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THE SHIKARI 



the rest, making an incision on the underside along 

 the ulna and radius, where the feathers are thin 

 (Fig. 21). 



Skin out each leg and remove the flesh and any that 

 adheres round the root of the tail. 



Scrape off any flesh or fat that is on the body 

 skin. 



Thoroughly rub in the preservative ; wind some 

 cotton-wool on the leg bones to replace the flesh, 

 but not on the wing bone, except in the case of large 



Fig. 21. 



birds, and pull back both the legs and wings into 

 their proper places and smooth down the feathers. 



Pick up the bird by the bill and give it a shake, 

 and with the aid of the forceps smooth and place the 

 feathers on the head, open the eyelids to a nice round 

 shape and pull the cotton-wool into them ; lay the 

 skin on its back with the head towards your left. It 

 ought now to be ready to be made up. 



Making Up the Skin. — Take a straight piece of 

 stick of about the length of head, neck, and body. 



