. The butterfly book; a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies. The Capture, Preparation, and Preservation of Specimens by the corresponding portion of the wing of another specimen of the same sex of the same species in such a way as almost to defy detection. The prime requisites for this work are patience, a steady hand, a good eye, a great deal of " gumption," a few set- ting-needles, a jeweler's forceps, and a little shellac dissolved in alcohol. The shellac used in replacing a missing antenna should be of a thickish consistency; in repairing
. The butterfly book; a popular guide to a knowledge of the butterflies of North America. Butterflies. The Capture, Preparation, and Preservation of Specimens by the corresponding portion of the wing of another specimen of the same sex of the same species in such a way as almost to defy detection. The prime requisites for this work are patience, a steady hand, a good eye, a great deal of " gumption," a few set- ting-needles, a jeweler's forceps, and a little shellac dissolved in alcohol. The shellac used in replacing a missing antenna should be of a thickish consistency; in repairing wings it should be well thinned down with alcohol. In handling broken antennas it is best to use a fine sable pencil, which may be moistened very lightly by applying it to the tip of the tongue. With this it is possible to pick up a loose antenna and place it wherever it is de- sired. Apply the shellac to the torn edges of a broken wing with great delicacy of touch and in very small quantity. Avoid put- ting on the adhesive material in "gobs and ; Repairing is a fine art, which is only learned after some patient experimen- tation, and is only to be practised when absolutely necessary. The habit of some dealers of patching up broken specimens with parts taken from other species is highly to be reprobated. Such specimens are more or less caricatures of the real thing, and no truly scientific man will admit such scarecrows into his collection, except under dire compulsion. Packing and Forwarding Specimens.—It often becomes neces- sary to forward specimens from one place to another. If it is in- tended to ship specimens which have been mounted upon pins they should be securely pinned in a box lined with cork. A great many expanded specimens may be pinned in a box by resorting to the method known as "shingling," which is illustrated in Fig. 73. By causing the wings of specimens to over- lap, as is shown in the figure, a great many can be accommodated
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