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TAXIDERMY AND ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTING. 



FIG. 79. The Face-Joint. 



what is better, a, strip of brass set into the middle of the joint. 



and fastened firmly by two stout brass pins driven transversely 



through from side to side, as indicated in 

 Fig-. 79. 



The patella is fastened on by passing a 

 wire through it and twisting it, or erecting 

 it on a small strip of brass set into the tu- 

 bercle of the tibia. The joint is further 

 strengthened by putting a brass pin through 

 the patella into the end of the femur. 



The tibia is articulated to the lower por- 

 tion of the leg, or, more properly, the pes, 

 by putting stiff wire pins 

 into it. The femur is ar- 

 ticulated to the pelvis by 



a brass bolt. The front foot is articulated on 



the same principles as the hind foot. 



In articulating the knee-joint, as it is called, 



send two heavy wires through, letting them 



come out on the posterior surface of the radius 



and metacarpal bone, and insert two wire pins 



diagonally through the joint, as shown in Fig. 



81. The scapula is fastened to the humerus 



by brass pins. The hume- 

 rus. radius, and ulna are 

 also fastened by brass pins, three in number. 

 The scapula is attached to the body by 

 two brass bolts attached to the ribs. Sec- 

 tions of spiral spring wire or pieces of brass 

 tube are placed* on the bolts between the 

 scapula and the ribs, to hold the former off 

 the latter the same distance as when the 

 flesh surrounding the scapula was all pres- 

 ent. As to the position of the legs, the 

 operator must use his own judgment. It 



is of course to be understood that the attitude of the legs has 



been decided upon before their articulation began, and that 



the work of wiring together has been carried out in accordance 



with this plan. It is hard to do more with a large skeleton 



FIG. 80. Front View of 

 Knee-Joint. 



FIG. 



81. Elbow Joint : 

 Front View. 



