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By MONTAGU BROWNE, F.G.S., F.Z.S. 



CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I. Introduction The Origin and Progress of Taxi- 

 dermy. 

 CHAPTER II. The Tools used in Taxidermy and Modelling. 



CHAPTER III. Narcotising, Killing, and Preservative Fluids 

 Preservative Soaps, Powders, etc. Modelling-Composi- 

 tions, Cements, and various General Formulae. 



CHAPTER IV. The Collecting of Mammals, Birds, and other 

 Vertebrates and Invertebrates, by various Methods. 



CHAPTER V. Mammals The Skinning and Setting-up of 

 Mammals by ordinary Methods ; also their Reproduction 

 by Casting and Modelling in Paper, etc. Horned Heads, 

 the Preparation of Skeletons, and the Tawing of Skins. 



CHAPTER VI. The Skinning and Setting-up of Birds by 

 various Methods. 



CHAPTER VII. The Treatment of Reptiles, Amphibians, and 

 Fishes by Taxidermic and other Methods. 



CHAPTER VIII. Methods of reproducing various Subjects 

 amongst the Invertebrates. 



CHAPTER IX. Casting and Modelling from Natural Foliage, 

 Flowers, Fruits, Algse, Fungi, etc., and their Reproduction 

 in practically Indestructible Materials. 



CHAPTER X. The Mounting of Animals in an Artistic 

 Manner, with Modelled Rockwork, Trees, etc., Natural 

 Grasses, Ferns, Mosses, Seaweeds, etc., and Modelled 

 Foliage. 



Bibliography of Works treating wholly or in part upon Taxi- 

 dermy. 



A. & C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON. 



