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Post by Melanie on Jul 18, 2009 15:09:52 GMT
Is someone here who is able to get access to the publications of the Biological Society of Washington? They have several interesting papers to poorly known or extinct birds, including the Tachira Antpitta.
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Post by Melanie on Oct 17, 2009 10:26:11 GMT
Is here really no one who has access to the journals of that society? In particular i am searching for the first description of the Stephanoaetus mahery which was described by Goodman in the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington in 1994.
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Post by Peter on Nov 1, 2009 9:11:07 GMT
Well Melanie, I will see If i can access them through my university. But that will probably be next thursday. As soon as I know more I let you know.
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Post by Melanie on Nov 1, 2009 10:53:59 GMT
Thank you, Peter. This is kind. Since yesterday, I have an account at Bioone by the courtesy of the German Wikimedia Foundation as literature sholarship. Bioone has only the current issues (since 2005) of the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington but unfortunately i have found no website which provide the older issues.
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Post by Peter on Nov 5, 2009 15:35:53 GMT
Hi Melanie, I see I have only free access to the articles through BioOne, indeed from 2005 to present (Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington). Very old issues can be seen at: www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Biological%20Society%20of%20Washington%22 (Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington). And the Proceedings from 2008-2008: apt.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-archive&issn=0006-324X. But again not 1994. So, I'm not able to find the 1994 article you want either...... I think this is the full reference of the article you want: Goodman, S.M. (1994). Description of a new species of subfossil eagle from Madagascar: Stephanoaetus (Aves: Falconiformes) from the deposits of Amphasambazimba. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 107 421-428. And the website of the Society isn't working, at least not on my computer here: www.biolsocwash.org. Maybe it would be possible to get a copy there (when it works anyway). Sorry, but I can't help you finding this article either.  Peter |
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Post by Melanie on Nov 5, 2009 16:10:52 GMT
Hi Peter, thank you very much for your tries. Well, it seems that www.biolsocwash.org is not working at the moment. But maybe there is a contact address at the Society where you can ask whether older issues are still availabe. Melanie |
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Post by Melanie on Nov 7, 2009 11:13:11 GMT
So, i've did some research. The Procedings are available from issue 90. But unfortunately it is only possible to pay by credit card. Here is the new website and the contact address of the BSW: www.brynmawr.edu/biology/BSW/ |
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Post by Melanie on Nov 20, 2009 8:06:46 GMT
I've just ordered isssue 107 (all 4 parts) via a German book store. I am really curious on the Stephanoaetus mahery article because it is the only comprehensive article about this species so far. It would be great if Stephen Goodman (who is one of the best experts on the wildlife of Madagascar) would write a book about the vanished fauna of Madagascar (similar to the Anthony Cheke about the Mascarenes and Trevor Worthy about New Zealand).
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Post by Melanie on Feb 25, 2010 15:15:49 GMT
Finally I've got my desired issue of the Proceedings of the Biological Society . I will post the article on Stephanoaetus mahery soon.
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Post by Melanie on Feb 26, 2010 10:20:24 GMT
Here are other interesting volumes of the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington:
Volume 100 (1987): First description of Vini sonotoi and Vini vidivici
Volume 102 (1989): First description of Megapodius alimentum
Volume 106 (1993): First description of Coua berthae
Volume 115 (2002): First description of the Huahine Gull (Larus utuini)
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