| The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals |  | Author: John O. Whitaker
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Category: Book
List Price: $19.00
Buy Used: $0.75
You Save: $18.25 (96%)
New (11) Used (54) Collectible (1) from $0.75
Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 253294
Media: Turtleback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 745
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 4.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0394507622
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.097
EAN: 9780394507620
ASIN: 0394507622
Publication Date: October 12, 1980
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: shows slight use
|
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Consider the lynx, a medium-sized cat of boreal regions of North America, "a solitary animal, associated with the opposite sex only during mating." Consider the Oldfield mouse, Peromyscus polionotus, once abundant in abandoned fields and beaches from South Carolina to northern Florida. These are but two of the 390 species covered in this densely informative, well-illustrated guidebook to the mammals of North America, with photographs keyed to textual descriptions that cover a given animal's physical features, range and habitat, breeding characteristics, and behavior (and, helpfully, that list other animals with which it might be confused). This easy-to-use handbook makes a superb addition to any naturalist's library. --Gregory McNamee
Book Description
Tree peepers everywhere will enjoy these two guides which explore the incredible environment of our country's forests-including seasonal features, habitat, range, and lore. Nearly 700 species of trees are detailed in photographs of leaf shape, bark, flowers, fruit, and fall leaves -- all can be quickly accessed making this the ideal field guide for any time of year. Note: the Western Edition covers the Rocky Mountain range and all the states to the west of it, while the Eastern Edition generally covers states east of the Rocky Mountains.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 indispensible for any naturalist's library October 2, 2007
As with all the Audubon Field Guides, so too with this one - it is well made, with good binding and a durable leatherette cover; the index is well organized with links to the color plates; and the color photos are the best of any of the field guides.
The descriptions, albeit way too brief, are concise and straight forward. There are 390 mammal species covered - range and habitat, behavior patterns, and track illustrations round out the textual information.
This edition was updated in 1996, so it's not as dated as some of the other Audubon guides. Although the #1 deficiency of these guides is the inadequate summaries (the details really need to be fleshed out), these guides are on the whole better than the Peterson and Stokes guides. This volume has its place in any serious naturalist's library.
Extracts: A Field Guide for Iconoclasts
The Cloud Reckoner
 Great as always January 10, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you have seen any of the other Audobon Society Books, you know how good they are. They provide the necessary information on kinds of animals I've never even heard of. I like that the book includes color photographs as well.
Field Guide to North American Mammals June 29, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
From the shrews to the bears, this guide is what one should have in the field. . .especially in Alaska.
Awesome Field Guide June 16, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This guide includes all sorts of animals in and around my area. It has a very thorough explanation of the animals and how to identify them. Whats really useful is the pictures. There are several pictures for each species including Summer coat & Winter coat. This is especially helpful if you are out animal watching during different times of year. I love going out exploring and coming home to look up the critters I saw.
The best .................. November 21, 2002
13 out of 18 found this review helpful
These are the BEST field guides we have ever owned. We have the trees, western USA birds, trees and sealife ones and they are a wonderful size and fit easily into a coat pocket or glove compartment of ones car and of course a back pack. They make a GREAT gift and during the Christmas season a great stocking stuffer.They are so complete as far as information goes, telling the reader what the migration and nesting habits are, where the birds can be found and they have wonderful photographs that are so useful when out on a hike. Our son loved them growing up and with a set of binoculars on a hike a person can find hours passing and not realize it. The covers on the books (vinyl) make it easy to keep them clean. Buy at least one and I assure you, you will be hooked..........
|
|
|
Powered by Associate-O-Matic
| |
