CONTENTS xv 



2. Venezuela. H. PITTIER, Caracas, Ven, and H. B. BAKEB, Uni- 



versity of Pennsylvania 637 



3. The Guianas. WM. BEEBE, New York Zoological Society, and 



H. A. GLEASON, New York Botanical Garden 649 



4. Ecuador. WILSON POPENOE, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



and H. E. ANTHONY, American Museum of Natural History. . 662 



5. The Amazon Valley. ORLAND E. WHITE, Brooklyn, Botanic 



Garden 674 



C. Islands in the Atlantic and Adjacent Waters 681 



1. Bermudas. (Committee Notes.) 681 



2. Bahamas. (Committee Notes.) 682 



3. Cuba. BROTHER LEON, Colegio de la Salle, Havana 682 



4. Haiti and Santo Domingo. G. KINGSLEY NOBLE, American 



Museum of Natural History 695 



5. Jamaica. FORREST SHREVE, Carnegie Institution 698 



6. Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. N. L. BRITTON, New York 



Botanical Garden, G. N. WOLCOTT, Porto Rico Experiment 

 Station, and others 700 



7. Dutch West Indies. H. B. BAKER, University of Pennsylvania. 707 



D. Pacific Islands 709 



1. Galapagos Islands. (Committee Notes.) 709 



2. Philippine Islands. F. T. MCLEAN, Rhode Island College, 



Kingston, Rhode Island 709 



V. LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN THE PRESERVATION OP NATURAL 



CONDITIONS 721 



A. List of State and Territorial Representatives. W. G. WATERMAN, 



Northwestern University 723 



B. Local Organizations. W. G. WATERMAN, Northwestern University. . 727 



C. National Organizations. C. F. JACKSON, New Hampshire College... 736 

 VI. Indices 741 



1. Index of Scientific and Common Names of Birds 743 



2. Index to Authors and Localities .. 759 



