no 



THE SHIKARI 



the testes, and in the female a bunch of small or large 

 granular objects, which are the ovaries. 



Having determined the sex, write out the label as 



Fig, 23. 



shown above, cross the bird's legs one over the other 

 (Fig. 23), and tie them together with the label. 



Press and pull the belly feathers together till the 

 opening is closed, and turn the skin over on its 



breast. 



^ — = 7^ 



Fig. 24. 



Take the forceps, and catching the wing close in 

 against the body, push and lift it up under the scapulars 

 and at the same time place the flight feathers back 

 on the tail and pull over the breast feathers. 



Finished and dried Skin. 



Repeat this on the other side, and the skin is 

 finished. 



All that is required now is to tie or pin the mandibles 



