ELPITIRRE -Ten-Year Index, 1988-1997 RESOLUTION S FROM THE 1995 A NNUAL M EETING .............................................................. ................................................................ 10 A N N O U N C E M E N T S ...................................................................................................................................... ..... ....................................... ... 1 1 M E E T IN G S O F IN TE R E ST .......................................................................................................................................................................... ... 1 1 R E Q U E ST F O R IN FO R M A TIO N ................................................................................... ........................................ ........ ....... ............................ ... 12 THE FUTURE OF THE SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY: RESULTS OF A ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION, SOME IDEAS, AND A QUESTIONNAIRE TO THE MEMBERSHIP, Frank F. Rivera-Milan, Rosemarie Gnam, and Herbert A. . ............................. 13 PRESIDENT'S COMMENTARY. Joe W underle ...................... ..................................................................... ..... .................. 17 A CK N O W LED G M EN T .................................................... ......................................................................................................... 18 BAHAMA SWALLOW CONSERVATION PROGRAM .................................................................................................................................. 18 SCO ANNUAL MEETING, 2-7 AUGUST 1996, NASSAU, BAHAMA ISLANDS ....................................................... ...................... 18 A D V E R T ISE M E N T S .................................................................................................................................................................................. ... 1 9 VOLUME 9, NUMBER 2 OBSERVATIONS OF AN AUDUBON'S [BLACK-HEADED] ORIOLE ICTERUS GRADUACAUDA IN PUERTO RICO, THE FIRST RECORD FOR THE CARIBBEAN. Lucy andErnest H W illiams, Jr. ................................. ................................................... 2 NUEVO RECORD DEL GORRION DE CABEZA CARMELITA (SPIZELLA PASSERINA) Y NUEVO REPORT DE FECHA PARA EL BOBITO DE CRESTA (MYIARCHUS CRINITUS) PARA CUBA. William Suarez Duque ............................................................................. .................. 2 NUEVO REGISTRO DE AVOCETA RECURVIROSTRA AMERICANA (AYES: CHARADRIIFORMES) EN CUBA. Pedro Blanco, Martin A costa, L ourdes M ujica y D enis D ennis ........................................................................................................................................... 3 WINTERING EASTERN PHOEBES (SAYORNMS PHOEBE), EMPIDONAX FLYCATCHERS AND SEASONAL RECORDS OF KINGBIRDS IN THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. David S. Lee, Craig Faanes, andJ. Christopher Haney ........................................................................ 4 OBSERVING MIXED SPECIES FORAGING FLOCKS OF RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY BIRDS IN CARIBBEAN HABitats. Paul B. Hamel a n d F ra n cisc o J V ile lla ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 OBSERVACIONES SOBRE BANDADAS MIXTAS DE AYES RESIDENTS Y MIGRATORIAS FORRAJEANDO EN AMBIENTES BoSCOSOS DE LAS ANTIlles. P aul B H am el and F rancisco J. Vilella ...................................................................... ..................................... 9 THE CHARLES-EUGENE JEANNERET COLLECTION OF CUBAN BIRDS. Carlos Wotzkow and Brigitte Straub ...................................... 12 TROPICAL ORNITHOLOGY COURSE .............................................................. .............. ................. .................................. 12 THE REGIONAL WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR MESOAMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ...................................................... 13 PROPOSED CHANGE FOR SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN ORNITHOLOGY CONSTITUTION........................................................................... 13 SOCIETY OF CARIBBEAN O RNITHOLOGY ANNUAL M EETING .................................................................................................................. 14 A N N O U N C E M E N T S .......................................................................................................................................... ....................................... ... 14 M EE TIN G S O F IN TE R E ST ....................................................... ............................................................................................................... 15 P U B L IC A T IO N S A V A IL A B L E ......................................................................... ................................................................. ....................... 15 VOLUME 9, NUMBER 3 STATUS OF THE EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE (STREPTOPELIA DECAOCTO) IN THE FRENCH ANTILLES. Nicolas Barre, Philippe Feldmann, Georges Tayalay, Patrice Roc, Maurice Anselme, and P. William Smith ................................................................. 2 THE EURASIAN COLLARED-D OVE ON N EVIS. Julian F rancis .................................................................................................................... 4 LA CANDELITA SETOPHAGA RUTICILLA (AYES: PARULIDAE) NIDIFICANDO EN CUBA. Arturo Kirkconnell y Orlando H. Garrido ......... 5 AN UNKNOW N PARAKEET ON HISPANIOLA. P W illiam Sm ith ................................................................................................................... 5 PRIMER REPORT PARA PHALAROPUS LOBATUS EN LA REPUBLICAN DOMINICANA. Club de Observadores de Aves Annabelle Dod ........ 6 NOTAS SOBRE LA ALIMENTACION DE CROTOPHAGA AAM (AYES: CUCULIDAE) EN UN PASTIZAL DE LA HABANA, CUBA Maria E le n a G a rc ia ..................................................................... ........................... ................... ....................................... .......................... 6 AN UNUSUAL NESTING RECORD OF THE PALMCHAT DULUS DOMINICUS. Guy M. Kirwan, Robert S. R. Williams, and Chris G. B radshaw ................................. .. ... ................................ ................................................................... .................. 7 HOUSE SPARROWS ON NORTH ANDROS ISLAND, BAHAMAS. Michael E. Baltz .................................................................................... 8 CAPTURE DE UN COCO RoJO (EUDOCIMUS RUBER; AVES: THRESKIORNITHIDAE) AL NORTE DE CIEGO DE AVILA, CUBA. Martin A costa C ruz y O rlando Torres F undora ........................................................................................................................................... 8 AVES Y REPTILES DE CAYO SABINAL, ARCHIEPAGO DE SABANA-CAMAGUEY, CUBA. Jose Morales Leal y Orlando H. Garrido ......... 9 SCO ANNUAL MEETING KEYNOTE ADDRESS: INTERACTIONS AND INTERDEPENDENCE ON A FRAGILE FRINGE: BIRDS AND MAN IN A C HAN GING C ARIBBEAN Jerom e A Jackson ........................................................................... .... ........................................ 12 WORKSHOP FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: WORKSHOP ON THE DRAFTING AND APPLICATION OF CARIBBEAN WILDLIFE P O L IC Y A N D L E G ISL A TIO N ............................................................................................................................................................ ... 16 ISLAND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS CAYMAN ISLANDS REPORT. Patricia E. Bradley .......................................................................... ....................... 17 GENERAL ASPECTS OF CONSERVATION IN CUBA. Orlando H. Garrido ..................................................................................... 19 SUMMARY OF BIRD ACTIVITIES BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE DIVISION OF DOMINICA. Stephen D u r r a n d ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 0 JA M A ICA R EPO R T. Suzanne D avis ............................................................... .................................................................................. 2 1 RESEARCH AND ORNITHOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE BAHAMAS. Carolyn Wardle ................................................................. 22 BIRD CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: 1995-1996. GerardAlleng ..................................................... 23 ST. LUCIA D onald A nthony ............. ............................................................................................... .... .................. 24 GUIDELINES FOR DUTIES OF ISLAND REPRESENTATIVEES ........................................... ....................................................................... 25 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS DEVELOPED AT SCO MEETING IN NASSAU