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1. 190. Payne, R B. and C. R. Barlow. Songs of Mali Firefinch Lagonosticta virata and their mimicry by Barka Indigobird Vidua larvaticola in West Africa. Malimbus 26:11-18.
   HEAR THE SONG! >>(MP3 of Mali Firefinch here)
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2. The utilization of oil-palm kernel by Necrosyrtes monachus

   in The Gambia

   Clive R. Barlow
   
   

3. A Field Guide to Birds of The Gambia and Senegal. Barlow, Wacher and Disley. Pica Press, East Sussex. 1997
   
   

4. Male-led duets in the Moho, Hypergerus atriceps, and Yellow-crowned Gonolek, Laniarius barbarus.
   P.J.B. Slater1, Diego Gil1*, Clive R. Barlow2 & J.A. Graves1
   ABC Bulletin Volume 9.2 2002
   HEAR THE SONG! >>(MP3 of Oriole Warbler here)
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5. First nest record for Bronze-winged Courser Cursorius chalcopterus in Senegambia
   Barlow C. R. p 134-135.

6. Second confirmed record of Forbes' Plover Charadrius forbesi for The Gambia

    

    

    

   
   Kirk G., Barlow C. R. p 138-139.
   

    

   ABC Bulletin 11.1 2004

    

    

7. Status of Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus and Beaudouin 's Snake Eagle C. beaudouini in The Gambia Clark W.S., Barlow C. p 27-29.
   

    

   ABC Bulletin Volume 10.1 2003

    

    

    

    

    

8. First conclusive evidence of breeding in Senegambia and parental behaviour of Black Coucal Centropus grillii Barlow C. R. p 53-54.

    

   
   

   ABC Bulletin 6.1 1999
   
   

    

9. Information obtained from nine road-killed Red-necked Nightjars, Caprimulgus ruficollis, in The Gambia in winters 1990-1997
   Clive R Barlow and Gordon Gale p 48-51.
   
   
10. A new book for Guinea-Bissau...
    Dodman, T., Barlow, C., Sa, J. & Robertson, P. 2004. Zonas Importantes para as Aves na Guine-Bissau / Important Bird Areas in Guinea-Bissau. Wetlands International, Dakar / Gabinete de Planificacao Costeira / ODZH, Bissau.
     
    Published by: Wetlands International, www.wetlands.org
     
    Available from: NHBS, www.nhbs.co.uk
     
    The current species list stands at 518. The most recent available previous checklist, Catry (2001), gave 447 species, so this list represents a significant increase of 71 species.
    
    
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    Robert B. Payne Publications