UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS PUBLICATIONS MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY VOLUME 3 · 1951 EDITORS E. RAYMOND HALL, _Chairman_ A. BYRON LEONARD EDWARD H. TAYLOR ROBERT W. WILSON MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE 1951 MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE PRINTED BY FERD VOILAND, JR., STATE PRINTER TOPEKA, KANSAS 1951 [Illustration] 24-1811 CONTENTS 1. The Avifauna of Micronesia, Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution. By Rollin H. Baker. Pp. 1-359, 16 figures in text. June 12, 1951 2. A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds. By George H. Lowery, Jr. Pp. 361-472, 47 figures in text. June 29, 1951 3. Phylogeny of the Waxwings and Allied Birds. By M. Dale Arvey. Pp. 473-530, 49 figures in text, 13 tables. October 10, 1951 4. Birds from the State of Veracruz, Mexico. By George H. Lowery, Jr. and Walter W. Dalquest. Pp. 531-649, 7 figures in text, 2 tables. October 10, 1951 Index, Pp. 651-681. The Avifauna of Micronesia, Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution BY ROLLIN H. BAKER University of Kansas Publications Museum of Natural History Volume 3, No. 1, pp. 1-359, 16 figures in text June 12, 1951 University of Kansas LAWRENCE 1951 The Avifauna of Micronesia, Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution BY ROLLIN H. BAKER University of Kansas Publications Museum of Natural History Volume 3, No. 1, pp. 1-359, 16 figures in text June 12, 1951 University of Kansas LAWRENCE 1951 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS PUBLICATIONS, MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Editors: E. Raymond Hall, Chairman, A. Byron Leonard, Edward H. Taylor, Robert W. Wilson =Volume 3, No. 1, pp. 1-359, 16 figures in text Published June 12, 1951= UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas