Taxidermy; or, The art of collecting, preparing and mounting objects of natural history [by S. Lee].1823 |
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... opening without cutting any of the extremities ; he then removed the flesh by the aid of a scalpel , taking the precaution to preserve all the ligaments ; he anointed the skin , and put the skeleton in its place , carefully dispersing ...
... opening without cutting any of the extremities ; he then removed the flesh by the aid of a scalpel , taking the precaution to preserve all the ligaments ; he anointed the skin , and put the skeleton in its place , carefully dispersing ...
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... opening , and keep it as clean as possible . Place the wings , and the feathers which have been dis- turbed , in their natural position ; rest the bird on the ground to give the blood time to coagulate ; take a sheet of paper , in the ...
... opening , and keep it as clean as possible . Place the wings , and the feathers which have been dis- turbed , in their natural position ; rest the bird on the ground to give the blood time to coagulate ; take a sheet of paper , in the ...
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... opening as far as the collar bone , but as we acquire more dexterity , we are able to decrease or shorten it . Great care must be taken not to injure the muscles of the belly , or the intestines would fall out and soil the skin ; we ...
... opening as far as the collar bone , but as we acquire more dexterity , we are able to decrease or shorten it . Great care must be taken not to injure the muscles of the belly , or the intestines would fall out and soil the skin ; we ...
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... opening we have made in the skin of the animal , and the closed length of either end , the neck ; if we take a small glass stopper , and push it , with the head uppermost , to the end of the purse , its neck representing the cervical ...
... opening we have made in the skin of the animal , and the closed length of either end , the neck ; if we take a small glass stopper , and push it , with the head uppermost , to the end of the purse , its neck representing the cervical ...
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Sarah Lee. We must also begin sewing the anterior part of the opening , giving the appearance of scapulæ , and more particularly that thickness which appears be- yond , at the junction of the shoulder and bone of the arm . The irons for ...
Sarah Lee. We must also begin sewing the anterior part of the opening , giving the appearance of scapulæ , and more particularly that thickness which appears be- yond , at the junction of the shoulder and bone of the arm . The irons for ...
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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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