. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds &c. for cabinets of natural history. Voyages and travels; Zoology; Voyages; Zoologie. )8. from the outside, iiiing joint of the lies long to the end and put the wing- ing this bone you you would tear it 3 ends of the long 3lf; you must push il and fore-finger, taee; cut away all )no : form an arti- ipply the solution, rtificial thigh : the out the inside of ning flesh from the il feathe
. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds &c. for cabinets of natural history. Voyages and travels; Zoology; Voyages; Zoologie. )8. from the outside, iiiing joint of the lies long to the end and put the wing- ing this bone you you would tear it 3 ends of the long 3lf; you must push il and fore-finger, taee; cut away all )no : form an arti- ipply the solution, rtificial thigh : the out the inside of ning flesh from the il feathers ; give it :e out all the cotton te body from time I grease and stains. 1 back; tie together Bned to the end of same space betwixt ;omy informs you entire; hold the thumb, and apply I inside. Neglect y are to receive it on, lest the feathers lilst you are about recollect that half joint of the thigh- ON PRESKRVINO BIIITW. bone, has been cut away. Now, .is this bone never moved perpendicularly to the body, but on the contrary in an oblique direction, of courfle, as soon of it is cut oft", the remaining part of the thigh and leg, having nothing noAV to support thom obliqmtly, must naturally fall to their perpendicular. Hence the reason why the legs appear considerably too long. To correct this, take your need^^ "1 thread, fivston the end round the bone inside, and H - pu«b the noodle through the skin just opposite to > "ok on tin' outside, and after finding the need ongst the feathers, tack up the thigh under the sung with veral strong stitches. This will shorten the thigh, and render it quite capable of supporting the weight of the body without the help, of wire. This done, take out every bit of cotton, ex;- cept the artificial thighs, and adjust the wing-^oives (which are connected by the thread) in the most even manner possible, so that one joint does not appear to lie lower than the other ; for unless they are quite equal, the wings themselves will be une
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