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Ornithological Monographs

The Ornithological Monographs series, published by the AOU, was established for major papers and presentations too long for inclusion in the Union's journal, The Auk. Manuscripts for Ornithological Monographs are 50–300 typescript pages, and may deal with a single topic or multi-faceted study (such as a dissertation), or symposia papers from recent ornithological meetings.

Each issue of Ornithological Monographs has its own structure, but we attempt to follow the Instructions to Authors used for The Auk as far as possible. Authors of potential Ornithological Monographs should contact the Editor (Michael Morrison; ) before submission of manuscripts.

The AOU requests that authors bear all or part of the cost of publishing their papers when grant, institutional, or personal funds are available for this purpose. Current costs are:

US $1,000 for up to 50 printed pages
US $1,500 for 51-100 printed pages
US $2,000 for more than 100 printed pages

Authors who do not have access to publication funds may request a waiver of a portion of this payment from Scott Gillihan, AOU Executive Director ()

Many of these issues are freely available to all users in PDF format on SORA, the Searchable Ornithological Research Archive. AOU members have access to all issues via JSTOR . You should receive an email from JSTOR User Services when you join or renew your membership. The email will include instructions and a link to allow you to register with the website and to access the journal online. If you do not receive an email, or if you need additional assistance, contact JSTOR User Services at .

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Individual hard-copy issues of Ornithological Monographs are available to order.

  1. A distributional study of the birds of British Honduras. 1964. S. M. Russell. OUT OF PRINT.
  2. A comparative study of some social communication patterns in the Pelecaniformes. 1965. G. F. van Tets. OUT OF PRINT.
  3. The birds of Kentucky. 1965. R. M. Mengel.
  4. Evolution of some arctic gulls (Larus): An experimental study of isolating mechanisms. 1966. N. G. Smith. OUT OF PRINT.
  5. A comparative life-history study of four species of woodpeckers. 1967. L. deK. Lawrence. OUT OF PRINT.
  6. Adaptations for locomotion and feeding in the Anhinga and the Double-crested Cormorant. 1967. O. T. Owre.
  7. A distributional survey of the birds of Honduras. 1968. B. L. Monroe, Jr. OUT OF PRINT.
  8. An approach to the study of ecological relationships among grassland birds. 1969. J. A. Wiens. OUT OF PRINT.
  9. Mating systems, sexual dimorphism, and the role of male North American passerine birds in the nesting cycle. 1969. J. Verner and M. F. Willson. OUT OF PRINT.
  10. The behavior of Spotted Antbirds. 1972. E. O. Willis.
  11. Behavior, mimetic songs and song dialects, and relationships of the parasitic indigobirds (Vidua) of Africa. 1973. R. B. Payne.
  12. Intra-island variation in the Mascarene White-eye Zosterops borbonica. 1973. F. B. Gill.
  13. Evolutionary trends in the Neotropical ovenbirds and woodhewers. 1973. A. Feduccia.
  14. A symposium on the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) and European Tree Sparrow (P. montanus) in North America. 1973. S. C. Kendeigh, Ed. OUT OF PRINT.
  15. Functional anatomy and adaptive evolution of the feeding apparatus in the Hawaiian honeycreeper genus Loxops (Drepanididae). 1973. L. P. Richards. and W. J. Bock.
  16. The Red-tailed Tropicbird on Kure Atoll. 1974. R. R. Fleet.
  17. Comparative behavior of the American Avocet and the Black-necked Stilt (Recurvirostridae). 1975. R. B. Hamilton.
  18. Breeding biology and behavior of the Oldsquaw (Clangula hyemalis L.). 1975. R. M. Alison.
  19. Bird populations of aspen forests in western North America. 1976. J. A. D. Flack.
  20. Sexual size dimorphism in hawks and owls of North America. 1976. N. F. R. Snyder and J. W. Wiley. OUT OF PRINT.
  21. Social organization and behavior of the Acorn Woodpecker in central coastal California. 1976. M. H. MacRoberts and B. R. MacRoberts.
  22. Maintenance behavior and communication in the Brown Pelican. 1977. R. W. Schreiber.
  23. Species relationships in the avian genus Aimophila. 1977. L. L. Wolf.
  24. Land bird communities of Grand Bahama Island: The structure and dynamics of an avifauna. 1977. J. T. Emlen.
  25. Systematics of smaller Asian night birds based on voice. 1978. J. T. Marshall.
  26. Ecology and behavior of the Prairie Warbler, Dendroica discolor. 1978. V. Nolan, Jr.
  27. Ecology and evolution of lek mating behavior in the Long-tailed Hermit Hummingbird. 1979. F. G. Stiles and L. L. Wolf.
  28. The foraging behavior of Mountain Bluebirds with emphasis on sexual foraging differences. 1980. H. W. Power.
  29. The molt of Scrub Jays and Blue Jays in Florida. 1982. G. T. Bancroft and G. E. Woolfenden.
  30. Avian incubation: Egg temperature, nest humidity, and behavioral thermoregulation in a hot environment. 1982. G. S. Grant.
  31. The native forest birds of Guam. 1983. J. M. Jenkins.
  32. The marine ecology of birds in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. 1984. D. G. Ainley, E. F. O'Connor and R. F. Boekelheide.
  33. Sexual selection, lek and arena behavior, and sexual size dimorphism in birds. 1984. R. B. Payne.
  34. Pattern, mechanism, and adaptive significance of territoriality in Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus). 1984. J. Burger.
  35. Ecogeographical variation in size and proportions of Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia). 1984. J. W. Aldrich.
  36. Neotropical Ornithology. 1985. P. A. Buckley et al., Eds. - 1,041 pp, 8 color plates. OUT OF PRINT.
  37. Avian monogamy. 1985. P. A. Gowaty and D. W. Mock, Eds.
  38. An analysis of physical, physiological, and optical aspects of avian coloration with emphasis on wood-warblers. 1986. E. H. Burtt, Jr.
  39. The lingual apparatus of the African Grey Parrot, Psittacus erithacus Linne (Aves: Psittacidae): Description and theoretical mechanical analysis. 1986. D. G. Homberger.
  40. Patterns and evolutionary significance of geographic variation in the schistacea group of the Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca). 1986. R. M. Zink.
  41. Hindlimb myology and evolution of Old World suboscine passerine birds (Acanthisittidae, Pittidae, Philepittidae, Eurylaimidae). 1987. R. J. Raikow.
  42. Speciation and geographic variation in Black-tailed Gnatcatchers. 1988. J. L. Atwood.
  43. A distributional survey of the birds of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. 1989. L. C. Binford.
  44. Recent advances in the study of Neogene fossil birds: I. The birds of the Late Miocene-Early Pliocene Big Sandy Formation, Mohave County; K. Jeffery Bichart; II. Fossil birds of the San Diego Formation, Late Pliocene, Blancan, San Diego County, California; Robert M. Chandler. 1990.
  45. Descriptions of thirty-two new species of birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part I. Non-passeriformes. Storrs L. Olson and Helen F. James.
    NOTE: Volumes 45 and 46 are bound together and are not available separately.
  46. Descriptions of thirty-two new species of birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part II. Passeriformes. Helen F. James and Storrs. L. Olson. 1991.
    NOTE: Volumes 45 and 46 are bound together and are not available separately.
  47. Parent-offspring conflict and its resolution in the European Starling. 1992. Elizabeth Litovich and Harry W. Power.
  48. Studies in Neotropical Ornithology Honoring Ted Parker. 1997. J. V. Remsen Jr., Ed.
  49. Avian Reproductive Tactics: Female and Male Perspectives. 1998. Patricia G. Parker and Nancy Tyler Burley, Eds.
  50. Avian Community, Climate, and Sea-Level Changes in the Plio-Pleistocene of the Florida Peninsula. 1998. Steven D. Emslie.
  51. A Descriptive and Phylogenetic Analysis of Plumulaceous Feather Characters in Charadriiformes. 2000. Carla J. Dove.
  52. Ornithology of Sabah: History, Gazetteer, Annotated Checklist, and Bibliography. 2001. Frederick H. Sheldon, Robert G. Moyle, and Jody Kennard.
  53. Evolution of Flightlessness in Rails (Gruiformes: Rallidae): Phylogenetic, Ecomorphological, and Ontogenetic Perspectives. 2003. Bradley C. Livezey.
  54. Population Dynamics of the California Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis): A Meta-Analysis. 2004. Alan B. Franklin, et al.
  55. Obligate Army-ant-following Birds: A Study of Ecology, Spatial Movement Patterns, and Behavior in Amazonian Peru. 2004. Susan Willson.
  56. Prehistoric Human Impacts on California Birds: Evidence from the Emeryville Shellmound Avifauna. 2004. Jack M. Broughton.
  57. Management of Cowbirds and Their Hosts: Balancing Science, Ethics, and Mandates. 2005. Catherine P. Ortega, Jameson F. Chace, and Brian D. Peer.
  58. Ernst Mayr at 100: Ornithologist and Naturalist. 2005. Walter J. Bock and M. Ross Lein.
  59. Modeling Approaches in Avian Conservation and the Role of Field Biologists. 2006. Steven R. Beissinger, et al.
  60. Current Topics in Avian Disease Research: Understanding Endemic and Invasive Diseases. 2006. Rosemary K. Barraclough, ed. OUT OF PRINT.
  61. Patterns of Migratory Connectivity in Two Nearctic-Neotropical Songbirds: New Insights from Intrinsic Markers. 2006. Marylene Boulet and D. Ryan Norris, eds.
  62. Storm-petrels of the Eastern Pacific Ocean: Species Assembly and Diversity along Marine Habitat Gradients. 2007. Larry B. Spear and David G. Ainley.
  63. Festschrift for Ned K. Johnson: Geographic Variation and Evolution in Birds. 2007. Carla Cicero and J.V. Remsen, Jr., Editors.
  64. Conservation of Grassland Birds in North America: Understanding Ecological Processes in Different Regions. Report of the AOU Committee on Conservation. 2007. Robert A. Askins, Felipe Chavez-Ramirez, Brenda C. Dale, Carola A. Haas, James R. Herkert, Fritz L. Knopf, and Peter D. Vickery.

The following issues are available for purchase from Buteo Books or the University of California Press.

  1. Reproduction and Immune Homeostasis in a Long-lived Seabird, the Nazca Booby ( Sula granti ). 2008. Victor Apanius, Mark A. Westbrock, and David J. Anderson.
  2. Cladistics and the Origin of Birds: A Review and Two New Analyses. 2009. Frances C. James and John A. Pourtless IV.
  3. Avian Subspecies. 2010. Kevin Winker and Susan M. Haig, eds.
  4. Thomas R. Howell’s Check-list of the Birds of Nicaragua as of 1993. 2010. Juan C. Martinez-Sanchez and Tom Will, eds.
  5. On the Origin of Species Through Heterotropatric Differentiation: A Review and a Model of Speciation in Migratory Animals. 2010. Kevin Winker.
  6. Avifauna of the Eastern Himalayas and Southeastern Sub-Himalayan Mountains: Center of Endemism or Many Species in Marginal Habitats? 2011. Swen C. Renner and John H. Rappole, eds.
  7. Are Wild Birds Important in the Transport of Arthropod-borne Viruses? 2011. Charles R. Brown and Valerie A. O’Brien.
  8. An Alphataxonomic Revision of Extinct and Extant Razorbills (Aves, Alcidae): A Combined Morphometric and Phylogenetic Approach. 2011. N. Adam Smith and Julia A. Clarke.
  9. Ecogeographic Patterns of Morphological Variation in Elepaios (Chasiempis spp.): Bergmann’s, Allen’s, and Gloger’s Rules in a Microcosm. 2012. Eric A. Vanderwerf.
  10. The Influence of Anthropogenic Noise on Birds and Bird Studies. 2012. Clinton D. Francis and Jessica L. Blickley, eds.