COLLECTING AND PRESERVING.

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[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

Part 2.

TAXIDERMY.

[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

Part 3.

MAKING CASTS.

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