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FOR reasons internal and external to Margaret Edson's play Wit, it is easy to miss the serious dialogue with John Donne's poetry to be found in it. Internally, the last [...]

The endangered Kirtland's Warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii) nests primarily in large (>32 ha) stands of young (5- to 25-yr-old) jack pine (Pinus banksiana) which grow on Grayling sand soil. These specific habitat requirements restrict the Kirtland's Warbler breeding range to only 13-16 counties in the northern lower peninsula of Michigan. Although the nature of the species' affinity for this habitat is poorly understood, one theory suggests that higher prey abundance in young jack pine may play a role. To explore further the hypothesis that Kirtland's Warblers choose nesting habitat due to prey abundance, a more thorough knowledge of the warblers' diet is needed. To better understand the diet, we identified arthropod and plant fragments found in 202 Kirtland's Warbler fecal samples, collected from June to September, 1995-1997. The major food items recorded were spittlebugs and aphids (Homoptera; found in 61% of all samples), ants and wasps (Hymenoptera; 45%), blueberry (Vaccinium augustifolium; 42%), beetles (Coleoptera; 25%), and moth larvae (Lepidoptera; 22%)., The Kirtland's Warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii) is a primarily insectivorous, ground-nesting bird that was federally listed as an endangered species in 1973 (Byelich et al. 1976). It is one of the [...]

Habitats of Kirtland's Warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii) on the wintering grounds in the Bahama Archipelago are presented based upon data from 29 specimens, two bandings, and 67 sightings of at least 61 individuals on 13 islands scattered through the region. We placed a major emphasis on a study site in central Eleuthera, with additional information from sites on Grand Turk, North Caicos, and Crooked Island. The warblers used upland habitats that have a low shrub/scrub component with a mosaic of small openings and openings within the vegetation at the ground level. Six broad habitats were used: natural shrub/scrub, secondary shrub/scrub, low coppice, pineland understory, saline/upland ecotone, and suburban; high coppice was not used. The structure and floristic composition of the habitats are described. Observations (n = 451) of a Kirtland's Warbler male (uniquely color banded) and female over three months indicated the birds generally stayed within 3 m of the ground (98% of observations), and used a territory of 8.3 ha. A crude estimate of potential winter habitat suggests that not only is there more than an adequate amount in the Bahama Archipelago for the current small population of warblers (733 singing males in 1997), but also enough for a considerably larger population. No serious future threat to the amount of that habitat is foreseen., Kirtland's Warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii) breeds in the Upper Peninsula (rarely) and northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan and winters in the Bahama Archipelago (Mayfield 1960, 1972, 1992, 1996; Radabaugh 1974; Clench [...]

Yellow-throated (Vireo flavifrons) and Red-eyed vireos (V. olivaceus) were observed feeding on green anoles (Anolis carolinensis carolinensis) at two localities in Florida and one in South Carolina. Vireos are long-distance migrants that require foods high in fatty acid content, especially when engaging in migration. It is not unlikely that vireos have an opportunistic foraging strategy to obtain the necessary food requirements, including attacking and consuming prey items such as small lizards. This note provides the first published reports of lizards taken as prey by these two species., The diets of North American vireos have been well described (Chapin 1925, Tyler 1950, Williamson 1971, Graber et al. 1985, Ridgely and Tudor 1989, Rodewald and James 1996, Cimprich et [...]

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The breeding range of the Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea) is thought to include only the northernmost portions of six northeastern and northcentral states in the United States. During a 10-year banding study of Kirtland's Warblers (Dendroica kirtlandii) in northern Lower Michigan, we caught 44 Bay-breasted Warblers outside of their reported migration dates during 9 of the 10 years. Two birds captured in 1997 were in breeding condition; one possessed a cloacal protuberance and the other a full brood patch. We also captured two hatching year birds with fleshy rictal flanges in 1997. We suggest that these records indicate a long term presence of Bay-breasted Warblers on breeding grounds considerably farther south than previously recorded. Received 6 November 2001, accepted 15 August 2002., The breeding range of the Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea) is restricted to coniferous forests of northeastern and northcentral North America (Sealy 1979). Breeding has been documented within the Upper Peninsula [...]

We collected 17 (13 females, 4 males) Shiny Cowbirds (Molothrus bonariensis) during the passerine nesting season in July 1999 and 2003 in Jasper County, southwestern South Carolina. Five females (38%) were laying eggs, as ascertained from the condition of their reproductive organs. Two females collected on 1 July 1999 and 19 July 2003 had eggs in their oviducts, and would have deposited eggs within 1 day. Shiny Cowbirds have been in North America for at least 24 years, but only males had been collected before this study. Most of those collected had enlarged testes, as did the four collected in the present study, but these data are not proof that breeding actually occurred. The reproductive condition of the females we collected provides material evidence that the species breeds in North America. It is not known which species are being parasitized by Shiny Cowbirds, but several species widespread in the southeastern United States are highly suitable hosts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers the insights of several persons regarding southern writers William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor. It says that Walker Percy described Faulkner's method to be temporarily effective while O'Connor had overcome the alienation of writers. It adds that "The Enduring Chill," by O'Connor and "A Portrait of Elmer," by Faulkner depicts the role of artist-hero and said to be a self-portrayal and understanding of art. Moreover, both southern writers placed more value on dramatic aspect.

A literary criticism of the short story "A Temple of the Holy Ghost," by Flannery O'Connor is presented. It focuses on the theme of the story, which depicts sacrilege and the presence of the divine in the unappealing human carnality. It also outlines the roles of the characters in the story. Moreover, the author explains that the story explored God and sex.

This article presents an analysis on the effect of James Joyce and Sigmund Freud on the works of William Faulkner. The author contends that Joyce was the chief interpreter of Freud's theories, translating them into literary innovations. Subsequently, Faulkner employed Joycean notions of 'father,' both the private and public father figures that draw on Freudian concepts.

Interviews six community college presidents about the definitions, roles, essential skills and accomplishments of midlevel managers at their respective institutions. Synopsis of the responses of presidents to each of the questions; Discussion of the likelihood of replacing chairs.

Conclyloma acuminatum represents the clinical expression of epidermal infection with the human papillomavirus. These lesions vary from harmless but disturbing papules to precursors of invasive carcinoma. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection may be the most common sexually transmitted disease. The annual incidence of condyloma acuminatum is approximately 1% and seems to be increasing. Condyloma acuminatum is caused by several of the human papillomaviruses. The human papillomavirus is an epidermotropic papovavirus, a group of rather small double-stranded DNA viruses.