Data for FE-2013-00888.R2

Appendix I. Bill closing velocity for 18 species of North American birds. First columns include: AOU Species Codes, vernacular and latin binomials. Other columns include: BC = bill closing velocity in cm/s (for analyses, I used the maximum value for each individual). Location: 1= Private residence in Pittsburgh, PA (PPA), 2 = Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve (PPA), 3 = North Park Latodami Nature Center (PPA), 4 = Bloomsburg University campus, Bloomsburg, PA, 5 = National Aviary in Pittsburgh, (PPA). Sex, M = Male, F = Female, “.” = unknown. Appendix II. Bite-force for 18 species of North American birds. First columns as in appendix I. Band # = USGS aluminum band number for each individual. Asterisk next to four-letter code denotes bite-force inferred by regression from a larger data set (Corbin, et al. in prep). Recap = recaptured individual; the highest value for captured or recaptured bird was used in analysis. Bite-force (N); these are the calibrated amplifier readings. Location = 1 Bloomsburg University campus, Bloomsburg, PA. 2 = private residence in Orange Township, Columbia County, PA, 3 = taken from a data set on netted birds in Coconino Forest, AZ in 2011 (Corbin, et al. in prep). Appendix III. Skull/jaw morphological measurements for 18 species of North American birds. Measurements are in mm. First columns as Appendix I, M = male, F = female. Museum specimen numbers available upon request from CEC (BAHS, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, [email protected], 570-389-4134