CONTENTS. 



Page. 

 PRELIMINARY AND EXPLANATORY 1 



Chapter I. Implements for Collecting and their Use, . . 6 



§1. The Dottble-bakeelled Shot Gtni, 5.— §2. Bkeech Loader, 6.— 

 §3. Other Weapons, etc., 7.— §4. Ammunition, 8. — §5. Other 

 Equipments, 10.— §6. Qualifications for Success, 13. — §7. To 

 Carry a Gun, 12.— §8. To Clean a Gun, 13;- §9. To Load a Gun, 

 U.— §tO. To Shoot, 16. 

 Chapter II. Dogs, 19 



§11. A Good DOG, How Useful, 19. 



Chapter III. Various Directions and Suggestions for 



Field Work 21 



§12. To BE A Good Collector, 21.- §13, 14, 15, 16. Birds, How, 

 Where and When Sought, 21, 22, 25.— §17. How many of a Kind 

 Wanted, and Why, 27.— §18. What is a Good Day's Work? 30. 

 —§19. Approaching Birds, 30.— §20. Becovering Birds, 33.— §21. 

 Killing Wounded Birds, 33.— §22. Handling Bleeding Birds, 

 35.— §23. <;!aerying Birds Home Safe, 36.— §24. A Special Case, 

 37.— §25. Hygiene or Collectoeship, 37. 



Chapter IV. Registration and Labelling 4t 



§26, 27. Eecord of Observations, 44.— §28. Ornithological Book- 

 keeping, 45.— §29. Labelling, 46.— §30. Directions foe Measure- 

 ment, 49. , 



Chapter V. Instruments, Materials and Fixtures for 



Preparing Birdsmns, 62 



§31. Instruments, 52.— §32. materials, 53.— §.33. Independent Par- 

 agraph, 56.— §34. Fixtures, 66.— §35. Query, 57. 



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