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Description: |
xxv, 289 pages, 28 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-276) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Pouched mammals: Marsupialia -- Opossums: Didelphiidae -- Insect-eaters: Insectivora -- Shrews: Soricidae -- Moles: Talpidae -- Bats: Chiroptera -- Leafnose bats: Phyllostomidae -- Vampire bats: Desmodontidae -- Plainnose bats: Vespertiliondae -- Myotis group of bats -- Other plainnose bats -- Freetail bats: Molossidae -- Flesh-eaters: Carnivora -- Bears: Ursidae -- Raccoons and coatis: Procyonidae -- Ringtails: Bassariscidae -- Weasels, skunks, etc: Mustelidae -- Dogs, wolves, and foxes: Canidae -- Cats: Felidae -- Sea lions and seals: Pinnipedia -- Sea lions and fur seals: Otariidae -- Walrus: Odobenidae -- Hair seals: Phocidae -- Gnawing mammals: Rodentia -- Aplodontia: Aplodontiidae -- Squirrels: Sciuridae -- Pocket gophers: Geomyidae -- Pocket mice, kangaroo mice, and kangaroo rats: Heteromyidae -- Beaver: Castoridae -- Mice, rats, lemmings, and voles: Cricetidae -- Harvest mice -- White-footed and pygmy mice -- Grasshopper mice -- Woodrates -- Rice rats -- Cotton rats -- Lemmings -- Phenacomys -- Redback voles -- Other voles -- Water rat and muskrat -- Old world rats and mice: Muridae -- Jumping mice: Zapodidae -- Porcupine: Erethizontidae -- Nutria: Capromyidae -- Pikas, hares, and rabbits: Lagomorpha -- Pikas: Ochotonidae -- Hares and rabbits: Leporidae -- Even-toed hoofed mammals: Artiodactyla -- Peccaries: Tayassuidae -- Old world swine: Suidae -- Deer: Cervidae -- Pronghorn: Antilocapridae -- Bison, goats, muskox, and sheep: Bovidae -- Sloths and armadillos: Xenarthra -- Armadillos: Dasypodidae -- Dugong and manatee: Sirenia -- Manatee: Trichechidae -- Whales, dolphins, and porpoises: Catacea -- Toothed whales: Odontoceti -- Beaked whales: Ziphiidae -- Sperm whate: Physeteridae -- Pygmy sperm whales: Kogiidae -- White whale and narwhal: Monodontidae -- Dolphins and porpoises: Delphinidae -- Baleen whales: Mysticeti -- Gray whale: Eschrichtiidae -- Finback whales: Balaenopteridae -- Right and bowhead whales: Balaenidae -- Dental formulae. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: "If you want to know: How to identify all the wild mammals of North America north of Mexico -- and the marine mammals offshore. Their geographical ranges. Their habits, diet, reproduction, habitat, and economic status. A Field Guide to the Mammals gives you all this information and much more -- on all the wild mammals in our area of all kinds, large and small -- from bats to whales. 380 species described, with all necessary recognition information: size, weight, color, markings, number of teeth. Range maps show at a glance the area where each species occurs. Over 200 animals shown on superb color plates. Drawings of other species, marine mammal skulls, typical habitats and tracks. Skull photographs and dental formulae for positive identification of remains found in the field. Peterson Identification System shows you the points to look for, with arrows and italics." -- Back cover. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Burt, William Henry, 1903-1987. Field guide to the mammals. 3d ed. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1976 (OCoLC)904189651 |
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Elect. Loc./Access: |
http://www.archive.org/details/fieldguidetomamm00burt Free eBook from the Internet Archive |
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http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL5202410M Additional information and access via Open Library |
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Series Added Entry: |
Peterson field guide series ; 5. |