The Naturalists Assistant A Handbook For The Collector And Student With A Bibliography Of Fifteen Hundred Works Necessary For The Systematic Zoologist

Author : John Sterling Kingsley
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282286446
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Naturalist's Assistant written by John Sterling Kingsley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-06-16 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Naturalist's Assistant: A Hand-Book for the Collector and Student; With a Bibliography of Fifteen Hundred Works Necessary for the Systematic Zologist A third formula for bird-lime is to take linseed oil and heat it over a slow fire (carefully watching it to see that it does not burn), until it is very thick, then pour it into cold water. If it should prove too thick, the addition of a little pine tar will readily thin it for use. The bird-lime should be smeared on the branches of trees, etc., where birds most do congregate, and by adhering to their feet, it holds them fast, and renders them an easy prey to the collector. No matter how procured, all mammals and birds intended for stuffing should have the mouth, nostrils, anus and all wounds, stopped immediately with cotton wool to prevent any soiling of the fur or feathers. It is also well to place each bird head first in a cone made of cartridge paper, before placing in the game bag, as this will prevent disarrangement of the feathers. All Vertebrates are really more valuable as alcoholic speci mens, than they are when mounted after the usual manner of taxidermists, as the naturalist is then able at any time to pursue any desired investigation of their anatomy, a course from which he is utterly debarred with stuffed specimens. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.