The Tabular Pyle:
A Tabular Format of Pyle's Ageing and Sexing Methods for Landbirds-
Sakai and Ralph
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Abstract: We present a new method of summarizing
Peter
Pyle's (1997) Identification Guide to North American Landbirds
into a tabular guide that has proven to be extremely useful for both
novice and experienced banders. The format we have developed allows
quick and accurate assessment by a bander as to their ability to distinguish
species, age, and sex criteria. Rapid and accurate processing are
essential to the health of birds captured and this effort assists
in this goal. We give examples of the "tabular Pyle" for
the Hermit Thrush and the Yellow Warbler as well as a comparison of
all Catharus thrushes.
