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Perspectives in Ornithology: Charles Darwin's Fancy. Robert Montgomerie [PDF]
Supplement: Fiftieth Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. R. Terry Chesser, Richard C. Banks, F. Keith Barker, Carla Cicero, Jon L. Dunn, Andrew W. Kratter, Irby J. Lovette, Pamela C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., James D. Rising, Douglas F. Stotz, and Kevin Winker [PDF]
Perspectives in Ornithology: Area Sensitivity in North American Grassland Birds: Patterns and Processes. Christine A. Ribic, Rolf R. Koford, James R. Herkert, Douglas H. Johnson, Neal D. Niemuth, David E. Naugle, Kristel K. Baker, David W. Sample, and Rosalind B. Renfrew [PDF]
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AOU News
New Portal for Manuscript Submission
The University of California Press took over as publisher of The Auk in 2009, and on 10 June 2009 ScholarOne Manuscripts ™ will replace Rapid Review as the portal for submission of manuscripts, including regular research articles, solicited manuscripts, and letters to the Editor. An efficient review process requires that the Editor be able to draw upon a large army of able volunteers to serve as reviewers. We have transferred all existing reviewer profiles from Rapid Review to ScholarOne, but we encourage potential reviewers to visit The Auk’s site on ScholarOne and either check and update their information or add themselves as potential reviewers. More information can be found on the Instruction to Authors.
2009 Research Award recipients
The 2009 recipients of AOU Research Awards have been announced.
New Checklist of North American Birds interface
The AOU is pleased to announce a new web page for the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds. The check-list is now in a searchable database. You can browse the full list of species as well as search by scientific/common name, family, or order. You can also download the entire list or their search results in an Excel compatible text file. Species in the search results table are linked to the respective Birds of North America Online species accounts, if an account is available online.
The new check-list page also has a link to the committee's main page, the 7th Check-list and supplements, pending and prior proposals, and guidelines for submitting a proposal.
AOU is now on Facebook
Keep in touch with friends on the new AOU Facebook group.
California Condor status report
The California Condor status report is available on the AOU Conservation Committee page.
BNA Online
'Birds of North America' Online is now FREE to all AOU members. Login Instructions
Check-list of North American Birds
Full text of the 1998 book "The AOU Check-list of North American Birds" 7th edition is now accessible online.