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CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 



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taxidermy and Zoological Collecting 



A complete hand-book for the Amateur Taxidermist, 

 Collector, Osteologist, Sportsman, and Traveler 



By WILLIAM T. HORNADAY 



For eight years Chief Taxidermist of the U.S. National Museum; for seven years Zoological Collector and 



Taxidermist for Ward's Natural Science Establishment ; now Director of the 



New York Zoological Park. 



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Illustrated by CHARLES B. HUDSON, and other artists 



24 Plates, 104 Text Illustrations. One vol., large 8vo, pp. 362. Price, $2.50 net 



SCOPE OF THE BOOK : Part I, Collecting and Preserving ; Part II, Taxidermy ; Part III, 

 Making Plaster Casts ; Part IV, Cleaning and Mounting Skeletons ; Part V. Collecting 

 and Preserving Insects ; Part VI, General Information (Insect pests, poisoning, best 

 books of reference, etc.). 



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