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Brood Parasitism of the Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus on the Tree Cavity-Nesting Coleto Sarcops calvus: First Record in the Philippines 亚洲大蠊在树穴产卵Coleto Sarcops calvus上的繁殖寄生：菲律宾首次记录

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Ornithological Science Pub Date : 2023-07-26 DOI: 10.2326/osj.22.175

Vince Angelo G. Gicaraya, C. Española

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First Confirmed Breeding Records of Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Tunstall, 1771 (Passeriformes: Motacillidae) in Cyprus 1771年在塞浦路斯首次确认灰尾灰蝶繁殖记录（雀形目：灰蝶科）

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Ornithological Science Pub Date : 2023-07-26 DOI: 10.2326/osj.22.151

Savvas Iezekiel, K. Dimitriou, D. Bakaloudis, Evangelos G. Kotsonas, Marios Aristophanous, R. Yosef

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Dietary Analysis of the Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Wintering in Aomori Prefecture, Using DNA Metabarcoding 用DNA元条形码分析青森县大鸬鹚越冬的饮食

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Ornithological Science Pub Date : 2023-07-26 DOI: 10.2326/osj.22.183

Kazunori Shizuka, S. Kasahara, N. Azuma

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Fine-Scale Nuclear Genetic Structuring within the Ryukyu Robin, a Species Complex Endemic to the Ryukyu Archipelago 琉球列岛复杂特有种琉球知更鸟精细尺度的核遗传结构

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Ornithological Science Pub Date : 2023-07-26 DOI: 10.2326/osj.22.137

Shin‐Ichi Seki

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First Direct Evidence of Inter-Island Dispersal of Ryukyu Scops Owl Otus elegans 琉球Scops Owl Otus elegans岛间传播的第一个直接证据

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Ornithological Science Pub Date : 2023-07-26 DOI: 10.2326/osj.22.191

A. Sawada, Kiyohisa Tatematsu, Toshiyuki Kawano, M. Takagi

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A Breeding Record of Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus on Hateruma Island 马来亚夜鹭(Gorsachius melanolophus)在Hateruma岛上的繁殖记录

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Ornithological Science Pub Date : 2023-07-26 DOI: 10.2326/osj.22.169

A. Sawada

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Absence of Genetic Structure among Streaked Shearwaters Calonectris leucomelas Breeding in Japan, Despite Limited Dispersal Events 尽管分散事件有限，但在日本进行的条纹剪水Calonectris leucomelas育种中缺乏遗传结构

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Ornithological Science Pub Date : 2023-07-26 DOI: 10.2326/osj.22.111

M. Sakao, T. Hamabata, Katsufumi Sato, Shinichi Watanabe, K. Yoda, Kozue Shiomi

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Nesting Preferences of Two Cavity-Nesting Passerines in Human Houses 人类住宅中双腔巢雀的筑巢偏好

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Ornithological Science Pub Date : 2023-07-26 DOI: 10.2326/osj.22.179

Xiaogang Yao, Yan Cai, Ping Ye, W. Liang, Canchao Yang

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The Behaviour of Japanese Night Heron Gorsachius goisagi on Awaji Island, Japan, Recorded by Camera Traps 日本淡水岛上日本夜鹭gosachius goisagi的行为，由相机陷阱记录

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Ornithological Science Pub Date : 2023-07-26 DOI: 10.2326/osj.22.161

D. Higashide, Takeo Kuriyama, S. Takagi, Hiroo Numata, M. Yokoyama

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Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus toyoshimai Breeding on the Ogasawara Islands Depend on Non-Native Rats as a Food Source 小笠原群岛东方蟾蜍以非本土鼠为食物来源的繁殖

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Ornithological Science Pub Date : 2023-07-26 DOI: 10.2326/osj.22.123

Masahiro Hayama, Masatoshi Yui

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