How to Stuff Birds and Animals. Aaron A. Warford

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       Aaron A. Warford

      How to Stuff Birds and Animals

      A valuable book giving instruction in collecting, preparing, mounting, and preserving birds, animals, and insects

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4064066156152

      Table of Contents

       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.

       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.

       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.

       CHAPTER IV. COLLECTING AND PRESERVING BIRDS’ EGGS AND NESTS.

       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.

       CHAPTER VI. PRESERVING SPIDERS, GALLY-WORMS, AND INSECTS.

       SPIDERS.

       INSECTS.

       THE EGGS OF INSECTS.

       THE LARVÆ, OR CATERPILLARS.

       THE PUPA.

       METHOD OF BREEDING INSECTS.

       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.