This vintage book contains a complete guide to taxidermy, with information on skinning, stuffing, mounting, and preserving a variety of mammals and birds. Written in simple, pain language and profusely illustrated, this timeless handbook is ideal for the novice and would make for a valuable addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: Collecting , Trapping, etc. , Shooting , Procuring Birds , Care of Specimens , Skinning Birds , Ordinary Method , Exceptions to the usual Method of Skinning , Ascertaining the Sex of Birds , Preserving Skins , Other Methods of Preserving Skins , Cleaning Feathers , Making Skins of Long-necked Birds , et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on taxidermy.