Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Species Covered xi
4. Preface xiii
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. How to Use This Book xvii
7. Introduction 1
8. Petrels: Procellariidae 51
9. The Audubon’s Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) Complex 124
10. Albatrosses: Diomedeidae 279
11. The Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta) Complex 316
12. The Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) Complex 329
13. Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae and Hydrobatidae 349
14. The Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma castro) Complex 369
15. The Leach’s Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) Complex 381
16. Abbreviati ons and Terminology 455
17. Appendix A: Rcently Extinct Species 459
18. Appendix B. Hypothetical Records 461
19. Literature Cited 463
20. Index 481