Taxidermy; or, The art of collecting, preparing and mounting objects of natural history [by S. Lee].1823 |
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... stuffed bird . The larger animals , such as the Saw - Shark , the Squalus Carcharias , the Crocodile , were pad- ded with straw , whence comes the term stuffed : ( empaille ) for which we have substituted that A 2 TAXIDERMY. ...
... stuffed bird . The larger animals , such as the Saw - Shark , the Squalus Carcharias , the Crocodile , were pad- ded with straw , whence comes the term stuffed : ( empaille ) for which we have substituted that A 2 TAXIDERMY. ...
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... animals , tried to skin indigenous birds , and to mount them . They succeeded indifferently ; the body was too forward , and the thighs came be- yond the rump . It may be well to observe , that this fault always happens to those who ...
... animals , tried to skin indigenous birds , and to mount them . They succeeded indifferently ; the body was too forward , and the thighs came be- yond the rump . It may be well to observe , that this fault always happens to those who ...
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... Animals and Skins . " He presented his work to the Academy , who made a favourable report of it . It contained some very useful advice , but the instructions it gave for mounting and preserving birds do not appear ad- missible to us ...
... Animals and Skins . " He presented his work to the Academy , who made a favourable report of it . It contained some very useful advice , but the instructions it gave for mounting and preserving birds do not appear ad- missible to us ...
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... animals . No one has known so well the eggs of birds , and their manner of laying ; he also possessed a superb collection , ticketed with the greatest precision . He confided in himself alone , and would always see the male or female ...
... animals . No one has known so well the eggs of birds , and their manner of laying ; he also possessed a superb collection , ticketed with the greatest precision . He confided in himself alone , and would always see the male or female ...
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... animals . This truth is evident from the com- parison of all the cabinets in Europe with that of the Museum in Paris ... animals , especially large Mammalia . The Dutch , by fixing the animal which is mounted in a box proportioned to its ...
... animals . This truth is evident from the com- parison of all the cabinets in Europe with that of the Museum in Paris ... animals , especially large Mammalia . The Dutch , by fixing the animal which is mounted in a box proportioned to its ...
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2d Edit animals anoint belly bird bird-lime body bones BOTANY branches Brazilian Empire butterflies caterpillar cervical vertebræ chopped flax claws collection colours cork cotton countries cover crustacea dried eggs enamel Engravings eyes fasten feathers feet fish flesh flower forceps fresh water fruits Geography head hole inches incision insects introduce iron wire Jardin du Roi larvæ layer legs liquor Mammalia manner MEMOIRS method middle mount birds mounted Museum Natural History naturalists neck nests objects opening operation oval pack paper pass Pennine Alps piece pincers plank plants Plates Poem precaution prepared preserve Price procure put into spirits quadrupeds ROBERT SOUTHEY round separate shell skeleton skin species specimens spines spirits of turpentine spirits of wine stuffed tail tail-bearer Taxidermy thick thighs tion travellers tree twist vegetable vertebral column vessel Vols VOYAGE wings wood
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