Practical taxidermy, and home decoration : together with general information for sportsmen (1880)
Batty, Joseph H., d. 1906 · New York : Orange Judd Company · leaf 113
tly more than horizontal, and be hung by a wire runthrough the body from the back, and clinched in the breast.The legs of a white pigeon should have the wires cut offclose to the feet, and then be bent in natural position.An eagle, hawk, or owl, may be suspended with its preyin its talons drawn… … MOUNTING DRY BIRD SKINS. 109 CHAPTER XYI. MOUNTING DRY BIRD SKINS. To mount a large dry bird-skin well, requires experienceand patience. Small skins are more easily stuffed, thoughthey require proper and delicate treatment. All dried skins need dampening and softening previousto mounting, and a box…
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