Guide to Taxidermy 



bird, smooth its plumage and, with a small twig, 

 insert a piece of cotton into the throat. This is to 

 prevent blood or juices from injuring the feath- 

 ers. Also plug up any serious shot wounds from 

 which blood is oozing or apt to come. You can 

 not take too much care in keeping your birds in 

 good condition ; you will get better results and much 

 more pleasure out of well-kept birds. 



For birds up to the size of a jay, magazine pages 

 make the best wrapping. Roll up a cylinder just 

 a trifle smaller than your specimen, turn one end in 

 and insert your bird head first ; then close the other 

 end as shown in sketch opposite. Thus prepared 

 you can put any number of specimens in your game 

 bag or pocket and be sure of their reaching home 

 in fine condition. 



Carrying Game 



A leatlier handbag, or a fishing creel, makes the 

 best receptacle for carrying game. It does not al- 

 low them to become flattened and mis-shaped and 

 can without inconvenience be carried from the 

 shoulder b}^ a strap. 



Killing Wounded Birds 



P'requently a bird is "winged" or not killed out- 

 i:ight and we wish to put an end to its sufferings 



