Galliform: References & Edit History

H.J. Frith, The Mallee-Fowl: The Bird That Builds An Incubator (1962), is an extensive study of the breeding habits of the megapode Leipoa ocellata. Alexander F. Skutch, “Habits of the Chestnut-winged Chachalaca,” Wilson Bulletin, 75:262–269 (1963), presents information on the breeding habits of Ortalis garrula. Charles Vaurie, “Taxonomy of the Cracidae (Aves),” Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 138:133–259 (1968); and François Vuilleumier, “Relationships and Evolution Within the Cracidae (Aves, Galliformes),” Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 134:1–27 (1965), are two analyses of the taxonomic relationships within this family. See also Jean Delacour and Dean Amadon, Curassows and Related Birds (1973). Paul A. Johnsgard, The Grouse of the World (1983), includes a lengthy bibliography. Siegfried Klaus et al., Die Auerhühner, new ed. (1986), is a short monograph on the capercaille, and Die Birkhühner, new ed. (1990), is a study of the black grouse. George L. Girard, Life History, Habits, and Food of the Sage Grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus Bonaparte (1937), a brief work, provides insight into the natural history of this grassland species. Gardiner Bump et al., The Ruffed Grouse: Life History, Propagation, Management (1947, reprinted 1978), is a classic study of this woodland grouse. William Beebe, A Monograph of the Pheasants, 4 vol. (1918–22, reissued 4 vol. in 2, 1990), is a classic work on pheasants, magnificently illustrated with colour plates; revised, less technical editions were published with the title Pheasants: Their Lives and Homes, 2 vol. (1926), and 1 vol. (1936). Jean Delacour, The Pheasants of the World, 2nd ed. (1977), is a fully illustrated treatment of the group, leaning heavily toward aviculture. Philip Wayre, A Guide to the Pheasants of the World (1969), is an extensively illustrated work with emphasis on conservation and on breeding in captivity. Johnsgard’s The Pheasants of the World (1986) and The Quails, Partridges, and Francolins of the World (1988) are companion volumes. Herbert L. Stoddard, The Bobwhite Quail: Its Habits, Preservation and Increase (1931, reprinted 1978), is an important book on this game species. Henry S. Mosby and Charles O. Handley, The Wild Turkey in Virginia (1943), is a broad study of the natural history of Meleagris gallopavo. A.W. Schorger, The Wild Turkey: Its History and Domestication (1966), is primarily a historical treatise. William Beebe, “A Contribution to the Ecology of the Adult Hoatzin,” Zoologica, 1:45–66 (1909), and Tropical Wildlife in British Guiana (1917), pp. 155–182, present information from the author’s field observations of the hoatzin.