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Auk

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 878-881

  Burtt Jr , Edward H ^a  

^a OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0344631620     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089668     Document Type: Article

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