Special Publications and Anatomical Inventory Series
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Special Publications
The Check-list of North American Birds. Seventh Edition. US $49.95 ($39.95 members)
This authoritative source gives distributions and habitats for bird species from the Arctic through Panama, including the West Indies and Hawaii.
42nd Supplement (2000) to The Check-list of North American Birds, 7th Edition US $3.00
All previous supplements (to earlier editions) are unavailable.
Directory of Neotropical Ornithology Out of print
2nd Edition. 1993. Kenneth V. Rosenberg and David A. Weidenfeld.
This 130-page book lists all individuals and organizations involved with birds in the neotropics.
The Flock Out of print
Membership directory for the American Ornithologists' Union, Association of Field Ornithologists, Colonial Waterbird Society, Cooper Ornithological Society, Raptor Research Foundation, and Wilson Ornithological Society. Updated in odd-numbered years.
Each entry includes name, address, phone number, society affiliation, and membership status.
Grants, Awards, and Prizes in OrnithologyOut of print
3rd Edition. 1992. Thomas C. Grubb, Jr., Ed.
This booklet lists approximately 100 grants, awards, and prizes, and provides guidelines for applicants. Paper.
An updated Electronic Version of this information is available.
A Bibliography of Ornithological TranslationsUS $3.00
More than 1,000 titles are listed with information on how to obtain them. Reprinted from Current Ornithology Vol. 4, 1986.
Curacion Moderna de Colecciones OrnithologicasUS $4.00
1993. Patricia Escalante-Pliego, Ed. In Spanish.
Ten-year Index to The AukUS $10.00
All indices, 1931 to present, are available. Earlier indices may be available. Inquire for price.
Series in Ornithology
This series is a collaborative effort of the AOU and the Nuttall Ornithological Club.
Birds of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska US $40.00
2007. Daniel D. Gibson and G. Vernon Byrd
California Condors in the 21st Century US $40.00 (hardcover), $30.00 (paper)
2007. Allan Mee and Linnea S. Hall
Anatomical Inventory Series
These publications, prepared jointly by the AOU and the Oklahoma Biological Survey, help researchers locate specimens for study. Virtually all of the museums around the world supplied information.
World Inventory of Avian Spirit SpecimensOut of print
1982. D. Scott Wood, Richard C. Zusi, and Marion A. Jenkinson
Revised World Inventory of Avian Skeletal SpecimensOut of print
1986. D. Scott Wood and Gary D. Schnell
Inventory of Bird Egg Collections of North AmericaOut of print
1985. Lloyd F. Kiff and Daniel J. Hough
World Inventory of Avian Anatomical Specimens: Geographical AnalysisUS $30.00
1984. D. Scott Wood and Marion A. Jenkinson
Combines data from the skeletal and spirit inventories with information about the distribution of the approximately 9,000 species of birds of the world.
A few copies remain, but this publication will soon be OUT OF PRINT.