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THE first edition of this work, published in 1881, was a pioneer amongst collectors' handbooks, and its successor, extended, illustrated, and brought up-to-date, gives concise instructions for the collection and preservation of animals, vertebrate and invertebrate, so that they may be afterwards available for detailed scientific examination. Much study has been given to the fluids which best kill and retain in preservation the characteristics of the tissues and structures of different types of animals, and accordingly a chapter is devoted to each group, from mammals to protozoa, while additional chapters deal with general instructions for marine research, and the collection of plants and of mineral-ogical specimens. The work resembles in character the “Handbook of Instructions for Collectors,” issued by the British Museum, but the paper binding is quite insufficient for a volume which is likely to see much and rough service in many climes.
Il Naturalista viaggiatore.
Per Gestro e Vinciguerra. (Manuali Hoepli.) Seconda edizione. Pp. xv+204. (Milano: Ulrico Hoepli, 1926.) 14 lire.
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 118, 691 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/118691d0
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