Taxidermy; or, The art of collecting, preparing and mounting objects of natural history [by S. Lee].1823 |
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... 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 form of a horn or hol- low cone , ' into which you must ...
... 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 form of a horn or hol- low cone , ' into which you must ...
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... 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 hollows of old ...
... 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 hollows of old ...
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... wings like the bats , but a sort of mantle which they 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 ...
... wings like the bats , but a sort of mantle which they 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 ...
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... the muscles with a scalpel , approaching as near as pos- sible to the wings ; this done , we put a little floured or powdered cotton on the skin and flesh , that the feathers may not stick to them ; we force up 56 TAXIDERMY .
... the muscles with a scalpel , approaching as near as pos- sible to the wings ; this done , we put a little floured or powdered cotton on the skin and flesh , that the feathers may not stick to them ; we force up 56 TAXIDERMY .
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... wings , with the scissars ; we separate the wings from the trunk , at the junction of the humerus with the body , and restore them to their proper place . We continue to skin the neck , thrusting the head from within , as we have de ...
... wings , with the scissars ; we separate the wings from the trunk , at the junction of the humerus with the body , and restore them to their proper place . We continue to skin the neck , thrusting the head from within , as we have de ...
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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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