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David M. Armstrong, Rocky Mountain Mammals, A Handbook of Mammals of Rocky Mountain National Park and Vicinity, 1987.

Armstrong is a professor emeritus at the University of Colorado at Boulder. This is an authoritative book that has technical accuracy. The descriptions of the animals are written such that a non-technical reader will understand and enjoy them.

There is one caveat for non-technical readers of this book. For example, assume you wish to find the section describing badgers. There is no index where the word "badger" can be found. The table of contents uses scientific names and the word "badger" is not to be found. One option is to browse through the book looking for the section on badgers. Another and better option is to look at the checklist in the beginning of the book that provides the page number, the word "badger", and the scientific name.

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