DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 



PLATES I. and II. referred to in the text. 



PLATE III. 



Fig. 1. The bird, with the incision for skinning and 

 removing the body. 



Fig. 2. The body removed ; the skin turned inside 

 out like a glove ; legs and wings dissected; the skuli 

 skinned to the front, cleansed from the flesh, and the 

 occipital hole enlarged for taking away the brains ; 

 a, the strings fastened to the beak. 



Fig. 3. The bird with all the wires inserted. 



Fig. 4-. The bird fixed and bandaged. 



PLATE IV. 



Fig. 1. The oval or body -wire, the head- wire, the 

 tail-bearer, and leg-wires, connected. 



Fig. 2. The leg-wires separated. 



Fig, 3. The tail-bearer separated. 



Fig. 4% The oval and head-wire separated. 



Fig. 5. The net for catching butterflies and insect* 

 when flying : the oval becoming perpendicular by a 

 turn of the wrist, escape is prevented. 



Fig. 6. Flappers for catching butterflies or insects 

 on leaves or flowers. 1. Front view; a, the oval wire 

 covered with cotton-net ; c, the shaft to receive the 



