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[Illustration: HEAD OF ROYAL BENGAL TIGER. MOUNTED BY THE AUTHOR.]

    TAXIDERMY
    AND
    ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTING

    _A COMPLETE HANDBOOK FOR THE AMATEUR TAXIDERMIST,
    COLLECTOR, OSTEOLOGIST, MUSEUM-BUILDER,
    SPORTSMAN, AND TRAVELLER_

    BY
    WILLIAM. T. HORNADAY

    _For eight years Chief Taxidermist of the U.S. National Museum; for
     seven years Zoological Collector and Taxidermist for Ward's Natural
     Science Establishment; late Superintendent of the National Zoological
     Park; author of "Two Years