North American Wildlife : An Illustrated Guide to 2,000 Plants and Animals

by Reader's Digest

• ISBN13: 9780762100200
• ISBN10: 0762100206
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-04-01
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Summary

With meticulous illustrations and detailed descriptions of plants and animals found in every corner of the continent, this newly updated and revised edition is the perfect companion in the field and a storehouse of information for the armchair naturalist or student. 2,000 full-color photos.

Table of Contents

Wildlife Communities	10-41	(31)
Mammals	42-75	(33)
Introduction	42	(2)
Land and Freshwater Mammals	44	(26)
Marine Mammals	70	(6)
Birds	76-157	(81)
Introduction	76	(2)
Birds with Distinctive Traits	78	(2)
Aquatic Birds	80	(26)
Land Birds	106	(52)
Reptiles and Amphibians	158-195	(37)
Reptile Introduction	158	(2)
Alligators	160	(1)
Turtles	160	(6)
Lizards	166	(6)
Snakes	172	(9)
Amphibian Introduction	181	(1)
Salamanders	182	(6)
Toads	188	(4)
Frogs	192	(4)
Fish	196-235	(39)
Introduction	196	(2)
Fish	198	(38)
Invertebrates	236-285	(49)
Mollusk Introduction	236	(2)
Seashells and Other Mollusks	238	(25)
Insect Introduction	263	(1)
Insects and Relatives	264	(18)
Aquatic Invertebrates	282	(4)
Trees and Shrubs	286-331	(45)
Introduction	286	(2)
Conifers	288	(10)
Broad-leaved Trees	298	(25)
Broad-leaved Shrubs	323	(9)
Wildflowers	332-507	(175)
Introduction	332	(1)
Identification Chart	333	(5)
Wildflowers	338	(170)
Nonflowering Plants	508-533	(25)
Introduction	508	(2)
Ferns and Relatives	510	(15)
Mosses and Liverworts	525	(3)
Seaweeds	528	(4)
Lichens	532	(2)
Mushrooms	534-559	(25)
Introduction	534	(2)
Gilled Mushrooms	536	(12)
Other Fungi	548	(12)
Index and Credits	560