| Malimbus 7 (2) October/octobre 1985 |
Abstracts prepared for Recent Ornithological Literature (ROL)
Colston, P. R., & G. J. Morel. 1985. A new subspecies of the Rufous Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens from Senegal. Malimbus 7: 61-62. (Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist., Tring, Herts. HP23 6AP, UK.)—A. r. senegalensis.
Wilkinson, R, & R. Beecroft. 1985. Birds in Falgore Game Reserve, Nigeria. Malimbus 7: 63-72. (North of England Zool. Soc., Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire CH2 lLH, UK.)—Annotated list of monthly occurrences.
Cheke, R. A., J. F. Walsh, & L. D. C. Fishpool. 1985. Bird records from the Republic of Niger. Malimbus 7: 73-90. (Tropical Devel. Res. Inst., College House, Wrights Ln., London W8 55J, UK.)—Records from 1967-1984, with earlier papers cited.
Rouchouse, C. 1985. Sédentarisation de Monticola solitarius au Cap de Naze, Sénégal. Malimbus 7: 91-94. (ORSTOM, BP 50, Mbour, Senegal.)—Present all months and apparently breeding, at 14E32'N.
Tye, A. 1985. Preuss's Cliff Swallow Hirundo preussi breeding in Sierra Leone. Malimbus 7: 95-96. (2 School Ln., King's Ripton, Hunts. PE17 2NL, UK.)
Marais, W. C., & B. Every. 1985. Progressive improvement in foraging efficiency of juvenile European Bee-eaters Merops apiaster in the eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Malimbus 7: 97-100. (Box 104, Addo 6105, S. Africa.)-Newly fledged juveniles from S. African colonies achieve adult efficiency before migration.
Happel, R. E. 1985. Birds of Outamba area, northwest Sierra Leone. Malimbus 7: 101-102. (Peabody Mus., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA 02138 USA.)
Payne, R. B. 1985. The species of parasitic finches in West Africa. Malimbus 7: 103-113. (Mus. Zoo1., Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 U5A.)Useful review of current understanding of species limits and biology of Vidua.
Dupuy, A. R. 1985. Decouverte d'un nouvel aigle forestier au Sénégal l'Aigle d'Ayres Hieraaetus dubius. Malimbus 7: 114. (BP 5135, Dakar, Senegal.)—Scanty documentation of claimed dark-phase bird, new for Senegal.
Eccles, S. D. 1985. Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis inland in Ivory Coast and Nigeria. Malimbus 7: 114. (8904 Narem Pl., Annandale, V A 22003 USA.)
Morel, G. J. 1985. Les oiseaux des milieux rocheux au Sénégal. Malimbus 7: 115-119. (ORSTOM, B.P. 20, Richard-Toll, Senegal.)
Ezealor, A. U. 1985. Parasites and diseases of Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii. Malimbus 7: 120. (Dept. Bioi. Sci., Ahmadu Bello Univ., Zaria, Nigeria.)
Alexander-marrack, P. D., et al. 1985. Some changes in the bird fauna of Lagos, Nigeria. Malimbus 7: 121-127. (Box 345, Bangkok, Thailand.)—Over 10 yr, many species declined in abundance.
Richards, M. W., & J. Boswall. 1985. Some Egyptian Plover nests in Senegal. Malimbus 7: 128. (Nat. Hist. Unit, BBC, Whiteladies Rd., Bristol BS8 2LR, UK.)—Pluvianus aegyptius.
Fry, C. H. 1985. Plain Nightjar at sea off Ivory Coast. Malimbus 7: 128. (Zool. Dept., Tillydrone Ave., Aberdeen AB9 2TN, UK.)—Caprimulgus inornatus.
Sontag, W. A., Jr. 1985. Song and courtship of the Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea. Malimbus 7: 129-135. (Inst. Zool., Saarstr. 21, D-6500 Mainz, FRG.)
Lambert, F. R. 1985. Large-scale movements of Common Pratincole Glareola pratincola at Juba, Sudan. Malimbus 7: 136. (Dept. Zool., Univ. Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.)
Boswall, J., & M. W. Richards. 1985. A new Northern Carmine Bee-eater colony. Malimbus 7: 136. (Nat. Hist. Unit, BBC, Whiteladies Rd., Bristol BS8 2LR, UK.)—Merops nubicus in Senegal.
Thonnerieux, Y. 1985. Notes complémentaires sur l'avifaune des parcs nationaux de l' Arli (Burkina) et de la Péndjari (Bénin). Malimbus 7: 137-139. (Lab. Zool., Univ. Lyon, 43 Bd. 11 Nov. 1918,69622 Villeurpanne Cedex, France.)
Eccles, S. D. 1985. Reichenbach's Sunbird Nectarinia reichenbachii new to Ivory Coast. Malimbus 7: 140.
Eccles, S. D. 1985. Oriole Babbler Hypergerus atriceps near coast of Ivory Coast. Malimbus 7: 140.
Sharland, R. E. 1985. Ringing in Nigeria 1984. Malimbus 7: 140. (Flat 7, Elmsdown Ct., Southhampton Rd., Ringwood, Hants. BH24 lIE, UK.)—None, but 4 recoveries (3 species) detailed.