MOSTLY MAMMALS
(Including Reptiles, Amphibians, Butterflies, Dragonflies, and Botany)

The titles listed under these headings are BRAND NEW books listed alphabetically by author.
Price is for the cloth (hardback) edition unless indicated otherwise. Buteo Books makes
every effort to keep these titles in stock, but both price and availability are subject to change.

Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Volume 1: Carnivores. Lynx Edicions, June 2009. Covering Cats, Linsangs, Civets, Genets and Oyans, African Palm Civets, Mongooses, Hyenas, Euplerids, Dogs, Bears, Weasels, Martens, Polecats, Badgers and Otters, Skunks, Raccoons, and the Red Panda. Includes an introduction to the Class Mammalia by Don E. WILSON. c. 600 pp. Completed over the next several years in eight volumes, this series is expected to be an extraordinary and unique project, illustrating and describing in detail every mammalian species on the planet. List Price - $205.00 - New lower price! If you place your order by March 31, 2009, you will receive the pre-publication discount price of $185.00. This pre-publication discount offer has ended.
See Handbook of the Mammals of the World series for more details.
Stock update: Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Volume 1 IS NOW IN STOCK. Standing orders have been shipped automatically.

1878. ANDERSON, Sydney. Mammals of Bolivia, Taxonomy and Distribution. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 1997. Number 231. 652 pp. Maps. Paperback. $85.00

APPS, Peter, Editor. Smithers’ Mammals of Southern Africa: A Field Guide. Struik, 2000. Color illustrations, tracks, and distribution maps round out detailed species accounts. 364 pp. Paperback. $27.95

24-290. BARTLETT, R.D. and Patricia P. BARTLETT. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Amazon: An Ecotourist's Guide. University Press of Florida, 2003. Color photos of over 250 varieties of snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs, and salamanders. 291 pp. Paperback. $29.95

27-283. BASTIDA, Ricardo, Diego RODRIGUEZ, Eduardo SECCHI, and Vera da SILVA. Mamiferos Acquaticos de Sudamerica y Antartida. Vazquez Mazzini Editores, 2007. 366 pp. Color photos. In Spanish. Paperback. $50.00

25-256. BERGER, Cynthia. Wild Guide: Dragonflies. Stackpole Books, 2004. Includes chapters on life history, biology, and behavior, with a field guide to common North American species, plus chapters on watching and attracting dragonflies. 124 pp. Paperback. $19.95
With this guide, I was able to identify the common Ebony Jewelwing which is not to be found in the index of Dragonflies through Binoculars
We now realize that an Ebony Jewelwing is a Damselfly! See below for a Damselfly guide.

26-285. BROCK, Jim P. and Kenn KAUFMAN. Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin, 2003. Over 2,300 images, including four new color plates of Mexican-border rarities. 392 pp. Flexi. $19.95

1879. BROWN, Larry N. A Guide to the Mammals of the Southeastern United States. Tennessee, 1997. Color plates, photos, line drawings, and range maps. 236 pp. Hardcover - $50.00; Paperback.- $25.00

1880. CAMPBELL, Jonathan A. Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatan, and Belize. Oklahoma, 1998. A comprehensive field guide with color photos, line drawings, maps. 380 pp. Paperback. $39.95

27-284. CARRUTHERS, Vincent. The Wildlife of Southern Africa: A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region. Struik, 2008. Color illustrations of insects, birds, mammals, fish, frogs, reptiles, plants and trees. 310 pp. Paperback. $29.95

1881. CECH, Rick and Guy TUDOR. Butterflies of the East Coast: An Observer's Guide. Princeton, 2005. 234 species accounts, color photos, range maps, with chapters on biology, behavior, and more. 360 pp. Hardcover - $49.50; Paperback.- $29.95

28-282. CORBET, Philip and Stephen BROOKS. Dragonflies. Collins New Naturalist Library No. 106. A complete work on behavior, ecology, distribution, and conservation, focusing on British species. Illustrated with color photos and maps. 454 pp. Paperback. $45.00

24-291. COVELL, Charles V., Jr. A Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History, Reprinted with revisions, 2005. Color and b&w plates, black & white detail drawings. 496 pp. Paperback. $40.00
Originally published as a Peterson field guide, happily reprinted by the museum.

1882. DE WAAL, Frans and Frans LANTING. Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape. California, 1998. Color photographs by LANTING. 210 pp. Hardcover - $45.00; Paper - $24.95
"Bonobo society: amiable, amorous and run by females." —New York Times

28-283. DICKMAN, Christopher. A Fragile Balance: The Extraordinary Story of Australian Marsupials. University of Chicago Press, 2008. Color illustrations by award-winning artist Rosemary W. GANF. 256 pp. Hardcover. $65.00

1883. DUNKLE, Sidney W. Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. Oxford, 2000. Color photos and distribution maps for 307 species. 266 pp. Paperback. $29.95

MAMMALS OF THE NEOTROPICS - University of Chicago Press
Color and b&w plates by Fiona REID.

1884. EISENBERG, John. Volume 1: The Northern Neotropics. Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana. 1989. Maps. 449 pp. Paperback. $45.00

1885. REDFORD, Kent and John EISENBERG. Volume 2: The Southern Cone. Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay. 1992. Maps. 430 pp. Paperback. $48.00

1886. EISENBERG, John and Kent REDFORD. Volume 3: The Central Neotropics. Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil. 1999. Maps. 609 pp. Hardcover - $80.00; Paper - $55.00

1887. EMMONS, Louise H. Neotropical Rainforest Mammals: A Field Guide. Second edition (completely revised and updated). Chicago, 1997. Color plates by Francois FEER. Maps. 307 pp. Hardcover - $80.00; Paper - $32.50

1888. EMMONS, Louise, Bret WHITNEY, and David ROSS, Jr. Sounds of Neotropical Rainforest Mammals: An Audio Field Guide. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 1997. 2 CDs. $29.95

1889. FERGUSON, Walter W. The Mammals of Israel. Jerusalem: Gefen, 2002. 160 pp. Handbook with illustrations by the author. Hardcover. $50.00
"Walter Ferguson is one of the best scientists among illustrators and one of the best illustrators among scientists. —Dr. Amnon Friedberg

1890. FLANNERY, Tim. Mammals of the South-West Pacific & Moluccan Islands. Comstock/Cornell, 1995. Color illustrations. Maps. 464 pp. Hardcover. $75.00

FRANCIS, Charles M. A Guide to the Mammals of Southeast Asia. Princeton University Press, 2008. Over 500 species in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore. 392 pp. Hardcover. $55.00

27-286. GARBUTT, Nick. Mammals of Madagascar: A Complete Guide. Yale University Press, 2007. A reduced format field guide adaptation of the highly acclaimed handbook. 304 pp. Paperback. $39.95
Best known for its 33 species of Lemur, there are also a variety of tenrecs, bats, rodents, viverrids, and mongooses. As the only mammal taxa present on Madagascar, these groups have demonstrated extraordinary adaptive radiation, giving rise to some of the most remarkable species in the world.

1891. GLASSBERG, Jeffrey. Butterflies through Binoculars. Oxford University Press. Color photos and distribution maps. Paperback.

A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Eastern North America. 1999. 245 pp. $18.95

A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Western North America. 2001. 352 pp. $19.95

A Field, Finding and Gardening Guide to Butterflies in Florida. 2001. 242 pp. $24.95

24-293. GOODMAN, Steven M. and Jonathan P. BENSTEAD, Editors. The Natural History of Madagascar. Chicago, 2003. 1,709 pp. Hardcover. $85.00
An encyclopedic account of the island's priceless biological treasures.

1892. GURUNG, K.K. and Raj SINGH. Field Guide to the Mammals of the Indian Subcontinent. Princeton, 1996. Color plates, line drawings, tracks and signs. Includes "Where to watch mammals in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan." Maps. 140 pp. Paperback. OUT OF PRINT

28-284. HANSELL, Mike. Built by Animals: The Natural History of Animal Architecture. Oxford University Press, 2009. Termite mounds, caterpillar cocoons, and the elaborate nests of social birds. 256 pp. Paperback. $18.95

1893. HENDERSON, Carrol L. Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica. University of Texas Press, 2002. Photos by the author, illustrations by Steve ADAMS. Distribution maps. Covers 300 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, and more. Also includes tourism information. 539 pp. Hardcover - $95.00; Paper - $39.95

27-287. HOATH, Richard. A Field Guide to the Mammals of Egypt. American University in Cairo Press, 2003. 236 pp. Color plates, b&w illustrations and maps. Hardcover. $34.95

28-284. JOHNSON, Ann. Dragonflies and Damselflies in Your Pocket: A Guide to the Odonates of the Upper Midwest. University of Iowa Press, due May 2009. 55 color photos. Laminated fold-out guide. $9.95

1895. KAYS, Roland W. and Don E. WILSON. Mammals of North America. Princeton University Press, 2002. 108 color plates illustrating all 442 species, range maps, subspecies. Includes illustrated tracks and scats. 240 pp. Hardcover - $49.50; Paper - $19.95

28-285. KEITH, Allan R. and Stephen A. Spongberg. Island Life: A Catalog of the Biodiversity on and Around Martha's Vineyard. Published by the Author in cooperation with The Marine Biological Laboratories, 2008. A complete catalog of the flora and fauna of Martha's Vineyard, along with the geological history and fossil record, with a complete bibliography and reference websites and databases. 255 pp. Paperback. $40.00

1896. KINGDON, Jonathan. The Kingdon Field Guide to the African Mammals. Princeton, 1997. All 1150 species listed with color illustrations and maps. 464 pp. Paperback. $47.50

1897. KINGDON, Jonathan. The Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals. Princeton, 2004. 118 color plates, opposite concise text and range maps. 272 pp. Paperback. $24.95
Condensed version of the Field Guide with greatly reduced text.

26-286. LAM, Ed. Damselflies of the Northeast: A Guide to the Species of Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States. Biodiversity Books, 2004. Covers 69 species and subspecies, more than half of all North American damselflies north of Mexico. Fully illustrated with more than 300 detailed paintings, drawings, and photographs. Range maps. 96 pp. Paperback. $20.00

LIM, Norman. Colugo: The Flying Lemur of South-east Asia. Draco Publishing, 2007. Color photos illustrate this complete overview. 78 pp. Paperback. $25.00

1898. LINZEY, Donald W. The Mammals of Virginia. McDonald & Woodward, 1998. B&W illustrations and color photos. 459 pp. Hardcover. $59.95

27-289. LORD, Rexford D. Mammals of South America. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. Heavily illustrated with color photos. 198 pp. Hardcover. $50.00

28-286. MACDONALD, David W., editor. The Princeton Encyclopedia of Mammals. Princeton University Press, 2009. Covers every living mammal with photos, illustrations, maps, and species accounts. 976 pp. Paperback. $45.00

1899. MACDONALD, David W. and Priscilla BARRETT. Mammals of Europe. Princeton, 2001. 64 color plates. Distribution maps. 312 pp. Paperback. $34.95

28-287. MACDONALD, Stephen O. and Joseph A. COOK. Recent Mammals of Alaska. University of Alaska Press, June 2009. Through extensive fieldwork and research, the authors have produced the first authoritative reference. Detailed entries for each species include distribution and taxonomic information, status, habitat, and fossil history. 116 species. Maps and b&w illustrations. $55.00

28-288. MENON, Vivek. Mammals of India. Princeton University Press, 2009. A photographic field guide covering 400 species, with over 350 color photos, distribution maps, and detailed text. 208 pp. Paperback. $35.00

1901. NEAL, Ernest and Christopher CHEESEMAN. Badgers. Second edition. London: T&AD Poyser, 2004. A great deal of information has been added and changed since the publication of the first edition in 1996. 271 pp. Hardcover. OUT OF PRINT

28-289. PAULSON, Dennis. Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press, 2009. Covers all 348 western species in detail, with color photos and maps. 536 pp. Hardcover - $60.00; Paperback - $29.95

28-290. POWELL, Jerry A. and Paul A. OPLER. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press, 2009. Color photos and b&w drawings; illustrates and describes about 2,500 species. 536 pp. Hardcover. $95.00

25-257. REID, Fiona. Mammals of North America, Fourth edition. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 80 color plates. 592 pp. Paperback. $20.00
Entirely new text and plates by the author of the first comprehensive guide to the mammals of Central America.

NEW! 1903. REID, Fiona A. A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America and Southeast Mexico. Second edition. Oxford University Press, 2009. Forty-nine color plates by the author, with illustrations of tracks. Detailed species accounts include range maps. Features 21 new species accounts since the first edition, including nine for bats. Four new full-color maps show parks and protected areas, biomes, elevations, and habitat loss. 346 pp. Paperback. $45.00

1904. REID, Fiona A. FAR Pocket Guide: Mammals of Belize. 2001. 28 pp. Paperback. $7.00

1905. REID, Fiona A. FAR Pocket Guide: Mammals of Costa Rica. 2003. 28 pp. Paperback. $7.00

1906. ROODY, William C. Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians. Kentucky, 2003. Color photographs of approximately 400 species. Emphasis on mushrooms of particular beauty, interesting biology, and an edible or poisonous nature. 520 pp. Paperback. $35.00

1907. ROWE, Noel. The Pictorial Guide to Living Primates. Pogonias, 1996. More than 500 color photographs of 234 species. 263 pp. Hardcover - $79.95; Paper - $59.95

1908. SAVAGE, Jay M. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas. Color photos of 396 species by Michael and Patricia FOGDEN. Chicago, 2002. 934 pp. Hardcover - $75.00; Paper - $47.50

27-291. SHIRIHAI, Hadoram and Brett JARRETT. Whales, Dolphins and Other Marine Mammals of the World. Princeton Field Guides, 2006. All of the world’s marine mammals are illustrated in color photos and paintings, with distribution maps. 384 pp. Hardcover - $55.00; Paper - $24.95

1909. SILSBY, Jill. Dragonflies of the World. Smithsonian, 2001. Color photos, illustrations. A comprehensive worldwide guide. 216 pp. Hardcover. $39.95

27-292. SMITH, Andrew T. and YAN Xie, editors. A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press, 2008. All 556 species are illustrated, with Latin and Chinese names and distribution maps. 576 pp. Hardcover. $60.00

1910. SMITH, Nathan P., et al, Editors. Flowering Plants of the Neotropics. Princeton / New York Botanical Garden, 2004. The work of 150 botanists covers more than 280 plant families, including endemics and nonendemics. Black & white and color illustrations, taxonomy, distribution, habitat and natural history. 594 pp. Hardcover. $75.00

23-272. SPAWLS, Stephen, Kim HOWELL, Robert DREWES, and James ASHE. A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa. Princeton, 2004. Turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodies. Color photos, distribution maps. 543 pp. Hardcover. $49.95

1911. STEELE, Michael A. and John L. KOPROWSKI. North American Tree Squirrels. Smithsonian, 2003. Black and white photos, maps. 201 pp. Paperback. $17.95

1912. STUART, Chris and Tilde. Southern, Central and East African Mammals: A Photographic Guide. Ralph Curtis, 1992. 144 pp. Paperback. $15.95

1913. TOLMAN, Tom. Photographic Guide to Butterflies of Britain and Europe. Oxford University Press, 2001. Color photos, distribution maps. 305 pp. Paperback. $26.95

23-277. VOSS, Robert S. and Louise H. EMMONS. Mammalian Diversity in Neotropical Lowland Rainforests: A Preliminary Assessment. Bulletin of the AMNH, Volume 230, 1996. 115 pp. Paperback. $24.00

26-288. WAGNER, David L. Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton Field Guides, 2005. Nearly 700 caterpillars in 1,200 color photos and two dozen line drawings, with full page species accounts. 512 pp. Paperback. $29.95

26-289. WAINWRIGHT, Mark. The Mammals of Costa Rica: A Natural History and Field Guide. Cornell University Press, 2007. Range maps, vocalizations, and local folklore. 468 pp. Hardcover - $65.00; Paper - $29.95

28-292. WALKER, Barry, Huw LLOYD, and Gerard CHESHIRE. Peruvian Wildlife: A Visitor’s Guide to the Central Andes. Bradt, 2007. A illustrated guide that shows you what to find and where to find it. 143 pp. Paperback. $26.99

WILSON, Don E. and Russell A. MITTERMEIER, Editors. Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 1: Carnivores. A new series by Lynx Edicions, the publishers of the Handbook of the Birds of the World. Now in preparation, Volume 1 should be ready for publication in April 2009. Covering Cats, Linsangs, Civets, Genets and Oyans, African Palm Civets, Mongooses, Hyenas, Euplerids, Dogs, Bears, Weasels, Martens, Polecats, Badgers and Otters, Skunks, Raccoons, and the Red Panda. Includes an introduction to the Class Mammalia by Don E. WILSON. c. 600 pp. This series is expected to be completed in eight volumes, the first work ever to illustrate and describe in detail every mammalian species on the planet. Hardcover. List Price - $205.00 - New lower price!
If you place your order by March 31, 2009, you will receive the pre-publication discount price of $185.00. Contact us for more details. - This pre-publication discount offer has ended

1914. WILSON, Steve and Gerry SWAN. Princeton Field Guides: Reptiles of Australia. Princeton University Press, 2003. Color photos of more than 800 species. 480 pp. Paperback. OUT OF PRINT

26-290. ZUCHOWSKI, Willow. Tropical Plants of Costa Rica: A Guide to Native and Exotic Flora. Cornell University Press, 2007. Over 540 color photos by Turid FORSYTH, maps, line drawings. 532 pp. Hardcover - $65.00; Paper - $35.00