Part 6 — INDEX.
Reading edition
Accessories, artificial, 338-339
natural, 247
Africa, destruction of game in, 2
Agassiz, Professor Louis, 72
"Agassiz Tank," for alcoholic specimens, 72-73
Albatross, 62
Alces malchis, 248
Alcohol, preservation of specimens in, 66, 70, 71-75, 83, 127, 202-204
Alcoholometer, 75
Aldrich, P.W., 219
Alectorides, treatment of, 65
Alligators, collecting, 66-68
mounting, 204-206
skeletons of, 293-294
Alum, use of, 32, 45, 51, 61, 68, 115, 162
American Museum of Natural History, 109, 236, 249
Ammonia, use of, 322
Anatomy, caution against detailed external, 112
Antennæ, 332
Anthrenus, 336, 341
Apes, treatment of large, 43-45
Apparatus for drying larvæ, 315
for inflating larvæ, 314
for mounting larvæ, 315
Arsenic, use of, 32, 51, 64, 115, 148, 151, 344-345
Arsenic water, 342, 348
Arsenical soap, use of, 32, 45, 51, 61, 65, 68, 118, 132, 148, 162, 167
recipe for making, 346
Artificial branches, 127
foliage in group, 238-239
Attitudes of animals, 111, 121, 171-172, 192, 205
of skeletons, 288
Backgrounds, painted, for cases and groups, 221-222
Bailly, Jules F.D., grotesque groups by, 227
Bath, see Salt-and-alum bath
Batrachians, 202-203
Bats, mounting, on glass, 127-128
mounting skeletons of, 291
Battle in the Tree-tops, 233, 234
Beetles, collecting, in alcohol, 328
frame for mounting, 330
Bird, names of external parts of, 47
Birds, arrangement of feathers on, 182
collecting, best season for, 16
collecting skins of small, 46-57
determination of sex in, 56
groups of, 224, 232, 235, 249-250
mounting large, 191-197
mounting small, 183-190
mounting skeletons of, 287, 292-293
painting mounted, 256
relaxing dry skins of, 179-182
shooting, as a pastime, 18
skeletonizing, 276-278
skinning large, 58-65
wrapping skins of, 53-55
Bison, American, extermination of the, 1
group of, by the author, 234-235, 245, 246
manikin for, 148
mounting the skeleton of, 296
specimens of, collected by author, 234
Blood on specimens, 42, 47, 198, 201
Body, artificial, for birds, 184, 191-192
Bone-scrapers, 286
Books of reference on birds, 352
on fishes, 354
on general zoology, 351
on groups of animals, 355
on insects, 337
on invertebrates, 354
on mammals, 352
in "Sportsman's Library," 355
miscellaneous, 355
Boxes for collecting insects, 323, 324, 332
for exhibiting insects, 335-336
for relaxing skins, 180
for tools, 11
Breeding-cages, 317, 318
Breeding larvæ, 316-319
Brushes for painting specimens, 252
Buffalo, see Bison
Butterflies, breeding larvæ of, 317
collecting, 325, 332
Cages for breeding larvæ, 317, 318
Capybara, 103
Carbon bisulphide, use of, 336, 342
Carbolic acid, use of, 61, 323
crystals prevent mould, 348
Carving wooden skulls and leg bones, 104-106
Carpocapsa, 306
Cases of ornamental taxidermy, 220-224
Casts, 21, 25
making moulds and, 259-270
of mammals in the flesh, 268
of fishes and reptiles, 269-270
painting plaster, 257
Cassowary, 61
Cat a difficult subject, 127
Chimpanzee, 43-44
Chloroform, use of, 322, 336
Chelonia, collecting, 68-70
mounting, 206-207
Chloride of lime, 88, 89
Clay, Colonel Cecil, moose collected and presented by, 248
Clay as a filling material, 112-113, 119, 124, 167, 207, 211
preparation of, for use, 113, 148
Cleaning feathers, 65
skins of mammals, 102-104
Clothing and food, 4
Collecting, best seasons for, 16
-boxes for insects, 323-324
by amateurs, 17
eggs of insects, 309-311
fishes, 71-79
insects, 320-327
jar for insects, 321
large mammal skins, 37-45
marine invertebrates, 80-89
nests and eggs, 90-97
reptiles, 66-70
small birds, 46-57
small mammal skins, 24-36
shells, 85-89
specimens for groups, 237, 243-244
Collectors, character of ideal, 3, 46
firearms for, 9, 12
golden rule for, 20
need of skilful, 1-3
outfits for, 8-15
Colors, how to handle, 253-255
kinds of, 252
list of, 23
necessity of recording, 22, 25, 43, 48, 71-72
Coloring soft parts, 113-114, 253-255
Combs, furrier's steel, 36
"Coming to the Point," 221-222
Composition for use in modeling, 347
for snow scenes, 347
Corals, collecting and cleaning, 81-83
Corn meal as an absorbent, 59, 64, 198
Cornell University insect-house, 318
Corrosive sublimate solution, 151, 341, 345
Cotton, use of, in making bird skins, 52-54
Crabs, cleaning and mounting, 217-218
Cranes, 65
Crocodiles, collecting, 66-68
mounting, 204-206
skeletons of, 293-294
Crustaceans, cleaning and mounting, 217-218
Cyanide of potash, 321, 323
Dead game panels, 224
Dermestes lardarius, 64, 336, 339
maculatus, 340
Designing groups, 237, 243, 244-245
Ducks and their treatment, 64
Ear, treatment of the, 45, 125, 160-162, 167
Echini, collecting and preserving, 84
Eggs, blowing, 95
collecting and preserving, 94-97
removing embryos from, 96
Eggs of insects, 309-311
how deposited, 309-310
how devitalized, 310
how preserved, 310-311
Elephant, prize won by, 141
Elephants, firearms for hunting, 12
preserving skin of, 41
Embryos, removal of, 95, 96
Emu, 61
Enamel varnish, Hendley's, 346
Entomological supplies, 337
Entomology, economic, 306
Envelopes for insects, 328
Excelsior, use of, 147, 148
Expression, 169, 171-172
Extermination, animals threatened with, 1
Eye, treatment of the, 44, 124, 160, 169, 172, 188, 196, 212
Eyes, cleaning glass, 177
Feathers, cleaning, 65, 198-201
distribution of, on bird's body, 182
Felidæ as taxidermic subjects, 171
Filling for dry skins, 33, 52, 60, 166
for necks, 166
skins of mammals, 129, 130, 132, 138
small mammals, 122-125
Finishing a small mammal, 123-127
large mounted mammals, 150-155
Firearms, 9, 12
Fire-screens, feather, 225
Fish medallions, 213
Fishes, cartilaginous, treatment of, 77-78, 214-216
field notes on, 71
museum collections of, 208-209
mounting, 208-216
painting casts of, 257
painting mounted, 256
preserving entire, 73-75
skeletons of, 78, 294
skinning, 76-77
Flamingoes, group of, 232-233
Florida, collecting in, 80-87
Foot, treatment of the, 44, 192, 194
Fossil skeletons, 280
Fraine, Thomas W., 219
fire-screens by, 225
Frogs, grotesque groups of, 227
Furniture of taxidermic laboratory, 100
Furs and peltries, treatment of, 349
Game panels, 224
Garman, Samuel, quotation from, 203
Gasoline, 335
Geese, 64-65
Gelatine moulds, 265
Goode, Dr. G. Brown, 72, 234, 251
"American Fishes," by, 354
"Fishery Industries of the United States," by, 354
Gorilla, 43, 44, 130
Government Museum at Madras, 208
Grease, on skins, 59, 64, 65
removal of, from insects, 335
removal of, from birds, 191-201
Grotesque groups, 227
Group of antelope, 235
of buffaloes, 234-235, 246
of coyotes, 234
of flamingoes, 232-233
of moose, 235, 247
of musk oxen, 235
Groups by European taxidermists, 230, 239
for special exhibition, 239
of birds, 232, 234
of orang-utans, 231, 232
Group-making, general principles of, 237-240
with birds, 249-250
with large mammals, 244-248
with small mammals, 241-244
with reptiles, 250-251
Guides in hunting and collecting, 4
Gum for labels, 348
Hair, treatment of, 126, 127, 150, 169
gluing on, 155-157
Hand of anthropoid ape, 130
Hares, see Rabbits
Hatteria punctata, 204
Hawks, group of, by F.A. Lucas, 224
Head, finishing a small mammal's, 124
finishing a bird's, 188
Heads, exhortation to sportsmen regarding, 158
how to cut off, 159
how to skin, preserve, and mount, 159-178
Health, preservation of, 4
Heron, neck of a, 195-196
prize won by F.S. Webster with, 195-196
skins, 59, 60, 65
Hexanchus griseus, 214
Holland, Dr. W.J., author of Part V., 61, 305-338
advice from, to insect collectors, 324, 327
collecting-boxes devised by, 323
Japanese insects collected by, 333
"Homes Without Hands," 93
Hornaday, William T., advocacy of painted backgrounds by, 221-223
use of clay by, 112
prizes won by, 141, 222, 233
new method of mounting bats by, 127
development of clay-covered manikin by, 140
method of head-mounting developed by, 163
Hornaday, William T., new treatment of feline tongues by, 174
new method of making ape's hands by, 130-131
new method of mounting fishes by, 211, 213-214
museum groups advocated by, 231, 232, 234
groups of mammals mounted by, 231, 234-235
Human figure in groups, 239-240
Hunting, hints on, 13, 14
the alligator and crocodile, 67
Hygiene, principles of, 5
Ice, artificial, 220
Inflation of larvæ, 312-316
Insect labels, 329, 337
nets, 320
pests, 336, 339-341
pins, 329-330
Insects, boxes for, 335-336
breeding-cages for, 317, 318
carrying-boxes for, 333
classification of, 305-308
collecting perfect, 320-327
collecting-boxes for, 323-324
drying, 333
eggs of, 309-311
effect of light on, 336
house for breeding, 318
killing, best methods of, 321-322
mounts for, 329
mounting, 329-332
mould in collections of, 334-335
pinning, 330-332
poisoning collections of, 336
ravages of, 306
relaxing dried, 334
removing grease from, 335
setting-boards for, 330-331
stuffing, 333
Invertebrates, marine, 80-89
Ward's catalogue of, 81
Iron square, the, 136-137
Irons for necks of mammals, 132
legs of mammals, 130, 131, 145
Javelle water, for skeletons, 287
Jenks, Professor J.W.P., author of "Steele's Popular Zoology", 351
Jesup, Morris K., bird groups ordered by, 235
"Key to North American Birds," 48, 352
"Killing-knife", 15
-jar, for insects, 321
Knives for a collector, 15, 49
Labeling, 23, 72, 94, 97, 348
Laboratory, taxidermic, 99-101
Lacertilia, 66, 202-203
Lamellirostres, treatment of, 64
Larvæ, breeding and rearing, 316-319
collecting, 311
Larvæ, drying, 315
inflation of, 316
mounting, 315
preparation of, 312
transformation of, 312
Leaves, artificial, 220
Leg-bones, value of, 32, 33, 42
Leg-irons, best attachment for, 136-137
how to prepare and attach, 143-147
Leg-wires, attachment of, in birds, 193
Legs, of large mammals, making, 130-147
of small bird, wiring, 184-186
of small mammals, making, 116-118
treatment of, in skinning, 33, 59, 60, 61
Lepidoptera, 317-318
Ligamentary skeletons, cleaning, 286
mounting, 288
Lion, 171-172
Liquors, hurtfulness of intoxicating, 6
Lizards, 66, 202-204
Lobster, how to clean and mount, 217-218
Longipennes, treatment of, 62
Lucas, Frederic A., 69, 219, 223, 276
work in National Museum by, 288
group of turtles by, 250
group of hawks by, 224
wall-cases of birds by, 224
Macerating skeletons, 282-284
Mammals, collecting, best seasons for, 16
gluing hair on mounted, 155-157
groups of large, 231, 234
groups of small, 234, 241, 244
mounting, general principles of, 109-114
mounting groups of, see Groups
mounting heads of, 163-178
mounting medium-sized, 129-134
mounting large, 135-149
mounting small, 115-128
mounting skeletons of, 289-293
painting mounted, 254-255
relaxing dry skins of, 102
skeletonizing, 273-279
trapping and poisoning small, 18
treatment of skins of small, 24-36
treatment of skins of large, 37-45
Manikin, advantages of the, 141, 142
how to construct the best, 142-149
required for largest birds, 193
Maynard rifle, recommendation of the, 12, 13, 15
Medallions, bird, by F.S. Webster, 225
fish, 213
Measurements, of birds, 20, 48, 191
of large mammals, 37-39
of small mammals, 24
Medicines, collector's outfit of, 5, 6
Microscopic slides of insects' eggs, 311
Modeling an open mouth, 172-177
-tools, 173
Monkeys, treatment of, 43-44
Moose, group of, in National Museum, 247
Montana, natural accessories from, 247
Moth, destructiveness of the codling, 306
Moths in museum collections, 340, 341
Mould, in insect collections, 344, 345
precautions against, 61, 348
Moulds, gelatine, 265
making "piece," 259-263
making waste, 263-265
Mouth, expression of the, 171
modeling the, 172
Muriatic acid, use of, 81, 88, 89
Museum, American, 109, 236, 249
British, 235
Comparative Zoology, 202, 203
Government, at Madras, 208
United States National, 97, 109, 209, 221, 234, 235, 241, 251, 270, 343
Naphthaline crystals, use of, 335, 342, 343
Neck irons, 107, 130, 132, 138
treatment of the, 60, 65, 159, 165, 166, 169, 195
of a heron, 195
of a trophy head, 159, 165
Needles, extra long, for sewing manikins, 107
Nests, collecting, 91-93
displaying, 94
Nets for insects, 320
Nose, treatment of the, 44
Nostrils, treatment of the, 169
Notes, field, 22
Oologist, outfit for an, 91
work of an, 90-97
"Oology of New England", 225, 353
Ophidiæ, 66, 202
Opossums, group of, 241
Orang utans, groups of, 231, 233
treatment of, 43, 130
"Ornithologist and Oologist", 355
Ostrich, 61, 193
Outfit for collecting insects, 320-324
for general collecting, 9
of medicines, 6
for an oologist, 91
for sportsmen and travellers, 11
Outlines of dead animals, 22, 25
Owl, snowy, 192
Packing bird-skins, 56, 61
corals, 82
eggs, 97
insects, 332-333
skeletons, 291.
Painting finished specimens, 170, 218, 252-258
materials, 252
on papier-maché, 155
plaster casts, 257
Papier-maché, how to make, 151-153
rustic case made of, 223
use of, 151, 154, 173, 246
Parasites, 73
Passions, expression of the higher, 171
Pedestals, for skeletons, 292
Pelican, 62
Peltries and furs, treatment of, 349
Penguin, 62
Photographing animals, 21
Pinning insects, 330-332
Plaster Paris as an absorbent, 50-64, 65, 198-201
casts, 21, 25
tablets for reptiles, 202-204
use of, 163-164, 198-201, 220
Plumage, cleaning soiled, 198-201
Poison, effects of, on taxidermist, 344
Poisoning furs and rugs, 344
-jar for insects, 321
mounted specimens and collections, 341
skins and mammals, 32, 110, 148, 151
textiles and skin clothing, 343
wild animals, 18
Polishing hardwood, 348
Principles of bird-mounting, 188-190
of group-making, 237-240, 249-251
of mammal-mounting, 109-114
Proportions of animals, 112
Pulp, paper, 152
Python, 202
Rabbits, mounting, 127
Rats, necessity of guarding against, 33
Ray, author vanquished by a villainous, 215
Rays, treatment of, 77-78, 214-216
Relaxing skins of mammals, 102-104
Reptiles, casts of, by Joseph Palmer, 270
collecting, 66-70
groups of, 250
mounting, 202-207
new method for alcoholic, 202-203
Rhinobati, 216
Ribs, attachment of, 298-299
Richardson, Jenness, groups of birds by, 236, 249, 250
preservation of evergreens by, 221
Rocks, artificial, 228-229
Rugs, 227
Salometer, use of the, 30, 31
Salt, use of, 30, 33, 162
Salt-and-alum bath, 30, 31, 102, 115, 127
Saurians, 66-68
Saw-fish, 214-215
Scapula, attachment of, 302
Screens, feather fire-, 225
Sea-eggs, 84
-porcupines and -urchins, 84
Serpents, 66, 202, 293
Setting-boards for insects, 330
Setting-needle, 332
Sewing skins, hints on, 106
Sex in birds, determination of, 56
Sharks, 77
difficulties in preserving, 214, 215
Shells, cleaning, 87-89
fresh-water, 83
land, 85
"living" and "dead," 85
marine, 83
Shooting, hints on, 13, 14
Shot-gun, use of the, 14, 15
Shields for trophy heads, 170
Shrinkage in mounted specimens, 150, 214
Skeletons, bleaching, 283
collecting, 271-279
cleaning by macerating, 282-288
fish, 78, 294, 295
field-work on small mammal, 273-275
fossil, 280
mounting large disarticulated, 296-303
mounting small, 288, 295
packing, 279
repairing damaged, 272
"rough," 271
selection of, 271
snake, 66
tools for mounting, 303
various methods of cleaning, 282, 285, 287
Skeletonizing birds, 276-278
cetaceans, 279
fishes, 78
mammals, 273-279
reptiles, 278
Sketching from nature, 3, 4, 21, 22, 71
Skin, superfluous folds of, 134, 149, 167
Skins, cleaning bird-, 181, 182
cloth lining for old, 182
making alcoholic fish, 76-78
making alligator and crocodile, 66-68
making dry mammal, 32-36
making large bird, 58-65
making small bird, 47-50
relaxing bird-, 179-181
shrinking power of, 214-215
Skinning apes and monkeys, 43
crocodilians, 67
deer's ear, 161
fishes, 76
large birds, 58-65
large mammals, 39-42
and preserving mammal heads, 40, 159, 162
sharks, etc., 77
small birds, 47-50
small mammals, 26-29
reptiles, 66-70
turtles, 69
Skulls, how to dispose of small, 34
value of, 32
Snakes, 66
Snow, artificial, 220
Society of American Taxidermists, 141, 163, 196, 222
Space in groups, 238
Specimens, half-spoiled, 31
selection of, 20
Sphargis coriacea, author's struggle with, 206
Sphenisci, treatment of, 62
Spirits, use of, see Alcohol
Sponges, collecting and cleaning, 81-82
Squirrels, groups of, 242, 243
Star-fishes, collecting and preparing, 83
Steam, use of, 200
"Steele's Popular Zoology", 47, 351
Steganopodes, 62
Straw, use of, 129, 132, 133, 205, 207
Struthiones, treatment of, 61
Strychnine, 18, 345
"Sugaring" to capture insects, 326
Suidæ, 103
Swan, 64, 65
Sweat-box, for relaxing skins, 180
Table groups, 224
Tail, wiring the, 118, 132
attitude of, 126, 172
treatment of a bird's, 54, 190
Taxidermy, ornamental, 219-229, 250
possibilities in, 149, 222, 224, 250
common faults in, 109
Taxidermist, 53
materials necessary for, 100-101
requirements in successful, 104, 108, 154
tools necessary for, 100
Taxidermists, Society of American, 231
organization of, 232
exhibitions of, 227
gifts by, 219
prizes awarded by, 141, 195, 222, 223, 224
productions of, 219
Teeth, how to clean, 176, 206
Temperance, value of habits of, 6
Thread, 168
Tiger, facial expression of, 171-172
"Till the Doctor Comes", 6
Tin, sheet, in ears, 167
Tinea, 340
Tongue, treatment of the, 174-176, 206
Tools, for bird taxidermist, 183
for general taxidermist, 100
Tools, for oologist, 91
for professional collector, 9
for traveller and sportsman, 11
Tow, use of, 147, 187, 207, 211
Trappers, directions for, 344
Trapping mammals, 19
Turpentine, use of, in cleaning feathers, 65, 198-201
in painting, 114
Turtles, collecting, 68-70
mounting, 206-207
skeletons of, 294
Umbrella, use of, in catching insects, 321
Varnish cutter, 347
Hendley's enamel, 346
Wall cases, 220-223
Ward, Professor Henry A., 226, 234
first large mammal group ordered by, 232
Ward, Henry L., West Indian seals collected by, 2
Ward's Natural Science Establishment, 136, 204, 231
Water, artificial, 220
Wax, use of, in mouth modeling, 176-177
Webster, Frederic S., 189, 204, 219, 228, 232, 233
bird medallions by, 225-226
prize won by, 195, 224
"Wounded Heron," by, 224
Weight of animals, 39
Wickersheimer solution, 347
Winding a mounted bird, 189-190
Wing, treatment of the, 59, 188
Wings, spread, mounting birds with, 194
Wire, how to anneal iron, 116
Wire supports for mammals, 131
supports for birds, 183
Wiring a bird, 184-186
a small mammal, 116-120
Wood duck, by F.S. Webster, 233
GEORGE H. SOWDON.FREDERIC S. WEBSTER.
(Formerly of Washington.)