field guide
Portable identification book
A field guide is a portable reference book for identifying plants, animals, or other subjects in their natural environment.
Field guides typically feature illustrations or photographs alongside distinguishing characteristics: a field guide to North American birds, a field guide to wildflowers.
The format has extended to non-natural subjects: a field guide to American houses, a field guide to corporate jargon.
- laminatedBonded between protective layers
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- dichotomous keyBranching organism identifier
- birdwatchingObserving wild avians recreationally
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
Audubon · Peterson · bird identification · species · common name · ornithology · leaf through · taxonomy · naturalist · wildflowers · tracks · habitat · observation · herpetology · identification · color plates · spotting scope · wildlife
- animal booksanimal kingdom, beast fables, animal tales, pet care books, animal characters
- Nature Medianature documentary, nature film, nature show, nature series, nature channel
- Field Guidesedible plants, bird book, Merlin, nature journal
- forestry guides
- natural historynatural history, natural history museum, naturalist, naturalists, natural philosophers
- educational textstextbook, workbook, handbook, manual, spelling book
field guideencyclopedia
Comprehensive subject-matter collection
monograph · compendium · omnibus · complete works · unabridged edition
field guidelibrary reference
Help locating information resources
desk reference · coffee table book · tome · atlas · bound volume
field guidetechnical manual
Documentation explaining equipment operation
textbook · scientific literature · peer-reviewed journal · dissertation · white paper
guide, field, guidance, guided, guiding, guidebook, guides, fielding, afield