CONTENTS.

	PAGE
[CHAPTER I.]
The Worker, and the Work to be Done,	1-7
[CHAPTER II.]
Outfits, and Hints on Hunting,	8-19
[CHAPTER III.]
How to Select and Study Fresh Specimens,	20-23
[CHAPTER IV.]
Treatment of the Skins of Small Mammals,	24-36
[CHAPTER V.]
Collecting and Preserving the Skins of Large Mammals,	37-45
[CHAPTER VI.]
Collecting Skins of Small Birds,	46-57
[CHAPTER VII.]
Collecting Skins of Large Birds,	58-63
[CHAPTER VIII.]
Collecting Reptiles,	66-70

[CHAPTER IX.]
Collecting Fishes,	71-79
[CHAPTER X.]
Collecting Marine Invertebrates,	80-89
[CHAPTER XI.]
Collecting Birds' Eggs and Nests,	90-97

[CHAPTER XII.]
The Laboratory and Its Appointments,	99-101
[CHAPTER XIII.]
Preliminary Work in Mounting Mammals,	102-107
[CHAPTER XIV.]
Principles of Universal Application in Mounting the Higher
Vertebrates,	108-114
[CHAPTER XV.]
Mounting Small Mammals,	115-128
[CHAPTER XVI.]
Mounting Large Mammals: Ordinary Methods,	129-139
[CHAPTER XVII.]
Mounting Large Mammals: The Construction of Manikins,	140-149
[CHAPTER XVIII.]
Finishing Mounted Mammals,	150-157

[CHAPTER XIX.]
Mounting Mammal Heads as Trophies and Ornaments,	158-170
[CHAPTER XX.]
Facial Expression and Mouth Modeling,	171-178
[CHAPTER XXI.]
Relaxing Dry Skins of Birds,	179-182
[CHAPTER XXII.]
Mounting Small Birds,	183-190
[CHAPTER XXIII.]
Mounting Large Birds,	191-197
[CHAPTER XXIV.]
Cleaning the Plumage of Birds,	198-201
[CHAPTER XXV.]
Mounting Reptiles,	202-207
[CHAPTER XXVI.]
Mounting Fishes,	208-216
[CHAPTER XXVII.]
Mounting Lobsters and Crabs,	217-219
[CHAPTER XXVIII.]
Ornamental Taxidermy,	219-228
[CHAPTER XXIX.]
Groups and Grouping,	229-235
[CHAPTER XXX.]
General Principles of Group-making,	236-239

[CHAPTER XXXI.]
Groups of Mammals,	240-247
[CHAPTER XXXII.]
Groups of Birds and Reptiles,	248-250
[CHAPTER XXXIII.]
Hints on Painting Museum Specimens,	251-257

[CHAPTER XXXIV.]
Principles of Universal Application in Making Moulds and
Casts,	259-267
[CHAPTER XXXV.]
Casts of Mammals, Fishes, and Reptiles,	268-270

[CHAPTER XXXVI.]
Collecting Skeletons,	271-281
[CHAPTER XXXVII.]
Cleaning Large Skeletons by Macerating,	282-284
[CHAPTER XXXVIII.]
Cleaning and Mounting Small Skeletons,	285-295
[CHAPTER XXXIX.]
Mounting a Large Disarticulated Skeleton,	296-304

[CHAPTER XL.]
The Classification of Insects,	305-308
[CHAPTER XLI.]
Eggs and Larvæ: Breeding and Rearing,	309-319
[CHAPTER XLII.]
Collecting Imagoes,	320-327
[CHAPTER XLIII.]
Preparation, Care, and Display of Insects,	328-338

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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I.	Head of Royal Bengal Tiger. [(Frontispiece.)]	PAGE
II.	Two Pages from an Old Field Note-book (Double Plate),	[22]
III.	Measurements of a Large Mammal,	[38]
IV.	How to Cut Open and Mount a Fish,	[76]
V.	Paring Down a Large Mammal Skin,	[104]
VI.	Interior Mechanism of a Half-mounted Wolf,	[132]
VII.	Manikin for Bengal Tiger: First Stage,	[142]
VIII.	Manikin for Bengal Tiger: Completed,	[148]
IX.	Manikin for Male American Bison: Half Finished,	[152]
X.	Manikin for American Bison: Completed,	[156]
XI.	Head of Prong-horn Antelope,	[168]
XII.	Workshop of a Bird Taxidermist,	[182]
XIII.	Mounted Bird, with Interior Structure Exposed,	[192]
XIV.	Mounting an Alligator: Last Stage,	[206]
XV.	American Lobster,	[217]
XVI.	Specimens of Ornamental Taxidermy (Double Plate),	[222]
XVII.	A Fight in the Tree-tops,	[231]
XVIII.	Group of Coyotes,	[235]
XIX.	Group of American Bison (Double Plate),	[246]
XX.	A Ligamentary Skeleton, Mounted and Drying,	[288]
XXI.	Skeleton of an American Bison,	[298]
	{ Fig. 1.—Beating the Bush,	[320]
XXII.	{ Fig. 2.—A Successful Stroke,	[320]
	{ Fig. 1.—Bottling a Skipper,	[326]
XXIII.	{ Fig. 2.—Japanese Porter with Collecting Boxes,	[326]