In Condor 110(4), November 2008, the paper “An improved extraction method to increase DNA yield from molted feathers” by Shelley Bayard de Volo et al. contained a terminology error by the authors. In Appendix A, p. 766, step 4b of the protocol for feather preparation should state [correction highlighted in boldface]: “Cut feather calamus longitudinally....” The authors regret this error.