Title
Preserving birds for study
Title Variants
Alternative:
Preserving birds
Related Titles
Series:
Fieldiana, Technique, no. 7
By
Blake, Emmet Reid, 1908-1997
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
[Chicago], Chicago Natural History Museum, 1949
Notes
"July 22, 1949."
Contents: Introduction -- Instruments and Materials -- Preliminary Care of Specimens -- Killing Wounded Birds -- Labeling and Cataloguing -- Preparation for Skinning -- Skinning the Bird -- Determination of Sex -- Determination of Age -- Cleaning and Degreasing -- Poisoning the Specimen -- Making a Study Skin -- Wrapping and Drying Birdskins -- Preparing Large Birdskins -- Developing Speed and Efficiency -- Packing Birdskins for Shipment -- Preserving Specimens for Anatomical Studies -- Instructions for Shipping.
The Fieldiana Technique series was published by the Field Museum of Natural History as Museum Technique Series (no. 1-3, 1925-1930) and Technique Series (no. 4-6, 1936-1940), prior to being published
Subjects
Birds
,
Collection and preservation
,
Collection et préservation
,
Oiseaux
Call Number
QH61 .F5 no. 7
Classification
579
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.5463
LCCN:
https://lccn.loc.gov/50004743
OCLC:
2069310
Wikidata:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51521619
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