Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands / Herbert A. Raffaele, Clive Petrovic, Sergio A. Col?on L?opez, Lisa D. Yntema, and Jos?e A. Salguero Faria ; principal illustrators Dale Dyer, Tracy Taylor, and Kristin Williams ; supporting illustrators Cynthie Fisher and Bart Rulon.

Preface to the Third Edition
Introduction
Aims
Species Coverage
Taxonomy
Species Accounts
Size
Other Common Names
Behavior
Description
Plumages
Similar Species
Flight
Voice
Uniqueness
Status and Range
Other Definitions
Recent Avifaunal Changes
Present Avifaunal Composition
Migration
Causes of Avifaunal Increase
Field Hazards
Geography
Biogeography
Barriers to Dispersal
Diversity versus Uniqueness
Uniqueness: Its Values
Conservation
The Problem
Principal Causes of Extinction and Endangerment
Earliest Human-Caused Extinctions in the Region
Recent Extinctions and Extirpations
Endangered and Threatened Species
Causes of Endangerment
Habitat Destruction and Disturbance
Overhunting
Invasive Pests
Chemicals
Climate Change
Endangered Species List
Proposed Conservation Measures
Descriptive Parts of a Bird
Species Accounts and Color Illustrations
Ocean Birds
Coastal Seabirds
Long-legged Wetland Birds (mostly Waders)
Medium-legged Wetland Birds (mostly Waders)
Other Wetland Birds
Ducks/Duck-like Waterbirds
Medium- and Long-legged Upland Birds
Birds of Prey
Land Birds
Vagrants
Vagrants with Insufficient Records
Unestablished Introductions
Hypothetical
Places to Bird
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
Index
Index of Local Names