A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies
Raffaele, Herbert A.; Wiley, James; Garrido, Orlando H.; Keith, Allan; Raffaele, Janis I.
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 1998
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SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RAFFAELE TO LOVEJOY IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR WORK TOGETHER “TO CONSERVE PUERTO RICO’S EXTRAORDINARY NATURAL HERITAGE” THE BEST, H. RAFFAELE DEC. 2003; Provenance: From the library of Dr. Thomas Lovejoy 1941-2021 an American Ecologist, Yale University Graduate and President of the Amazon Biodiversity Center in Brazil. He also held appointments at the United Nations, George Mason University, and the World Bank and received recognition worldwide for his work including posthumously from the National Geographic Society with its highest honor the Hubbard Medal. Credited with E. O. Wilson of coining the term “biological diversity” in 1980, he spent his life working in science and public policy. PRINCIPAL ILLUSTRATORS TRACY PEDERSEN AND KRISTIN WILLIAMS ET ALL, SM QUARTO, PP.511, New Haven: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS.
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- Title
- A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies
- Author
- Raffaele, Herbert A.; Wiley, James; Garrido, Orlando H.; Keith, Allan; Raffaele, Janis I.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0691087369
- ISBN 13
- 9780691087368
- Illustrator
- Pedersen, Tracy; Williams, Kristin
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- Birds, Signed
This is the first comprehensive field guide to the birds of the West Indies to appear in more than fifty years. It covers all 564 bird species known to occur in the region (including migrants and infrequently occurring forms). Each species is represented by a full description that includes identification field marks, local names, status, habitat, voice, nesting, range, and comments about the bird. A map showing the bird's distribution accompanies each species account. Plumages of all species are depicted in eighty-six beautifully rendered color plates. Twelve of these plates feature individual endemics from each of twelve islands. Another seven plates feature the island endemics of the largest islands: Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.
Because the region is known for its extraordinary variety of avifauna and because no other accurate modern account of its birdlife exists, this book is a landmark publication that will be widely hailed by serious birders and amateur birdwatchers alike. The authors pay particular attention to endangered and threatened birds. For each island or island group, local experts have been invited to provide a survey of efforts made to date to conserve birds and their habitats. For many years there has been a need for an up-to-date field guide that could satisfy local residents, vacationing tourists, and "armchair travelers." At last, that need has been met with this fully illustrated Guide to the Birds of the West Indies.
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