. Practical taxidermy, and home decoration; together with general information for sportsmen. Taxidermy. 104 PRACTICAL TAXIDEKMY. Wire the legs by running pointed wires through them from the center of the feet up behind the bones. Fasten the leg-bones to the wires by wrapping them with tow and twine, making the legs a trifle smaller than they were naturally. Slip the wires further through the legs and let them pass obliquely through the body from the sides to the fore-breast. Clinch them firmly in the body,. PIN-TAIL DUCK PKOPERLT MOUNTED. straighten the legs parallel with the sides, fill out t
. Practical taxidermy, and home decoration; together with general information for sportsmen. Taxidermy. 104 PRACTICAL TAXIDEKMY. Wire the legs by running pointed wires through them from the center of the feet up behind the bones. Fasten the leg-bones to the wires by wrapping them with tow and twine, making the legs a trifle smaller than they were naturally. Slip the wires further through the legs and let them pass obliquely through the body from the sides to the fore-breast. Clinch them firmly in the body,. PIN-TAIL DUCK PKOPERLT MOUNTED. straighten the legs parallel with the sides, fill out the throat and front of the breast with soft stuffing to nat- ural size, then sew up the skin. Smooth down the plu- mage, bend in a natural position, and fasten to a stand. Apply mucilage to the inside of the eyelids, press the artificial eyes tightly in position, then "pick out" the eyelids over the eyes with a needle. With large birds, a little modelling is necessary to per- fect the anatomy around the eyes. Care should be taken in arranging the eyelids naturally, as it adds greatly to the life-like appearance. Fasten the bill together, by. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Batty, Joseph H. , d. 1906. New York, Orange Judd company
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