Publisher's Synopsis
The Dominican Republic and Haiti make up the island of Hispaniola,which is the second largest island in the West Indies, after Cuba. TheDominican Republic is a popular destination as there are severalendemics on the island, one of which, the Palm Chat, is in its ownunique family. In this book all 302 species known to have occurred onthe island are described and illustrated and information on the biologyand ecology of the birds is also given. This is the only comprehensivefield guide devoted to the birds of Hispaniola, providing new
informationfrom the authors' personal research on the biology and ecology of theisland's avifauna. This is a valuable addition to the literature of theWest Indies.
