CHAPTER X. 



HINTS TO NATURALISTS.* 



Mammalia On Skinning and Preserving Animals of this Class 

 On Preserving the Skeletons Birds On Skinning, Pre- 

 serving, and Packing, so as not to Injure the Plumage 

 Birds' Eggs Nests Eeptiles and Fish, How to Preserve 

 them Insects, Where to Find them, How to Catch them , 

 and the Best Manner of Preserving them Butterflies 

 and Moths Beetles Spiders, Scorpions, etc. Crustacea 

 Sponges and Corallines Star-fish and Echini Land and 

 Fresh-water Shells Marine Shells, and Where to Find them 

 Dredging The Collector's Note Book Instruments re- 

 quired Eecipe for Arsenical Soap, and How to Use it . 



SMALL animals of this class may 

 Mammalia. 



either be skinned or inclosed entire 



(an incision being previously made in the under 

 side of the animal) in jars or barrels, which are 



* The author is indebted to Mr. S. Stevens, the naturalist, for 

 this valuable compilation of practical information. 



