. The naturalist's guide in collecting and preserving objects of natural history : with a complete catalogue of the birds of eastern Massachusetts . skin from the outsidejust below the quill that it came out through, draw thethread through, and tie to the projecting end, therebyfastening the wing firmly to the side ; proceed in this waywith the other wing. Roll up loosely an oblong body of cotton or hemp ofthe same size as the body taken out, place it in the skinneatly, then draw the edges of the skin together where theincision was made, and sew them once in the centre ; tiethe ends of the thr
. The naturalist's guide in collecting and preserving objects of natural history : with a complete catalogue of the birds of eastern Massachusetts . skin from the outsidejust below the quill that it came out through, draw thethread through, and tie to the projecting end, therebyfastening the wing firmly to the side ; proceed in this waywith the other wing. Roll up loosely an oblong body of cotton or hemp ofthe same size as the body taken out, place it in the skinneatly, then draw the edges of the skin together where theincision was made, and sew them once in the centre ; tiethe ends of the thread together. Take care to put theneedle through the edge of the skin so as not to disturb thefeathers. Smooth the feathers on the abdomen. Crossthe feet upon the tail (Plate IV. Fig. 3), — which is spreadslightly, — then place tne SKin upon its back in therounded places of the drying-board, spoken of on page18 (Fig. 1, d), taking care that the feathers of theback are perfectly smooth. This rounded bed gives theback a natural rounded appearance, which cannot bemade easily in any other way. Place the head with the 26 THE NATURALISTS Fig. 2
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