Taxidermy; or, The art of collecting, preparing and mounting objects of natural history [by S. Lee].1823 |
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... flax or chopped cotton , sewed up the bird , placed it on a foot or sup- port of wood , and gave it a suitable attitude , of which he was always sure , for a bird thus mounted could only bend in its natural posture . He prepared ...
... flax or chopped cotton , sewed up the bird , placed it on a foot or sup- port of wood , and gave it a suitable attitude , of which he was always sure , for a bird thus mounted could only bend in its natural posture . He prepared ...
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... chopped flax , with pincers or forceps , about every part of the head , where flesh or muscles existed . After which we pass the long piece of iron wire into the middle of the skull , anoint the skin of the head with a small brush , and ...
... chopped flax , with pincers or forceps , about every part of the head , where flesh or muscles existed . After which we pass the long piece of iron wire into the middle of the skull , anoint the skin of the head with a small brush , and ...
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... chopped flax round them , observing to make it equal to the flesh we had removed . To fix the fore - legs , we pass one of their pieces of wire in the little ring of the midle or horizontal wire , and do the same with the other side ...
... chopped flax round them , observing to make it equal to the flesh we had removed . To fix the fore - legs , we pass one of their pieces of wire in the little ring of the midle or horizontal wire , and do the same with the other side ...
Page 32
... chopped flax . We renew the anointing of the interior parts of the skin , and replace the body of the animal by chopped flax , laying it conveniently under the irons , and accommodating the skin of the belly , which easily stretches ...
... chopped flax . We renew the anointing of the interior parts of the skin , and replace the body of the animal by chopped flax , laying it conveniently under the irons , and accommodating the skin of the belly , which easily stretches ...
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... cut the tail underneath , remove all the flesh , which we replace by chopped flax , and introduce a little of the preservative . They are found in North America , and in the South of France . Ant - Eaters . The Great Ant - Eater has ...
... cut the tail underneath , remove all the flesh , which we replace by chopped flax , and introduce a little of the preservative . They are found in North America , and in the South of France . Ant - Eaters . The Great Ant - Eater has ...
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2d Edit animals anoint belly bird bird-lime body bones BOTANY branches Brazilian Empire butterflies caterpillar cervical vertebrę 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 iron wire Jardin du Roi larvę layer legs liquor Mammalia manner MARIA GRAHAM 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 11 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 TRAVELS tree twist vegetable vertebral column vessel Vols VOYAGE wings wood
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