Chapter II: Introduction: Part I.--Birds

CHAPTER I.--COLLECTING 1

Section I. Trapping, etc. Section II. Shooting. Section
III. Procuring Birds. Section IV. Care of Specimens.

CHAPTER II.--SKINNING BIRDS 33

Section I. Ordinary Method. Section II. Exceptions to the
usual Method of Skinning. Section III. Ascertaining the
Sex of Birds. Section IV. Preserving Skins. Section V.
Other Methods of Preserving Skins.

CHAPTER III.--MAKING SKINS 49

Section I. Cleaning Feathers. Section II. Making Skins
of Small Birds. Section III. Making Skins of Long-necked
Birds. Section IV: Making Skins of Herons, Ibises, etc.
Section V. Hawks, Owls, Eagles, Vultures, etc. Section
VI. Labelling Specimens. Section VII. Care of Skins,
Cabinets, etc. Section VIII. Measuring Specimens.
Section IX. Making Over Old Skins.

CHAPTER IV.--MOUNTING BIRDS 64

Section I. Instruments. Section II. Mounting from Fresh
Specimens. Section III. Crested Birds. Section IV.
Mounting with Wings Spread. Section V. Mounting Birds
for Screens, etc. Section VI. Mounting Dried Skins.
Section VII. Prices for Mounting Birds. Section VIII.
Panel Work.--Game Pieces, etc.

CHAPTER V.--MAKING STANDS 81

Section I. Plain Stands. Section II. Ornamental Stands.

PART II.--MAMMALS, REPTILES, ETC.

CHAPTER VI.--COLLECTING MAMMALS 84

CHAPTER VII.--MAKING SKINS OF MAMMALS 86

Section I. Skinning Small Mammals. Section II. Skinning
Large Mammals. Section III. Making Skins of Mammals.
Section IV. Measuring Mammals.

CHAPTER VIII.--MOUNTING MAMMALS 90

Section I. Small Mammals. Section II. Large Mammals.
Section III. Mounting Dried Skins of Mammals. Section
IV. Mounting Mammals without any bones.

CHAPTER IX.--MOUNTING REPTILES, BATRACHIANS, AND FISHES 97