VOLUME 3 · 1951

EDITORS

E. RAYMOND HALL, _Chairman_ A. BYRON LEONARD EDWARD H. TAYLOR ROBERT W. WILSON

MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE 1951

MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE

PRINTED BY FERD VOILAND, JR., STATE PRINTER TOPEKA, KANSAS 1951

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CONTENTS

1. The Avifauna of Micronesia, Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution. By Rollin H. Baker. Pp. 1-359, 16 figures in text. June 12, 1951

2. A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds. By George H. Lowery, Jr. Pp. 361-472, 47 figures in text. June 29, 1951

3. Phylogeny of the Waxwings and Allied Birds. By M. Dale Arvey. Pp. 473-530, 49 figures in text, 13 tables. October 10, 1951

4. Birds from the State of Veracruz, Mexico. By George H. Lowery, Jr. and Walter W. Dalquest. Pp. 531-649, 7 figures in text, 2 tables. October 10, 1951

Index, Pp. 651-681.

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

BY

ROLLIN H. BAKER

University of Kansas Publications Museum of Natural History