Taxidermy; or, The art of collecting, preparing and mounting objects of natural history [by S. Lee].1823 |
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... position ; rest the bird on the ground to 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 ...
... position ; rest the bird on the ground to 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 ...
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... position , we will try to describe the different methods employed for this purpose in the present day . According to the methods which they use , ana- tomists distinguish two sorts of skeletons ; one which they call natural , and the ...
... position , we will try to describe the different methods employed for this purpose in the present day . According to the methods which they use , ana- tomists distinguish two sorts of skeletons ; one which they call natural , and the ...
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... position . Beginning by one of the extremities we make holes at the apophysis * , by the help of a wimble , or a lathe ; sometimes with the The apophysis is the ball or round end of the bone , gimblet . Fasten all the bones with an iron ...
... position . Beginning by one of the extremities we make holes at the apophysis * , by the help of a wimble , or a lathe ; sometimes with the The apophysis is the ball or round end of the bone , gimblet . Fasten all the bones with an iron ...
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... positions as those which we had bored in the temporary board . We introduce the irons of the paws , rivet them underneath , after having formed four little grooves , ending at the holes above the plank , that the wire lodging in them ...
... positions as those which we had bored in the temporary board . We introduce the irons of the paws , rivet them underneath , after having formed four little grooves , ending at the holes above the plank , that the wire lodging in them ...
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... position we made an incision in the form of a double cross ; the middle line went from the mouth to the anus , the two others were directed from each left foot to the opposite right foot ; the tail and trunk were opened underneath ...
... position we made an incision in the form of a double cross ; the middle line went from the mouth to the anus , the two others were directed from each left foot to the opposite right foot ; the tail and trunk were opened underneath ...
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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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