Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Birds of Britain and Europe
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Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Birds of Britain and Europe

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Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Birds of Britain and Europe

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An indispensable color-illustrated field guide to the tracks and signs of Europe's animals and birds This beautifully illustrated field guide enables you to easily identify the tracks and signs left by a wide variety of mammal and bird species found in Britain and Europe, covering behaviors ranging from hunting, foraging, and feeding to courtship, breeding, and nesting. Introductory chapters offer detailed drawings of footprints and tracks of large and small mammals, which are followed by sections on mammal scat, bird droppings, and the feeding signs of animals on food sources such as nuts, cones, and rose hips. The book then describes specific mammal species, providing information on size, distribution, behavior, habitat, and similar species, as well as more specific detail on tracks and scat. Distribution maps are also included.This indispensable field guide covers 175 species of mammals and birds, and features a wealth of stunning color photos and artwork throughout.

  • Helps you easily identify the tracks and signs of a variety of mammals and birds
  • Covers 175 species
  • Illustrated throughout with photos, drawings, and artwork
  • Includes informative descriptions of mammal species along with distribution maps

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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9781400847921
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Zoology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Mammal tracks
  7. Antlers
  8. Bird tracks
  9. Scat
  10. Feeding signs on trees
  11. Fray marks on trees
  12. Holes in trees, ant heaps, etc.
  13. Gnawed branches
  14. Feeding signs on mushrooms
  15. Feeding signs on turnips
  16. Feeding signs on spruce cones
  17. Feeding signs on pine cones
  18. Feeding signs on hazelnuts
  19. Feeding signs on walnuts
  20. Feeding signs on rose hips
  21. Feeding signs on cherry stones
  22. Feeding signs on apples
  23. Nests and dens
  24. Pellets
  25. Round nests
  26. Feathers
  27. Raptor feeding signs
  28. Trails
  29. Brown Bear
  30. Wolverine
  31. Wolf and domestic dog
  32. Lynx
  33. Iberian Lynx
  34. Wildcat
  35. Arctic Fox
  36. Red Fox
  37. Raccoon Dog
  38. Raccoon
  39. Eurasian Badger
  40. European Beaver
  41. North American Beaver
  42. Coypu
  43. Muskrat
  44. Northern Water Vole
  45. Southern Water Vole
  46. Water Shrew
  47. Otter
  48. American Mink
  49. European Mink
  50. Western Polecat
  51. Pine Marten
  52. Beech Marten
  53. Stoat
  54. Weasel
  55. Brown Hare
  56. Mountain Hare
  57. Rabbit
  58. Red Squirrel
  59. Grey Squirrel
  60. Flying Squirrel
  61. Alpine Marmot
  62. European Souslik
  63. Black Rat
  64. Brown Rat
  65. House Mouse
  66. Yellow-necked Mouse
  67. Wood Mouse
  68. Striped Field Mouse
  69. Harvest Mouse
  70. Northern Birch Mouse
  71. Common Dormouse
  72. Garden Dormouse
  73. Edible Dormouse
  74. Bank Vole
  75. Field Vole
  76. Common Vole
  77. Norway Lemming
  78. Wood Lemming
  79. Grey-sided Vole
  80. Root Vole
  81. Common Mole
  82. Western Hedgehog
  83. Algerian Hedgehog
  84. Common Shrew
  85. Bats
  86. Horses
  87. Cattle
  88. Wild Boar
  89. Elk
  90. Red Deer
  91. White-tailed Deer
  92. Fallow Deer
  93. Sika Deer
  94. Reeveā€™s Muntjac
  95. Roe Deer
  96. Reindeer
  97. Musk Ox
  98. Mouflon
  99. Chamois
  100. Domestic sheep
  101. Goats
  102. Seals
  103. Sea turtles
  104. Photo credits
  105. Index of species