
138 HINTS ON TAXIDERMY. 
urement should be taken of the subject in the manner in- 
dicated below.* 
The color and general character of the hair, as well as any 
change of the same at different seasons of the year, the sex, 
and any other peculiarity known should be carefully written 
Fig. 29.f 

y Np 
Ay 

Hi JP: 
down and eee Skins should never be packed for 
transportation until thoroughly dry; they should then be 
placed in a box containing plenty of camphor, having its 
sides and joints perfectly closed with pitch to prevent the 
invasion of insects. It is well to saturate the inside of the 
box with benzine before placing the skins within. Never 
allow a box containing skins to be placed in any damp 
place 
Busronent and materials used.— Of instruments and 
materials useful to the taxidermist in mounting mammals; 
birds, fishes and reptiles, the following are needed : A scalpel 

"The following are the general measurements which should be taken of a quadru- 
Total length; n nose to occiput; nose to eye; nose to ear; nose to end of tail; length RN 
and width root to, end of dati tail from root to end of h 
length of the nasi joints of the forelegs; length of the different joints of the hind 
ion of Fig. ; 
lumbar do. ; g, sacral do; h, caudal do; i, scapula; b, humerus; J, radius; n, ulna; ™ 
carpal bones ; o, metacarpal bones; p, pelvis; r, femur; s, fibula; f, tibia; u, tarsal 
bones; v, metatarsal bones; w, p 



