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Title: A Field Guide to Birds of the West Indies (The Peterson Field Guide) by James Bond, Don R. Eckelberry, Arthur B. Singer, Roger Tory Peterson Institute ISBN: 0-395-67669-X Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Pub. Date: September, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.56 (9 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Review of "Birds of the West Indies."
Comment: Unless one is collecting Peterson Field Guides, I do not recommend this book. Its organization is dated. Color plates are segregated from the bird descriptions. Many of the descriptions are accompanied by a black and white sketch. Some of the birds described lack any sketch or color plate. The book does not contain distribution maps. Redeeming aspects of the book are (1) it is small in size and (2) it includes a comprehensive list of species in the area with a written text for each.
Rating: 4
Summary: West Indy Birds
Comment: Yea, The book could definently use some improvements, but overall the pictures did depict the birds pretty well. The only species illustrated {in color} are those endemic ONLY to the Carib islands. Any birds that are seen in the continental US are only given black and white drawings, and small descriptions. So a field guide and familiarity to eastern migratory birds are a plus! I am VERY dissapointed with the quality of the pages in the book. After a week in the Islands, mine looks worse than any of my regular guides! Bring a water-proof sleeve or something, because it's going to get wet! Not a bad book though, I had a lot of fun, and pretty much every bird you see tends to be a new species! Have fun!
Rating: 2
Summary: A disappointment
Comment: When I ordered this guide, I was expecting a format that was similar to the other Petersen bird guides. Unfortunately, this book is nowhere near as well organized. The plates are small, the artwork is not as good, and not all the species are illustrated. The text was also rather thin in life history information. If you are traveling to the Caribbean in winter and aren't up to speed on North American migratory singbirds, you will need to take an Eastern U.S. bird guide with you as well, as the numerous migrants that comprise the wintertime fauna are merely mentioned. I managed to identify most birds that I saw while using this guide, but it was a frustrating process.
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Title: A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies by Herbert Raffaele, James W. Wiley, Orlando H. Garrido, Allan R. Keith, Janis I. Raffaele ISBN: 0691087369 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 11 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $49.50 |
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Title: A Photographic Guide to Birds of the West Indies by G. Michael Flieg, Allan Sander ISBN: 0883590506 Publisher: Ralph Curtis Pub Pub. Date: February, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Birds of the West Indies by Herbert Raffaele, James W. Wiley, Orlando H. Garrido, Allan R. Keith, Janis I. Raffaele ISBN: 069111319X Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Nature of the Islands: Plants & Animals of the Eastern Caribbean by Virginia Barlow, Chris Doyle, Katie Shears ISBN: 0944428134 Publisher: Cruising Guide Pubns Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Caribbean Birds: An Introduction to Familiar Species by James Kavanagh ISBN: 1583551581 Publisher: Waterford Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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