Taxidermy; or, The art of collecting, preparing and mounting objects of natural history [by S. Lee].1823 |
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... extended on a table , and by the aid of a scalpel all the remaining flesh is scraped off . If the solid parts adhere too much , the skeleton is again put to macerate , until the bones are completely cleaned , taking every pre- caution ...
... extended on a table , and by the aid of a scalpel all the remaining flesh is scraped off . If the solid parts adhere too much , the skeleton is again put to macerate , until the bones are completely cleaned , taking every pre- caution ...
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... extend the skin well upon the table , stretching out the paws , take away all the muscles which remain inside the skin , and , thus prepared , it is ready for stuffing . We will suppose the quadruped on which we operate to be of the ...
... extend the skin well upon the table , stretching out the paws , take away all the muscles which remain inside the skin , and , thus prepared , it is ready for stuffing . We will suppose the quadruped on which we operate to be of the ...
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... extended on the table , we take the end of the nose with the left hand ; thrusting it again into the skin , we receive the bony head with the right hand , which we have introduced into the neck . We anoint it with the preservative , and ...
... extended on the table , we take the end of the nose with the left hand ; thrusting it again into the skin , we receive the bony head with the right hand , which we have introduced into the neck . We anoint it with the preservative , and ...
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... extend the wings , and fix them very equally with pins , at the parts of their articulations ; ⚫ when they are dry we form a sort of picture of them , which we cover with a well luted glass . During the day we may catch bats in the ...
... extend the wings , and fix them very equally with pins , at the parts of their articulations ; ⚫ when they are dry we form a sort of picture of them , which we cover with a well luted glass . During the day we may catch bats in the ...
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... extend by the extremities of the four legs , pins are insufficient to fix them , and we use wire as with other quadrupeds . They are very rare , and only found , as yet , in the Molucca islands . Hedgehogs , Hedgehogs are mounted by the ...
... extend by the extremities of the four legs , pins are insufficient to fix them , and we use wire as with other quadrupeds . They are very rare , and only found , as yet , in the Molucca islands . Hedgehogs , Hedgehogs are mounted by the ...
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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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