The Birds of Haiti and San Domingo
Author | : Charles Barney Cory |
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Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1885 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Charles Barney Cory |
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Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1885 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Charles Barney Cory |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1884 |
Genre | : Birds |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1885 |
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Author | : Alexander Wetmore |
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Total Pages | : 546 |
Release | : 1931 |
Genre | : Science |
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The island that Columbus named Hispaniola, divided politically in modern times between the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Haiti biologically is the most intersting of the Greater Antilles since in its great area of elevated mountains it has preserved remnants of life of an ancient type that elsewhere in the West Indies has disappeared. A series of specimens, particularly birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and plants, was collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott beginning in 1916. The rich collections obtained have all come to the Smithsonian Institution for the United States Nartional Museum, providing one of the finest collections extant from the island in question. As the Museum collections became extensive it was decided finally to make comprehensive accounts of the various groups covered so as to bring this information down to date.
Author | : Alexander Wetmore |
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Total Pages | : 1054 |
Release | : 1908 |
Genre | : Ornithology |
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Author | : Steven C. Latta |
Publisher | : Helm |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Nature |
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The Dominican Republic and Haiti make up the island of Hispaniola, which is the second largest island in the West Indies, after Cuba. This book describes and illustrates 302 species known to have occurred on the island, and gives information on the biology and ecology of the birds.
Author | : Steven C. Latta |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Birds |
ISBN | : 9780691118901 |
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Author | : Allan R. Keith |
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Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2003-01-01 |
Genre | : Birds |
ISBN | : 9780907446262 |
Author | : ALEXANDER. WETMORE |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
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ISBN | : 9781033031254 |
Author | : Alexander Wetmore |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 532 |
Release | : 2015-07-16 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781331522041 |
Excerpt from The Birds of Haiti and the Dominican Republic Samaria Bay it is swampy with broad, wet savannas grown with palms, or extensive stretches of wet forest, penetrated with difficulty, that at the sea become mangrove swamps. The central mountain system of the island is a broken series of ridges and peaks that present no systematic arrangement to the eye of the traveller. The Cordillera Central, as it is known in the Dominican Republic, begins in a series of low hills in the arid eastern end of the island and extending westward broadens and be comes better watered until in its central portions it receives heavy downpours of rain. It continues through northern Haiti as the rugged Massif du Nord to a point northwest of Gros Morne, and at the south in Haiti is extended through the Montagnes Noires into the Sierra de Neiba that runs back into the Dominican Republic between the valleys of San Juan and Enriquillo. At the north the central mountain mass is limited by the Cibao Valley, while at the south in the Dominican Republic one spur reaches the vicinity of the sea at Sabana Buey. The system is 130 kilometers wide near its middle, and in its greatest extent is between 400 and 500 kilometers long. The summit of Loma Tina, in the Dominican Republic, near its center, reputed to be the highest mountain in the West Indies, is reported to rise meters above sea level, while Culo de Maco nearby is about its equal. Lorna Rucillo, also called Pico de Yaque, not far from Culo de Maco, is recorded as meters high. Broad stretches through these central mountains are covered with beautiful forests of pine mingled with areas of rain-forest jungle. The climate of the high interior valleys is invigorating, with hot days and cool nights, with occasional frost in the highest altitudes in winter. Rainfall is abundant in the Dominican Republic while to the west in Haiti the land is drier. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.