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DRYING BOARD -rAPUR CONE. 



Fig. 1, board witli thin strips of wood for cross pieces placed atecpial dislauces 

 wiiich are covered with heavy jiaper, zinc or tin in a senii-cyhndrical form for 

 niouldiug the sliape of tlic liack of a liird sisin wiiiic (h'ving, as in Fig. 2. 



Tlie paper cone in wliich the old ornithologists used to dry theii' l)ird skins is 

 as good as ever in many cases (Fig. o). 



