ARTICLES

Kleptoparasitism by Brown-hooded Gulls and Grey-hooded Gulls on American Oystercatchers.
C. E. Khatchikian, M. Favero, and A. I. Vassallo .................................................................................................. 137-141

Stable isotope analysis of temporal variation in the diets of pre-fledged Laughing Gulls. A. J. Knoff,
S. A. Macho, R. M. Erwin, and K. M. Brown .......................................................................................................... 142-148

Diet of Common Terns in the Azores, Northeast Atlantic. J. P. Granadeiro, L. R. Monteiro, M. C. Silva,
and R. W. Furness .................................................................................................................................................. 149-155

Influence of cyclic pre-lay attendance on synchronous breeding in Common Murres. S. I. Wilhelm and
A. E. Storey ............................................................................................................................................................ 156-163

Body size and timing of fledgling of Atlantic Puffins in the Faeroes and northwest Norway. L.
Stempniewicz and L. Iliszko .................................................................................................................................... 164-172

Global climate change and sea level rise: potential losses of intertidal habitat for shorebirds. H.
Galbraith, R. Jones, R. Park, J. Clough, S. Herrod-Julius, B. Harrington, and G. Page ....................................... 173-183

Are nest exclosures an effective tool in plover conservation? M. Johnson and L. W. Oring ............................ 184-190

Trends in waterbird numbers in the southern Rift Valley of Kenya, 1991-2000. A. O. Owino, L. A.
Bennun, O. Nasirwa, and J. O. Oyugi...................................................................................................................... 191-201

Seabirds of the Southern Lagoon of New Caledonia: distribution, abundance, and threats. M. P. Benoit
and V. Bretagnolle .................................................................................................................................................. 202-213

Nesting ecology of the Greater Adjuntant Stork in Assam, India. H. Singha, A. R. Rahmani, M. C.
Coulter, and S. Javed ............................................................................................................................................. 214-220

Atlantic Cory's Shearwaters breeding in a colony of Mediterranean Cory's Shearwaters. A.
Martinez-Abrain, A. Sanchez, and D. Oro .............................................................................................................. 221-224

Distribution and density of Kelp Geese and Flightless Steamer Ducks along the Beagle Channel,
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. A. R. Ray and A. Schiavini ..................................................................................... 225-229

Sexing Northern Gannets from DNA, morphology, and behavior. K. K. Redman, S. Lewis, R. Griffiths,
S. Wanless, and K. C. Hamer .................................................................................................................................. 230-234

Kleptoparasitism of Herring Gulls taking eider eggs by Canada Geese. K. Allard and H. G. Gilchrist .......... 235-238

Numbers of migratory waterbirds at Lake Lashihai, China. R.-C. Quan, X. Wen, and X. Yang ........................ 239-244

Molecular method of sexing waterbirds without DNA extraction. A. M. Tomasulo, S. N. Del Lama,
and C. D. Rocha ...................................................................................................................................................... 245-248

Basal metabolic rate of adult Leach's Storm-Petrels during incubation. H. Ochoa-Acuña and W. A.
Montevecchi ............................................................................................................................................................ 249-252

Changes in plasma biochemistry and body mass during incubation in the Yellow-legged Gull. C.
Alonso-Alvarez, A. Velando, M. Ferrer, and J. A. R. Viera .................................................................................... 253-258

Book Review--Biology of Marine Birds, Edited by E. A. Schreiber and J. Burger ........................................... 259-261

Instructions for Contributors ................................................................................................................................. 262-263

Editorial Staff ......................................................................................................................................................... 264