. The naturalist's manual : containing descriptions of the nests and eggs of North American birds. (Turididae-Tanagridae.) Also instructions for collecting and preserving birds, nests, eggs & insects . re-served ; those that can be collected require a wrapping of threadfor their safe keeping. Nests and nesting-places, are therefore, asa rule, described and recorded in a note-book and not kept forstudy. DRILLING EGGS. 89 For preservation, eggs must of course be emptied of their con-tents. This is done by drilling a single hole in the side with asteel drill made for the purpose. Drills of severa
. The naturalist's manual : containing descriptions of the nests and eggs of North American birds. (Turididae-Tanagridae.) Also instructions for collecting and preserving birds, nests, eggs & insects . re-served ; those that can be collected require a wrapping of threadfor their safe keeping. Nests and nesting-places, are therefore, asa rule, described and recorded in a note-book and not kept forstudy. DRILLING EGGS. 89 For preservation, eggs must of course be emptied of their con-tents. This is done by drilling a single hole in the side with asteel drill made for the purpose. Drills of several sizes must beused for dififerent kinds of eggs. Having carefully drilled the hole,apply a blow-pipe to the lips, force the contents but by blowinginto the one hole, holding the tgg meanwhile over a basin of the &gg is blown it should be thoroughly rinsed by takingwater into the mouth and spirting it through the blow-pipe. Afew trials will show the operator how delicately eggs must behandled to prevent breakage. Accidents occur rnore frequentlyfrom blowing too hard and bursting the &gg than by breaking itunder the pressure of the fingers in drilling or subsequent Instrument for holding Eggs while Drilling and Blowing. I can recommend the above simply constructed instrument forholding eggs while preparing them for the cabinet. It costs but a trifle, and is easily made. The oval rings do nottouch the ^gg as they are covered with a lioht gauze like mosquitonetting which holds the ^gg lightly but securely. I have used this instrument for several years and have found itto be much better than the fingers for holding eggs while drillingand blowing. Never make holes at the end of the tgg, or on opposite sides. Thisis an old method and should be dropped at once. Eggs with one hole smoothly drilled in the side present a neater ap-pearance in the cabinet and without they are exceedingly rare arethe only kind sought by experienced collectors in making an ex-change.
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