Guide to Taxidermy 



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CHAPTER I-Collectina 



All taxidermists are not collectors^ indeed^ most 

 of those who make a business of it^ find little time 

 to do any collecting at all. Yet any work on taxi- 

 dermy would be far from complete did it not in- 

 clude remarks upon the subject of guns, ammuni- 

 tion and the care of specimens in the field. 



For ordinary collecting in your home neighbor 

 hood dress as inconspicuously as possible; wear 

 your usual street clothes. Do not get a full suit of 

 hunting togs to excite the idle curiosity of everyone 

 3'ou meet. iVIost of our collecting is done with a 

 pocket gun and the specimens are brought home in 

 the pocket. 



Many of the birds a taxidermist mounts are those 

 found dead or that have killed themselves accident- 

 ally. The collector, however, might hunt for 

 ages without finding a dead bird. Most of his 

 specimens have to be shot. Bird lime is absolutely 

 of no use and even if it would catch a bird, the 

 specimen would be in no condition to mount. 



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