. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Zoology; Zoologie. 'I'AXIIiEiaiV. 500 j,'(tL'8 " iJiabidns aiiibitiosus,'" with outspread wings. " Dia bolus illudoriH " is guiding him on liis path, and " Diabolus cn'i'ulcus," with its open mouth and sharp toetli, is bringing up tho roar. Thn museum was fidl of these taxiderinal jokes, and not long l)eforo hiu deatli I p
. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Zoology; Zoologie. 'I'AXIIiEiaiV. 500 j,'(tL'8 " iJiabidns aiiibitiosus,'" with outspread wings. " Dia bolus illudoriH " is guiding him on liis path, and " Diabolus cn'i'ulcus," with its open mouth and sharp toetli, is bringing up tho roar. Thn museum was fidl of these taxiderinal jokes, and not long l)eforo hiu deatli I procured for him a quantity of the exuvin-of the wjrpents in thi- Zoological (Jardens, so that he might work them into new combinations. Whether he did so I do not know. Not least of tho excellences of Ids system was the porta- bility of tho objects j^repared by it. We know how heavy is. even a stuffed dog of ordinary size, with all its internal para- phernalia of iron bars, wood, tow, &c. But Waterton's specimens are absolutely empty, the skin depending wholly on itself for support, and being as light and elastic as thin horn. Moreover, his plan of cutting the prepared skins to pieces which could bo packed within a small compass, reduced their volum<( a;4 well as weight. They could be taken to pieces and put tog<(ther again in a few minutes, without showing tho least sign of a junction. Huch, for example, is the speci- men here given. No one would ever suspect that it was not an unbroken skin, so admirably has it been prepared, and so perfectly are t!ie junctions concealed by the fur. iSrnrvollous, however, as were Waterton's achievements in taxidermy, there was omt pro])lem which he never succeeded in solving, ujimely, hnw to jtrevonl bare skin from tiu-ning F. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resembl
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