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information which is written on a label together with 

 details as to the colour of its eyes, coruncles, thighs, and 

 claws. The feathers are then smoothed down, the bird is 

 placed in a natural position, it is wrapped in tissue paper, 

 and placed to dry. 



NECESSAEY INSTRUMENTS 



For large-sized mammals you cannot have anything 

 better than a few knives with short blades and without 

 points the shape of kitchen knives. In addition, you 

 must have two large scalpels, some small ones, and, for 

 birds, "two pairs of tweezers (one pair of large size), a hone, 

 and a large brush for putting the arsenical soap on the 

 skins. 



PRESERVATION LAWS AND LICENCES 



During the past few years measures have been taken in 

 certain colonies and countries within the sphere of European 

 influence in Africa to prevent total destruction of animals, 

 either by ordering close seasons or by prohibiting sport 

 altogether. On the other hand, in other colonies, including 

 most French possessions, no such measures are enforced. 



The following is a rteumd of some of these regulations : 



I. British East Africa. 



A licence of 1 a year for shooting antelopes; 25 a 

 year for shooting rhinoceros, elephants, and giraffes. The 

 elephant is rare in this colony. Eecently there was talk of 

 prohibiting its destruction, but I do not know whether any- 

 thing came of it. 



II. German East Africa. 



Elephant and rhinoceros hunting, as well as the destruc- 

 tion of the giraffe and the crested crane (!), is in principle 



