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A FIELD GUIDE TO ANIMAL TRACKS. A FIELD GUIDE TO ANIMAL TRACKS. by Olaus J. Murie.
Seeing the animals themselves can be elusive: most are active at night and are also elusive, shunning humans. But they leave tracks and droppings (scat) as well as marks on plants and trees they encounter. A chapter in this book, "What happened here" tells how to know what the animals do and supplements what you may directly observe; or perhaps it is the other way around. A key to tracks lists the kinds of footprints left buy various species for ready comparison and then each species is described further as to its habits and habitats with more sketches of the signs it leaves. Mammals are arranged in families and there are also sections describing marks left by birds, amphibians and reptiles, insects and other invertebrates, trees and limbs, bone and horn chewing. Drawings of the species and their signs, bibliography,399 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1960. Order #: HOMI2696 cloth$12.00.

A FIELD GUIDE TO EDIBLE WILD PLANTS OF EASTERN/NORTH CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA. A FIELD GUIDE TO EDIBLE WILD PLANTS OF EASTERN/NORTH CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA. by Lee Allen Peterson.
Details over 370 edible wild plants in 37 states from the Atlantic coast to the Dakotas and Texas and including Quebec and Ontario in Canada--where to find in 14 habitats including seashores, running water, swamps, fields, thickets, moist woods, and more. How and when to pick them, how to prepare them for eating. Also identifies 37 poisonous look-alikes. Color illustrations, 346 pages, index.
Inventory = 9. ISBN: 0-395-31870-X. 1977. Order #: HOMI0604 paper$15.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO PACIFIC COAST FISHES OF NORTH AMERICA. A FIELD GUIDE TO PACIFIC COAST FISHES OF NORTH AMERICA. by William N. Eschmeyer, Earl S. Herald, & Howard Hammann.
How to identify 600 saltwater fishes from Alaska to Baja California--where each fish is more likely to be found and how it is usually caught. Which species are important as food. Which of the sharks and rays are considered dangerous. Groups similar species for comparison and pinpoints distinguishing features. Includes depths and bottom types preferred. Over 525 illustrations,  (211 color), 350 pages.
Inventory = 11. ISBN: 0-395-33188-9. 1983. Order #: HOMI0601 paper$15.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO PACIFIC COAST SHELLS.A FIELD GUIDE TO PACIFIC COAST SHELLS. by Percy A. Morris.
How to identify 945 kinds of shells of the Pacific Coast the Gulf of California, and Hawaii--where to find, how to prepare and arrange a collection. 73 plates show photographs of the species, many in two views to aid in identification. Text gives common and scientific names, geographical distribution, habitat, and detailed description for all species including other names, life cycle, and economic importance. Glossary, index, 331 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN:0-395-18322-7. 1966. Second edition. Order #: HOMI2260 paper$10.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO PACIFIC STATES WILDFLOWERS.A FIELD GUIDE TO PACIFIC STATES WILDFLOWERS. by Theodore F. Niehaus and Charles L. Ripper.
How to identify the wildflowers that grow from the Pacific Ocean to the Rockies and from British Columbia to Baja California--their field marks and family characteristics ranges, habitats, and flowering seasons. Covers 1,492 species from 77 families, describing and illustrating each while pinpointing the features that distinguish each. Glossaries define plant parts and show leaf shapes and arrangements. Drawings, color plates, 436 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-395-31662-6. 1976. Used; scuffed; pages intact.. Order #: HOMI 1063 paper$11.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF EASTERN/CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA.A FIELD GUIDE TO REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF EASTERN/CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA. by Roger Conant.
Peterson Field Guide to 574 species with detailed recognition features--size, color, scale arrangements for males, females, and young; ranges, habits, habitats; notes for similar species; collecting and caring for them. Distribution maps show ranges of all species.472 color illustrations, 543 pages; index.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-395-19977-8. 1975. Order #: HOMI605 paper$16.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWERS: from northern Arizona and New Mexico to British Columbia. A FIELD GUIDE TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWERS: from northern Arizona and New Mexico to British Columbia. by John J. Craighead, Frank C. Craighead, Jr., and Ray J. Davis.
Identifies the most common flower species in this region, which includes Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Glacier, and Rocky Mountain National Parks: when and where they are found, interesting facts about them and what they can tell the observer--animals that may be nearby, altitude, and even what birds of certain species might be leaving the nest. Describes 500 species with common and scientific names, detailed recognition features, flowering seasons related species, and range and habitat information. Includes key to plants for positive identification of families and species. Illustrated glossary explains technical terms for leaf shapes, flower parts, and other descriptive data. Over 200 color photographs and more than 100 plant drawings, 312pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-395-18324-3. 1963. Used; good condition. Order #: HOMI2670 paper$10.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWERS: northern Arizona and New Mexico to British Columbia.A FIELD GUIDE TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWERS: northern Arizona and New Mexico to British Columbia. by John J. Craighead, Frank C. Craighead, Jr., and Ray J. Davis.
Identifies 590 of the most common flower species in this region, which includes Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Glacier, and Rocky Mountain National Parks: when and where they are found, interesting facts about them and what they can tell the observer--animals that may be nearby, altitude, and even what birds of certain species might be leaving the nest. Describes 500 species with common and scientific names, detailed recognition features, flowering seasons related species, and range and habitat information. Includes key to plants for positive identification of families and species. Illustrated glossary explains technical terms for leaf shapes, flower parts, and other descriptive data. Over 200 color photographs and more than 100 plant drawings, 312pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-395-18324-3. 1991. Used; good condition. Order #: HOMI2679 paper$15.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWERS: northern Arizona and New Mexico to British Columbia. A FIELD GUIDE TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWERS: northern Arizona and New Mexico to British Columbia. by John J. Craighead, Frank C. Craighead, Jr., and Ray J. Davis.
Identifies 590 of  the most common flower species in this region, which includes Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Glacier, and Rocky Mountain National Parks: when and where they are found, interesting facts about them and what they can tell the observer--animals that may be nearby, altitude, and even what birds of certain species might be leaving the nest. Describes 500 species with common and scientific names, detailed recognition features, flowering seasons related species, and range and habitat information. Includes key to plants for positive identification of families and species. Illustrated glossary explains technical terms for leaf shapes, flower parts, and other descriptive data. Over 200 color photographs and more than 100 plant drawings, 312pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-395-93613-6. 1991. Used; good condition. Order #: HOMI2677 paper$19.00.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO SHELLS OF THE PACIFIC COAST AND HAWAII. A FIELD GUIDE TO SHELLS OF THE PACIFIC COAST AND HAWAII. by Percy A. Morris.
Introduces the collecting of shells of marine clams and snails, when and how to do it along the Pacific Coasts from San Diego to the Arctic seas and including Hawaii. Organizes shells into three main categories: West Coast pelecypods (clams) and West Coast Gastropods (snails) and Hawaiian mollusks and then describes families and genera for each. Classification chart included for mollusks and terminology for univalve and bivalve shells. Illustrated with 49 plates grouping like kinds, some in color, 240 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1964. First edition. Owner's signature in front. Order #: HOMI2697 cloth$12.95.

 

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO SHELLS OF THE PACIFIC COAST AND HAWAII, including the Gulf of California. A FIELD GUIDE TO SHELLS OF THE PACIFIC COAST AND HAWAII, including the Gulf of California. by Percy A. Morris.
Introduces the collecting of shells of marine clams and snails, when and how to do it along the Pacific Coasts from San Diego to the Arctic seas and including the Gulf of California and Hawaii. Organizes shells into seven main categories: West Coast pelecypods (clams), West Coast gastropods (snails), West Coast amphineruans and scaphopods, Gulf of California pelecypods, Gulf of California gastropods, Hawaiian pelecypods, and Hawaiian gastropods and then describes families and genera for each. Classification chart included for mollusks and terminology for univalve and bivalve shells. Illustrated with 72 plates grouping like kinds, some in color, 332 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1966. Second edition. Owner's signature in front. Order #: HOMI9377 cloth$12.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE ATLANTIC SEASHORE.A FIELD GUIDE TO THE ATLANTIC SEASHORE. by Kenneth L. Gosner.
How to identify the plant and animal life you find at the seashore; which species occur together and where to look for them; their ranges, habitats, and life cycles. Describes 1047 plant and animal species--such as mollusks, seaweeds, barnacles, crabs, jellyfish, sponges, and many other groups--with key identification features as well as accounts of habitats, habits, reproduction cycles, and association with other life forms. Detailed habitat descriptions explain where, when, and how to find seashore animals and plants--buy geographic range, tidal level, season, topography, and climate. Thorough species coverage from the Bay of Fund to Cape Hatteras. extending with species' range south to the West Indies and north to the Arctic. Over 1000 illustrations with 217 in color for quick and accurate identification. Peterson Identification System groups similar species for ready comparison. 345 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-395-31828-9. 1978. Title page loose. Order #: HOMI2678 vinyl$11.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BEETLES OF NORTH AMERICA.A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BEETLES OF NORTH AMERICA. by Richard E. White.
Detailed descriptions of 111 families of North American beetles with identification system that pinpoints key recognition features of representative species. Pictorial key compares features that identify beetle families. Tells of feeding habits of adults and larvae, usual habitats, economic damage some types cause and aspects of others that are beneficial, and behaviors. Gives varied instructions for successfully collecting different types. Over 600 drawings and 65 color paintings portray the myriad forms of this animal type. 382 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-395-33953-7. 1983. Order #: HOMI2694 paper$10.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS EAST OF THE ROCKIES. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS EAST OF THE ROCKIES. by Roger Tory Peterson.
Every species of land and water birds of eastern and central North America. Range maps show summer and winter ranges, breeding grounds; schematic drawings and arrows emphasize key field marks for quick identification; also includes accidentals, exotics and escapes--usually in several plumages. Drawings, color paintings, maps, 384 pages, index.
Inventory = 4.ISBN: 0-395-36164-8. 1980. Order #: HOMI0614 vinyl$11.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS EAST OF THE ROCKIES. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS EAST OF THE ROCKIES. by Roger Tory Peterson.
Every species of land and water birds of eastern and central North America. Range maps show summer and winter ranges, breeding grounds; schematic drawings and arrows emphasize key field marks for quick identification; also includes accidentals, exotics and escapes--usually in several plumages. Drawings, color paintings, maps, 384 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-395-36164-8. 1980. Cover lightly soiled. Order #: HOMI2663 vinyl$11.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF TEXAS AND ADJACENT STATES. by Roger Tory Peterson.
Covers how to identify 542 birds in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana: gives ranges, migration routes, habitats and where they breed and nest along with their various songs and calls. Organized by bird families and visual similarities with outstanding field marks emphasized in text and illustrations. Includes silhouettes and supplemental drawings of distinctive features to provide extra detail. Color paintings of virtually species included, drawings, 338 pages, index.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-395-26252-6. 1963. Order #: HOMI0602 paper$21.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA EAST OF THE GREAT PLAINS. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA EAST OF THE GREAT PLAINS. by Alexander B. Klots.
Peterson Field Guide. Detailed descriptions of all butterfly species found east of the Great Plains from Greenland to Mexico. Detailed descriptions; where to find them; habits; collecting and preserving; common and scientific names; habitats; range, food plants, subspecies. Includes accounts of families of butterflies and subfamilies, life zones, indicator plants, and basic ecology. Also list of butterfly literature, checklist, technical terms, and larval food plants. 494 drawings, photographs, and paintings, 247 in color, 365 pages, indexes.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-395-25859-6. 1951. Order #: HOMI0613 paper$11.95. Note date; also see HOMI2704.

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. by Alexander B. Klots.
Peterson Field Guide. Detailed descriptions of all butterfly species found east of the Great Plains from Greenland to Mexico. Detailed descriptions; where to find them; habits; collecting and preserving; common and scientific names; habitats; range, food plants, subspecies. Includes accounts of families of butterflies and subfamilies, life zones, indicator plants, and basic ecology. Also list of butterfly literature, checklist, technical terms, and larval food plants. 494 drawings, photographs, and paintings, 247 in color, 365 pages, indexes.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-395-25859-6. 1979. Order #: HOMI2704 paper$11.95. Note date; also see HOMI0613.

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE FERNS AND THEIR RELATED FAMILIES OF NORTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA.A FIELD GUIDE TO THE FERNS AND THEIR RELATED FAMILIES OF NORTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA. by Boughton Cobb.
How to identify all the ferns, horsetails, clubmosses, spikemosses, and quillworts for this region, plus where to find them and the overall characteristics of the four families and 24 genera in the area. Over 500 illustrations show all the species described, from lowermost to topmast leaves; there are extra sketches of details. Includes both common and scientific names, color, leaf shapes, measurements and root forms. Chapters explain life cycles, use in flower gardens, and fossil ferns. Identification key is provided to zero in on a species and there is a note relating these ferns to those found in Europe and the British Isles, where over half of these same fern species occur. 299 pages, index.
Inventory =3. ISBN: 0-395-19431-8. 1963. Order #: HOMI2263paper$14.95.

 

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE INSECTS OF AMERICAN NORTH OF MEXICO.A FIELD GUIDE TO THE INSECTS OF AMERICAN NORTH OF MEXICO. by Donald J. Borror and Richard E. White.
How to identify insects in 579 families; the system for classifying and naming insects; how they grow and develop; how to collect and preserve insects and what equipment to use. Gives detailed descriptions of insect orders families and many individual species with recognition features shown by the Peterson Identification System. Includes 1300 drawings with 1542 color paintings showing representative species. Illustrations have size lines showing lengths of insects. A glossary and text explain technical terms of insect anatomy and a pictured key helps find the order to which a field specimen belongs. 416 pages,  index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-395-18523-8. 1970. Order #: HOMI2681 paper$10.95.

 

 

 

FIELD GUIDE TO THE MAMMALS: giving field marks of all species north of Mexico. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE MAMMALS: giving field marks of all species north of Mexico. by William Henry Burt and Richard Philip Accrescendi.
Explains where and when to find mammals and what to observe to understand which species is seen. Organizes mammals by kind (shrews, bats, bears, cats, seals, deer, whales, etc. with descriptions of each that include habits, habitats, and important identifying characteristics. Maps showing ranges are added. 24 color plates show similar species and there are also 14 additional black-and-white plates. End papers show mammal tracks and signs. 200 pages, index.
Inventory= 2. ISBN: None. 1956. Owner signature in front. Order #: HOMI9382 cloth$10.00.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE STARS AND PLANETS. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE STARS AND PLANETS. by Donald H. Menzel & Jay M. Pasachoff.
Starts with introductory tours of the nighttime sky and gives 72 monthly sky maps for northern and southern hemispheres. Provides52dertailedatlas charts of the entire sky with descriptions of the objects seen in each region plus 9 detailed maps of the moon (including the far side). There are 10 timetables showing when the brightest stars, star clusters, nebulae, galaxies, and planets are visible. Tables list double and variable stars and other useful information for amateur astronomers. Over 230 photographs--82 in color--of the most interesting objects in the sky. 487 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-395-34835-8. 1983. Order #: HOMI2693 vinyl$12.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE STARS AND PLANETS. by Donald H. Menzel.
Illustrated, 411 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN:. 1984. Order #: HOMI2693 cloth$9.00.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN BIRDS: North America west of the 100th meridian, with a section on the birds of the Hawaiian Islands.A FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN BIRDS: North America west of the 100th meridian, with a section on the birds of the Hawaiian Islands. by Roger Tory Peterson.
Covers over 700 species in this region. Organized by families and visual characteristics for quick, easy comparison and identification. Additional detail and extra drawings help with similar species, family characteristics, songs and calls, and difficult identifications. More than 1000 paintings with over 500 in color showing males, females, adults, juveniles, and unusual plumages. 335 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-395-13692-X. 1961. Order #: HOMI2660 vinyl$12.95. Note cover.

A FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN BIRDS: North America west of the 100th meridian, with a section on the birds of the Hawaiian Islands.A FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN BIRDS: North America west of the 100th meridian, with a section on the birds of the Hawaiian Islands. by Roger Tory Peterson.
Covers over 700 species in this region. Organized by families and visual characteristics for quick, easy comparison and identification. Additional detail and extra drawings help with similar species, family characteristics, songs and calls, and difficult identifications. More than 1000 paintings with over 500 in color showing males, females, adults, juveniles, and unusual plumages. 335 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-395-13692-X. 1961. Soiled covers; water-wrinkled pages but intact and usable. Order #: HOMI2668 paper$10.95. Note cover.

A FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN BIRDS: a completely new guide to field marks of all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico.A FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN BIRDS: a completely new guide to field marks of all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. by Roger Tory Peterson.
Covers over 700 species in this region. Organized by families and visual characteristics for quick, easy comparison and identification. Additional detail and extra drawings help with similar species, family characteristics, songs and calls, and difficult identifications. More than 1000 paintings with over 165 in color showing males, females, adults, juveniles, and unusual plumages. Includes 442 range maps. 432 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-395-13218-X. 1990. Used copy in good shape, minor wear on cover. Order #: HOMI2662 vinyl$20.00.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS.A FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS. by Robert C. Stebbins.
Presents field marks of all species in western North America, including Baja California--244 species plus 260 subspecies focusing on the key features needed to identify them. Gives information on how to find reptiles and amphibians, how to study them in the wild or raise them from eggs and care for them at home. Includes 600 illustrations, 256 in color, plus line drawings showing details of anatomy, reproduction, scale arrangement, and life stages--plus 200 range maps of where they occur. 416 pages, index.
Inventory = 1.ISBN: 0-395-38253-X. 1985. Order #: HOMI2666 vinyl$16.95.

 

 

WESTERN TREES.WESTERN TREES. by George A. Petrides & Olivia Petrides.
Covers 387 species--all the native trees of western North America plus introduced species that have escaped from cultivation. Provides descriptions and rage maps with keys that give step-by-step clues to identifying even leafless trees. Trees are arranged in six groups according to leaf patterns and other conspicuous characteristics. 47 painted color plates show leaves, flowers, and other distinctive features of each tree, emphasizing details that may not show clearly in a photograph, 308 pages, index. A Peterson Field Guide.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-395-46729-2. 1992. Order #: HOMI2695 paper$15.95.

 

 

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