. Guide leaflet. Fig. 4. Supporting the body by one of the thighs, skin forwardover flanks and rump. accidentally, but remember that a small hole entirely underthe plumage matters little, and a larger one can usually besewed together without detracting from the value of thespecimen. (6) With the left hand grasp firmly one of the thighs, tosupport the body of the bird. With the thumb of the righthand, aided occasionally by the scalpel, separate the skinof the rump from the body, as in Fig. 4. Continue forward,turning the skin of the specimen partly inside out, and remov-. Fig. 5. The body has b
. Guide leaflet. Fig. 4. Supporting the body by one of the thighs, skin forwardover flanks and rump. accidentally, but remember that a small hole entirely underthe plumage matters little, and a larger one can usually besewed together without detracting from the value of thespecimen. (6) With the left hand grasp firmly one of the thighs, tosupport the body of the bird. With the thumb of the righthand, aided occasionally by the scalpel, separate the skinof the rump from the body, as in Fig. 4. Continue forward,turning the skin of the specimen partly inside out, and remov-. Fig. 5. The body has been almost entirely skinned, so thai thebases of the wings are exposed, ready to l>e cul through al shoulder joinl 12 REMOVAL OF SKI\ 13 Lag the body gradually from the skin. Use an abundance ofmeal to keep the feathers fron being soiled, and try to keepthe fingers interposed between the feathers and the flesh, asthe work proceeds.
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