Preserving birds for study

Title Variants

Alternative: Preserving birds

Related Titles

Series: Fieldiana, Technique, no. 7

By

Blake, Emmet Reid, 1908-1997

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[Chicago], Chicago Natural History Museum, 1949

Notes

"July 22, 1949."

Contents: Introduction -- Instruments and Materials -- Preliminary Care of Specimens -- Killing Wounded Birds -- Labeling and Cataloguing -- Preparation for Skinning -- Skinning the Bird -- Determination of Sex -- Determination of Age -- Cleaning and Degreasing -- Poisoning the Specimen -- Making a Study Skin -- Wrapping and Drying Birdskins -- Preparing Large Birdskins -- Developing Speed and Efficiency -- Packing Birdskins for Shipment -- Preserving Specimens for Anatomical Studies -- Instructions for Shipping.

The Fieldiana Technique series was published by the Field Museum of Natural History as Museum Technique Series (no. 1-3, 1925-1930) and Technique Series (no. 4-6, 1936-1940), prior to being published

Subjects

Birds , Collection and preservation , Collection et préservation , Oiseaux

Call Number

QH61 .F5 no. 7

Classification

579

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.5463
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/50004743
OCLC: 2069310
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51521619