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ting two birds of the same species, one of which 

 having been mounted by the usual method, will 

 serve as a model for the form of the body, and the 

 disposition of the feathers. When the skin of the 

 other has been taken off and dried, it should be 

 torn hi pieces, and all the feathers confounded with 

 each other and carefully collected in a little box* 

 that none may be lost; and when the shape is 

 formed, we paste them according to the above in* 

 structions, taking care to consult the model. 



OF OVIPAROUS gUADKUPEDS, 



Tortoises. 



Wif separate the shell of the back from the breast 

 tyork *, with a very strong short knife ; and if the 

 force of the hand be not sufficient, we strike it with 

 a mallet. When the turtle is open, we take away 

 all the flesh which adheres to the breast or piece 

 underneath* and also from all parts of the upper 

 shell ; we skin the head, the four feet, and the tail, 

 as we do those of quadrupeds, but we must be 

 careful to leave them adhering to the upper shell, 

 we pass wires across all the members, imbue 

 them slightly with the preservative, and stuff them 

 with chopped flax. We then imbue the upper 



* Linnaeus calls the former scutum and the latter sternum? 

 the French carapace and plastron. 



