Having already retired from taxidermy forever, this is positively my "last appearance" in this field.
CHAPTER I. PAGE THE WORKER, AND THE WORK TO BE DONE, 1-7
CHAPTER II. OUTFITS, AND HINTS ON HUNTING, 8-19
CHAPTER III. HOW TO SELECT AND STUDY FRESH SPECIMENS, 20-23
CHAPTER IV. TREATMENT OF THE SKINS OF SMALL MAMMALS, 24-36
CHAPTER V. COLLECTING AND PRESERVING THE SKINS OF LARGE MAMMALS, 37-45
CHAPTER VI. COLLECTING SKINS OF SMALL BIRDS, 46-57
CHAPTER VII. COLLECTING SKINS OF LARGE BIRDS, 58-63
CHAPTER X. COLLECTING MARINE INVERTEBRATES, 80-89
CHAPTER XI. COLLECTING BIRDS' EGGS AND NESTS, 90-97
CHAPTER XII. THE LABORATORY AND ITS APPOINTMENTS, 99-101
CHAPTER XIII. PRELIMINARY WORK IN MOUNTING MAMMALS, 102-107
CHAPTER XIV. PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSAL APPLICATION IN MOUNTING THE HIGHER VERTEBRATES, 108-114
CHAPTER XV. MOUNTING SMALL MAMMALS, 115-128
CHAPTER XVI. MOUNTING LARGE MAMMALS: ORDINARY METHODS, 129-139
CHAPTER XVII. MOUNTING LARGE MAMMALS: THE CONSTRUCTION OF MANIKINS, 140-149
CHAPTER XVIII. FINISHING MOUNTED MAMMALS, 150-157
MOUNTING MAMMAL HEADS AS TROPHIES AND ORNAMENTS, 158-170
FACIAL EXPRESSION AND MOUTH MODELING, 171-178
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF GROUP-MAKING, 236-239
HINTS ON PAINTING MUSEUM SPECIMENS, 251-257
PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSAL APPLICATION IN MAKING MOULDS AND CASTS, 259-267
CASTS OF MAMMALS, FISHES, AND REPTILES, 268-270
CLEANING LARGE SKELETONS BY MACERATING, 282-284
CLEANING AND MOUNTING SMALL SKELETONS, 285-295
MOUNTING A LARGE DISARTICULATED SKELETON, 296-304
THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INSECTS.
EGGS AND LARVÆ: BREEDING AND REARING, 309-319
PREPARATION, CARE, AND DISPLAY OF INSECTS, 328-338
FACING I. HEAD OF ROYAL BENGAL TIGER. (_Frontispiece._) PAGE
II. TWO PAGES FROM AN OLD FIELD NOTE-BOOK (Double Plate), 22
VI. INTERIOR MECHANISM OF A HALF-MOUNTED WOLF, 132
VII. MANIKIN FOR BENGAL TIGER: FIRST STAGE, 142
VIII. MANIKIN FOR BENGAL TIGER: COMPLETED, 148
IX. MANIKIN FOR MALE AMERICAN BISON: HALF FINISHED, 152
X. MANIKIN FOR AMERICAN BISON: COMPLETED, 156
XIII. MOUNTED BIRD, WITH INTERIOR STRUCTURE EXPOSED, 192
XIV. MOUNTING AN ALLIGATOR: LAST STAGE, 206
XVI. SPECIMENS OF ORNAMENTAL TAXIDERMY (Double Plate), 222
XIX. GROUP OF AMERICAN BISON (Double Plate), 246
XX. A LIGAMENTARY SKELETON, MOUNTED AND DRYING, 288