CONTENTS 



1. Introduction 



2. Taking specimens in the field 



Equipment 



Netting and trapping 



Killing wounded birds 



Noting data . 



Preliminary care of specimens 



Collecting external parasites 



3. Preparing skins . 



Instruments and materials for skinning 



Preparations for skinning 



Skinning instructions 



Drying skins . 



Large and long birds 



Alternative methods of skinning 



Skull pneumatization 



Sexing . 



Crop and gut contents 



Internal parasites . 



Packing skins for storage 



4. Preparing skeletons 



Preparation 

 Drying . 

 Wrapping 

 Storage . 



5. Preparing whole specimens 



Preparation 

 Packing . 



6. Collecting eggs 



Preservation 

 Packing . 



7. Collecting nests . 



Collecting nest parasites 

 Preservation and packing of nests 



8. Recording information and labelling 



The information recorded 

 Recording information . 

 Labelling 



9. Transport .... 

 Appendix 1. Chemicals and materials 

 Appendix 2. Recommended publications 

 Acknowledgments .... 



