formalin. 



Myriapods or Tliousandlegs. Drop all kinds into 70% 

 alcohol. 



Frogs. Chloroform, fix in natural position and preserve 

 in strong- alcohol, renewed once after three days, or in 4% 

 formalin. 



Lizards. Treat like frogs, using special care to fix 

 straight 



Salamanders, Neiuts, Mud Puiwies, and all other Tailed 

 AmpJiihians. Those that breath by lungs may be chloro- 

 formed. Those that breath by gills may be immersed in 

 Avater containing salt, or alcohol or formalin may be added 

 slowly to the water. Fix carefully with all parts straight. 

 Fill the abdominal cavity with fixing fluid. Preserve in 6Vf 

 formalin or in strong alcohol, renewed after three days and 

 again after ten days. In spite of all popular reports none of 

 these ampliihia are imisonons. 



HaU-groivn Kittens. Take only clean specimens of the 

 right size. Kill by drowning or chloroform, fix carefully 

 and preserve in 7% formalin. 



All specimens should be stored in vvide mouthed bottles, 

 tightly stoppered, glass fruit jars, earthenv/are jars, or tin 

 pails tightly covered. All except the smaller specimens may 

 be wrapped in white cotton cloth to advantage. Notes may 

 be written on this cloth in lead pencil. The Museum will 

 pay transportation charges on good material. This must be au- 

 thorized in advance, however, after full written description. 



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