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No. S or !) — Doubk'-erested Conuoiant, Florida f 'oninnanl, \'i(iIt't-^rcLii Cornioi- 

 aut, greeu ; Loiiisiaua lleroii, itii ; ijitUu IMue Heron, yol low ; Red- 

 dish Egret, red ; Greeu Herou, yellow; Biiowy Heron, straw; Cioldeu- 

 eye Duck, golden-yellow or straw*; Burrow's (Jolden Eye, golden ; 

 Ikittle-hi-ad, yellow ; Old R(niaw, straw ; HarlcMiuin Duck, reddisli- 

 brown ; American Eider, brown; tStellar's Duck, brown; J'aeilic 

 Eider, brown; King Eider, brown; Ruddy Duck, reddish-brown; 

 American ^Merganser, carmine; Red-breasted Merganser, carmine; 

 Hooded ISrerganser, yellow; Black Duck, brown; Pintail, brown; 

 Uadwall, reddish-brown; Wigeon, l)ri)wn ; (Jreen-wingcd Teal, 

 brown; ]>iuc-winged Teal, brown; Cinnamon Teal, brown; Shov- 

 eller, orange-red; Canvas-back, red; Red-head, orange; American 

 Scaup Duck, yellow; Mallard, brown, hazel ; Shar]i-shinned Hawk, 

 adult, red ; young, straw. 



No. G or 7 — Glossy Ibis, red or brown ; White-faced Glossy Ibis, red ; White Ibis, 

 pearly blue. 



No. 5 or G — Auhinga, or Snakebird, carmine ; Least Bitteru, straw. 



No. 5 to 7 — Flicker, Robin, Blue Jay, Red-winged Blackbird, hazel or black. 



No. to 5 — Sparrows iu general, hazel or black. 



Sizes of Eyes for Quadrupeds — Like the sizes given for birds, 

 those of the quadrupeds are, in a number of cases, taken from speci- 

 mens in my private collection. Many of the sizes, however, are taken 

 from the lists of experienced dealers. 



Mink and Skunk, Nos. 7 or 8; Red Squirrel, No. 8; Gray Squirrel, No. 10; 

 Fox Scjuirrel, No. 11 ; Raccoon, Nos. 11 to 14; Rabbit Nos. 12 to 1-5; Jack Rabbit, 

 Nos. 14 to 17; Fox, Nos. 15 to 17 ; Coyote, Nos. 15 to 17 ; Wolf, Nos. 10 to 18; Bull 

 Dog, Nos. 17 or 18; Pug Dog, Nos, 14 to 18; Blaek-and-tan Dog, Nos. 14 to 16; Set- 

 ter and Pointer Dog, Nos. 10 to 18; Black Bear, Nos. 15 to 17 ; Grizzly Bear, Nos. 17 

 or IS; Domestic Cat, Nos. 11 to 10; Wild Cat, Nos. 10 to 18; Lynx, Nos. 16 to IS; 

 Cougar, or ^louutain Lion, Nos. 20 to 22; Jaguar, Nos. 22 or 21^; Bengal Tiger, Nos. 

 24 or 25 ; African Lion, Nos. 23 to 25 ; Horse and Cow, Nos. 25 to 27 ; Deer, Nos. 22 

 or 23, Maine; Nos. 23 or 24, New York ; Nos. 24 or 25 in the West; Nos. 21 or 22 

 Florida ; Caribou, Nos. 24 or 25 ; Moose and Elk, Nos. 25 or 27. 



Doubtless, few of my readers will attempt to eqtiip themselves so 

 perfectly for work in taxidermy as I have detailed in this chapter. In 

 order to pursue a single branch of zoological collecting — birds for in- 

 stance — it is necessary to possess btit few of the tools and mate- 

 rials already enumerated. Many will learn to do what they can in the 

 art simply as a pastime ; others with a view to making a collection of 

 zoological specimens of a certain district or territory : while some who 

 have the right kind of ambition, enthusiasm, pluck, and energy, will not 

 allow the gigantic specimens of zoology to stagger their ingenuity. If 

 the student is undecided as to how far his practice in the art will ex- 

 tend, a very few of the more important instruments and materials are 

 all that are necessary until his fire is kindled or suddenly goes out. 



