ARTICLES

Utilization of wetlands by Ardeids in Starling Inlet, Hong Kong: A year-round study and a comparison
between the census and flight-line methods. L. C. Wong, R. T. Corlett, L. Young, and J. S. Y. Lee ................... 153-160

Use of treeless and forested habitat by Marbled Murrelets in south-central Alaska. D. K. Marks and
K. J. Kulentz ........................................................................................................................................................... 161-168

Sexing adult Cory's Shearwater by discriminant analysis of body measurements on Linosa Island
(Sicilian Channel), Italy. M. LoValvo ................................................................................................................... 169-174

The effect of siblings on nest site homing by Common Tern chicks: A benefit of kin selection. B. G.
Palestis and J. Burger ............................................................................................................................................. 175-181

Intraspecific host selection by kleptoparasitic Kelp Gulls in Patagonia. M. Bertellotti and P. Yorio ............... 182-187

History and status of the colonies of Heermann's Gull in Mexico. E. Mellink .................................................. 188-194

The breeding status of the American Oystercatcher on the east coast of North America and breeding
success in North Carolina. M. B. Davis, T. R. Simons, M. J. Groom, J. L. Weaver, and J. R. Cordes.................. 195-202

Site fidelity and reproductive success of Black Oystercatchers in British Columbia. S. L. Hazlitt and
R. W. Butler ............................................................................................................................................................. 203-207

Seasonal variation in territory occupancy of non-breeding Long-billed Curlews in intertidal habitats.
M. A. Colwell and R. L. Mathis ............................................................................................................................... 208-216

Evaluation of ratio transmitters for measuring chick mortality of banded Dotterel. R. Keedwell ..................... 217-223

Global-scale shorebird distribution in relation to productivity of near-shore ocean waters. R. W. Butler,
N. C. Davidson, and R. I. G. Morrison .................................................................................................................... 224-232

Feeding behavior of Common Eider ducklings in relation to availability of rockweed habitat and
duckling age. D. J. Hamilton ................................................................................................................................. 233-241

Size and mass of grit in gizzards of Sandhill Cranes, Tundra Swans, and Mute Swans. J. C. Fransom,
S. P. Hansen, A. E. Duerr, and S. Destefano .......................................................................................................... 242-244

The abundance of the Eared (Black-necked) Grebe as a recent phenomenon. J. R. Jehl, Jr. ........................... 245-249

Daily activity budgets and population size of American White Pelicans wintering in south Louisiana and
the Delta Region of Mississippi. D. T. King and S. J. Werner ............................................................................. 250-254

The foraging ecology of egrets in rice fields in southern New South Wales, Australia. A. J. Richardson,
I. R. Taylor, and J. E. Growns ................................................................................................................................. 255-264

Nesting waterbirds of Isla Montague, northern Gulf of California, Mexico. E. Peresbarbosa and
E. Mellink ................................................................................................................................................................ 265-271

Age-assortative mating related to reproductive success in Black-crowned Night-Herons. M. Fasola,
Y. Zhang, D. Zhao, Y. Dong, and H. Wong .............................................................................................................. 272-276

Mercury concentrations in post-fledging Wood Storks. A. L. Bryan, Jr., C. H. Jagoe, H. A. Brant,
J. C. Gariboldi, and G. R. Masson .......................................................................................................................... 277-281

NOTES
Double-brooding in the Boat-billed Heron. J. Gomez, J. A. Gil-Delgado, and J. S. Monros ............................... 282-284

Black-crowned Night-Heron fishes with bait. C. Riehl ......................................................................................... 285-286

Frequent shallow diving by a Northern Fulmar feeding at Shetland. S. Garthe and R. W. Furness ................... 287-289

Diet of the Magellanic Penguin on the coast of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. V. S. daS. Fonseca, M. V.
Petry, and A. H. Jost ................................................................................................................................................ 290-293

Interspecific interactions and nest building behavior in Buff-necked Ibis in the Brazilian Patanal.
S. N. Bouton and T. C. Bouton ................................................................................................................................. 294-295

NOTEWORTHY LITERATURE: Edited by David N. Nettleship...................................................................... 296-306

Editorial Staff .......................................................................................................................................................... 307