. Bird lore . MOUNTAIN TOWHEEMOUNTAIN TOWHEE PREPARED PREPARED FOR CLASS USE FOR CLASS USE—LOWER SIDE —UPPER SIDE Bird mounted by method described. The edges of the celluloid strips show in the cut aswhite lines, dividing the upper cover into three long narrow pieces. thought of celluloid, which is what I have used. The first mounts were madewith some purchased at a stationery store and which had been kept rolled up,and this was very difficult to make stay fiat. Then I bought a sheet 21 by50 inches from an automobile repair shop and used it. This was flat and handledvery nicely. All the cellul
. Bird lore . MOUNTAIN TOWHEEMOUNTAIN TOWHEE PREPARED PREPARED FOR CLASS USE FOR CLASS USE—LOWER SIDE —UPPER SIDE Bird mounted by method described. The edges of the celluloid strips show in the cut aswhite lines, dividing the upper cover into three long narrow pieces. thought of celluloid, which is what I have used. The first mounts were madewith some purchased at a stationery store and which had been kept rolled up,and this was very difficult to make stay fiat. Then I bought a sheet 21 by50 inches from an automobile repair shop and used it. This was flat and handledvery nicely. All the celluloid was more or less scratched but that does not seemto interfere with examining the specimens. The tests I made were all with skins which I softened and worked over. Awire is run through the bird, coming out at the forehead or near there, and atthe tail, and projecting well at either end. It greatly facilitates handling to The Audubon Societies 391 have a considerable excess which may be cut off when the
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