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Title: A Field Guide to the Birds of the West Indies by Roger Tory Peterson, James Bond, Don R. Eckelberry, Arthur B. Singer, Earl L. Poole ISBN: 0-618-00210-3 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.88 (8 reviews)
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.
Rating: 4
Summary: Book makes a cameo in "Die Another Day"
Comment: Hard core 007 afficianados will notice a pile of 007 in-jokes that are scattered throught the latest Bond film, "Die Another Day". Among them: While in a Cuban office, Pierce Brosnan casually picks up a first edition of this book, which, as others have noted, is where Ian Fleming came up with 007's name. Better than available alternatives I suppose ("My name is Audobon - - John James Audobon..."
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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: 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: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A Field Guide to Coral Reefs : Caribbean and Florida by Eugene H. Kaplan, Roger Tory Peterson, Susan L. Kaplan ISBN: 0618002111 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: A Guide to the Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands : Revised Edition by Herbert Raffaele ISBN: 0691024243 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 December, 1989 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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