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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
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4.72 avg rating — 1,087 ratings
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The Sibley Guide to Birds
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4.70 avg rating — 2,619 ratings
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Sixth Edition
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4.43 avg rating — 2,572 ratings
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Kaufman Field Guide to Advanced Birding: Understanding What You See and Hear
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4.48 avg rating — 301 ratings
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals
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4.38 avg rating — 214 ratings
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The Warbler Guide
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4.71 avg rating — 305 ratings
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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America
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4.67 avg rating — 1,617 ratings
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
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4.43 avg rating — 2,572 ratings
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Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide
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4.50 avg rating — 506 ratings
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Lichens of the North Woods (Naturalist Series)
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4.43 avg rating — 92 ratings
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The Sibley Guide to Birds
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4.70 avg rating — 2,619 ratings
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies
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4.37 avg rating — 202 ratings
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A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and Central North America
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4.34 avg rating — 1,395 ratings
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A Field Guide to Pacific States Wildflowers: Washington, Oregon, California and Adjacent Areas
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4.22 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Spiders of the North Woods (North Woods Naturalist)
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4.46 avg rating — 26 ratings
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region
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4.23 avg rating — 183 ratings
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A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America
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4.37 avg rating — 276 ratings
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A Field Guide to Eastern Forests: North America
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4.37 avg rating — 182 ratings
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The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms
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4.42 avg rating — 987 ratings
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A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America
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4.44 avg rating — 1,908 ratings
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region
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4.36 avg rating — 409 ratings
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The Social Wasps of North America
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4.93 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Kaufman Field Guide to Advanced Birding
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4.48 avg rating — 301 ratings
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Pond Life
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4.33 avg rating — 111 ratings
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Conifer Country
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4.59 avg rating — 32 ratings
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Beyond The Beach Blanket: A Field Guide To Southern California Coastal Wildlife
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4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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A Field Guide to the Families and Genera of Woody Plants of North west South America : (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) : With Supplementary Notes)
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4.75 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Birds of Africa: From Seabirds to Seed-Eaters
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4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Peterson Reference Guide To The Behavior Of North American Mammals
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4.46 avg rating — 65 ratings
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Reptiles and Amphibians
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4.17 avg rating — 118 ratings
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Mushrooms Demystified
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4.55 avg rating — 1,111 ratings
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The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia
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4.40 avg rating — 113 ratings
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A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs
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4.41 avg rating — 1,654 ratings
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Birds Of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America ― A Visual Resource on North American Raptors
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4.48 avg rating — 95 ratings
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Field Guide to Wisconsin Grasses
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4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Explorer's Guide to Wildlife Adventures
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3.85 avg rating — 47 ratings
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Northwest Trees: Identifying and Understanding the Region's Native Trees
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4.59 avg rating — 111 ratings
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National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: California
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3.93 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Hawaii's Sea Creatures: A Guide to Hawaii's Marine Invertebrates, Revised Edition
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4.66 avg rating — 47 ratings
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Mammal Tracks & Sign: A Guide to North American Species
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4.65 avg rating — 192 ratings
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Mammals of Montana
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4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Good Birders Still Don't Wear White: Inspiring Essays on the Passion for Birding with Kenn Kaufman and Expert Contributors
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3.89 avg rating — 125 ratings
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Birds of Peru
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4.66 avg rating — 80 ratings
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Weeds of North America
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4.13 avg rating — 47 ratings
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Discovering Sierra Trees
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4.39 avg rating — 23 ratings
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to California
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4.42 avg rating — 125 ratings
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Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: A Field Guide to the Northeastern United States (Butterflies Through Binoculars)
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4.44 avg rating — 39 ratings
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Seaweeds of Cape Cod and the Islands
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Bird Tracks & Sign
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4.42 avg rating — 62 ratings
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Wildflowers of Montana
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4.65 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Fourth Edition
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4.76 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Northwest Conifers: A Photographic Key
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3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Grand Canyon, Field Guide to the: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Plants and Animals
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4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region
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4.36 avg rating — 740 ratings
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A Pocket Guide to Hawai`i's Birds and their Habitats
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3.92 avg rating — 51 ratings
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Lichens of North America
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4.69 avg rating — 87 ratings
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Birds of North America
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4.46 avg rating — 477 ratings
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Mushrooms of Ontario and Eastern Canada
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4.36 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Conifers of California
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4.39 avg rating — 57 ratings
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Mojave Desert Wildflowers
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4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Birds of the West African Town and Garden (West African Nature Handbooks)
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3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica
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4.35 avg rating — 105 ratings
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Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America
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4.31 avg rating — 68 ratings
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Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America and Mexico
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4.51 avg rating — 118 ratings
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Atlas of Nevada Conifers: A Phytogeographic Reference
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4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Mojave Desert Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers, Trees, and Shrubs of the Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve, Death Valley National Park, and Joshua
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4.38 avg rating — 40 ratings
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Weeds of the Northeast
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4.43 avg rating — 162 ratings
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Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains
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4.07 avg rating — 44 ratings
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A Peterson Field Guide To Hawks Of North America
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4.23 avg rating — 90 ratings
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The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds
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4.47 avg rating — 332 ratings
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A Field Guide to the Birds of Japan
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4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings
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A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians
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4.38 avg rating — 168 ratings
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Northwest California: A Natural History
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3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Sonoran Desert Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Common Wildflowers of Sonoran Desert, Including Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Saguaro National Park, Organ Pipe National monument
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4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Seashore Life of the Northern Pacific Coast: An Illustrated Guide to Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia
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4.42 avg rating — 38 ratings
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Myxomycetes: A Handbook of Slime Molds
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4.21 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia and Surrounding States (Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books)
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4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America
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4.46 avg rating — 477 ratings
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Grasses: An Identification Guide
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3.96 avg rating — 56 ratings
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Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History
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4.61 avg rating — 165 ratings
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Trees and Shrubs of California
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4.11 avg rating — 47 ratings
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Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia
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4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Birds of Europe with North Africa and the Middle East
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4.26 avg rating — 39 ratings
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Caterpillars
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4.38 avg rating — 68 ratings
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Peterson Field Guide to Mammals of North America
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4.35 avg rating — 200 ratings
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A Pocket-Book of British Birds
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it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Birds of Georgia Field Guide
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4.51 avg rating — 79 ratings
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The Crossley ID Guide: Britain and Ireland
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4.59 avg rating — 32 ratings
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Birds of the West Indies
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4.25 avg rating — 87 ratings
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Wildflowers of Newfoundland and Labrador: Field Guide
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4.76 avg rating — 17 ratings
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A Field Guide to California and Pacific Northwest Forests
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4.17 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Snakes of the Eastern United States (Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books)
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4.76 avg rating — 17 ratings
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A Photographic Guide to Birds of Israel and the Middle East
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3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Birds of Europe
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4.71 avg rating — 948 ratings
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Birds of East Asia: China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Russia
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4.37 avg rating — 41 ratings
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The ROM Field Guide to Butterflies of Ontario
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4.76 avg rating — 17 ratings
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The Sibley Guide to Trees
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4.44 avg rating — 496 ratings
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Wildflowers of Shenandoah National Park: A Pocket Field Guide (Wildflowers in the National Parks Series)
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4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Snakes of the Southeast (Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book Ser.)
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4.35 avg rating — 55 ratings
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I don't think some of these books meet the criterion defined in the list's description. I get that "field guide" can be used descriptively, humorously, or ironically for non-organism identification (barns/cemeteries/geezers/etc.), but I think this list is specifically for the most common use as something that describes flora, fauna, fungi, etc. Otherwise I would have added The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Should some of the books in this list be removed?
