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Descriptions of four new forms of birds from Hispaniola
(1929)Continued studies of birds from Haiti and the Dominican Republic in the National Museum have In'ought to attention three geographic races found on small islands oil the coast that differ sufficiently from the groups ... -
Mammals eaten by Indians, owls, and Spaniards in the coast region of the Dominican Republic (with two plates)
(1929)In February and March, 1928, I visited the Samana Bay region, northeastern Dominican Republic with the special object of obtaining remains of mammals in the Indian deposits that had been previously examined by Gabb in ... -
Three small collections of mammals from Hispaniola (with two plates)
(1930)The United States National Museum has received from Haiti and the Dominican Republic three small collections of mammals that have not yet been reported on. The first was made in a sheltered side crevice, probably once the ... -
The birds of Haiti and the Dominican Republic
(1931)The book is an ornithological treatise on the avifauna of the island of Hispaniola (divided between the nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic) in the Caribbean. It is based on the fieldwork carried out, and collections ... -
Additional notes on the birds of Haiti and the Dominican Republic
(1933)In continuation of biological studies in Hispaniola under the Smithsonian Institution, we were engaged in field investigations in Haiti and the Dominican Republic in the spring of 1931, being oc cupied principally with ... -
A partial list of birds observed in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
(1934)The birds here listed are some of those noted on a limnological expedition to the island, lasting from February 5 to March 15, 1933. As will be observed, the greater part of the birds mentioned are aquatic, since they were ... -
A new nematode of the genus Diplotriaena from a Hispaniolan woodpecker
(1934)The species of nematode described in this paper was collected from the body cavity of a Hispaniolan woodpecker killed near Santa Barbara de Samaná, Dominican Republic, by E. W. Price. -
The herpetology of Hispaniola
(1941)This study of the herpetology has been undertaken for the purpose of advancing the survey of the amphibian and reptile fauna of the Greater Antilles. Of these islands Hispaniola has remained the least known faunistically ... -
Nidification of the passerine birds of Hispaniola
(1943)When I began my survey of the avifauna of the West Indies in 1927 very little was known of the nesting habits of the birds of Hispaniola, and I tried to fill this gap during the nine months that I spent on the island. It ... -
Riqueza forestal dominicana (tomo I) [tercera edición corregida y ampliada]
(1945)Primer volumen de una serie de tres obras que constituyen un manual científico-técnico con descripciones de las especies de la flora de la República Dominicana. -
Ley No. 1688 sobre conservación forestal y árboles frutales
(1948)Se consagran como reservas forestales de la República: a) Todos los terrenos del Estado donde existen bosques, o que puedan ser dedicados a la repoblación forestal, sobre las cuales no existen impedimentos por concesiones ... -
Árboles de la flora dominicana
(1949)La obra constituye un manual sobre los nombres de las especies de árboles de la flora dominicana, incluyendo sus nombres vulgares y científicos, sinónimos dominicanos y sinónimos latinos. -
Sumario de la natural historia de las Indias
(1950)El Sumario de la natural historia de las Indias fue uno de los primeros documentos impresos sobre la flora y la fauna americanas. Su autor, el español Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo, viajó cuatro veces a América, en la que ... -
Acta final del Primer Symposium para Evaluación y Defensa de los Recursos Naturales de la República Dominicana
(1959)Acta del Primer Symposium para Evaluación y Defensa de los Recursos Naturales de la República Dominicana, que tuvo lugar del 24 al 29 de octubre de 1958 en el Salón de Actos del Aula Magna de la Universidad de Santo Domingo. -
Ley No. 5852 sobre dominio de aguas terrestres y distribución de las aguas públicas
(1962)La Ley consta de 2 títulos y 127 artículos. INDICE: Título Primero: Dominio de las aguas pluviales (I); Dominio de las aguas vivas, manantiales y corrientes (II); Dominio de las aguas muertas o estancadas (III); Dominio ... -
Discovery of breeding Black-capped Petrels on Hispaniola
(1964)The status of the Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata), which formerly bred on several West Indian islands, has been obscure since late in the nineteenth century, when the location of the diminishing breeding colonies ... -
Notes and descriptions of new Urocoptidae from Cuba and Hispaniola (Mollusca: Pulmonata)
(1966)The following notes and descriptions of new species are based upon material in the Museum of Comparative Zoology which has been collected over the past several years. All species are members of the family Urocoptidae, one ... -
The behavior of Solenodon paradoxus in captivity with comments in the behavior of other insectivora
(1966)The behavior of S. paradoxus was reviewed by Dr. Erna Mohr (1936-38). Since her series of papers, however, much more has been learned concerning the behavior of not only the solenodon but also the insectivores of the ... -
Decreto No. 2347 que prohíbe la entrada y salida de personas en los parques nacionales, y encarga de la Dirección General Forestal al Mayor General Enrique Pérez y Pérez. E. N., Secretario de Estado de las Fuerzas Armadas
(1968)Decreto emitido considerando necesario dictar medidas para evitar que se produzcan incendios forestales en los parques nacionales de la República Dominicana.