How to Stuff Birds and Animals

About this eBook

Author

Warford, Aaron A.

Title

How to stuff birds and animals : A valuable book giving instruction in collecting, preparing, mounting, and preserving birds, animals, and insects

Credits

Produced by Demian Katz, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University ( digital.library.villanova.edu/))

Language

English

LoC Class

QL: Science: Zoology

Subject

Taxidermy

Category

Text

eBook-No.

43090

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43090

Release Date

July 3, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.HOW TO STUFF BIRDS AND ANIMALS
2. 2.CHAPTER I. SKINNING, PREPARING, AND MOUNTING THE MAMMALIA, OR QUADRUPEDS. — SKINNING. — STUFFING QUADRUPEDS, ETC. — APES AND MONKEYS. — BATS. — HEDGEHOGS. — BEARS. — BEAVER, ETC. — THE PORCUPINE. — HARES AND RABBITS. — DEER, ANTELOPES, GOATS, ETC. — THE DOLPHIN, PORPOISE, ETC.
3. 3.CHAPTER II. SKINNING, PRESERVING, AND MOUNTING BIRDS. — SKINNING. — STUFFING BIRDS. — MR. BULLOCK’S METHOD OF STUFFING BIRDS. — A NEW AND EASIER METHOD OF BIRD SKINNING AND STUFFING.
4. 4.CHAPTER III. THE ART OF MOUNTING BIRDS, DRIED SKINS, FEATHERS, ETC. — MOUNTING IN GENERAL. — BIRD PINNED UP. — METHOD OF MOUNTING DRIED SKINS. — OF MOUNTING BIRDS, FEATHER BY FEATHER. — PRESERVATION OF COLORS.
5. 5.CHAPTER IV. COLLECTING AND PRESERVING BIRDS’ EGGS AND NESTS.
6. 6.CHAPTER V. SKINNING, PRESERVING, AND SETTING UP REPTILES, FISHES AND MOLLUSCOUS ANIMALS, ETC. — TORTOISES AND TURTLES. — CROCODILES AND LIZARDS IN GENERAL. — SERPENTS IN GENERAL. — FROGS AND TOADS. — FISHES. — LAMPREYS, EELS, AND OTHER FISH OF SIMILAR FORM. — OF SKINNING FISH IN GENERAL. — STUFFING. — LOBSTERS, CRABS, ETC.
7. 7.CHAPTER VI. PRESERVING SPIDERS, GALLY-WORMS, AND INSECTS. — SPIDERS. — INSECTS. — THE EGGS OF INSECTS. — THE LARVÆ, OR CATERPILLARS. — THE PUPA. — METHOD OF BREEDING INSECTS.
8. 8.CHAPTER VII. RECEIPTS. FOR VARIOUS ARTICLES USED IN THE PRESERVATION AND SETTING UP OF ANIMALS. — SOLUTION OF CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE. Mr. Waterton’s Method. — ARSENICAL SOAP. Invented by Becoeur, Apothecary, Metz. — SOLUTION OF PEARL-ASHES. — ANNEALED IRON WIRE. — CEMENT. — GUM PASTE. — FLOUR PASTE. — SOLUTION OF GUM-ARABIC. — PAPER, PASTE, GUMMED. — POLLEN POWDER. — RED VARNISH. — LUTING FOR RENDERING BOTTLES AIR-TIGHT. — TOW AND FLAX SLIVERS. — METHOD OF MAKING ENAMEL-EYES FOR ANIMALS. — ARTICLES REQUIRED FOR SKINNING AND MOUNTING QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS, REPTILES, AND FISHES. — INSTRUCTIONS TO TRAVELERS.
9. 9.“THE LIBERTY BOYS OF ’76”
10. 10.USEFUL AND INSTRUCTIVE BOOKS.
11. 11.“Secret Service”
12. 12.OUR TEN CENT HAND BOOKS.

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