Practical taxidermy

This illustrated manual gives practical instruction for amateurs in collecting, preserving, and mounting natural-history specimens. It explains field methods for decoying and trapping, lists necessary tools and preservative compounds, and presents step-by-step techniques for skinning and preparing birds, mammals, and fish. Chapters cover modelling by substitution with clay, composition, plaster, or wax, skeleton preparation, mounting and posing, and artistic taxidermy, and conclude with guidance on pictorial arrangement and display of specimens in cabinets and museums.