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Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting A Complete Handbook for the Amateur Taxidermist, Collector, Osteologist, Museum-Builder, Sportsman, and Traveller

By William T. (William Temple) Hornaday, W. J. Holland

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TAXIDERMY
ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTING
- A COMPLETE HANDBOOK FOR THE AMATEUR TAXIDERMIST,
  - COLLECTOR, OSTEOLOGIST, MUSEUM-BUILDER,
  - SPORTSMAN, AND TRAVELLER
- COLLECTOR, OSTEOLOGIST, MUSEUM-BUILDER,
- SPORTSMAN, AND TRAVELLER
- WILLIAM. T. HORNADAY
- COLLECTING AND PRESERVING INSECTS
  - NEW YORK
  - CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
    - 1894
  - 1894
- NEW YORK
- CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
  - 1894
- 1894
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
  - Part 1.
  - COLLECTING AND PRESERVING.
    - Part 2.
  - Part 2.
  - TAXIDERMY.
    - Part 3.
  - Part 3.
  - MAKING CASTS.
    - Part 4.
  - Part 4.
  - OSTEOLOGY.
    - Part 5.
  - Part 5.
  - THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INSECTS.
    - Part 6.
  - Part 6.
  - GENERAL INFORMATION.
- Part 1.
- COLLECTING AND PRESERVING.
  - Part 2.
- Part 2.
- TAXIDERMY.
  - Part 3.
- Part 3.
- MAKING CASTS.
  - Part 4.
- Part 4.
- OSTEOLOGY.
  - Part 5.
- Part 5.
- THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INSECTS.
  - Part 6.
- Part 6.
- GENERAL INFORMATION.
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- FULL-PAGE PLATES.
- TEXT ILLUSTRATIONS.
  - PART I.
  - COLLECTING AND PRESERVING.
  - PART II.
  - TAXIDERMY.
  - PART III.
  - MAKING CASTS.
  - PART IV.
  - OSTEOLOGY.
  - PART V.
  - THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INSECTS.
- PART I.
- COLLECTING AND PRESERVING.
- PART II.
- TAXIDERMY.
- PART III.
- MAKING CASTS.
- PART IV.
- OSTEOLOGY.
- PART V.
- THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INSECTS.
- TAXIDERMY AND ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTING.
  - PART I.—COLLECTING AND PRESERVING.
- PART I.—COLLECTING AND PRESERVING.
- CHAPTER I.
  - THE WORKER AND THE WORK TO BE DONE.
- THE WORKER AND THE WORK TO BE DONE.
- CHAPTER II.
  - OUTFITS, AND HINTS ON HUNTING.
- OUTFITS, AND HINTS ON HUNTING.
- CHAPTER III.
  - HOW TO SELECT AND STUDY FRESH SPECIMENS.
- HOW TO SELECT AND STUDY FRESH SPECIMENS.
- CHAPTER IV.
  - TREATMENT OF THE SKINS OF SMALL MAMMALS.
- TREATMENT OF THE SKINS OF SMALL MAMMALS.
- CHAPTER V.
  - COLLECTING AND PRESERVING THE SKINS OF LARGE MAMMALS.
- COLLECTING AND PRESERVING THE SKINS OF LARGE MAMMALS.
- CHAPTER VI.
  - COLLECTING SKINS OF SMALL BIRDS.
- COLLECTING SKINS OF SMALL BIRDS.
- CHAPTER VII.
  - COLLECTING SKINS OF LARGE BIRDS.
- COLLECTING SKINS OF LARGE BIRDS.
- CHAPTER VIII.
  - COLLECTING REPTILES.
- COLLECTING REPTILES.
- CHAPTER IX.
  - COLLECTING FISHES.
- COLLECTING FISHES.
- CHAPTER X.
  - COLLECTING MARINE INVERTEBRATES.
- COLLECTING MARINE INVERTEBRATES.
- CHAPTER XI.
  - COLLECTING BIRDS' EGGS AND NESTS.
- COLLECTING BIRDS' EGGS AND NESTS.
- PART II.—TAXIDERMY.
- CHAPTER XII.
  - THE LABORATORY AND ITS APPOINTMENTS.
- THE LABORATORY AND ITS APPOINTMENTS.
- CHAPTER XIII.
  - PRELIMINARY WORK IN MOUNTING MAMMALS.
- PRELIMINARY WORK IN MOUNTING MAMMALS.
- CHAPTER XIV.
  - PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSAL APPLICATION IN MOUNTING
  - THE HIGHER VERTEBRATES.
- PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSAL APPLICATION IN MOUNTING
- THE HIGHER VERTEBRATES.
- CHAPTER XV.
  - MOUNTING SMALL MAMMALS.
- MOUNTING SMALL MAMMALS.
- CHAPTER XVI.
  - MOUNTING LARGE MAMMALS.—ORDINARY METHODS.
- MOUNTING LARGE MAMMALS.—ORDINARY METHODS.
- CHAPTER XVII.
  - MOUNTING LARGE MAMMALS: THE CONSTRUCTION OF
  - MANIKINS.
- MOUNTING LARGE MAMMALS: THE CONSTRUCTION OF
- MANIKINS.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
  - FINISHING MOUNTED MAMMALS.
- FINISHING MOUNTED MAMMALS.
- CHAPTER XIX.
  - MOUNTING MAMMAL HEADS AS TROPHIES AND ORNAMENTS.
- MOUNTING MAMMAL HEADS AS TROPHIES AND ORNAMENTS.
- CHAPTER XX.
  - FACIAL EXPRESSION AND MOUTH MODELING.
- FACIAL EXPRESSION AND MOUTH MODELING.
- CHAPTER XXI.
  - RELAXING DRY SKINS OF BIRDS.
- RELAXING DRY SKINS OF BIRDS.
- CHAPTER XXII.
  - MOUNTING SMALL BIRDS.
- MOUNTING SMALL BIRDS.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
  - MOUNTING LARGE BIRDS.
- MOUNTING LARGE BIRDS.
- CHAPTER XXIV.
  - CLEANING THE PLUMAGE OF BIRDS.
- CLEANING THE PLUMAGE OF BIRDS.
- CHAPTER XXV.
  - MOUNTING REPTILES.
- MOUNTING REPTILES.
- CHAPTER XXVI.
  - MOUNTING FISHES.
- MOUNTING FISHES.
- CHAPTER XXVII.
  - MOUNTING LOBSTERS AND CRABS.
- MOUNTING LOBSTERS AND CRABS.
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
  - ORNAMENTAL TAXIDERMY.
  - EXPLANATION OF PLATE XVI.
- ORNAMENTAL TAXIDERMY.
- EXPLANATION OF PLATE XVI.
- CHAPTER XXIX.
  - GROUPS AND GROUPING.
- GROUPS AND GROUPING.
- CHAPTER XXX.
  - GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF GROUP-MAKING.
- GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF GROUP-MAKING.
- CHAPTER XXXI.
  - GROUPS OF MAMMALS.
- GROUPS OF MAMMALS.
- CHAPTER XXXII.
  - GROUPS OF BIRDS AND REPTILES.
- GROUPS OF BIRDS AND REPTILES.
- CHAPTER XXXIII.
  - HINTS ON PAINTING MUSEUM SPECIMENS.
- HINTS ON PAINTING MUSEUM SPECIMENS.
- PART III.—MAKING CASTS.
- CHAPTER XXXIV.
  - PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSAL APPLICATION IN MAKING MOULDS AND CASTS.
- PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSAL APPLICATION IN MAKING MOULDS AND CASTS.
- CHAPTER XXXV.
  - CASTS OF MAMMALS, FISHES, AND REPTILES.
- CASTS OF MAMMALS, FISHES, AND REPTILES.
- PART IV.—OSTEOLOGY.
- CHAPTER XXXVI.
  - COLLECTING SKELETONS.
- COLLECTING SKELETONS.
- CHAPTER XXXVII.
  - CLEANING LARGE SKELETONS BY MACERATING.
- CLEANING LARGE SKELETONS BY MACERATING.
- CHAPTER XXXVIII.
  - CLEANING AND MOUNTING SMALL SKELETONS.
- CLEANING AND MOUNTING SMALL SKELETONS.
- CHAPTER XXXIX.
  - MOUNTING A LARGE DISARTICULATED SKELETON.
- MOUNTING A LARGE DISARTICULATED SKELETON.
- PART V.—THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INSECTS.
- CHAPTER XL.
  - THE CLASSIFICATION OF INSECTS.
  - ARTHROPODA.
- THE CLASSIFICATION OF INSECTS.
- ARTHROPODA.
- CHAPTER XLI.
  - EGGS AND LARVÆ: BREEDING AND REARING.
- EGGS AND LARVÆ: BREEDING AND REARING.
- CHAPTER XLII.
  - COLLECTING IMAGOES.
- COLLECTING IMAGOES.
- CHAPTER XLIII.
  - PREPARATION, CARE, AND DISPLAY OF INSECTS.
- PREPARATION, CARE, AND DISPLAY OF INSECTS.
- PART VI.—GENERAL INFORMATION.
- CHAPTER XLIV.
  - INSECT PESTS AND POISONING.
- INSECT PESTS AND POISONING.
- CHAPTER XLV.
  - USEFUL INFORMATION.
- USEFUL INFORMATION.
- CHAPTER XLVI.
  - THE BEST BOOKS OF REFERENCE FOR THE TAXIDERMIST AND COLLECTOR.
- THE BEST BOOKS OF REFERENCE FOR THE TAXIDERMIST AND COLLECTOR.
- INDEX.
  - GEORGE H. SOWDON.FREDERIC S. WEBSTER.
- GEORGE H. SOWDON.FREDERIC S. WEBSTER.
SOWDON & WEBSTER,
- 738 Broadway, New York,
  - EXPERTS IN THE PREPARATION OF
- EXPERTS IN THE PREPARATION OF
Zoological Material.
- Groups of Mammals and Birds,
  - In Mounting Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Fishes,
- In Mounting Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Fishes,
- ··Use Good Glass Eyes··
  - THAT ARE TRUE TO NATURE IN SHAPE, COLOR, AND SIZE.
- THAT ARE TRUE TO NATURE IN SHAPE, COLOR, AND SIZE.
DEMUTH BROTHERS,
- 89 Walker Street, New York.
- Manufacturers of FINE GLASS EYES of every description,
  - Standard·Specialties
    - IN
  - IN
- Standard·Specialties
  - IN
- IN
MUSEUM HARDWARE.
- Groups of Mammals, Birds and Reptiles,
Artificial Leaves, Plants and Vines,
- OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
PELLETIER & CO.,
- MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS,
  - 135 Wooster Street, New York.
- 135 Wooster Street, New York.
C. DORFLINGER & SONS,
Glass Manufacturers,
- White Mills, Wayne Co., Penn.
  - NEW YORK OFFICE: 36 MURRAY STREET.
- NEW YORK OFFICE: 36 MURRAY STREET.
Anatomical and Specimen Jars
SKINS OF
MAMMALS, BIRDS,
REPTILES, Etc.
MOUNTED HEADS,
- OF
  - DEER, ELK, MOOSE, CARIBOU, BUFFALO, ELEPHANT,
  - AFRICAN ANTELOPE, Etc.
- DEER, ELK, MOOSE, CARIBOU, BUFFALO, ELEPHANT,
- AFRICAN ANTELOPE, Etc.
WARD'S
Natural Science Establishment,
- ROCHESTER, N.Y.
- WRITE FOR CIRCULAR.
- Taxidermists: Naturalists:
  - BIRDS' EGGS, BIRDS' SKINS,
  - MOUNTED BIRDS AND MAMMALS,
    - AND
  - AND
  - LAND AND MARINE CURIOSITIES,
    - Ornithologist, Oologist, Entomologist,
    - Botanist and Taxidermist,
  - Ornithologist, Oologist, Entomologist,
  - Botanist and Taxidermist,
  - ALSO PUBLISHERS OF THE
- BIRDS' EGGS, BIRDS' SKINS,
- MOUNTED BIRDS AND MAMMALS,
  - AND
- AND
- LAND AND MARINE CURIOSITIES,
  - Ornithologist, Oologist, Entomologist,
  - Botanist and Taxidermist,
- Ornithologist, Oologist, Entomologist,
- Botanist and Taxidermist,
- ALSO PUBLISHERS OF THE
- ORNITHOLOGIST AND OOLOGIST.
Frank Blake Webster Company,
- MUSEUM AND SUPPLY DEPOT,
HYDE PARK, MASS.
FOREST AND STREAM
ROD AND GUN.
Two Years in the Jungle.
- The Experiences of a Hunter and Naturalist in India,
  - Ceylon, the Malay Peninsula, and Borneo.
- Ceylon, the Malay Peninsula, and Borneo.
- THE EXPEDITION AND ITS OBJECT.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- FOOTNOTES:
- Transcriber's Notes

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