Classification of the Collection to Illustrate the Animal Resources of the United States: A List of Substances Derived from the Animal Kingdom, with ... of the Methods of Capture and Utilizatio

by George Brown Goode

Excerpt from Classification of the Collection to Illustrate the Animal Resources of the United A List of Substances Derived From the Animal Kingdom, With Synopsis of the Useful and Injurious Animals and a Classification of the Methods of Capture and UtilizationThe following classification has been prepared by Mr. Goode to facili tate the work of collecting and arranging the material gathered by the National Museum to illustrate the resources of the United States as derived from the animal kingdom, in the International Exhibition of 1876. It is also intended to indicate the general character of the articles which are to be included in this branch of the exhibition.Contributions of specimens Of the different classes enumerated are much desired, for the purpose of making the proposed display complete, and should be addressed to the Smithsonian Institution, Washington.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

676 pages, Paperback

First published February 18, 2015

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1851-1896