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amount of soft putty over the cotton in the sockets ; apply mucil- 

 age to the inside of the eye-lids and press the artificial eyes in po ■ 

 sition. Adjust the eye-lids in their place by picking them out 

 over the artificial eyes vi^ith a pin. Great care should be taken to 

 set the eyes as naturally as possible, as it is one of the princi- 

 pal points which adds to the life-like appearance of mounted 

 birds. 



Fig. 5.— Harlequin Duck, mounted from a dry skin ; showing the wire 

 projecting from the head and the wrapping of thread to hold the plumage 

 in order. 



The eyes of hawks and eagles instead of being set flat in the 

 sockets project forward and thereby have a piercing look, and 

 should be so placed in the mounted specimen. The bill may be 

 fastened together by thrusting a pin through the lower mandible 



