THE

PRACTICAL NATURALIST'S GUIDE,

CONTAINING

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLLECTING, PREPARING, AND PRESERVING
SPECIMENS OF ALL DEPARTMENTS OF

ZOOLOG Y.

INTENDED FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS, AMATEURS,
AND TRAVELLERS.

BY

JAMES BOYD DAVIES,

ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR IN THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, EDINBURGH;
FELLOW OF THE ROYAL PHYSICAL SOCIETY; AND MEMBER OF THE
YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS' CLUB.

EDINBURGH:

MACLACHLAN & STEWART, 64 SOUTH BRIDGE

LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND COMPANY.

MDCCCLVIII.

189, C. 39.

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION.

Use of Collections-Nature of Collections-Arrangement-Du-

plicates-Killing Animals-Importance of Coloured Draw-

ings

VERTEBRATE ANIMALS.

Mammals-Ethnological Pursuits-Mammals in General-Skin-
ning Mammals-Skulls and Skeletons of Mammals-Birds
-To Procure Birds-Memoranda-To Skin Birds-Skele-

tons of Birds-Nests and Eggs-Reptiles-To Preserve

Reptiles-Amphibians-Fishes-To Stuff Fishes

ANNULOSE ANIMALS.

Crustaceans-To Clean them-Arachnida and Myriapoda-In-

sects-Collecting Insects-Apparatus-Killing Insects-

Setting Insects-Larve-Chrysalids- Breeding-cages-

Worms

MOLLUSCOUS ANIMALS.

To Collect Mollusca-Fresh-water Mollusca--Land Mollusca-

To Preserve Mollusca-Tunicata-Polyzoa

RADIATE ANIMALS.

Echinoderms-Corals-Actiniæ-Polyps-Medusa

Sponges-Infusoria

PROTOZOA.

DREDGING, &c.

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1-5

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32-45

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50-54

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Apparatus-Ball's Dredges-Oyster Dredge-Dredge Bags-

Trawl-Nets Towing-Nets - Dredging-Basket - Jars

Sieves-Dredging-Board-Dredging-Laminarian Zone-

Storing Specimens

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