20 Guide to Taxidermy 



Nets and snares of all kinds are of little or no 

 use for catching birds, and their use is prohibited 

 by law most everywhere. So the miin and practi- 

 cally only reliance of the collector is his gun. 



Kind of Gun 



The style and make of gun to use is chiefly a 

 matter of individual taste and pocketbook. 



A single-barrel, single shot gun costs the least, 

 but you run the risk of losing a rare specimen bv 

 not having another shot in reserve in case of a miss. 

 We have often started up rare birds when shooting 

 at comn^on ones, and without a double-barrel or a 

 repeater it would have been impossible to get them. 

 We would advise that anyone get either a double 

 hammerless gun or a repeater ; either of these is ex- 

 cellent and leaves nothing to be desired. Good 

 serviceable guns of either kind can be got for from 

 eighteen to twenty-two dollars. 



We would recommend that you purchase as good 

 a gun as you can afford. The bore of the gun is 

 also a matter of your own choice. Either a twelve 

 or sixteen guage are perfect weapons for your pur- 

 pose. If you expect to do a great deal of collect- 



