Transcriber Note: Text emphasis denoted as _Italics_ and =Bold=. The Cretaceous Birds of New Jersey STORRS L. OLSON and DAVID C. PARRIS SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO PALEOBIOLOGY • NUMBER 63 SERIES PUBLICATIONS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Emphasis upon publication as a means of "diffusing knowledge" was expressed by the first Secretary of the Smithsonian. In his formal plan for the Institution, Joseph Henry outlined a program that included the following statement: "It is proposed to publish a series of reports, giving an account of the new discoveries in science, and of the changes made from year to year in all branches of knowledge." This theme of basic research has been adhered to through the years by thousands of titles issued in series publications under the Smithsonian imprint, commencing with Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge in 1848 and continuing with the following active series: _Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics_ _Smithsonian Contributions to Botany_ _Smithsonian Contributions to the Earth Sciences_ _Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences_ _Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology_ _Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology_ _Smithsonian Folklife Studies_ _Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space_ _Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology_ In these series, the Institution publishes small papers and full-scale monographs that report the research and collections of its various museums and bureaux or of professional colleagues in the world of science and scholarship. The publications are distributed by mailing lists to libraries, universities, and similar institutions throughout the world. Papers or monographs submitted for series publication are received by the Smithsonian Institution Press, subject to its own review for format and style, only through departments of the various Smithsonian museums or bureaux, where the manuscripts are given substantive review. Press requirements for manuscript and art preparation are outlined on the inside back cover. Robert McC. Adams Secretary Smithsonian Institution SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO PALEOBIOLOGY · NUMBER 63 The Cretaceous Birds of New Jersey Storrs L. Olson and David C. Parris [Illustration] SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION PRESS Washington, D.C. 1987 ABSTRACT