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Editorial

Gill Memorial Medal Address: What counts most to a bird biologist?
Alan Kemp
Pages: v-vii
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
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Articles

Article
Cryptic sexual size dimorphism in Malagasy plovers Charadrius spp.
Sama Zefania, Razafimahatratra Emilienne, Patrícia J Faria, Michael W Bruford, Peter R Long & Tamás Székely
Pages: 173-178
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
AbstractforCryptic sexual size dimorphism in Malagasy plovers Charadrius spp. | References | PDF (390.1 KB)
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Numbers and distribution of the Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus and the Pink-backed Pelican P. rufescens in north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Meyrick B Bowker, Richard H Taylor & Colleen T Downs
Pages: 179-188
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
AbstractforNumbers and distribution of the Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus and the Pink-backed Pelican P. rufescens in north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | References | PDF (447.7 KB)
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Breeding ecology of the Purple Heron Ardea purpurea in Numidia, north-eastern Algeria
Riad Nedjah, Abdenour Boucheker, Farrah Samraoui, Rachid Menai, Ahmed Alfarhan, Khaled AS Al-Rasheid & Boudjéma Samraoui
Pages: 189-196
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
AbstractforBreeding ecology of the Purple Heron Ardea purpurea in Numidia, north-eastern Algeria | References | PDF (248.9 KB)
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Breeding site selection by colonial waterbirds given various combinations of constructed or natural alternatives over a 10-year period
J A Harrison, A J Williams & M MacIver
Pages: 197-203
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
AbstractforBreeding site selection by colonial waterbirds given various combinations of constructed or natural alternatives over a 10-year period | References | PDF (153.5 KB)
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Nesting status of African White-backed Vultures Gyps africanus in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Munir Virani, Paul Kirui, Ara Monadjem, Simon Thomsett & Mwangi Githiru
Pages: 205-209
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
AbstractforNesting status of African White-backed Vultures Gyps africanus in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya | References | PDF (284.5 KB)
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Site fidelity and longevity of the Karoo Thrush Turdus smithi (Bonaparte 1850) in an urban environment
Darren W Pietersen, Craig T Symes & Willem JH Ferguson
Pages: 211-215
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
AbstractforSite fidelity and longevity of the Karoo Thrush Turdus smithi (Bonaparte 1850) in an urban environment | References | PDF (676.6 KB)
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Policy measures to address bird interactions with power lines – a comparative case study of four countries
Miklós Antal
Pages: 217-223
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
AbstractforPolicy measures to address bird interactions with power lines – a comparative case study of four countries | References | PDF (163.8 KB)
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Densities of Palearctic warblers and Afrotropical species within the same guild in Sahelian West Africa
Jared M Wilson & Will Cresswell
Pages: 225-232
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
AbstractforDensities of Palearctic warblers and Afrotropical species within the same guild in Sahelian West Africa | References | PDF (249.6 KB)
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Nest niche dynamics of Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Rutledge S Boyes & Michael R Perrin
Pages: 233-242
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
AbstractforNest niche dynamics of Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri in the Okavango Delta, Botswana | References | PDF (343.1 KB)
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How the most widespread African crow, the Pied Crow Corvus albus, depends on man
Tiziano Londei
Pages: 243-246
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
AbstractforHow the most widespread African crow, the Pied Crow Corvus albus, depends on man | References | PDF (129.3 KB)
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Article
Do Ostriches Struthio camelus reject parasitic eggs by making use of colour as a cue?
Flora J Magige, Bård G Stokke & Eivin Røskaft
Pages: 247-250
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
AbstractforDo Ostriches Struthio camelus reject parasitic eggs by making use of colour as a cue? | References | PDF (171.7 KB)
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Assessment of CHD-specific primers for gender determination in Red-billed Oxpeckers Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Desiré L Dalton, Antoinette Kotzé & Mark Howitt
Pages: 251-257
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
AbstractforAssessment of CHD-specific primers for gender determination in Red-billed Oxpeckers Buphagus erythrorhynchus | References | PDF (286.2 KB)
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Observations of mixed-species bird flocks at Kichwa Tembo Camp, Kenya
Alasdair IV Gordon & Nancy M Harrison
Pages: 259-264
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
AbstractforObservations of mixed-species bird flocks at Kichwa Tembo Camp, Kenya | References | PDF (176.1 KB)
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Balancing moult data by subsampling non-moulting birds prior to regression analysis
Bo T Bonnevie
Pages: 265-268
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
AbstractforBalancing moult data by subsampling non-moulting birds prior to regression analysis | References | PDF (237.6 KB)
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Short Notes

Brief Report
Annual prevalence of haematozoa in White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus nestlings at Kimberley, South Africa
M A Peirce & M D Anderson
Pages: 269-270
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
CitationforAnnual prevalence of haematozoa in White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus nestlings at Kimberley, South Africa | References | PDF (131.4 KB)
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Postfledging parental care and unexpected foraging behaviour of juvenile Sooty Terns Onychoprion fuscata in the southern Mozambique Channel
Sébastien Jaquemet
Pages: 271-272
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
CitationforPostfledging parental care and unexpected foraging behaviour of juvenile Sooty Terns Onychoprion fuscata in the southern Mozambique Channel | References | PDF (114.6 KB)
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Using stable isotopes to trace resource acquisition and trophic position in four Afrotropical birds with different diets
Petr Procházka, Jiří Reif, David Hořák, Petr Klvaňa, Raymond W Lee & Elizabeth Yohannes
Pages: 273-275
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 14: Bush-Shrikes to Old World Sparrows
Edited by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott and David A Christie
H D Oschadleus
Pages: 277-278
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
CitationforHandbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 14: Bush-Shrikes to Old World Sparrows | PDF (94.1 KB)
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Book Review
Remarkable Birds of South Africa
by Peter le Sueur Milstein
Michael R Perrin
Page: 279
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
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Website Review

Book Review
Africa Climate exchange
Anthony F Cizek
Pages: 281-284
Published online: 15 Nov 2010
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