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This is a list of publications written by Patuxent employees since Patuxent opened in 1939.  To search for Patuxent's publications by author or title, please click below to go to the USGS Publication Warehouse.

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A.B.A. Checklist: Birds of Continental United States and Canada A.B.A. Checklist: Birds of Continental United States and Canada

The purpose of this Checklist is to provide a complete up-to-date list of the bird species that have been recorded in the 49 continental United States and Canada. This list includes the native North American breeding species, the regular visitors, the accidentals from other countries that are believed to have strayed here without the direct aid of man, and those introduced species that...
Authors
C.S. Robbins, W. Harrison, G.S. Keith, R.G. McCaskie, R.T. Peterson, N. Pettingell, O.S. Pettingell, A. Small, R.W. Smart, J.A. Tucker

California condor plumage and molt as field study aids California condor plumage and molt as field study aids

An analysis is made of the reliability of plumage and molt characteristics of the California condor for estimating age and identifying individual birds. Neither character seems sufficiently reliable to use in more than a general way.
Authors
S.R. Wilbur

Emperor penguins nesting on Inaccessible Island Emperor penguins nesting on Inaccessible Island

Emperor penguins were observed nesting on Inaccessible I. during the 1973 winter. This is the southernmost nesting of emperor penguins thus far recorded; it also could be the first record of emperors attempting to start a new rookery. This site, however, may have been used by emperors in the past. The closest reported nesting of these penguins to Inaccessible I. is on the Ross Ice Shelf...
Authors
G.M. Jonkel, G.A. Llano
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