{50 INDEX. 
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Sea Urehins, 90 | Stuffing Birds, Mauge’s method, 
Seeds, instructions regarding, 131 —— Waterton’s method, 
Serpents, 61 a Cat, 
Setting boards for Insects, 78 Fish, 
and preserving Insects, 61 Quadrupeds, 
needles for Insects, viel at the Jardin des Plantes, 
Sharks, 65 | Support of Birds, described, 
Shells, their value, 104 
— ——___—___ marine, 684 - 
how to polish, 69 
to clean, 68 | Tail-bearer of Birds, 
Gangui used in fishing Tetraodon, 
them, 106 | Toads, 
Simples, in preserving Insects, Tortoises, how to skin, 
not to be depended on, 85 | ——_——-—____- stuff, 
Skeleton wires for Birds, 46 | Tow and flax slivers, 
Skeletons, how to prepare, 
of Birds recommended 
to be imported, 27 
-————-._ artificial, 97 
——_-—— natural, 95 
— made by Wasps, 96 
aaa by Ants, 96 
Skin of Elephant, imimense 
weight of, 21 
Skinning Birds, 25 
——_—— at the Jardin des 
Plantes, 28 
— Fish, 690 
———— Quadrupeds, 
——— large Birds, 
Skins of large animals, how to 
manage while travelling, B) 
Slivers of flax and tow, their use, 10 
Sloths, 19 
Suakes, cautions regarding them, 104 
ga of Gum Arabic, receipt 
or, 
Spatangus, 
—-—— how to pack, 
Specimens of wood, directions 
concerning, 
Spiders, preservation of, 
Spirits, the strength of, for pre- 
serving Animals, » 2 130 
Star Fish, Tho AA oO) 
Stuckbury’s method of preserv- 
9] 
9] 
Travellers, instructiuns to, 
U&V 
Varnish, how to prevent it from 
cracking and falling off, 
Varnishes, different colours and 
uses, 
Vegetable kingdom, 
Unio Margaritifera, 
Urus, 
Vultures, 
Ww 
Walrus, 
Waterton’s general directions 
for Birds, 
method of skinning 
Birds, 
—~ preserving 
Insects, 
- opinion as to the 
education of a ‘laxidermist, 
Weatherhead’s mode of pre- 
serving caterpillars, 
Wires used in mounting Qua- 
drupeds, 
Wires used in stuffing Birds, 
Woodpeckers, smailuess of their 
neads, how to remedy in skin- 
nivg, 
ing fish, 66 
Stuffing Birds, 32 Z 
= —— Bullock’s method, 36 
— ————— Beceur’s method, 37 | ZyGopacTYLous Birps 
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