Orlando H. Garrido is a founder of both the Cuban Academy of Science and the National Museum of Natural History of Cuba, where he served as Curator until his retirement. He has described 129 new species and subspecies, and is the author or coauthor of books including Las Palomas , Los Patos de Cuba , Conozca Las Rapaces , Cat�logo de las Aves de Cuba , Birds of the West Indies , and Mariposas de Puerto Rico .