed Towhee

RSTO

5B7.0

1A-2

Rufous-sided Towhee

SPTO

588.0

1A

BRTO

591.0

1A

Brown Towhee

ABTO

592.0

1A

Abert's Towhee

LKBU

605.0

1A

LarkBunting

IPSP

541.0

SASP

542.0

lB 1 1 1 1

IpswichSparrow Savannah Sparrow Belding's Savannah Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Baird'sSparrow

1 0-1 1 1B 1B

LeConte's Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Sharp-tailed Sparrow Seaside Sparrow DuskySeaside Sparrow

BSSP

543.0

GRSP

546.0

BDSP

545.0

LCSP

548.0

HESP

547.0

STSP

549.0

SESP

550.0

DSSP

551.0

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SpottedTowhee

535.0

1B Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow 1B Golden-crowned Sparrow 1B White-throated Sparrow 1A-1B FoxSparrow 1 Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow SongSparrow McCown's Longspur Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Chestnut-collared Longspur SnowBunting McKay'sBunting

* Thisspecies shouldbebandedwith lock-onbands. **

Not to be banded with Federal bands. Use State or Provincial bands.

NorthAmerican BirdBander

Vol.3,No.1

Appendix 1. LTPE Least Storm-Petrel (to distinguishfrom LSPE Leach'sStorm-Petrel) 2. BLBO Blue-footedBooby (to distinguishfrom BFBOBlue-facedBooby) 3. WPSW Whooper Swan (to distinguishfrom WHSW WhistlingSwan) 4. CKGO Cackling Goose (to distinguishfrom CAGO Canada Goose) 5. NRSH Northern Shrike (to distinguishfrom NOSH Northern Shoveler) 6. HLHA Harlan's Hawk (to distinguishfrom HAHA Harris' Hawk) 7. BUGR Blue Grouse(to distinguishfrom BLGR Blue Grosbeak) 8. MZQU MontezumaQuail (to distinguishfrom MOQU Mountain Quail) 9. SHSA Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (to distinguish

fromSTgAStiltSandpiper) 10. BKGOBlack-tailedGodwit (to distinguishfrom BTGO Bar-tailedGodwit) 11. HMGU Heermann'sGull (to distinguishfrom HEGU Herring Gull) 12. RSTE RoseateTern (to distinguishfrom ROTE Royal Tern) 13. BDOW Barred Owl (to distinguishfrom BAOW Barn Owl) 14. BUHU Blue-throated Hummingbird (to distinguish from BTHU Broad-tailed Hummingbird) 15. BFHU Buff-bellied Hummingbird (to distinguishfrom BBHU Broad-billedHummingbird) 16. BKSW Bank Swallow (to distinguishfrom BASW Barn Swallow) 17. GEJA Green Jay (to distinguishfrom GRJA Gray Jay)

Jan.-Mar.1978

18. CTWR Cactus Wren (to distinguish from CAWR Carolina Wren)

19. CNWR Canyon Wren (to distinguishfrom CAWR Carolina Wren)

20. POWA ProthonotaryWarbler (to distinguish from PRWA Prairie Warbler) 21. CLWA Colima Warber (to distinguishfrom COWA ConnecticutWarbler) 22. BGWA Black-throatedGray Warbler (treat as three wordsto distinguish from BTGW Blackthroated Green Warbler) 23. CRWA CeruleanWarbler (to distinguishfrom CEWA Cedar Waxwing) 24. BPWA BlackpollWarbler (to distinguish from BLWA BlackburnJanWarbler) 25. MGWA MacGillivray'sWarbler (to distinguish from MAWA MagnoliaWarbler) 26. LKBU Lark Bunting(to distinguish from LABU Lazuli Bunting) 27. BDSP Baird's Sparrow (to distinguishfrom BASPBachman'sSparrow) 28. SGSPSageSparrow(to distinguish from SASP SavannahSparrow)

Literature

cited

Am.BirdingAssn.1975.A.B.A.Checklist: Birdsof Continental United Statesand Canada. Austin, Texas. 64pp.

Am. Ornithologists Union. 1957.Check-Listof North American Birds. 5th ed. Baltimore, Maryland. 691pp. •Bird Banding Laboratory, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Laurel, Maryland 20811 •Migratory Bird and Habitat ResearchLaboratory, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,Laurel, Maryland 20811.

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