Practical taxidermy, and home decoration : together with general information for sportsmen (1880)
Batty, Joseph H., d. 1906 · New York : Orange Judd Company · leaf 98
ind them all. He will haveto cruise both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts for sea-birds, scour the States on the Atlantic for many of thesmaller species, camp on the barren plains of the Westfor the long-spurred buntings and other birds of theprairies, and climb the snow-capped peaks of the… … COLLECTIN^G BIRDS. 95 handled with great care, until the bodies stiffen, and theblood ceases to flow. When killed, they should be liftedby the legs, and the blood removed from the plumage bypressing it out with the blade of a dull knife. The bloodmay also be absorbed, by using fine sawdust,…
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