. The Taxidermist's guide : a complete instructor in the art of collecting, preparing, mounting and preserving all kinds of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . MOUNTING IN GENERAL. 39 Nature. Do we stand rigid, like a foot-soldier on drill ? Doesnot a bird, as well as ourselves, accommodate itself to the thingon which it rests ? Assuredly it does ; for birds do not, as ayoung bird-stufier endeavors to do, find always a perch to restupon in the plane of the horizon. It therefore follows that, ashe keeps himself upright, his legs must accommodate themselvesto his perch. So in the grou
. The Taxidermist's guide : a complete instructor in the art of collecting, preparing, mounting and preserving all kinds of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . MOUNTING IN GENERAL. 39 Nature. Do we stand rigid, like a foot-soldier on drill ? Doesnot a bird, as well as ourselves, accommodate itself to the thingon which it rests ? Assuredly it does ; for birds do not, as ayoung bird-stufier endeavors to do, find always a perch to restupon in the plane of the horizon. It therefore follows that, ashe keeps himself upright, his legs must accommodate themselvesto his perch. So in the ground-birds there is a gentle slope back-wards from the hind toe, the balance being preserved in both. Position of the Legs on the by throwing the body forward in proportion. It is not un-common to see birds preserved with wings and tail spread. Now,ordinarily speaking, this is very objectionable, because very un-natural. A bird preserved is supposed to represent a bird in astate of repose, that is, not in flight; the only modification allow-able being with regard to those birds whose manner it may be tohave the wings more or less open on occasions ; thus the falcontribe, supposing they are represented as devouring a quany, ortwo birds toying with each other. It may be that a bird essen-tially atrial, like the wif t, or perhaps some of the terns or thefrigate bird, may be represented as actually on the wing. In thiscase, of course, the wings must be spread ; and this is best doneby passing a wire, not too thick, from the base of the quill-feathers on the under side, alongside the bone into the body,where it should be carefully and coaxingly inserted towards theFig. 19. Fig.
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