Practical taxidermy, and home decoration : together with general information for sportsmen (1880)
Batty, Joseph H., d. 1906 · New York : Orange Judd Company · leaf 103
the winter wrens song. He issuch a quiet little fellow when he migrates southward inwinter, that it did not occur to me he could be such asweet songster. The little ruby-crowned wren once led me on a fruit-less chase over the rugged sides of Pikes Peak, but Ifinally surprised one at his song later… … PREPARING BIRD SKi:SS FOR MOUNTING. 99 CHAPTER XIII. PREPARING BIRD SKINS FOR MOUNTING. In removing the skin from a bird, the body should bedusted from time to time with corn-meal, or fine saw-dust. This absorbs all moisture, and prevents the plu-mage from being soiled. Some writers recommend the…
Taxidermy · Interior decoration
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