CODED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TROPICAL PACIFIC BIRDS, M-Z

Constantly updated, most recent entries September 2011

Search Codes:

AP = Anatomy and Physiology

BD = Biogeography/distribution

CS = Conservation, status, and management

DP = Diseases, parasites, and predators

ED = Exploration and discovery

EN = Endangered species

EV = Evolution and systematics

EX = Extinct birds

FA = Faunal studies, surveys, birder reports, and checklists

FG = Field guides, family guides, and similar publications

HC = Birds in culture and history; ornithologists and birders

HH = Hawaiian honeycreepers (Drepanidinae)

ID = Field identification

IN = Introduced birds and invasive species

LH = Life history studies, breeding biology

PA = Paleontology/archaeology

PP = Popular press articles (including internet)

RC = Records of birds

SE = Seabirds

SH = Shorebirds

TX = Taxonomy and nomenclature

WF = Waterfowl

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Maben, A. F. 1980. Survey and inventory of shorebirds on Guam. In Division of Aquatic & Wildlife Resources Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1980, pp. 189-198, Guam Department of Agriculture, Mangilao, Guam. SH

Maben, A. F. 1980. Survey and inventory of seabirds on Guam. In Division of Aquatic & Wildlife Resources Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1980, pp. 199-209, Guam Department of Agriculture, Mangilao, Guam. SE

Maben, A. F. 1981. Survey and inventory of shorebirds on Guam. In Division of Aquatic & Wildlife Resources Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1981, pp. 125-130, Guam Department of Agriculture, Mangilao, Guam. SH

Maben, A. F. 1981. Survey and inventory of seabirds on Guam. In Division of Aquatic & Wildlife Resources Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1981, pp. 131-135, Guam Department of Agriculture, Mangilao, Guam. SE

Maben, A. 1981. Guam's endangered birds. Glimpses 21 (2): 44-52. CS EN

Maben, A. F. 1982. The feeding ecology of the Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) on Guam. M. S. thesis. California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA.

Maben, A. F., and G. J. Wiles. 1981. Nine new bird records for Guam and Rota. Micronesica 17: 192-195. RC

MacCaughey, V. 1919. The Hawaiian Elepaio. Auk 36:22-35. LH

MacDonald, M.A. 2008. Nihoa Millerbird pre-translocation and Nihoa Biological Monitoring Expedition, July 17-September 22, 2007. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu. CS

MacKaye, A. L. 1915. Marooned on a bird island. Mid-Pacific Mag. 9:35-39. SE PP

Mackereth, B. 1992. Sightings of White Heron at Suva. Notornis 39:70-71. RC

MacMillen, R. E. 1974. Bioenergetics of Hawaiian honeycreepers: the Amakihi (Loxops virens) and the Anianiau (L. parva). Condor 76: 62-69. HH

MacMillen, R. E. 1981. Nonconformance of standard metabolic rate with body mass in Hawaiian honeycreepers. Oecologica 49:340-343. HH

MacMillen, R. E., and F. L. Carpenter. 1980. Evening roosting flights of the honeycreepers Himatione sanguinea and Vestiaria coccinea on Hawaii. Auk 97: 28-37. HH

MacWhirter, B., P. Austin-Smith, Jr., and D. Kroodsma. 2002. Sanderling (Calidris alba). In The Birds of North America, No. 653 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. SH,

Madge, S., and H. Burn. 1988. Waterfowl: An identification guide to the ducks, geese, and swans of the world. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.

Madge, S., and H. Burn. 1994. Crows and jays. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ.

Madge, S., and P. McGowan. 2002. Pheasants, partridges, and Grouse: A guide to the pheasants, partridges, quails, grouse, guineafowl, buttonquails, and sandgrouse of the world. Princeton U. Press, Princeton and Oxford. IN, ID

Maguire, A. 2009. Temporarily Terrestrial Tropicbirds: Courtship and time budgets of white-tailed tropicbirds (Phaethon lepturus) on Mo'orea, French Polynesia. Student Research Papers, Fall 2009, UCB Moorea Class: Biology and Geomorphology of TropicalIslands, Berkeley Natural History Museum, UC Berkeley. /uc/item/6q80v4hq accessed 12 October 2010. LH SE

Malcom, T. R., K. J. Swinnerton, J. J Groombridge, B. D. Sparklin, C. N. Brosius, J. P. Vetter, and J. T. Foster. 2008. Ground-based rodent control in a remote Hawaiian rainforest on Maui. Pacific Conservation Biology 14: 206-14. EN IN

Male, T. D., & M. J. Bean. 2005. Measuring progress in US endangered species conservation. Ecological Letters 8:986-992. CS

Male, T. D., and T. J. Snetsinger. 1998. Has the Red-billed Leiothrix disappeared from Kaua‘i? ‘Elepaio 58:39-43. IN

Male, T. D., S. G. Fancy, and C. J. Ralph. 1998. Red-billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea). In The Birds of North America, No. 359 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. IN,

Malling Olsen, K. 1989. Field identification of the smaller skuas. British Birds 82: 143-176. SE, ID

Malling Olsen, K., and H. Larsson. 1995. Terns of Europe and North America. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. SE, ID

Malling Olsen, K., and H. Larsson. 2004. Gulls of North America, Europe, and Asia. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. SE, ID

Malling Olsen, K. and H. Larsson. 1997. Skuas and Jaegers: a Guide to the Skuas and Jaegers of the World. Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut. SE

Malo, D. 1951. Hawaiian antiquities. 2nd. Edition. Bernice P. Bishop MuseumSpecial Pub. 2. [First published in 1903.] HC

Manning, A. 1978. James D. Mills: Hilo bird collector. Hawaiian Journal of History 12:84-98. HC

Manning, A. 1979. Bishop Museum's first Hawaiian birds: The Mills collection. ‘Elepaio 40:35-43. HC

Manning, A. 1982. Hawaiian and Laysan rails: S. B . Dole corresponds with A. Agassiz. ‘Elepaio 42:87-88.

Manning, A. 1986. The Sandwich Islands Committee, Bishop Museum, and R. C. L. Perkins: cooperative zoological exploration and publication. Bishop MuseumOccas. Pap. 26:1-46. HC

Manson-Bahr, P. 1953. On the migration of the Pacific Golden Plower (Pluvialis dominica fulva), the eastern Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica baueri) and other Limicolae. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 73:50-55. SH

Marchant, S. and P. J. Higgins, editors. 1990. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand, and Antarctic birds. Vol. 1. 2 vols. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Marche, A. 1891. Rapport general sur une mission aux ?les Mariannes. Nov. Arch Missions Sci. et Litt. 1:241-280. ED

Marianas Avifauna Conservation (MAC) Working Group. 2008. Conservation introduction of the Birdled White-eye (Zosterops conspicillatus saypani) from the island of Saipan to the island of Sarigan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. MAC Project Plan No. 1., Division of Fish and Wildlife, CNMI.

Marianas Avifauna Conservation (MAC) Working Group. In draft. Marianas avifauna conservation (MAC) plan: long-term conservation plan for the native forest birds of the Northern Mariana Islands. Division of Fish and Wildlife, Saipan, CNMI.

Marion, J. 2002. Participation au programme de sauvegarde du Monarque de Tahiti. Te Manu 38:4-5.

Marko, T. 2006. Guam trip report, 14th-21st February 2006. fbirds.com/cgi-bin/tripreports/pfp.cgi?doc=fbirds.com/trip_report.php&id=856 [Downloaded 5-4-06]

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Marks, J. S. 1990. Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas) on Laysan Island: first documented record for Hawaii. ‘Elepaio 50: 31-32. SE RC

Marks, J. S. 1992. Longevity record for the Bristle-thighed Curlew: an extension. J. Field Ornithology 63:309-310. SH

Marks, J. S. 1993. Molt of Bristle-thighed Curlews in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Auk 110:573-587. SH

Marks, J. S. 1995. Migratory behaviour of curlews with broken wings. Wader Study Group Bulletin 76:37-38. SH

Marks, J. S. 1996. Red data bird: Bristle-thighed Curlew. World Birdwatch 18:20-21. SH, CS

Marks, J. S., and C. S. Hall. 1992. Tool use by Bristle-thighed Curlews feeding on albatross eggs. Condor 94:1032-1034. SH

Marks, J. S., and P. Hendricks. 1989. On the flushing behavior of incubating White Terns. Condor 91:997-998. SE

Marks, J. S., and S. M. Leasure. 1992. Breeding biology of Tristram's Storm-Petrel on Laysan Island. Wilson Bulletin 104: 719-731

Marks, J. S., and R. L. Redmond. 1994. Migration of Bristle-thighed Curlews on Laysan Island: timing, behavior and estimated flight range. Condor 96: 326-330. SH

Marks, J. S., and R. L. Redmond. 1994. Conservation problems and research needs for Bristle-thighed Curlews Numenius tahitiensis on their wintering grounds. Bird Conservation International 4:329-341. SH, CS

Marks, J. S., and R. L. Redmond. 1996. Demography of Bristle-thighed Curlews Numenius tahitiensis wintering on Laysan Island. Ibis 138:438-447. SH

Marks, J. S., and L. G. Underhill. 1994. Moult, migration and mass of a handicapped Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis. Ardea 82:153-155. SH

Marks, J. S., R. L. Redmond. P. Hendricks, R. B. Clapp, and R. E. Gill, Jr. 1990. Notes on longevity and flightlessness in Bristle-thighed Curlews. Auk 107:779-781. SH

Marks, J. S., R. J. Cannings, and H. Mikkola. 1999. Family Strigidae (typical owls). Pp. 76-151 in del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., and Sargatal, J. eds. (1999). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Barn-owls to Hummingbirds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. PA

Marks, J. S., T. L. Tibbitts, R. E. Gill, and B. J. McCaffery. 2002. Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis). In The Birds of North America, No. 705 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. SH

Marren, P. 2003. Stuart Keith: Record-breaking bird-watcher. The Independent, 21 March 2003. Downloaded from pyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=NDk1NzU5NQ%3D%3D 18 September 2009. HC

Marsh, J.W. 1855. Report on birds, bees, insects, and worms. Transactions of the Royal Hawaiian Agricultural Society 2(2):47-50.

Marshall, A. P. 1989. The behavior of Laysan Ducks (Anas laysanensis) in captivity and on Laysan Island. Ph.D. dissertation, Ohio State University , Columbus. WF EN

Marshall, A. P. 1992. Censusing Laysan Ducks Anas laysanensis: a lesson in the pitfalls of estimating threatened species populations. Bird Conservation International 2:239-251. WF EN

Marshall, A. P. 1992. Activity budgets of captive Lasan Ducklings (Anas laysanensis). Zoo Biology 11:353-362. WF

Marshall Cavendish Corporation. 2001. Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World. Marshall Cavendish,[city]. EN

Marshall, D. B. 1964. Treasure islands--of wildlife. Audubon 66:160-165.

Marshall, J. T., Jr. 1949. The endemic avifauna of Saipan, Tinian, Guam, and Palau. Condor 51: 200-221. FA BD

Marshall, J. T., Jr. 1950. Vertebrate ecology of Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 3:1-38. BD

Marshall, J. T., Jr. 1985. Special conservation review: Guam: a problem in avian conservation. Wilson Bulletin 97:259-262. CS

Marshall, J. T., Jr. 1957. Atolls visited during the first year of the Pacific Islands Rat Ecology Project. Atoll Research Bulletin 56:1-11. BD RC [Eurasian Tree Sparrow on Guam]

Marshall, M. 1971. Notes on birds from Namoluk Atoll. Micronesica 7: 234-236. FA

Marshall, M. 1977. Kermadec Petrel in the eastern Caroline Islands. Micronesica 13: 83. RC SE

Marshall, M. 2004. Namoluk beyond the reef. Westview Press, Perseus Books Group, Boulder, Colorado.

Marshall, M., and F. R. Fosberg. 1975. The natural history of Namoluk Atoll, eastern Caroline Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin No. 189. FA

Marshall, S. D. 1989. Nest sites of the Micronesian Kingfisher on Guam. Wilson Bulletin 101: 472-477. EN

Martin, C. 2008. ‘Tis the season--for rats. Na leo o ka ‘aina (Newsletter of the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife) 3(2):11-12. CS SE

Martin, G., and S. Kremer. 2006. Saving Saipan’s white-eye. Endangered Species Bulletin 31(3):8-11. EN CS

Martin, G., L. L. Williams, J. B. de Cruz, N. B. Hawley, S. Vogt, B. D. Smith, O. Bourquin, S. Kremer and C. Kessler. 2008. Wildlife and Vegetation Surveys of Sarigan Island, April 13 – 25, 2006. 2008 Technical Report #14. Saipan, CNMI: CNMI Division of Fish and Wildlife. FA

Martin, R. M. 1980. Cage & aviary birds. Longmeadow Press, Stamford CT. ID

Martins, R. 1988. [Review] A field guide to the birds of Hawaii and the tropical Pacific. By H. Douglas Pratt, Phillip L. Bruner, and Delwyn G. Berrett. British Birds 81: 81-82.

Masaki, K. 1971. Spare the birds of Kaula. Honolulu Advertiser, 13 September 1971:A111.

Massey, B. W. 1976. Vocal differences between American Least Terns and the European Little Tern. Auk 93: 760-773. SE, ID

Massey, J. G., T. K. Graczyk, and M. R. Cranfield. 1996. Characteristics of naturally acquired Plasmodium relictum capistranoae infections in native Hawaiian Crows (Corvus hawaiiensis) in Hawaii. Journal of Parasitology 82:182-185. DP

Mathews, G. M. 1914. Austral avian record, Vol 2. Witherby and Sons, London.

Mathews, G. M. 1925. [Descriptions of new genera of birds]. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 45:93-94. HH TX

Mathews, G. M. 1926. On some changes in names, Nycticorax caledonicus pelewensis subsp. Nov. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 46:60. TX

Mathews, G. M. 1927. Systema Avium Australasianarum. Part 1, pp. 1-426. British Ornithologists’ Union. TX

Mathews, G. M. 1930. Systema Avium Australasianarum. Part 2, pp. 427-1048. British Ornithologists’ Union. TX

Mathews, G. M. 1931. Additions and corrections to the ‘Systema Avium Australasianarum’. Ibis, 13th ser., 1:44-57. TX

Mathews, G. M. 1932. Additions and corrections to the ‘Systema Avium Australasianarum’ Part II. Ibis, 13th ser., 2:132-161. TX

Mathews, G. M. 1933. Additions and corrections to the ‘Systema Avium Australasianarum’ Part III. Ibis, 13th ser., 3:87-97. TX

Mathews, G. M. 1936. A note on the black Fiji Petrel. Ibis 6:309. SE EN

Mathews, G. M. 1938. Aplornis versus Aplonis. Ibis, 13th ser., 2:342. TX

Mathiu, P. M., W. R. Dawson, and G. C. Whittow. 1991. Development of thermoregulation in Hawaiian Brown Noddies (Anous stolidus pileatus). J. Therm. Biology. 16:317-325. SE

Mathiu, P. M., G. C. Whittow, and W. R. Dawson. 1992. Hatching and the establishment of thermoregulation in the Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus). Physiological Zoology 65:583-603. SE

Mathys, B. A., and J. L. Lockwood. 2011. Contemporary morphological diversification of passerine birds introduced to the Hawaiian archipelago. Proceeding of the Royal Society B doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2302

Matson, K. D. 2006. Are there differences in immune function between continental and insular birds? Proceedings of the Royal Society B 273:2267-2274. DP

Matthews, C. W., and R. A. Fordham. 1986. Bahaviour of the Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax malanoleucos. Emu 86:118-121.

Matthews, J. R., and C. J. Moseley, editors. 1990. The official World Wildlife Fund guide to endangered species of North America. Volume 2. Beacham Publishing, Inc., Washington D. C. CS, EN

Matthiessen, P. 1970. Kipahulu from cinders to the sea. Audubon 72: 10-22.

Maxfield, B. A. 1996. The Hawaiian Islands, 20 years later. Endangered Species Bulletin 21(4):18-21. CS

Maxfield, B. 1998. Hakalau Forest NWR. Endangered Species Bulletin 23(6):26-27. CS

Maxfield, B. 2000. Hawaiian bird chick a first. Endangered Species Bulletin 25(5):22. HH

Maxwell, B. 2003. Critical habitat designated for O‘ahu ‘Elepaio. ‘Elepaio 62:1-3.

Maxwell, B. 2003. Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge. Endangered Species Bulletin 27(1):9-11. [Reprinted ‘Elepaio 63:31.]

Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project (MFBRP). 2011. Semi-annual report – March 2011. MFBRP Newsletter March 2011. [Maui Parrotbill] HH CS

Mayr, E. 1931a. Birds collected during the Whitney South Sea Expedition, XII. Notes on Halcyon chloris and some of its subspecies. American Museum Novitates No. 469. TX

Mayr, E. 1931b. Birds collected during the Whitney South Sea Expedition, XVI. Notes on fantails of the genus Rhipidura. American Museum Novitates No. 502. TX

Mayr, E. 1931c. The parrot finches (genus Erythrura). American Museum Novitates No. 489. BD TX