MOUNTING LARGE MAMMALS. 



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show an angle, and each finger bcji'at on the inside. The accou: 

 panying cut (Fig. 29) shows how to make the hand of an an- 

 thropoid ape so that it shall be as natural as life. The wooden 

 bones give the proper angles at the joints, and the tow- wrapped 

 wire underneath gives the finger its proper breadth. When all 

 is ready, cover each finger manikin with clay, make the paint lu>i- 

 low and, flat, and let the end of the iron rod come out in the cen- 

 tre of the palm. This method gives a hand that is beyond criti- 

 cism. For hand and foot studies of apes and monkeys, see " The 

 Standard Natural History," vol. v., page 512. 



FIG. 29. Artificial Skeleton for Hand of an Orang Utan. 



The following animals, when of adult size, require leg supports 

 of the following sizes: Large foxes, No. 8 wire; olive baboon. 

 No. 5 or 6 ; small kangaroo, No. 4 to 6 ; wolverine, No. G ; coyote, 

 i inch rod ; setter dog, inch ; peccary, inch ; great ant-eater. } 

 inch ; gray wolf, ^ inch ; giant kangaroo, {f inch for hind legs : 

 harp seal, f inch. 



Having made the legs complete, lay the skin upon its back, 

 with the legs spread out, make the irons or wires cross each 

 other as shown in the accompanying figure (Plate VI.), and then 

 h< -w out a piece of tough wood of the general shape and pro- 

 portion as that shown in the cut. Let this be as small as prac- 

 ticable to avoid splitting when the irons are stapled down upon 

 it. Round off the corners and the ends, so that you can easily 



