Download or read book A Guide to Common Animals of Western North America written by Jerry G Chmielewski and published by Author House. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors provide the tourist to western North America with a trilingual introduction to the wildlife. Our intent in this introductory guide is not to be exhaustive but instead to provide some background information on some of the wildlife3 you will hopefully encounter while visiting our rugged mountainous wilderness.
Download or read book Mammals of North America written by Roland W. Kays and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-11-09 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best field guide to North American mammals The best-selling field guide that "sets new standards" (New Scientist) and "makes all other field guides for mammals of the United States. . . and Canada obsolete" (Journal of Mammalogy) is now even better. Covering 20 species recognized since 2002 and including 13 new color plates, this fully revised edition of Mammals of North America illustrates all 462 known mammal species in the United States and Canada—each in beautiful color and accurate detail. With a more up-to-date species list than any other guide, improved facing-page descriptions, easier-to-read distribution maps, updated common and scientific names, and track and scat illustrations, this slim, light, and easy-to-use volume is the must-have source for identifying North American mammals. Roland Kays and Don Wilson have scoured the technical literature to pull out the key differences between similar species, and illustrated these whenever possible, making the guide useful to amateur naturalists and professional zoologists alike. Casual animal watchers will appreciate the overview of mammal diversity and the tips on identifying animals they can spy in their binoculars, while scientists will appreciate the exacting detail needed to distinguish similar species, including illustrations of shrew teeth, bat toes, and whale dorsal fins. The best-illustrated and easiest-to-use field guide to North American mammals Beautiful and accurate color illustrations of all 462 mammals found in the United States and Canada—including 20 species recognized since 2002 112 color plates—including 13 new ones Key identification information—fully revised—on facing pages The most current taxonomy/species list Fully revised, easy-to-read range maps Illustrations of tracks, scat, and whale and dolphin dive sequences
Download or read book Mammal Tracks Sign written by Mark Elbroch and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-08-23 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive reference guide to mammal tracks and sign for North America. This new edition is more visual, with more than 1300 photos and 450 illustrations for easy comparison and identification of similar sign. Each species account includes information on tracks and trails, scat and urine, nests and lodges, as well as sign on the ground, in trees and shrubs, on fungi and on plants. Winner of the 2019 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Classic Books.
Download or read book Harper Row s Complete Field Guide to North American Wildlife Western Edition written by Jay Ellis Ransom and published by HarperCollins Children's Books. This book was released on 1981 with total page 958 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering 1800 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, food and game fishes, mollusks, and principal marine invertebrates occurring in Western North America.
Download or read book Kaufman Field Guide to Mammals of North America written by Nora Bowers and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring more than 1,200 color images, illustrations, and range maps, a compact reference identifies and describes every species of wild mammal found north of the Mexican border, furnishing information on key field marks for identification, characteristics, comparative colors, habitats, behavior, and more.
Download or read book AMNH Birds of North America Western written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive e-guide to North American birds uses a fully integrated photographic approach for quick and easy identification in the field. This is the only photographic field e-guide you need to enjoy bird-watching in Western North America. It uses a photographic approach to profile the extraordinary range of birds found in Western North America. The highest-quality photography brings nearly 575 species to life on the page, capturing their beauty and making identification quick and effortless. The 367 species most commonly seen west of the Great Plains are featured in full-page profiles that emphasize all the information needed to identify them. All photographs are clearly labeled and annotated. Detailed similar species boxes make it easy to distinguish between birds that are similar in appearance. Schematic drawings show the shape and posture of the bird in flight as well as its coloration, and a diagram of its flight pattern is also included. A separate section profiles 128 species that are particularly uncommon or local in their distribution, and there is a short list of vagrants and accidentals--those that are, on occasion, pushed off course on migration to find themselves in North America. Written by experts and produced in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History, Birds of North America Western Region is an essential field guide for identifying birds in North America.
Download or read book The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals written by John O. Whitaker and published by Alfred A. Knopf. This book was released on 1980 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Field guide to North American Mammals.
Download or read book Guide and Reference to the Snakes of Western North America north of Mexico and Hawaii written by Richard D. Bartlett and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide and reference to the snakes of Western North America.
Download or read book Peterson Field Guide to Finding Mammals in North America written by Vladimir Dinets and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2015 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to finding and observing 420 species of North American mammals, including the art of mammal watching, the best locations, and a species-finding guide.
Download or read book American Animals written by Witmer Stone and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 1306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Animals written by Witmer Stone and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Field Guide to Mammals of North America North of Mexico written by Fiona Reid and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fourth edition has been completely rewritten, with all-new range maps and illustrations for all species.
Download or read book National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Mammals of North America written by Catherine Herbert Howell and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geared to meet the same standards of excellence as our previous pocket guides, this book is tailored to the needs of an eager beginner. Affordable and authoritative, this entry-level field guide will appeal to all animal-spotting newcomers, combining spot-on descriptive information, definitive photography, animal track silhouettes, and key facts in a handy, pleasant-to-hold, easy-to-reference volume. More robust than any other beginning field guides on the market, this book includes selected photography and newly commissioned art and graphics to help identify each mammal species. Tips throughout show how to observe, track, and identify mammals in nature. Beautifully designed and illustrated, with logical organization and bulleted information, these pocket guides are useful in the field or as an in-home reference. Tips throughout show how to observe, track, and identify mammals in nature.
Download or read book Animal Skulls written by Mark Elbroch and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference and guidebook offers illustrations, descriptions, and measurements for the skulls of some 275 animal species found throughout North America. The skull is the key anatomical feature used to identify an animal and understand many of its behaviors. This book describes in words and pictures the bones and regions of the skull important to identification, including illustrations of all the bones in the cranium, leading to a greater understanding of a creature's place in the natural world. With life-size drawings, this guide is a reference for wildlife professionals, trackers, and animal-lovers.
Download or read book The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals written by American Society of Mammalogists and published by Smithsonian Inst Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents descriptions and illustrations of hundreds of North American mammals, along with their scientific and common names and information on behavior, diet, reproduction, growth, longevity, and habitat.
Download or read book Trees of Eastern North America written by Gil Nelson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-27 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive and user-friendly field guide to the trees of eastern North America Covering 825 species, more than any comparable field guide, Trees of Eastern North America is the most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use book of its kind. Presenting all the native and naturalized trees of the eastern United States and Canada as far west as the Great Plains—including those species found only in tropical and subtropical Florida and northernmost Canada—the book features superior descriptions; thousands of meticulous color paintings by David More that illustrate important visual details; range maps that provide a thumbnail view of distribution for each native species; "Quick ID" summaries; a user-friendly layout; scientific and common names; the latest taxonomy; information on the most recently naturalized species; keys to leaves and twigs; and an introduction to tree identification, forest ecology, and plant classification and structure. The easy-to-read descriptions present details of size, shape, growth habit, bark, leaves, flowers, fruit, flowering and fruiting times, habitat, and range. Using a broad definition of a tree, the book covers many small, overlooked species normally thought of as shrubs. With its unmatched combination of breadth and depth, this is an essential guide for every tree lover. The most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use field guide to the trees of eastern North America Covers 825 species, more than any comparable guide, including all the native and naturalized trees of the United States and Canada as far west as the Great Plains Features specially commissioned artwork, detailed descriptions, range maps for native species, up-to-date taxonomy and names, and much, much more An essential guide for every tree lover
Download or read book Natural History of Western Wild Animals and Guide for Hunters Trappers and Sportsmen written by David W. Cartwright and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
