REFERENCES USED ON THIS WEBSITE


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HAWAIIAN BIRDLIFE

HAWAIIANA - INCLUDING INSECTS, ANIMALS, PLANTS, GEOLOGY, TRAVEL GUIDES TO HAWAI'I and NATURAL HISTORY

GENERAL BIRDWATCHING AND NATURAL HISTORY

ARTICLE REFERENCES

ADDITIONAL HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC BIRD & WILDLIFE REFERENCES (PDF Format) (Not all references used on the website)


HAWAIIAN BIRDLIFE

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AINLEY, D. G., T. C. TELFER, AND M. H. REYNOLDS. 1997. Townsend’s and Newell’s Shearwater (Puffinus auricularis). In A. Poole and F. Gill (editors). The Birds of North America, No. 297. Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, D.C.

AINLEY, D.G.; PODOLSKY, R.; DEFOREST, L. and SPENCER, G. 1997. New insights into the status of the Hawaiian Petrel on Kauai. Colonial Waterbirds 20 (1): 24-30.

AMADON, D. 1950. The Hawaiian honeycreepers (Aves, Drepaniidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 95:151-262.

AMADON, D. 1986.
The Hawaiian honeycreepers revisted. ‘Elepaio 46:83-84.

AMARASEKARE, P. 1993. Potential impact of mammalian nest predators on endemic forest birds of western Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Conservation Biology 7:316-324.

AMARASEKARE, P. 1994. Ecology of introduced small mammals on western Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Journal of Mammalogy 75:24-38.

AMERSON, A. B., JR. 1971. The natural history of French frigate shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin No. 150.

AMERSON, A. B., JR., R. B. CLAPP, AND W. O. WIRTS, II. 1974. The natural history of Pearl and Hermes Reef, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin No. 174.

ATKINSON, C. T., R. J. DUSEK, AND W. M. IKO. 1993a. Avian malaria fatal to juvenile I‘iwi. Hawaii’s Forests and Wildlife 8:1.

ATKINSON, C. T., R. J. DUSEK, AND W. M. IKO. 1993b. Epidemic pox and malaria in native forest birds. Hawaii’s Forests and Wildlife 8:10.

ATKINSON, C. T., R. J. DUSACK, K. L. WOODS, W. L. IKO. 2000. Pathogenicity of avian malaria in experimentally-infected Hawii Amakihi. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 36:197-204.

ATKINSON C. T., W. HANSER, J. PRICE, L. SILEO, D. LAPOINTE, M. L. GOFF, C. LOCHER, AND L. TAM. 1993. Role of disease in limiting the distribution and abundance of Hawaiian forest birds. Annual Report, work unit 932.11, period 24 April 1992-1 June 1993. Hawaii Volcanoes Field Station, National Wildlife Health Research Center, HI.

ATKINSON, C. T., K. L. WOODS, R. J. DUSEK, L. S. SILEO, and W. M. IKO. 1995. Wildlife disease and conservation in Hawaii: pathogenicity of avian malaria (Plasmodium relictum) in experimentally infected Iiwi (Vestiaria coccinea). Parasitology 111:S59-S69.

ATKINSON, I. A. E. 1977. A reassessment of factors, particularly Rattus rattus L., that influenced the decline of endemic forest birds in the Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Science 31:109-133.

BAKER, P. E. 1998. A description of the first live Poouli captured. Wilson Bulletin 110:307-310.

BAKER, P. E., AND H. BAKER. 1996. Nene report: egg and gosling mortality in Haleakala National Park, 1994-1995. Final report submitted to Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Honolulu, HI.

BAKER, P. E., AND H. BAKER. 1999. ‘Alauahio (Paroreomyza montana). In A. Poole and F. Gill (editors). The Birds of North America. Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, D.C.

BAKER, R. H. 1946. Some effects of the war on the wildlife of Micronesia. Transactions of the North American Wildlife Conference 11:205-213.

BAKER, R. H. 1951. The avifauna of Micronesia, its origin, evolution, and distribution. University of Kansas Publications of the Museum of Natural History 3:1-359.

BAKER, R. H. 1953. Divisional discussion on problems of bird migration in the Pacific. Pp 383-387 in Proceedings of the Seventh Pacific Science Congress. Vol. 4. Whitcomb and Tombs, Auckland, New Zealand.

BAKES, J. K., AND C. A. RUSSELL. 1979. Mongoose predation on a nesting Nene. ‘Elepaio 40:51-52.

BALDWIN, P. H. 1945. The Hawaiian Goose, its distribution and reduction in numbers. Condor 47:27-37.

BALDWIN, P. H. 1947. Foods of the Hawaiian Goose. Condor 49:108-120.

BALDWIN, P. H. 1947. The life history of the Laysan Rail. Condor 49:14-21.

BALDWIN, P. H. 1953. Annual cycle, environment and evolution in the Hawaiian honeycreepers (Aves: Drepaniidae). University of California Publications in Zoology 52:285-398.

BALDWIN, P. H. 1969. The Hawaiian Hawk from 1938 to 1949. Elepaio 29:95-98.

BALDWIN, P. H. 1969b. The ‘Alalâ (Corvus tropicus) of western Hawaii Island. Elepaio 30:41-45.

BERGER, A. J. 1981. Hawaiian Birdlife. The University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu.

BERGER, A.J. 1997. The Exotic Birds of Hawai'i. Island Heritage, Honolulu.

BURNEY, D. A., H. F. JAMES, L. P. BURNEY, S. L. OLSON, W. KIKUCHI, W. L. WAGNER, M. BURNEY, DF. MCCLOSKEY, D. KIKUCHI, F. V. GRADY, R. GAGE II, R. NISHEK. Fossil evidence for a diverse biota from Kaua'i and its transformation since human arrival. Ecological Monographs 71:615-641.

BROWNE, R.A. , ANDERSON, D.J. et al. 1997. Genetic diversity and divergence of endangered Galapagos and Hawaiian Petrel populations. Condor 99: 812-815.

BRYAN, W. A. and A. SEALE. Date Unknown. Notes on the Birds of Kauai. Occasional Paper, Bishop Museum Vol. 1. 129-137.

BYRD, G. and C. F. ZEILLEMAKER. 1981. Seabirds of Kilauea Point, Kauai Island, Hawaii. The 'Elepaio, Vol. 41. No. 8.

BYRD, G. V., D. I. MORIARTY, and B. G. BRADY. 1983. Breeding Biology of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters at Kilauea Point, Hawaii. Condor 85: 292-296. The Cooper Ornithological Society.

CLAPP, R.B. 1971. A specimen of Jouanin's Petrel from Lisianski Island, North-western Hawaiian Islands. Condor 73:490.

CLAPP, R.B. 1989. First record of the Little Tern , Sterna albifrons, from Hawai'i. 'Elepaio 49:41-46.

COLLAR, N. J., M. J. CROSBY, and A. J. STATTERSFIELD. 1994. Birds to Watch 2. The World List of Threatened Birds. Birdlife International. Cambridge, U.K.

CONANT, S. 1980. Recent records of the 'ua'u (Hawaiian Petrel) and 'a'o (Newell's Shearwater) in Hawai'i. Elepaio 41: 75-81.

CONANT, S.; CLAPP, R.; HIRUKI, L. and CHOY, B. 1991. A new Tern (Sterna) breeding record for Hawai'i. Pacific Science Volume 45. No. 4: 348-354.

CULLINEY, J.L. 1988. Islands in a Far Sea: Nature and Man in Hawaii. San Francisco, Sierra Club Books.

DENNY, J. 1999. The Birds of Kaua'i. University of Hawai'i Press.

ENGILIS, A. Jr. and T. K. PRATT. 1993. Status and Population Trends of Hawaii's Native Waterbirds, 1977-1987. Wilson Bulletin, 105(1). pp. 142-158.

FISHER, H.I. 1960. Records of the Bar-tailed Godwit and Tufted Duck on Midway Atoll. Condor 62: p.480, The Cooper Ornithological Society.

FISHER, H.I. 1965. Bird Records from Midway Atoll, Pacific Ocean. Condor 67:pp. 355-357, The Cooper Ornithological Society.

GIFFIN. J. G. 1993. New species of fossil birds found at Pu'u Wa'awa'a. 'Elepaio 53:1-3. Hawaii Audubon society, Honolulu.

HARRISON, C.G. 1990. Seabirds of Hawai'i. Natural History and Conservation. Cornell University Press. New York.

HAWAI'I AUDUBON SOCIETY. 1997. Hawai'i's Birds. Regularly revised. Honolulu. Latest edition.

HAWAI'I AUDUBON SOCIETY. 1998. Voices of Hawai'i's Birds. Honolulu.

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HURLEY, T. 2001. Problem Parrots on Maui. Advertiser, Maui County Bureau HUELO, Maui.

JAMES, H. F., AND D. A. BURNEY. 1997. The diet and ecology of Hawaii's extinct flightless waterfowl: evidence from coprolites. Biological J. Linn. Soc. 62:279-297.

LOVICH, R. 2003. Habitat Use by the ‘Amakihi, Hemignathus chloris (Aves: Drepanidinae) in a Suburban Setting: Possible Evolutionary and Conservation Consequences. Elepaio: Volume 63, Number 7. Hawaii Audubon Society, Honolulu.

MUNRO, G.C. 1960.
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OLSON, S.L. and H.F. JAMES. 1994. Descriptions of thirty-two new species of birds from the Hawaiian Islands. Parts I and II. AOV.

OLSON, S.L. and JAMES, H.F. 1995. Nomenclature of the Hawaiian Akialoas and Nukupuus (Aves: Drepanidini). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 108 (1995): 373-387

PAXINOS, E. E.; H. F. JAMES; S. L. OLSEN; M. D. SORESONS; and R. C. FLEISCHER. 2002. mtDNA from fossils reveals a radiation of Hawaiian Geese recently derived from the Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 99:1399-1404.

PODOLSKY, R.; AINLEY, D.G.; SPENCER, G.; DEFOREST, L. and Nur, N. 1998. Mortality of Newell's Shearwaters caused by collisions with urban structures on Kaua'i. Colonial Waterbirds 21 (1): 20-34.

PRATT, H.D. 1980. The White-faced Ibis in Hawaii. Elepaio 41:45-46.

PRATT, H.D. , BRUNER, P.L. and BERRETT, D.G. et al. 1987. A Fieldguide to the Birds of Hawai'i and the Tropical Pacific. Princeton.

PRATT, H.D. 1991. Enjoying Birds in Hawai'i - A Bird Finding Guide to the 50th State. Mutual Publishing Company, Honolulu.

PRATT, H.D. 2002. Enjoying Birds and other Wildlife in Hawai'i. Mutual Publishing Company, Honolulu.

PRATT, H.D. 2003. The Hawaiian Honeycreepers. Oxford University Press, U.K.

PRATT, H.D. and JEFFREY, J. 1996. A Pocket Guide to Hawai'i's Birds. Mutual Publishing Company, Honolulu.

PYLE, P. , HOFFMAN, N., CASLER, B. and McKEE, T. 2001. Little and Least Terns breeding on Midway Atoll: Identification, range expansions and assortative breeding behavior. In North American Birds 55:1. Colorado.

PYLE, R. L. 1992. Checklist of the Birds of Hawaii - 1992. The 'Elepaio 52: 53-62.

PYLE, R. and DONALDSON, P. 1999, 2000, 2001. Quarterly reports for Hawai'i in North American Birds 53:1 - 55:1. ABA, Colorado.

RICHARDSON, F. and J. BOWLES. 1964. A survey of the Birds of Kaua'i, Hawai'i. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu.

RICHARDSON, S. 1999. Intermediate Egret at Midway Atoll. North American Birds, Volume 53, No. 4, pp.441 - 443.

RIPLEY, S. D. and J. CHONG. 1965. Saving the Nene, World's Rarest Goose. National Geographic Magazine. Vol.128, No.5.

SCOTT, J.M. et al. 1986. Forest Bird Communities of the Hawaiian Islands: Their Dynamics, Ecology and Conservation. Studies in Avian Biology #9. Allen Press, Kansas.

SCOTT, J. M., S. CONANT, and C. VAN RIPER. 2001. Evolution, Ecology, Conservation and Management of Hawaiian Birds: a vanishing avifauna. Studies in Avian Biology No.22. Cooper Ornithological Society, Lawrence, Kansas. 428pp.

SMITH, R. P. 1992. Endangered Species Act "Cookbook". A Guide to Practical Application of the Endangered Species Act. Informal paper circulated to some USFWS employees, though not an official USFWS document.

SOEHREN, R. 1996. The Birdwatchers Guide to Hawai'i. University of Hawa'ii Press, Honolulu.

SPEAR, L.B., AINLEY, D.G., NUR, N., and HOWELL, S.N.G. 1995. Population size and factors affecting at -sea distributions of four endangered procellariids in the tropical Pacific. Condor 97:613-638.

STEADMAN, D.W. 1995. Prehistoric Extinctions of Pacific Island Birds: Biodiversity Meets Zooarchaeology. Science Vol. 267.

STEJNEGER, L. 1887. Birds of Kauai Island, Hawaiian Archipelago, collected by Mr. Valdemar Knudsen, with descriptions of new species. Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.

TARR, C.L.. and FLEISCHER, R.C. 1993. Mitochondrial-DNA variation and evolutionary relationships in the Amakihi complex. The Auk 110, 4 (1993): 825-831

TOMKINS, R.J. and MILNE, B.J. 1991. Differences among Dark-rumped Petrel (Pteredroma phaeopygia) populations within the Galapagos Archipeligo. Notornis 38:1-35.

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. 2001. Information pages from Dept. of the Interior website on Endemic Hawaiian Birds. USFWS, Pacific Region.

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WALTHER, M. 1995. Forest Bird Distribution and Abundance West of the Alaka'i Wilderness Preserve, Kaua'i, Summer 1994. The 'Elepaio, Vol.55. No. 6.

WARNER, R.E. 1959. Sighting of the Collared Thrush, Garrulux albogularis (Gould). Elepaio 20 (2): 9-10. Hawaii Audubon Society, O'ahu.

WILSON, S.and S. BUFF. 1989. Frohawk's Birds of Hawai'i. Wellfleet, New Jersey.

WILSON, S.B. and A.H. EVANS. 1890-1899. Aves Hawaiiensis: The Birds of the Sandwich Islands. London: R.H. Porter.

WINTER, L. 2003. Popoki and Hawai‘i’s Native Birds. Elepaio: Volume 63, Number 6. Hawaii Audubon Society, Honolulu.

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HAWAIIANA - INCLUDING INSECTS AND PLANTS

ABBOTT, D. P., A. T. NEWBERRY and K. M. MORRIS. 1997. Reef and Shore Fauna of Hawaii, Section 6B: Ascidians (Urochordata). 64pp. Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i.

ABBOTT, I. A. 1996. Limu: An Ethnobotanical Study of Some Hawaiian Seaweeds. 35pp. Hawaii National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawai'i.

ABBOTT, I. A. 1999. Marine Red Algae of the Hawaiian Islands. 477pp. Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i.

ALASKA WHALE FOUNDATION & UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA. 2000. Marine Mammals of the Eastern North Pacific. Alaska Whale Foundation and Sea Grant Alaska.

ARIYOSHI, R. 2000. The National Geographic Traveler - Hawaii. The National Geographic Society, Washington D.C.

BELETSKY, L. 2000. The Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide - Hawai'i. Academic Press.

BENDURE, G. and N. FRIARY. 1997. Hawai'i - Lonely Planet Guidebook. Lonely Planet, Victoria.

BISIGNANI, J. D. 1995. Moon Travel Handbooks: Hawaii, the All-Island Guide. 1004pp. Moon, USA.

BROWN, J. E. et al. 1996. The Sierra Club Guides to the National Parks of the Pacific Southwest and Hawaii . 340pp. Sierra Club, USA.

CARLQUIST, S. 1980. Hawai'i - A natural History. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaua'i.

CHAVE, E. H. and A. MALAHOFF. 1998. In Deeper Waters: Photographic Studies of Hawaiian Deep-Sea Habitats and Life-Forms. 125pp. University of Hawaii Press, USA.

CHING, P. 1995. The Hawaiian Monk Seal. 48pp. Hawaii University Press, USA.

COWIE, R. H., N. L. EVENHUIS and C. C. CHRISTIENSEN. 1995. Catalog of the Native Land and Freshwater Molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands. 284pp. Backhuys, Netherlands.

COX, G. W. 1999. Alien Species in North America and Hawaii. Impacts on Natural Ecosystems. 387pp. Island Press, USA.

DAWS, G. 1989. Hawaii: The Islands of Life. 156pp. Kegan Paul, USA.

DESJARDIN, D. E. and D. E. HEMMESE. 2002.Mushrooms of Hawaii. An Identification Guide. 304pp. Ten Speed Press, USA.

DEVANEY, D. M. and L. G. ELDREDGE, Eds. 1977. Reef and Shore Fauna of Hawaii Section 1: Protozoa-Ctenophora. 290pp. Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i.

DEVANEY, D. M. and L. G. ELDREDGE. 1987. Reef and Shore Fauna of Hawaii, Sections 2&3: Platyhelminthes through Phoronida and Sipuncula through Annelida. 461pp. Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i.

EHRLICH, P. R., D. S. DOBKIN and D. WHEYE. 1992. Birds in Jeopardy. The Imperiled and Extinct Birds of the United States and Canada, including Hawaii and Puerto Rico. 272pp. Stanford University Press, USA.

GAGNE, W. C. 1997.Insular Evolution, Speciation, and Revision of the Hawaiian Genus Nesiomiris (Hemiptera: Miridae). 226pp. Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i.

GRIERSON, M. and P. S. GREEN. 1996. A Hawaiian Florilegium. Botanical Portaits from Paradise. 102pp. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawai'i.

HAZLETT, R.W. & P.W. HYNDMAN. 1996. Roadside Geology of Hawai'i. Mountain Press Publishing Company, Montana.

HOBSON, E. and E. H. CHAVE. 1990.Hawaiian Reef Animals. 152pp. Hawaii university Press, USA.

HOOVER, J.P. 1998. Hawai'i's Sea Creatures - A guide to Hawai'i's Marine Invertebrates. Mutual Publishing, Honolulu.

HOWARTH, F.G. and W.P. MULL. 1992. Hawaiian Insects and their Kin. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu.

JAMIESON, D and J. DENNY. 2002. Hawai'i's Butterflies - A field guide to the Butterflies and moths of Hawai'i. Mutual Press, Honolulu.

JUVIK, S.P. and J.O. JUVIK (Eds.) 1998. Atlas of Hawai'i - 3rd Edition. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu.

KAMEMOTO, H. and A. KUEHNLE. 1996. Breeding Anthuriums in Hawaii. 168pp. Hawaii University Press, USA.

KAUFMAN, G. 1993. Hawaii's Humpback Whales. 192pp. Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, USA.

KAY, A. E.,Ed.. 1995. A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands. Selected Readings II. 520pp. Hawaii University Press, USA.

KEPLER, A. K. 1990. Trees of Hawaii. 90pp. Hawaii University Press, USA.

KEPLER, A. K.. 1998. Hawaiian Heritage Plants. 240pp. Hawaii University Press, USA.

KRAUSS, B. H.. 1993. Plants in Hawaiian Culture. 343pp. Hawaii University Press, USA.

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KROHN-CHING, V. 1992. Hawaii Dye Plants and Dye Recipes. 136pp. Hawaii University Press, USA.

LIEBHERR, J. K. and E. C. ZIMMERMAN. 2000.Insects of Hawai'i Volume 16: Hawaiian Carabidae (Coleoptera). Part 1: Introduction and Tribe Platynini. 494pp. Hawaii University Press, USA.

McKEOWN, S. 1996. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians in the Hawaiian Islands. Diamond Head Publishing Company, California.

McKEOWN, S. and R. G. WEBB. 1982. Softshell Turtles in Hawaii. Journal of Herpetology. Vol.16 No. 2. pp. 107-111.

McMAHON, R. 1996.Adventuring in Hawaii: Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu, Kauai. 356pp. Sierra Club, USA.

MERLIN, M. 1999. Hawaiian Forest Plants. Pacific Guide Books, Honolulu.

MERLIN, M.
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MIYANO, L. 1997. Hawaii's Beautiful Trees. 64pp. Mutual Publishing, USA.

NATIONAL BOTANICAL TROPICAL GARDEN. 1999. Limahuli Garden - A window to Ancient Hawai'i. Kaua'i, Hawai'i.

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL. 1992. The Scientific Bases for the Preservation of the Hawaiian Crow. 136pp. National Acadamy of Sciences, USA.

NISHIDA, G. M. and J. M. TENORIO. 1993. What Bit Me? Identifying Hawaii's Stinging and Biting Insects and Their Kin. 72pp. Hawaii University Press.

NISHIDA, G. M. .1997. Hawaiian Terrestrial Arthropod Checklist 3rd Ed. 263pp. Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i.

NORRIS, K. S., B. WURSIG, R. S. WELLS and M. WURSIG. 1994. The Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin. 435pp. California University Press, USA.

OTTE, D.. 1994. The Crickets of Hawaii: Origin, Systematics and Evolution. 396pp. Orthopterist's Society, USA.

PALMER, D. D. 2002. Hawai'i's Ferns and Fern Allies. National Geographic, USA.

PEEBLES, D. and L. MIYANO. 1997. A Pocket Guide to Hawai'i's Flowers. Mutual Publishing Company.

POLHEMUS, D. and A. ASQUITH. 1996. Hawaiian Damselflies. Bishop Museum press.

PRATT, H.D. 1998. A Pocket Guide to Hawai'i's trees and Shrubs. Mutual Publishing Company.

PUKUI, M.K. and S.H. ELBERT. 1986. Hawaiian Dictionary. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press.

PUKUI, M.K., S.H. ELBERT and E.T. MOOKINI. 1974. Place Names of Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press.

RAUZON, M.J. 2001. Isles of Refuge - Wildlife and History of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu.

RUSS- RAMSEY, C.. 1993. Hawaii's Hidden Treasures. 200pp. National Geographic, USA.

SCOTT, S. and C. THOMAS. 2000. Poisonous Plants of Paradise. First Aid and Medical Treatment of Injuries from Hawaii's Plants. 178pp. Hawaii University Press, USA.

SCOTT, S. and C. THOMAS. 2000. Pests of Paradise. First Aid and Medical Treatment of Injuries from Hawaii's Animals. 190pp. Hawaii University Press.

[SEVERNS, M. and P. FIENE-SEVERNS. 1993. Molokini Island: Hawaii's Premier Marine Preserve. 144pp. USA.]

SOHMON, S.H. and R. GUSTAFSON. 1987. Plants and Flowers of Hawai'i. University of Hawai'i Press.

[SPIETH, H. Courtship Behaviors of the Hawaiian Picture-Winged Drosophila.]

STAPLES, G. W. and R. H. COWIE. 2001. Hawai'i's Invasive Species: A Guide to the Invasive Alien Animals and Plants of the Hawaiian Islands. 118pp. Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i.

STONE, C. P. and J. M. SCOTT, Eds. 1986. Hawaii's Terrestrial Ecosystems: Preservation and Management. 616pp. Hawaii University Press, USA.

STONE, C. P., C. W. SMITH and J. T. TUNISON, Eds. 1993. Alien Plant Invasions in Native Ecosystems of Hawaii Management and Research. 904pp. Hawaii University Press, USA.

STONE C. P. and L. W. PRATT. 1994. Hawaii's Plants and Animals: Biological Sketches of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 400pp. Natural History Association, USA.

SWIFT, B. 1985. Checklist of the Birds of North America, Including Middle America, the West Indies, and Hawaii. 40pp. American Birding Association, USA.

TAKUMI, R. L. 1999. A Systematic Review of the Ectemnius (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) of Hawaii. 68pp. California University Press, USA.

TAM, J. K. and D. J. MABBERLEY. 1999. Paradisus: Hawaiian Plant Watercolors. 152pp. Honolulu Acadamy, Hawai'i.

TAYLOR, L. . 1993. Sharks of Hawaii:Their Biology and Cultural Significance. 126pp. Hawaii University Press, USA.

TENORIO, J. and G. NISHIDA. 1995.What's Bugging Me? Identifying and Controlling Household Pests in Hawaii. 183pp. Hawaii University Press, USA.

THORNTON, W. B. 1990. Psocoptera of the Hawaiian Islands, Part IV. The Endemic Genus Palistreptus (Elipsocidae): Systematics, Distribution, and Evolution. 57pp. Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i, USA.

TOMICH, P. Q. 1969. Mammals in Hawaii: A Synopsis and Notational Bibliography. 375pp. Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i.

VALIER, K. 1995. Ferns of Hawaii. 94pp. Hawaii University Press, USA.

VAN RIPER, S. G. and C. VAN RIPER. 1982. Field Guide to the Mammals in Hawai'i. The Oriental Publishing Company, Honolulu.

WAGNER, W.L., D.H. HERBST and S.H. SOHMER. 1990. Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press and Bishop Museum Press.

WAGNER, W. L. and V. A. FUNK., Eds. 1995. Hawaiian Biogeography: Evolution on a Hot Spot Archipelago. 467pp. Smithsonian Institute Press, USA.

WARD, G. 1998. Hawaii - The Rough Guide. Rough Guides, London.

WHISTLER, W. A. 1992. Flowers of the Pacific Island Seashore. A Guide to the Littoral Plants of Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Fiji, and Micronesia. 154pp. Hawaii University Press, USA.

WHISTLER, W.A. 1995. Wayside Plants of the Islands. Isle Botanics, Honolulu.

WINTERER, E. L. , D. M. HUSSONG and R. W. DECKER. 1989. REEF AND SHORE FAUNA OF HAWAII : The Eastern Pacific Ocean and Hawaii. 577pp. GSA, USA.

WRIGHT, T. L., T. J. TAKAHASHI and J. D. GRIGGS. 1992. Hawaii Volcano Watch. A Pictorial History, 1779-1991. 162pp. Hawaii University Press, USA.

ZIEGLER, A. C. 2002. Hawaiian Natural History, Ecology and Evolution. 608pp. Hawaii University Press, USA.

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GENERAL BIRD, BIRDWATCHING and NATURAL HISTORY

ADRIAENS, P. 1999. The American Black Tern in County Dublin. Birding World 12/9. Norfolk.

AINLEY, D. G., C. A. RIBIC, AND R. C. WOOD. 1990. A demographic study of the South Polar Skua Catharacta maccormicki at Cape Crozier. Journal of Animal Ecology 59:1-20.

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ALSTROM, P; P.COLSTON and I. LEWINGTON. 1997. A Field Guide to the Rare Birds of Britain and Europe. London.

ALSTROM, P., MILD, K. and ZETTERSTROM, B. 2003. Pipits and Wagtails of Europe, Asia and North America. Helm, London.

AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION. 1997 - 2002 inc. North American Birds. Quarterly reports published within NAB. ABA, Colorado.

ANDREWS,R.;HIGGINS,R. and MARTIN,J. 1999. The American Black Tern in Avon. Birding World 12/10. Norfolk.

AUDUBON SOCIETY. 1988. Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds. Alfred A. Knopf Inc., New York.

BAILEY,S.F., PYLE,P. and SPEAR,L.B. 1989. Dark Pterodroma petrels in the North Pacific: identification, status, and North American occurrence. American Birds 43; 400-415.

BAILEY, RS; POCKLINGTON, R; & WILLIS, PR. 1968. Storm-petrels Oceanodroma spp. in the Indian Ocean. Ibis 110: 27-34.

BAKER, K. 1993. Identification Guide to European Non-Passerines. BTO Guide 24. Norfolk, UK.

BAKER, K. 1997. Warblers of Europe, Asia and North Africa. Christopher Helm. London.

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An Unusual Plumaged Stilt in Kona during Spring 2002 by Christian Melgar. 2002.

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The Bristle-thighed Curlew by Christian Melgar. 2002.

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Newell's Shearwater (Puffinus newelli) by Christian Melgar. 2002.

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Hawai'i's State Bird - The Nene by Christian Melgar. 2002.

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Volcanic Eruption on Torishima Island, nesting site of the Short-tailed Albatross, during Summer 2002 by Christian Melgar 2002.

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West Nile virus poses threat to native birds by Edwin Tanji. 2002.

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Maui Shearwater Colony predated upon in Summer 2002 by Christian Melgar. 2002.

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Robert Perkins' and Bird Collecting in the 1800's by Christian Melgar. 2002.

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Identification of a small Calidris at James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, O'ahu in October 2002 by Christian Melgar. 2002.

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The Rise and Fall of the Fulvous Whistling-Duck in Hawai'i by Christian Melgar. 2002.

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Identification of small Calidris species: Western Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint, Little Stint and Long-toed Stint by Christian Melgar. 2002.

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Review of the Hawai'i Birding Year 2002 by Christian Melgar, 2002.

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Baikal Teal (Anas formosa): Status, Distribution and Identification by Christian Melgar, 2003.

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Saddle Road upgrade may give new wings to endangered Palila by Kevin Dayton. 2003.

DAYTON, K. 2003. Saddle Road upgrade may give new wings to endangered Palila. Advertiser Big Island Bureau, Honolulu Advertiser Website. Posted on: Friday, May 9, 2003.

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An Interesting Gull observed on O'ahu by Christian Melgar. 2003.

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Salvin's Albatross on Midway - The First Record for the Hawaiian Islands by Christian Melgar. 2003.

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A New Approach - Taxonomic Re-arrangement of the World's Albatrosses by Christian Melgar. 2003.

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White-faced Ibis and Glossy Ibis: Hawai'i's largest ever flock with notes on Distribution and Identification. by Christian Melgar. 2003.

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The Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) by Christian Melgar. November 2003.

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Three Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus) on Maui in October 2003 with brief notes on measurements by Christian Melgar. November 2003.

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Green-backed Flycatcher at Tai Po Kau: The First Record for Hong Kong by Christian Melgar and Richard Kemp. January 2004.

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Few Juvenile Shorebirds in Summer 2004 - Failed Arctic Breeders by Ron Pittaway. August 2004.

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September 2004 update on the Po'ouli translocation with newspaper articles by Valerie Monson and Jan TenBruggencate. September 2004.

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White-faced Ibis and Glossy Ibis: Hawai'i's largest ever flock with notes on Distribution and Identification. by Christian Melgar. September 2004.

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DAVID, R.E. 2003. Flock of ten Ibis at Hanalei NWR, Kaua'i. Message posted to the Hawaii Birding Chatlist Group, October 2003.

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PRATT, H.D. 1976. Field identification of White-faced and Glossy Ibis. Birding 8: 1-5.

PRATT, H.D. 2003. Identification of the Hanalei Ibis. Message posted to the Hawaii Birding Chatlist Group, September 2003.

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ZAUN, B. 2003. Report of White-faced Ibis at Hanalei NWR, Kaua'i. Message posted to the Hawaii Birding Chatlist Group, September 2003.

ZAUN, B. 2003. White-faced Ibis flock at Hanalei NWR, Kaua'i increases to eight birds. Message posted to the Hawaii Birding Chatlist Group, October 2003.

ZAUN, B. 2004. New White-faced Ibis at Hanalei NWR, Kaua'i, September 2004. Message posted to the Hawaii Birding Group, September 2004.

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Newly arrived Ibises on O'ahu and Kaua'i during September 2004 - migrants or locally bred birds? by Christian Melgar. September 2004.

BEAMAN, M and MADGE, S. 1998. The Handbook of Bird Identification for Europe and the Western Palearctic. Christopher Helm. London.

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DAVID, R.E. 2003. Flock of ten Ibis at Hanalei NWR, Kaua'i. Message posted to the Hawaii Birding Chatlist Group, October 2003.

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MELGAR, C.W. White-faced Ibis and Glossy Ibis: Hawai'i's largest ever flock with notes on Distribution and Identification. 2003. Birding Hawaii Website.

PATTEN, M.A. and LASLEY, G.W. 2000. Range expansion of the Glossy Ibis in North America. North American Birds Volume 54, Number 3: 241-247.

PRATT, H.D. 1976. Field identification of White-faced and Glossy Ibis. Birding 8: 1-5.

PRATT, H.D. 2003. Identification of the Hanalei Ibis. Message posted to the Hawaii Birding Chatlist Group, September 2003.

SHUFORD, W.D.; HICKEY, C.M.; SAFRAN, R.J. and PAGE, G.W. 1996. A review of the status of the White-faced Ibis in winter in California. Western Birds 27: 169-196.

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WILSON, A.; GUTHRIE, A. and PYLE, P. W. 2002. White-faced Ibis - Europe next? Birding World Vol.15, No. 8: 343-345.

ZAUN, B. 2003. Report of White-faced Ibis at Hanalei NWR, Kaua'i. Message posted to the Hawaii Birding Chatlist Group, September 2003.

ZAUN, B. 2003. White-faced Ibis flock at Hanalei NWR, Kaua'i increases to eight birds. Message posted to the Hawaii Birding Chatlist Group, October 2003.

ZAUN, B. 2004. White-faced Ibis flock at Hanalei NWR, Kaua'i increases to eleven birds. Message posted to the Hawaii Birding Chatlist Group, January 2004.

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A Big Day Bird Count on O'ahu, November 2004 by Kurt Pohlman. December 2004.

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Profiles of Hawai'i's Birders - David Kuhn by David Kuhn and Christian Melgar. December 2004.

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