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V. Paring Down a Large Mammal Skin, 104 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 XI. Head of Prong-horn Antelope, 168 XII. Workshop of a Bird Taxidermist, 182 XIII. Mounted Bird, with Interior Structure Exposed, 192 XIV. Mounting an Alligator: Last Stage, 206 XV. American Lobster, 217 XVI. Specimens of Ornamental Taxidermy (Double Plate), 222 XVII. A Fight in the Tree-tops, 231 XVIII. Group of Coyotes, 235 XIX. Group of American Bison (Double Plate), 246 XX. A Ligamentary Skeleton, Mounted and Drying, 288 XXI. Skeleton of an American Bison, 298 { Fig. 1.—Beating the Bush, 320 XXII. { Fig. 2.—A Successful Stroke, 320 { Fig. 1.—Bottling a Skipper, 326 XXIII. { Fig. 2.—Japanese Porter with Collecting Boxes, 326

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TEXT ILLUSTRATIONS.

PART I.

COLLECTING AND PRESERVING.

FIG.	PAGE
1. The Best Knives for a Collector or Taxidermist,	15
2. Squirrel partly Skinned	27
3. Skinning a Squirrel's Head,	28
4. A Model Mammal Skin,	34
5. Another Form of Mammal Skin,	35