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by Herbert Raffaele (Author), James Wiley (Author), Orlando H. Garrido (Author), Allan Keith (Author), Janis I. Raffaele (Author), Tracy Pedersen (Illustrator), Kristin Williams (Illustrator)
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While paging through the new West Indian field guide . . . I lost track of several hours, completely captivated by the images before me. . . . [It includes] color plates of surpassing accuracy and . . . the text . . . is accurate and highly readable. -- Review

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Fascinating reading. . . . [This] finally eclipses . . . the old field guide . . . that in its various forms held sway for more than fifty years. . . . The illustrations . . . are exceptionally beautiful. . . . Indispensable.
(Stephen Mills Times Literary Supplement )

While paging through the new West Indian field guide . . . I lost track of several hours, completely captivated by the images before me. . . . [It includes] color plates of surpassing accuracy and . . . the text . . . is accurate and highly readable.
(Tropical Audubon Bulletin )

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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press (September 2, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 069111319X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0691113197
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #164,996 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An up-to-date field-book for the Antilles, March 9, 2004
By "cuyaya" (Hispaniolan Ornithological Society, Dominican Republic) - See all my reviews
Though the previous A Guide To The Birds of The West Indies is unparalleled in its depth, this handy guide is what we were waiting for. It saves us the pains of lugging its bigger predecesor into swamps, jungles and fields, without sacrificing key information and wonderful drawings.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Much better than Bond!, May 23, 2006
By J. C. M. Bannerman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA) - See all my reviews
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I just came back from St. Vincent where I used a copy of James Bond's "Birds of the Caribbean". It was acceptable, but it didn't have many colour plates or pictures of birds in flight.

This book is all colour illustrations and has pictures of birds in flight. The information is also up to date.

Many more useful tools for bird identification than in Bond! For example, this has habitat and maps of range.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Field Guide, April 7, 2006
By Elizabeth A. Salt (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This is an excellent field guide with great pictures of birds, making identification easier. The descriptions about the different bird species inhabiting the West Indies are also very good. The guide seems to give fuller coverage to birds in the northern Caribbean islands, such as Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico, and somewhat less coverage to birds in the central and southern regions of the West Indian island chain, but it was still very helpful to me with bird identification on a recent trip to the island of Montserrat (about 300 miles southeast of Puerto Rico). Recommended for birders vacationing in the West Indies.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Complete and well illustrated !
All the birds of the West Indies are described and illustrated in this portable book make for field and identification.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The One and Only Field Guide for the West Indies.
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The color Plates
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Provides color plates for all species found in the West Indies, and helpful maps alongside the text, whenever necessary. Read more
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