GENERAL TAXONOMIC REFERENCES 



Baker, Mollusca oj the Chicago Area (general key lacking). 

 Calkins, Protozoology (particularly for pathogenic forms). 

 Chapman, Birds ofN.E. United States (good for birds in the hand). 

 CoMSTOCK, Manual for the Stttdy of Insects (more complete than 



Lutz). 



, The Spider Book. 



Cory, The Mammals of Illinois and Wisconsin, "Field Museum, 



Zool. Series," No. ii. 

 DiCKERSON, The Frog Book. 

 DiTMARS, The Reptile Book, 

 Fantham, Stevens, and Theobald, Animal Parasites of Man 



(referred to as "F. S. and T."). 

 Forbes and Richardson, Fishes of Illinois. 

 Jordan, Manual of the Vertebrates of the Northern United States. 

 Lutz, Field Book of Insects (best general handbook). 

 MiNCHiN, The Protozoa. 



Pratt, Manual of the Common Invertebrate Animals. 

 Reed, Bird Guide (in two parts; best for field). 

 Ward and Whipple, Fresh-Water Biology (frequently referred to 



herein as "W. and W."). 

 Some additional special references will be found on page 46. 



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