Section of the Brazilian Ornithological Records Committee - CBRO - in the Ararajuba, the Brazilian Journal of Ornithology, published by the Brazilian Ornithological Society - SBO.

Starting in December of 2002, the Ararajuba inaugurated a new section destined to print the scientific notes published through the CBRO.

Since 1999, the CBRO is providing an important service to the Brazilian ornithological community by organizing and maintaining an up to date list of Brazilian birds. Although the CBRO has broader objectives for the future, since its foundation it has been concerned mainly with the critical and discerning evaluation of the records of birds for Brazil published in the literature, and with subjects related to their taxonomy and nomenclature. The work has initially been carried out at the national level, showing special consideration with the availability of the documentation for the Brazilian records.

The deliberations of the Committee have been published in the CBRO's periodical Nattereria, which can be viewed at the CBRO site on the Internet. Besides, the CBRO has always encouraged the publication of new information that could result in a better understanding of the occurrence, distribution and nomenclature of the Brazilian birds. This has been done directly through especially formulated invitations to the information holders, or indirectly, when calling the attention to the fact that the records for certain species are still not documented.

Until recently, the notes derived from the research work of the CBRO members, or submitted by other researchers, were published in the Nattereria. However, starting in the third issue, the Nattereria went on to publish only the deliberations of the Committee, for financial reasons. Starting in December of 2002, those notes have been published in the new section of the Ararajuba, which results in a salutary partnership between the Brazilian Ornithological Society and the CBRO, supported by their common purposes and complementary objectives. The CBRO can count on one of the most important venues for the publication of its production, which will certainly guarantee a greater visibility to the notes published by the Committee. The Ararajuba, on its turn, consolidates itself ever more as the main vehicle for scientific publication of the Brazilian ornithology, by publishing relevant information of interest to their readers.

Any researcher who has unpublished information related to the matters treated by the CBRO can submit their manuscripts. The focus of interest is notes that:

	Present unpublished bird records for Brazil (with priority for those accompanied by documentation and in agreement with the evidence criteria established by the Committee);
	Reveal the existence of material evidence related to the record of species without previously known documentation;
	Rectify citations of species for the country which were merely derived from unsubstantiated extrapolations;
	Revise the records of species still poorly known in Brazil ;
	Tackle cases of nomenclatural alterations.

The norms for publication in this section are the same ones required by the Ararajuba, except that the CBRO, because of the nature of the information that constitute the object of its work, will accept conference proceedings as bibliographical references. The process of scientific review and the editing of the articles published in this section are completely independent from that of the Ararajuba. The articles are reviewed by the members of the CBRO or, exceptionally, by reviewers especially invited by the Committee to this end. The criteria are already explicit in the Nattereria or in the site of the Committee, and the information published in this section is of sole responsibility of the CBRO.

The contributions should be sent to the Chief Editor of the Ararajuba. The illustrations (preferentially one per note) can also be sent in digital media (directions should be obtained from the editor).

The CBRO also intends to publish in its site any supplementary documentation for the records published in the Ararajuba, such as additional or color versions of the pictures, at the authors' discretion. Once the note is published in the Ararajuba, any of this extra material should be sent to the webmaster of this site.