PLATE IX. 



SKELETON OF AN EAGLE. 



Cervical Vertebra'. — "We use all the neck vertebrte iu mounting long-necked birds, 

 like the herons, etc. The wind pi])e is imitated by w r;ii)))ing wire with fine 

 tow. 



Humerus. — This is the bone whicli can lie i)roken or snapped with the tingers before 

 skinning the smaller birds, in order that the wing will drop down out of the 

 way. It should remain whole and intact in the large species. 



Elbow. — In the very small birds you may detach the humerus at the ell)OW, skin 

 down the ulna and radius, detaching the feathers from tlie ulna, clear down 

 to the carpal Joint. In the larger birds we detach the humerus from the 

 coracoid socket, or shoulder socket ; skin down to the elljow, clean the tlesh 

 off and stop there, skinning tlie wing afterward from the outside, as directed 

 in Chapter IV. 



i^emwr.— This is the thigh bone, and we allow it to remain attached to the body in 

 l)irds, and never use it except in some cases as discussed in Chapter IV (see 

 Legs iu Raptores, and also Plate XX.) 



Knee. — This is where we sever the tibia from the thigh bone or femur and skin 

 down to the heel, stripping olf the flesh clear to the heel. The fibula, it 

 should 1)6 remembered, is the small spike-shaped bone on the outside of the 

 tibia which goes to make up the drumstick 



