Taxidermy; or, The art of collecting, preparing and mounting objects of natural history [by S. Lee].1823 |
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... serving to fix them to a small board ; he put two black glass beads in the place of eyes , and called it a stuffed bird . The larger animals , such as the Saw - Shark , the Squalus Carcharias , the Crocodile , were pad- ded with straw ...
... serving to fix them to a small board ; he put two black glass beads in the place of eyes , and called it a stuffed bird . The larger animals , such as the Saw - Shark , the Squalus Carcharias , the Crocodile , were pad- ded with straw ...
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... serve birds in the manner of our author ; but he himself says , that in the time of a thaw , the birds are covered by the damp to such a degree , that the water runs along the feathers and claws . It cannot be otherwise , alkalies ...
... serve birds in the manner of our author ; but he himself says , that in the time of a thaw , the birds are covered by the damp to such a degree , that the water runs along the feathers and claws . It cannot be otherwise , alkalies ...
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... serves to anoint the animal . Gum Paste . Take half a pound of common gum - arabic , and two ounces of white sugar - candy ; melt this mixture in a pot of water , then strain it through a linen or a horse - hair sieve . When it has ...
... serves to anoint the animal . Gum Paste . Take half a pound of common gum - arabic , and two ounces of white sugar - candy ; melt this mixture in a pot of water , then strain it through a linen or a horse - hair sieve . When it has ...
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... serves to fix the tail to the iron which replaces the vertebral column . We take five pieces of iron wire of the dia- meter of a straw , one of which must be a foot longer than the body of the animal , the others must be as long as the ...
... serves to fix the tail to the iron which replaces the vertebral column . We take five pieces of iron wire of the dia- meter of a straw , one of which must be a foot longer than the body of the animal , the others must be as long as the ...
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... serves for most large animals . Deer . We now return to a quadruped of the second size . This ought to be mounted like a bear . We must put a bar of wood to receive the wires of the four legs , but the horns with which the head is or ...
... serves for most large animals . Deer . We now return to a quadruped of the second size . This ought to be mounted like a bear . We must put a bar of wood to receive the wires of the four legs , but the horns with which the head is or ...
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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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