. The naturalist's guide in collecting and preserving objects of natural history : with a complete catalogue of the birds of eastern Massachusetts . Plate V. 30 THE NATURALISTS 6 Plate VI. THE ART OF PRESERVING BIRDS. 31 birds life might at first sight be mistaken for the testiclesof the male, but, upon looking closely the ovary (2) canbe perceived, very small; upon applying a magnifying-glassit appears granular. With these remarks and diagrams, I think an}T one withordinary ability will, with a little practice, be able to de-termine this very important character in the scie
. The naturalist's guide in collecting and preserving objects of natural history : with a complete catalogue of the birds of eastern Massachusetts . Plate V. 30 THE NATURALISTS 6 Plate VI. THE ART OF PRESERVING BIRDS. 31 birds life might at first sight be mistaken for the testiclesof the male, but, upon looking closely the ovary (2) canbe perceived, very small; upon applying a magnifying-glassit appears granular. With these remarks and diagrams, I think an}T one withordinary ability will, with a little practice, be able to de-termine this very important character in the scientificstudy of birds. Contents of Stomach, etc. —The contents of the stomachmust next be examined, which is done by opening the giz-zard and crop. A little practice will enable the collectorto state correctly what it contains, although the glass issometimes necessary, as in the case of small birds. Thisis then recorded upon the slip of paper, which is put onfile, to be copied into a book, in the following manner, —leaving a page, or, if the book is not wide enough, twopages, for each species, — first placing the scientific name atthe head, as seen on the following page. A
Size: 1108px × 2256px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthordwightjonathan18581, bookcentury1800, booksubjectbirds
