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Search - Handbook Of Instructions For Collectors - Issued By The British Museum

Handbook Of Instructions For Collectors - Issued By The British Museum
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Natural History Specimens intended for the British Museum should be directed to THE BRITISH MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY, CROMWELL ROAD, LONDON, S. W. All communications should be addressed to the DIRECTOR, HANDBOOK INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLLECTORS - PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. IN past years the Jiuseum collections have been greatly augmented and enriche... more »d by the donation of valuable series of specimens obtainecl by travellers and others whose vocat, ions have necessit. ated tJheir residence abroaci in all parts of the world. It often happens that military and naval officers, explorers, missionaries, and others have leisure time which they would be willing to devote to collecting natural history objects if they had a better knowledge of the manner in which such things should be collected and preserved. In order to meet this requirement, it has been thought advisable to prepare a series of pamphlets treating upon the collecting and preservation of specimens in all branches of natural history. These can be obtained separately but for the convenience and use of those who are willing to take up more than one branch of collecting, they are now united and issued in book form, thus forming an introductory manual of instructions on the subject generally. Although l rimarily written for the use of voluntary collectors, this work will prove equally useful to those professionally engaged in collecting, as showing the approved manner in which t, lle rnriou objects referred to should be treated. The r lrions cl1 q ter m-e I ernw ritten by different lnelnbers of the staff of the Satlual I-listurr Jlusru n, wit11 tlw 11ope that. the i t t i o of this mrl 1 lead to the forillat ioll of i l q x - t c o lle rtt i011s vllichw ill 111ti1n itely come to us for fhnncl Ileccbss ir-to 11rn1 c. ol l. I few sligllt n1ter it ions a i d adtlit ions, tllc l l. i lcil i 1l eiilg Iliilt s 011 collt ctiilgT icks ant1 t l l c h iirlyortnnce of secui-ing n c o r itlt r dl l er n o l f rsrl rci nms 1 crist i i l r sncll S i l l mt l 3lyriol ocln. E. 1 . I,. t l 1001. 111 the l rcsr eldti t ion some il tiw U . t I u Z e give11 rrs1 ect ing t lle collect iug 111tl resel-. i oiti o f I3lootl-suckiiy Arthropotla, other tllm1 3Ioscluitoes niltl Tset se-H ios. Witll t llis except ion, only n few 111iilora lterat ion i l itlld lit ions have been lnntle. HINTS ON REMOVING AND PREPARING SECTION A.-LARGE 31Ai rlfAlAS. SPORTSJIEaNr e, as n rule, by no means careful enough about the proper labelling of their specimens, which consequently lose much of their scientific value. Large ammallsik, e small ones, should be carefully I tbelled, with all particulal o f date, sex, locality, altitude, etc. Specimen-labels are shown on page 15. The proper reference of each sk ill to its own particular skin is also of much importance. For skinning large Mammals the implements required are very few and inexpensive-a shoemakers knife, a scalpel, a small saw, and a pair of pliers, with perhaps the addition of a pair of cutting-pincers, being all that are requisite. Any addition to this simple outfit only tends to encumber the traveller unnecessarily, everything really depending upon the skill with which the knife is wielded rather than upon the number and nature of the implements themselves. The great principle the operator should bear in mind is to ma. ke as few incisions as possible in the skin, and that these, so far as practicable, should be confined to the middle line of the under surface of the body, and to the inner sides of the limbs. If this be attended to, the slits will be but little conspicuous when the specimens are mounted...

ISBN-13: 9781408611159
ISBN-10: 1408611155
Publication Date: 1/31/2008
Pages: 146
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