News and Notes
NEWS AND NOTES
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STUDIES IN AVIAN BIOLOGY
The editorial board has been expanded for this monograph series, published by the Cooper Ornithological Society and now edited by F. A. Pitelka. Continuing members are Joseph R. Jehl, Jr., and Dennis M. Power. Newly appointed are Carl E. Bock (University of Colorado, Boulder); Jared Verner (U.S. Forest Service, Fresno, CA); and Carol M. Vleck (University of Arizona, Tucson).
C.O.S. 1986 MEETING
The Society's annual meeting of 186 will be held in early September at the University of California, Davis. An exciting program is being planned. Members with suggestions for symposia or activities are requested to contact the Local Chairman, Dr. Charles van Riper, Division of Environmental Studies, University of California, Davis, CA 95616.
JOINT MEETING OF THE COLONIAL WATERBIRD GROUP AND PACIFIC SEABIRD GROUP
A joint meeting of PSG and CWG will be held 4-8 December 1985 at the San Franciscan Hotel in San Francisco, CA. Two symposia will be held, "Recent advances in gull research," and "The use of man-modified vs. natural wetlands by waterbirds and shorebirds." Scientific paper sessions will be held 5-7 December, with field trips on the 8th. For information about the meeting contact Program chairpersons: Ms. Lora Leschner (PSG), Washington Dept. of Game, 16018 Mill Creek Blvd., Mill Creek, WA 98012, (206) 774-8812; or Dr. William Southern (CWG), No. Illinois Univ., Dept. of Biological Sciences, DeKalb, IL 60115, (815) 753-7140.
AVIAN NOMENCLATURE
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature hereby gives six months notice of the possible use of its plenary powers in the following case, published in the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature (Vol. 41, part 4; 30 November 1984) and would welcome comments and advice on it from interested zoologists.
Case No. 2136-THRESKIORNITHIDAE Richmond, 1917 (Aves): application to place on Official List of Family-Group names in zoology and to give precedence over PLATALEINAE Bonaparte, 1838, and other competing Family-Group names. Correspondence should be addressed to the Secretary (% British Museum [Nat. Hist.], Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, England), if possible within six months of the date of publication of this notice.
SEARCH GUIDE FOR ZOOLOGICAL RECORD
BioSciences Information Service (BIOSIS), producer of both the BIOS/S Previews and ZR Online databases, has announced plans to publish The Zoological Record Search Guide, for use with both the print and online versions of The Zoological Record (ZR). BIOSIS has co-published The Zoological Record, the oldest and most comprehensive index to the world's zoological literature, in conjunction with The Zoological Society of London since March, 1980. The ZR Search Guide will feature a Master Index consisting of all controlled terms from Volumes 115-119 of The Zoological Record, corresponding to the literature of 1978-1982 inclusive. In addition, other frequently encountered terms, cross-indexed to their searchable forms, have also been included, bringing the total number of entries in the Master Index to over 15,000. Separate Subject and Systematic Indexes will show all terms in their hierarchical position. Additional Content and Profile Guide Sections will provide details about the scope of ZR, taxonomic nomenclature rules, and techniques for developing effective search strategies. Priced at $50.00 U.S. per copy, The Zoological Record Search Guide will be distributed in March, 1985. Further information is available from BIOSIS User Services, 2100 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103-1399 USA. (215) 587-4800; toll free (800) 523-4806, Telex: 831739.
