One of the primary services of the Cooper Ornithological Society is the dissemination of scientific knowledge of birds through our publications: The Condor and Studies in Avian Biology. Recent isues of our publications are available to members and institutional subscribers. The first 102 years of our publications are available worldwide without charge at SORA (Searchable Ornithological Research Archive) through the generosity of the Cooper Society and the University of New Mexico Library. Find the issues you want below.  

The Condor

• Instructions for Condor Authors: download a printable PDF (84KB)
• Recent issues: 2000 - present
  • Browse Titles and Abstracts, including forthcoming issues
  • Full text and PDF articles, available through BioOne to members and institutions.
    • Please use your library's portal to BioOne if available; the Cooper Ornithological Society receives revenue from use of BioOne.
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• 1899 to 2000: full articles available FREE through SORA: Searchable Ornithological Research Archive
• Printed back issues:
  • Please keep in mind that it is possible for stock of specific issues to run out. Therefore, we provide no list here. Back issues of the most recent two volumes of The Condor are available from the OSNA Business Office
  • Back issues of volumes that are more than two years old are available from the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology. Please e-mail an order inquiry to cos@wfvz.org, or use the following contact information:
    • Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology
      439 Calle San Pablo
      Camarillo, CA 93012
      805-388-9944 voice
      805-388-8663 facsimile
• Subscriptions for libraries: go to www.osnabirds.org/subscriptions.htm and follow the instructions
• Report a missing journal of The Condor (contact the OSNA Business Office )
  

Studies in Avian Biology

• Monograph series from 1978 to present
• Instructions for SAB Authors: download a printable PDF (45KB)
• List of all SABs: Available printed volumes and links to issues available FREE through SORA
• Contact the SAB editorial office via our "Contact Info" page

Pacific Coast Avifauna:

• Monograph series from 1900 to 1974
• List of all PCAs with links to all volumes FREE through SORA

SORA: Searchable Ornithological Research Archive

SORA (Searchable Ornithological Research Archive) was initiated and implemented by COS member Blair Wolf. The first stage was the Condor Archive Project, which was released in September 2002 with the financial support of the Cooper Ornithological Society. Other partners in the project were Princeton Imaging (scanning) and the University of New Mexico Library (interface development and archive host). Following the Cooper Society, other leading ornithological societies joined the archive project in a collaboration that has produced SORA, an incomparable resource of ornithological literature for the scientific community.