Taxidermy; or, The art of collecting, preparing and mounting objects of natural history [by S. Lee].1823 |
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... gives some very in- teresting details on this subject , but unfortunately he has too much neglected the method of packing fragile objects , such as madrepores , star - fish , echini , butterflies , & c .; for by a near calculation , we ...
... gives some very in- teresting details on this subject , but unfortunately he has too much neglected the method of packing fragile objects , such as madrepores , star - fish , echini , butterflies , & c .; for by a near calculation , we ...
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... give it the preference , but we have tried it without success . We are therefore obliged to retain the arsenical soap : M. Dufresne has em- ployed it for forty years , and has never been in- convenienced by it . We may also instance Le ...
... give it the preference , but we have tried it without success . We are therefore obliged to retain the arsenical soap : M. Dufresne has em- ployed it for forty years , and has never been in- convenienced by it . We may also instance Le ...
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... give the blood time to coagulate ; take a sheet of paper , in the form of a horn or hol- low cone , ' into which you must introduce the head with care , holding the bird by the claws and tail ; then close the horn with precaution , and ...
... give the blood time to coagulate ; take a sheet of paper , in the form of a horn or hol- low cone , ' into which you must introduce the head with care , holding the bird by the claws and tail ; then close the horn with precaution , and ...
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... give more facility for skinning the back ; this last part is always the easiest . It is sufficient , for quadrupeds of a middling size , to take the skin in one hand and the body in the other , and by drawing them in contrary directions ...
... give more facility for skinning the back ; this last part is always the easiest . It is sufficient , for quadrupeds of a middling size , to take the skin in one hand and the body in the other , and by drawing them in contrary directions ...
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... give the form and attitude suitable to this part of the animal . The first ring of the wire which passes into the head must be in the direction of the shoulders , the second ought to correspond with the pelvis , or a little towards the ...
... give the form and attitude suitable to this part of the animal . The first ring of the wire which passes into the head must be in the direction of the shoulders , the second ought to correspond with the pelvis , or a little towards 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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