The natural history of the oilbird, Steatornis caripensis, in Trinidad, W.I. Part 1. General behavior and breeding habits

Zoological Society at Simla, Arima Valley, Trinidad, West Indies.The Station was founded in 1950 by the Zoological Society's Department of Tropical Research, under the direction of Dr. William Beebe.It comprises 200 acres in the middle of the Northern Range, which includes large stretches of undisturbed government forest reserves.The laboratory of the Station is intended for research in tropical ecology and in animal behavior.The altitude of the research area is 500 to 1,800 feet, with an annual rainfall of more than 100 inches.[