Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. Illustrations IX
5. 1. The Magic Circle 1
6. 2. The Desert Kit Fox 8
7. 3. The Gray Fox 14
8. 4. The Coyote 19
9. 5. The Desert Lynx 30
10. 6. The Desert Bighorn 36
11. 7. Desert Deer 43
12. 8. The Pronghorn Antelope 49
13. 9. The Desert Hare 58
14. 10. The Cottontail 70
15. 11. Wild Mice 73
16. 12. The Kangaroo Rat 81
17. 13. Pygmy Mammals 90
18. 14. The Pack Rats 94
19. 15. The Pocket Gopher 104
20. 16. The White-tailed Ground Squirrel 110
21. 17. The Round-tailed Ground Squirrel 118
22. 18. Desert Bats 124
23. 19. Skunks 130
24. 20. The Badger 135
25. 21. The Peccaries 141
26. 22. The Ring-tailed Cat and Near Relatives 145
27. 23. Some Desert Sparrows 151
28. 24. The Rock Wren 156
29. 25. Scott' s Oriole 163
30. 26. The Prairie Falcon 168
31. 27. The Shrike 174
32. 28. The Cactus Wren 181
33. 29. California Road Runner 188
34. 30. The Le Conte Thrasher 197
35. 31. Gnatcatchers and Verdins 201
36. 32. Vultures 205
37. 33. The Pifion Jay 215
38. 34. The Raven 221
39. 35. Woodpeckers 229
40. 36. Desert Hummingbirds 236
41. 37. The Hibernating Poorwill 242
42. 38. Insects and Other Arthropods 252
43. 39. Desert Mollusks 269
44. 40. Lizards 275
45. 41. Desert Snakes 286
46. 42. The Desert Tortoise 292
47. Selected References 301
48. Index 305