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Taxidermy
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1. Birds' Nests & Eggs by G. Wetmore (96pages) |
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The eggs of birds, like most of the productions
of nature, are wonderfully perfect
in the symmetry of their form, as well as beautifally rich and
harmonious in their colouring. In form, they range in every
curve of the line of beauty, from the round and almost
spherical egg of many owls to the acutely pointed oval of
the blackbird and most of the small birds. On this diversity
of form in the eggs some authorities, thinking they had discovered
the order of nature, have attempted to form a system of
classification.
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2. Coarse Fish by Charles H. Wheeley (312pages) |
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Please note that this book has only notes on Taxidermy, the majority of the book is about course fish.
IN the following pages Mr. Wheeley gives a
practical account of the modern methods of taking
coarse fish, with special reference to the Thames.
The chapters on perch and pike have been included
to render the work complete, though a later
volume of the Library, contributed by Mr. A. Jardine,
deals exclusively with those fish.
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3. The Sportsman's Gazetteer and General Guide 1877 by Charles Hallock
(920pages) |
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This book is not just about Taxidermy, it is also a guide to the game, animals and fish of North America and the various ways to capture them.
AS editor of a sportsman's journal for several years, and
weekly purveyor of information continually asked for by its readers, I have long felt the need of constant reference to just such a compendium as the volume in hand
and hence, judging others' requirements by my own, I was
prompted to undertake a work which has required much
labor in its preparation and care in its revision. Whatever may be its estimation by the Fraternity, I am satisfied that the relief which the collocation will afford myself will prove
an ample compensation, even if I should receive no other.
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4. The Taxidermist's Manual 1840 by Captain Thomas Brown (184pages) |
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THERE are few individuals who have not, in the course of their lives, met with objects of Natural History,
which they considered worth preserving, but, from the
want of knowledge how to proceed, have been unable
to do so. Indeed many fine specimens have been lost
from this cause alone. To remedy this, in some degree,
is the intention of the following little book, which
will be found to contain almost all that is already
known on the methods of Collecting and Preserving
Objects of Natural History, including several things
which are not generally known.
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5. The Taxidermists' Manual by Br S. H. Sylvester (44pages) |
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First Preparation.
Let equal parts of pulverized arsenic and alum
be well mixed and kept in a large, tight lid box, labeled "Poison."
Second Preparation.
To half pint of 60 per cent, alcohol add an ounce
each of arsenic, camphor, alum, and two drs.
strychnine. Shake it well and let it stand 12
hours. It is then fit for use. Label "Poison,"
and keep the bottle well corked.
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6. Taxidermy 1901 by Paul N. Hasluck (166pages) |
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THIS Handbook contains, in a form convenient for
everyday use, a comprehensive digest of the knowledge
of Taxidermy, scattered over nearly twenty
thousand columns of WORK - one of the weekly
journals it is my fortune to edit - and supplies concise
information on the general principles of the
subjects on which it treats.
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7. Taxidermy 1820 by Paternoster-Row (188pages) |
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His appointment of
assistant naturalist to the Museum, induced him to
labour for six years, with an activity which only belongs
to those who have a true love for science ;
but this did not satisfy his zeal, he felt that he
could do more. In 1796, the Government sent
Captain Baudin to America, and Mauge was attached
to this expedition ; in one year he collected
more than four hundred birds for the Museum,
a considerable quantity of insects, marine
and terrestrial shells, madrepores, sponges, gorgons,
crustaceae, plants, minerals, etc. Nothing
was forgotten, and the seal of perfection was on
every thing that he touched. Even his manner of
packing, which is not unimportant to objects of
Natural History, was remarkable for the ingenious
precautions which he had taken. |
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8. Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting 1894 by William T. Hornaday (454pages) |
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The rapid and alarming destruction of all forms of wild animal
life which is now going on furiously throughout the entire
world, renders it imperatively necessary for those who would
build up great zoological collections to be up and doing before
any more of the leading species are exterminated. |
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