Olson, Storrs L., and David C. Parris. The Cretaceous Birds of New Jersey. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology, number 63, 22 pages, 11 figures, 1987.--This is a revision of the fossil birds from Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian; Hornerstown and Navesink formations) deposits in New Jersey. Material of previously named taxa, described over a century ago, is augmented by more recently collected specimens from a new locality at the Inversand Company marl pits near Sewell, Gloucester County. With about 8 genera and 9 species, this is the most diverse Cretaceous avifauna yet known. Most species belong to a group of primitive Charadriiformes resembling in limb morphology the fossil family Presbyornithidae and the living family Burhinidae. These are tentatively referred to the “form family” Graculavidae Fürbringer, 1888, with its provisional synonyms Palaeotringinae Wetmore, 1940; Telmatornithidae Cracraft, 1972, and Laornithidae Cracraft, 1972. The species included are: _Graculavus velox_ Marsh, 1872; _Telmatornis priscus_ Marsh, 1870 (synonyms: _Telmatornis affinis_ Marsh, 1870; _Graculavus pumilis_ Marsh, 1872; _Palaeotringa vetus_ Marsh, 1870); _Anatalavis rex_ (Shufeldt, 1915); _Laornis edvardsianus_ Marsh, 1870; _Palaeotringa littoralis_ Marsh, 1870; _P. vagans_ Marsh, 1872; and an undescribed genus and species probably different from any of the preceding. _Anatalavis_ is proposed as a new genus for Telmatornis rex Shufeldt, 1915. A new family, genus, and species (Tytthostonychidae, _Tytthostonyx glauconiticus_) is proposed for a humerus showing similarities to the Pelecaniformes and Procellariiformes and tentatively referred to the latter, along with an ulna of a much smaller species. The species in this fauna appear to be part of the modern radiation of neognathous birds, but none can be referred to modern families. Official publication date is handstamped in a limited number of initial copies and is recorded in the Institution's annual report, _Smithsonian Year_. Series cover design: The trilobite _Phacops rana_ Green. /X Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Olson, Storrs L. The cretaceous birds of New Jersey. (Smithsonian contributions to paleobiology; no. 63) Bibliography: p. 1 Birds Fossil. 2. Paleontology--Cretaceous. 3. Paleontology--New Jersey. I. Parris, David C. II. Title. III. Series. QE701.S56 no. 63 560 s 86-29837 [QE871] [568’.09749] X/ Contents Page Introduction 1 Acknowledgments 1 The Fossil Localities and Their Stratigraphy 1 Order Charadriiformes 4 “Form Family” Graculavidae Fürbringer, 1888 4 Genus _Graculavus_ Marsh, 1872 4 _Graculavus velox_ Marsh, 1872 4