Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 385
th shore birds that theydrop on soft ooze, where, if only winged, theywill run and flutter and get considerably soiledwith mud. This must be washed off sooner orlater if the specimen be intended for preserva-tion, and it is as well to do it as soon as possiblebefore the mud or the blood has time to… … Ear-tailed Godwit. diffusion of the red hfemaglobin. The specimenthen being clean and dry, a plug of cotton woolshould be inserted in the mouth, and the beaktied to prevent the saliva from oozing out andstaining the feathers. The bird is then droppedhead first into a cone of paper, which causes…
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