High incubation investment of females paired to attractive males in barn swallows
　　Masaru HASEGAWA, Emi ARAI, Mamoru WATANABE and Masahiko NAKAMURA 　　p. 1 - 8

Foraging behavior and diet of Streaked Shearwaters Calonectris leucomelas rearing chicks on Mikura Island
　　Kei MATSUMOTO, Nariko OKA, Daisuke OCHI, Fumihito MUTO, Takashi P SATOH and Yutaka WATANUKI 　　p. 9 - 19

The influence of constructing a Shinkansen bridge on Black-faced Spoonbills Platalea minor wintering in Kyushu, Japan
　　Shigeki TAKANO and Yasuhisa HENMI 　　p. 21 - 28

Status and conservation of the Common Murre Uria aalge breeding on Teuri Island, Hokkaido
　　Makoto HASEBE, Matsutoshi AOTSUKA, Takaki TERASAWA, Yoshihiro FUKUDA, Yasuaki NIIMURA, Yuji WATANABE, Yutaka WATANUKI and Haruo OGI 　　p. 29 - 38

Breeding Ecology of the Malagasy Endemic Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi
　　Hajanirina RAKOTOMANANA and Masahiko NAKAMURA 　　p. 39 - 46

Basal and field metabolic rates of Streaked Shearwater during the chick-rearing period
　　Masaki SHIRAI, Maki YAMAMOTO, Naoyuki EBINE, Takashi YAMAMOTO, Philip N TRATHAN, Ken YODA, Nariko OKA and Yasuaki NIIZUMA 　　p. 47 - 55

Notes on the appendicular myology of the Scarlet Finch Haematospiza sipahi (Fringillidae:Carduelinae)
　　Storrs L OLSON 　　p. 57 - 58

The weak iridescent feather color in the Jungle Crow Cowus macrorhynchos
　　Eunok LEE, Jun MIYAZAKI, Shinya YOSHIOKA, Hang LEE and Shoei SUGITA 　　p. 59 - 64

Sex determination using chdl genes in Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus by PCR amplification of fecal DNA
　　Kei AMADA 　　p. 65 - 68