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 ...

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 ...