. A flying trip to the tropics. A record of an ornithological visit to the United States of Colombia, South America and to the island of Curaçao, West Indies, in the year 1892 . on page 148 is from aphotograph taken as described above. That this method is alsoapplicable to fish without scales, the figure of a sculpin will show,and that the comparative value of the illustration can be judged, Igive also a wood-cut of a sculpin, from a popular work on naturalhistory. Crustacea may be treated in the same manner as fish, and the results are equallyas satisfactory. The various crabsfound along ourc
. A flying trip to the tropics. A record of an ornithological visit to the United States of Colombia, South America and to the island of Curaçao, West Indies, in the year 1892 . on page 148 is from aphotograph taken as described above. That this method is alsoapplicable to fish without scales, the figure of a sculpin will show,and that the comparative value of the illustration can be judged, Igive also a wood-cut of a sculpin, from a popular work on naturalhistory. Crustacea may be treated in the same manner as fish, and the results are equallyas satisfactory. The various crabsfound along ourcoast are good sub-jects upon whichto work. Some insects may be successfullyphotographed ; butlobsteb. here the question of color is so diffi-cult to deal with that one must be an expert before he can countupon the result. The black and yellow butterflies especially aredisappointing to handle. What I have said of birds applies witheven more force to animals, and to a less degree to reptiles. Thecolors of snakes and of terrapin are lost, and of the other reptiles,it is indeed rarely that one can be gotten to take a good attitude,and hold it long enough for a good
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