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The Avifauna of Micronesia, Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution

By Rollin H. (Rollin Harold) Baker

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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
FIGURES IN TEXT
INTRODUCTION
DESCRIPTION OF MICRONESIA
- Climate
- Soils
- Surface Water
- Vegetation
GAZETTEER OF ISLANDS OF MICRONESIA
- Mariana Islands
- Palau Islands
- Caroline Islands
- Marshall Islands
ORNITHOLOGICAL EXPLORATION IN MICRONESIA
- Table 1. Compilation of the Dates (on the Basis of Ten-year Intervals) When Original Descriptions of Birds of Micronesia Appeared.
CHECK-LIST OF THE BIRDS OF MICRONESIA
DISCUSSION OF THE BIRDS OF MICRONESIA
- Oceanic Birds
  - Table 2. List of Resident and Nonresident Oceanic Birds of Micronesia
- Table 2. List of Resident and Nonresident Oceanic Birds of Micronesia
- Inshore Oceanic Birds
- Offshore and Pelagic Oceanic Birds
- Faunal Components
- Migratory Shore Birds
- Original Homes of the Shore Birds that Visit Micronesia
  - Table 3. Breeding and Wintering Grounds of the Species of Migratory Shore Birds in Micronesia
- Table 3. Breeding and Wintering Grounds of the Species of Migratory Shore Birds in Micronesia
- Routes of Migration
  - Table 4. List of Species of Shore Birds Known From Five Geographical Areas of Micronesia
  - Table 5. Shore Birds Which May Use the Asiatic-Palauan Flyway
  - Table 6. Shore Birds Which May Use the Japanese-Marianan Flyway
  - Table 7. Shore Birds Which May Use the Nearctic-Hawaiian Flyway
  - Table 8. Populations of Migratory Shore Birds Seen at Guam in 1945
  - Table 9. Populations of Migratory Shore Birds Seen at Ulithi Atoll in 1945
  - Table 10. Populations of Migratory Shore Birds Seen at the Palau Islands in 194
- Table 4. List of Species of Shore Birds Known From Five Geographical Areas of Micronesia
- Table 5. Shore Birds Which May Use the Asiatic-Palauan Flyway
- Table 6. Shore Birds Which May Use the Japanese-Marianan Flyway
- Table 7. Shore Birds Which May Use the Nearctic-Hawaiian Flyway
- Table 8. Populations of Migratory Shore Birds Seen at Guam in 1945
- Table 9. Populations of Migratory Shore Birds Seen at Ulithi Atoll in 1945
- Table 10. Populations of Migratory Shore Birds Seen at the Palau Islands in 194
- Land and Fresh-water Birds
- Polynesian Component
- Melanesian Component
- Moluccan and Celebesian Components
- Philippine Component
- Palearctic Component
  - Table 11. Avifaunal Components Which Make Up the Endemic Resident Land and Fresh-water Bird Population of Micronesia
- Table 11. Avifaunal Components Which Make Up the Endemic Resident Land and Fresh-water Bird Population of Micronesia
- Speciation
  - Table 12. Endemism in Families of Native Land and Fresh-water Birds in Micronesia
- Table 12. Endemism in Families of Native Land and Fresh-water Birds in Micronesia
- Time of Colonization
- Factors Causing Dispersal
  - Table 13. Correlation Between Number of Resident Land and Fresh-water Birds and Distance From Large Land Masses of "High" Islands of Micronesia
- Table 13. Correlation Between Number of Resident Land and Fresh-water Birds and Distance From Large Land Masses of "High" Islands of Micronesia
- Analysis of Speciation
CONSERVATION OF THE AVIFAUNA OF MICRONESIA
THE FUTURE OF ORNITHOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN MICRONESIA
METHODS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ACCOUNTS OF THE KINDS OF BIRDS OF MICRONESIA
- Diomedea nigripes Audubon
- Puffinus pacificus chlororhynchus Lesson
- Puffinus pacificus cuneatus Salvin
- Puffinus tenuirostris (Temminck)
- Puffinus nativitatis Streets
- Puffinus lherminieri dichrous Finsch and Hartlaub
  - Table 14. Measurements of Puffinus lherminieri dichrous
- Table 14. Measurements of Puffinus lherminieri dichrous
- Pterodroma rostrata rostrata (Peale)
  - Tahiti Petrel
- Tahiti Petrel
- Pterodroma hypoleuca hypoleuca Salvin
- Phaëthon aethereus mesonauta Peters
- Phaëthon rubricauda rothschildi (Mathews)
- Phaëthon lepturus dorotheae Mathews
  - Table 15. Measurements of Phaëthon lepturus from Micronesia
- Table 15. Measurements of Phaëthon lepturus from Micronesia
- Sula dactylatra personata Gould
- Sula sula rubripes Gould
- Sula leucogaster plotus (Forster)
- Phalacrocorax melanoleucus melanoleucus (Vieillot)
- Fregata minor minor (Gmelin)
- Fregata ariel ariel (Gray)
- Butorides striatus amurensis Schrenck
- Bubulcus ibis coromandus (Boddaert)
- Egretta intermedia intermedia (Wagler)
- Demigretta sacra sacra (Gmelin)
- Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus)
- Nycticorax caledonicus pelewensis Mathews
- Gorsachius goisagi (Temminck)
- Gorsachius melanolophus melanolophus (Raffles)
- Ixobrychus sinensis (Gmelin)
  - Table 16. Measurements of Ixobrychus sinensis From Micronesia
- Table 16. Measurements of Ixobrychus sinensis From Micronesia
- Ixobrychus eurhythmus (Swinhoe)
- Dupetor flavicollis flavicollis (Latham)
- Anas oustaleti Salvadori
- Anas poecilorhyncha pelewensis Hartlaub and Finsch
- Anas querquedula Linnaeus
- Anas crecca crecca Linnaeus
- Anas crecca carolinensis Gmelin
- Anas acuta acuta Linnaeus
- Anas acuta tzitzihoa Vieillot
- Anas penelope Linnaeus
- Anas clypeata Linnaeus
- Aythya fuligula (Linnaeus)
- Aythya valisineria (Wilson)
- Accipiter soloënsis (Horsfield)
- Accipiter virgatus gularis (Temminck and Schlegel)
- Pandion haliaetus melvillensis Mathews
- Falco peregrinus japonensis Gmelin
- Megapodius lapérouse senex Hartlaub
- Megapodius lapérouse lapérouse Gaimard
- Coturnix chinensis lineata (Scopoli)
- Gallus gallus (Linnaeus)
- Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus
- Rallus philippensis pelewensis (Mayr)
- Rallus owstoni (Rothschild)
- Rallina fasciata (Raffles)
- Rallina eurizonoides eurizonoides (Lafresnaye)
- Aphanolimnas monasa (Kittlitz)
- Poliolimnas cinereus micronesiae Hachisuka
  - Table 17. Measurements of Three Subspecies of Poliolimnas cinereus
- Table 17. Measurements of Three Subspecies of Poliolimnas cinereus
- Gallinula chloropus subsp. near orientalis Horsfield
- Gallinula chloropus guami Hartert
  - Table 18. Measurements of Gallinula chloropus
- Table 18. Measurements of Gallinula chloropus
- Porphyrio porphyrio pelewensis Hartlaub and Finsch
- Fulica atra atra Linnaeus
- Squatarola squatarola (Linnaeus)
- Pluvialis dominica fulva (Gmelin)
- Charadrius hiaticula semipalmatus Bonaparte
- Charadrius dubius curonicus Gmelin
- Charadrius alexandrinus nihonensis Deignan
- Charadrius mongolus stegmanni Stresemann
- Charadrius leschenaultii Lesson
- Numenius phaeopus variegatus (Scopoli)
- Numenius tahitiensis (Gmelin)
- Numenius madagascariensis (Linnaeus)
- Limosa lapponica baueri Naumann
- Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus)
- Tringa melanoleuca (Gmelin)
- Tringa glareola Linnaeus
- Actitis hypoleucos Linnaeus
- Heteroscelus brevipes (Vieillot)
- Heteroscelus incanus (Gmelin)
- Arenaria interpres interpres (Linnaeus)
- Gallinago megala Swinhoe
- Gallinago gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus)
- Crocethia alba (Pallas)
- Calidris tenuirostris (Horsfield)
- Erolia minuta ruficollis (Pallas)
- Erolia subminuta (Middendorff)
- Erolia melanotos (Vieillot)
- Erolia acuminata (Horsfield)
- Erolia ferruginea (Pontoppidan)
- Limicola falcinellus sibirica Dresser
- Phalaropus lobatus (Linnaeus)
- Larus argentatus vegae Palmén
- Chlidonias leucopterus (Temminck)
- Sterna hirundo longipennis Nordmann
- Sterna sumatrana sumatrana Raffles
  - Table 19. Measurements of Gallinula chloropus
- Table 19. Measurements of Gallinula chloropus
- Sterna lunata Peale
- Sterna anaetheta anaetheta Scopoli
- Sterna fuscata oahuensis Bloxham
- Sterna albifrons sinensis Gmelin
- Thalasseus bergii pelecanoides (King)
  - Table 20. Measurements of Thalasseus bergii in the Pacific Area
- Table 20. Measurements of Thalasseus bergii in the Pacific Area
- Procelsterna cerulea saxatilis W. K. Fisher
- Anous stolidus pileatus (Scopoli)
  - Table 21. Measurements of Anoüs stolidus of the Pacific Area
- Table 21. Measurements of Anoüs stolidus of the Pacific Area
- Anous tenuirostris marcusi (Bryan)
  - Table 22. Measurements of Anoüs tenuirostris of the Pacific Area
- Table 22. Measurements of Anoüs tenuirostris of the Pacific Area
- Gygis alba candida (Gmelin)
  - Table 23. Measurements of Subspecies of Gygis alba From the Atlantic and Indian Ocean Area
  - Table 24. Measurements of Gygis alba From the Pacific Area
- Table 23. Measurements of Subspecies of Gygis alba From the Atlantic and Indian Ocean Area
- Table 24. Measurements of Gygis alba From the Pacific Area
- Gygis alba pacifica (Lesson)
- Columba livia Gmelin
- Ptilinopus porphyraceus ponapensis (Finsch)
  - Table 25. Measurements of Ptilinopus porphyraceus in Micronesia
- Table 25. Measurements of Ptilinopus porphyraceus in Micronesia
- Ptilinopus porphyraceus hernsheimi (Finsch)
- Ptilinopus porphyraceus pelewensis Hartlaub and Finsch
- Ptilinopus roseicapillus (Lesson)
  - Table 26. Measurements of Ptilinopus roseicapillus
- Table 26. Measurements of Ptilinopus roseicapillus
- Ducula oceanica monacha (Momiyama)
  - Table 27. Measurements of Ducula oceanica
- Table 27. Measurements of Ducula oceanica
- Ducula oceanica teraokai (Momiyama)
- Ducula oceanica townsendi (Wetmore)
- Ducula oceanica oceanica (Lesson and Garnot)
- Ducula oceanica ratakensis (Takatsukasa and Yamashina)
- Streptopelia bitorquata dusumieri (Temminck)
- Gallicolumba canifrons (Hartlaub and Finsch)
- Gallicolumba xanthonura xanthonura (Temminck)
  - Table 28. Measurements of Gallicolumba xanthonura
- Table 28. Measurements of Gallicolumba xanthonura
- Gallicolumba xanthonura kubaryi (Finsch)
- Caloenas nicobarica pelewensis Finsch
- Trichoglossus rubiginosus (Bonaparte)
  - Table 29. Measurements of Trichoglossus rubiginosus
- Table 29. Measurements of Trichoglossus rubiginosus
- Cuculus canorus telephonus Heine
- Cuculus saturatus horsfieldi Moore
- Eudynamis taitensis (Sparrman)
- Otus podarginus (Hartlaub and Finsch)
- Asio flammeus flammeus (Pontoppidan)
- Asio flammeus ponapensis Mayr
- Caprimulgus indicus jotaka Temminck and Schlegel
- Caprimulgus indicus phalaena Hartlaub and Finsch
- Collocalia inexpectata pelewensis Mayr
  - Table 30. Measurements of Collocalia inexpectata in Micronesia
- Table 30. Measurements of Collocalia inexpectata in Micronesia
- Collocalia inexpectata bartschi Mearns
- Collocalia inquieta inquieta (Kittlitz)
  - Table 31. Measurements of Collocalia inquieta
- Table 31. Measurements of Collocalia inquieta
- Collocalia inquieta rukensis Kuroda
- Collocalia inquieta ponapensis Mayr
- Halcyon cinnamomina cinnamomina Swainson
  - Table 32. Measurements of Halcyon cinnamomina
- Table 32. Measurements of Halcyon cinnamomina
- Halcyon cinnamomina pelewensis Wiglesworth
- Halcyon cinnamomina reichenbachii (Hartlaub)
- Halcyon chloris teraokai Kuroda
  - Table 33. Measurements of Halcyon chloris in Micronesia
- Table 33. Measurements of Halcyon chloris in Micronesia
- Halcyon chloris orii Takatsukasa and Yamashina
- Halcyon chloris albicilla (Dumont)
- Halcyon chloris owstoni Rothschild
- Eurystomus orientalis connectens Stresemann
- Hirundo rustica gutturalis Scopoli
- Edolisoma tenuirostre monachum (Hartlaub and Finsch)
  - Table 34. Measurements of Edolisoma tenuirostre in Micronesia
- Table 34. Measurements of Edolisoma tenuirostre in Micronesia
- Edolisoma tenuirostre nesiotis (Hartlaub and Finsch)
- Edolisoma tenuirostre insperatum (Finsch)
- Dicrurus macrocercus harterti S. Baker
- Corvus kubaryi Reichenow
  - Table 35. Measurements of Corvus kubaryi
- Table 35. Measurements of Corvus kubaryi
- Luscinia calliope calliope (Pallas)
- Monticola solitaria philippensis (Müller)
- Turdus obscurus obscurus Gmelin
- Psamathia annae Hartlaub and Finsch
  - Table 36. Measurements of Psamathia annae
- Table 36. Measurements of Psamathia annae
- Acrocephalus luscinia luscinia (Quoy and Gaimard)
  - Table 37. Measurements of Acrocephalus luscinia
- Table 37. Measurements of Acrocephalus luscinia
- Acrocophalus luscinia syrinx (Kittlitz)
- Acrocephalus luscinia yamashinae (Takatsukasa)
- Acrocephalus luscinia nijoi (Yamashina)
- Rhipidura rufifrons uraniae Oustalet
  - Table 38. Measurements of Rhipidura rufifrons in Micronesia
- Table 38. Measurements of Rhipidura rufifrons in Micronesia
- Rhipidura rufifrons saipanensis Hartert
- Rhipidura rufifrons mariae R. H. Baker
- Rhipidura rufifrons versicolor Hartlaub and Finsch
- Rhipidura rufifrons kubaryi Finsch
- Rhipidura lepida Hartlaub and Finsch
  - Table 39. Measurements of Rhipidura lepida
- Table 39. Measurements of Rhipidura lepida
- Metabolus rugensis (Hombron and Jacquinot)
  - Table 40. Measurements of Metabolus rugensi
- Table 40. Measurements of Metabolus rugensi
- Monarcha godeffroyi Hartlaub
- Monarcha takatsukasae (Yamashina)
  - Table 41. Measurements of Monarcha takatsukasae
- Table 41. Measurements of Monarcha takatsukasae
- Myiagra oceanica erythrops Hartlaub and Finsch
  - Table 42. Measurements of Adult Specimens of Myiagra oceanica
- Table 42. Measurements of Adult Specimens of Myiagra oceanica
- Myiagra oceanica freycineti Oustalet
- Myiagra oceanica oceanica Pucheran
- Myiagra oceanica pluto Finsch
- Muscicapa narcissina narcissina Temminck
- Muscicapa griseisticta (Swinhoe)
- Colluricincla tenebrosa (Hartlaub and Finsch)
  - Table 43. Measurements of Colluricincla tenebrosus
- Table 43. Measurements of Colluricincla tenebrosus
- Artamus leucorhynchus pelewensis Finsch
  - Table 44. Measurements of Artamus leucorhynchus pelewensis Finsch
- Table 44. Measurements of Artamus leucorhynchus pelewensis Finsch
- Aplonis opacus opacus (Kittlitz)
  - Table 45. Measurements of Adult Specimens of Aplonis opacus
- Table 45. Measurements of Adult Specimens of Aplonis opacus
- Aplonis opacus ponapensis Takatsukasa and Yamashina
- Aplonis opacus angus Momiyama
- Aplonis opacus kurodai Momiyama
- Aplonis opacus orii (Takatsukasa and Yamashina)
- Aplonis opacus guami Momiyama
- Aplonis opacus aeneus (Takatsukasa and Yamashina)
- Aplonis pelzelni Finsch
  - Table 46. Measurements of Aplonis pelzelni
- Table 46. Measurements of Aplonis pelzelni
- Aplonis corvinus (Kittlitz)
- Sturnus philippensis (Forster)
- Sturnus cineraceus Temminck
- Cleptornis marchei (Oustalet)
  - Table 47. Measurements of Cleptornis marchei
- Table 47. Measurements of Cleptornis marchei
- Myzomela cardinalis rubratra (Lesson)
  - Table 48. Measurements of Myzomela cardinalis of Micronesia
- Table 48. Measurements of Myzomela cardinalis of Micronesia
- Myzomela cardinalis dichromata Wetmore
- Myzomela cardinalis major Bonaparte
- Myzomela cardinalis saffordi Wetmore
  - Table 49. Measurements of Adult Males of Myzomela cardinalis saffordi from the Mariana Islands
- Table 49. Measurements of Adult Males of Myzomela cardinalis saffordi from the Mariana Islands
- Myzomela cardinalis kurodai Momiyama
- Myzomela cardinalis kobayashii Momiyama
- Zosterops conspicillata conspicillata (Kittlitz)
  - Table 50. Measurements of the Subspecies of Zosterops conspicillata
- Table 50. Measurements of the Subspecies of Zosterops conspicillata
- Zosterops conspicillata saypani Dubois
- Zosterops conspicillata rotensis Takatsukasa and Yamashina
- Zosterops conspicillata semperi Hartlaub
- Zosterops conspicillata owstoni Hartert
- Zosterops conspicillata takatsukasai Momiyama
- Zosterops conspicillata hypolais Hartlaub and Finsch
- Zosterops cinerea cinerea (Kittlitz)
  - Table 51. Measurements of Zosterops cinerea
- Table 51. Measurements of Zosterops cinerea
- Zosterops cinerea ponapensis Finsch
- Zosterops cinerea finschii (Hartlaub)
- Rukia palauensis (Reichenow)
  - Table 52. Measurements of Rukia
- Table 52. Measurements of Rukia
- Rukia oleaginea (Hartlaub and Finsch)
- Rukia ruki (Hartert)
- Rukia sanfordi (Mayr)
- Erythrura trichroa trichroa (Kittlitz)
  - Table 53. Measurements of Erythrura trichroa in Micronesia
- Table 53. Measurements of Erythrura trichroa in Micronesia
- Erythrura trichroa clara Takatsukasa and Yamashina
- Erythrura trichroa pelewensis Kuroda
- Lonchura nigerrima minor (Yamashina)
- Lonchura punctulata cabanisi (Sharpe)
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
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