12 oy,'\ / TIHH.IK;H' i/. .\\ninii.imn-\i. COLLECTING. 



and leave the double bones of the wing remain intact. 1 Skin thoroughly; 

 anoint them with poison and let them drop hack in their place. Both wings 

 being detached and skinned we now proceed down the neck until the base of the skull 

 is reached. 3 For good reasons do not pull or stretch the neck skin in this operation. 

 In on: hack any blood or liquid which is often ready to flow, before severing 



the head from the neck tie a cord firmly about the neck just above the skull, as 

 shown in Plate 2, Fig. 6 i. Before severing the head from the body we will carefully 

 detach the membrane of the ear by inserting an awl or other pointed instrument 

 under it, and by pulling upward and outward quickly the membrane will come out 

 (I'lati> L>. Fig. 6 A-). The eyes come next and can be observed through the thin mem- 

 brane; cut very slowly through this until the eye is exposed, and be careful not to 

 cut through the eye-lids (Fig. 7 m, Plate 2). s Now loosen the skin from the skull 

 until you come down to the base of the mandibles. Scoop out the eye-balls, sever 



After the tendon has been removed run a sharp-pointed wire in at tin- sole all tin- way 



l through the heel as seen in. our illustration. On this wire, at th- sole and at the 



!aee with a brush, all the arsenical paste or arsenical soap that the wire will hold, 



and then draw the wire up and down until tin- tarsi has been thoroughly poisoned. I have 



frequently repeated this operation two and three times, and then coated the outside of the 



ind toes with the clear arsenical solution. 



I. LKAVINC ALL THK HONKS IX WINCS OF HIKIS. -NYvr take any ,,f the 



wing-bones out of any of the larger birds, sueh as eagles, hawks, owls, loons, pelicans, 



geese, ducks, large julls, herons etc. You can hardly estimate the value there is in 



g all the wing-bones in the larger birds and I may say. even in the smaller ones. 



Skin down to the double bones of the wing (ulna and radius) or elbow, clean the Mesh 



;ghly from the single bone (hurnerus) and stop there; if it has been don. 

 Tly the humerus will be seen as it is in I'late 4. Fig. 7. After treating both wing- 

 and, after you have skinned the bin! completely as directed, and it is lying be for- 

 separate the feathers along the under side of the wing, make an incision, take out all 

 th- flesh, but leave the secondaries of thr wing attached to the ulna. This is clearly 

 illustrated in Plate 4, Fig. 7. In order to thoroughly clean the entire wing of th- 

 an opening between the rm-tacarpal bones should be made. This is also seen in the Fig. 

 Just i' While it is of great importance to make this cut in order to take out all 



the (' ison the skin and bones thoroughly to the end of the wing, many taxi- 



K this important point. In order to skin the. wing in this manner, make 

 , along thf> under side of the wing as indicated in our drawing, and after having 

 kin lifted up along both sides of the cut drive pins along its edge into your bench 

 to hold the. skin back out of the way while you are removing tin- fit sh. Poison the bones 

 kin thoroughly, take, the pins out and the wings are completely prepared. If tho 

 wings are- to be spread you should sew this opening up very nicely, in mounting a bird 

 with the, wings spread never detach the feathers from the ulmi of the wing, for you cannot 

 M.I t ure has done; nor can you spread them so regularly if you detach them. 

 In skinning the wings as I have described there are many advantages to be gained. The 

 spread out perfectly; you can also always depend upon getting the proper 

 of them. There la another point in the philosophy of leaving all the wing-b. 



Mining the proper shape of the back, and it is abso- 

 ad any artificial structure which will till their place in this r- 

 yon. I question. 



[NNINQ TIM-; MK.M'S OF CERTAIN BIRDS. Th< 



Of some bir iss through the neck-skin, and thry must be skinned and 



-I differently. To skin tl;. \\oodpecU. .. ms. flam;' 



an opening cut must be made from the outside as seen in 

 of the bill a usual, cut away the .llesh. take out the 



y and brain, poison thoroughly, fill the . with cotton and sew up thr- slit as 



plate. This is done, of course, after skinning down as ' 



hole In your bench to tit the shape of your bird's bill ami 

 .vhlle si Inning the head i Plate 4, FiK 



ve the bony eye-cup in owls. If you take these out 

 your owls will lose their characteristic expression. Dig the eye-ball out with your scalpel 



