PUBLISHERS' ANNOUNCEMENT. 



Joseph H. Batty, the author of this volume, has de- 

 voted sixteen years of active life to the work of collecting 

 and preserving animals, birds, fishes, etc. He was the 

 Official Taxidermist of the Northern Boundary Survey, 

 and also of the United States Geological Survey, under 

 Dr. Hayden — generally known as the Hayden Expedi- 

 tion. Mr. Batty has, likewise, been for many years Tax- 

 idermist for several of our leading Universities, Colleges, 

 Museums, and Public Parks. 



His work entitled, *' How to Hunt and Trap," pub- 

 lished some eighteen months since, has received the 

 warmest encomiums from recognized authorities, and 

 from both the American and the European press. We 

 anticipate a still more flattering reception for this vol- 

 ume, which is the result of long experience and practice, 

 and conveys a vast amount of information on the subjects 

 treated, not hitherto embodied in book form. There is 

 no similar work in existence. While Coues and Maynard 

 have devoted some space in their writings to Taxidermy, 

 they have merely touched upon branches which are 

 fully treated in this book. 



The appreciation and love of " Home Decoration " 

 increase with the growing taste and culture of the 

 American people. Our author's chapters upon this sub- 

 ject are very timely, and will be keenly appreciated, 

 especially by ladies. 



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