The Birds of Haiti and the Dominican Republic (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Birds of Haiti and the Dominican Republic The island that Columbus named Hispaniola, divided politically in modern times between the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Haiti biologically is the most interesting 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. Though naturalists began their observations in Hispaniola in the days of Columbus since when many strange and peculiar forms have become known, only within the past fifteen years has there come a definite understanding of the importance of Hispaniola in outlining problems of distribution in this general area. Advance in modern knowledge of the life of this island has been due in large measure to the efforts of the veteran explorer Dr. W. L. Abbott. Since an early visit to the Dominican Republic in 1883 Doctor Abbott has been interested in Hispaniola and has visited the region of Samana Bay repeatedly in the intervals between travels in more distant parts of the world. In 1916, he began definitely to make systematic collections on the island, which he continued until 1923, in that time amassing series of specimens, particularly in birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and plants, with material in less amount from various other groups. Since ceasing active personal work he has retained his interest in the island and has financed extensive work on the part of other naturalists. The rich collections thus obtained have all come to the Smithsonian Institution for the United States National Museum, and have given this institution the finest collections extant from the island in question. Though undertaken primarily to fill gaps in our collections the information that immediately became available was obviously so extended and so important that several reports on the collections have been planned. 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.
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