Guide to Taxidermy 61 



position you want your bird to occupy before you 

 commence to mount it and tlien stick to it. 



Pinnio^ Win^s Into Position 



Having gotten your specimen into the desired 

 position, you have now to j)in tlie wings in place. 

 Cut four pieces of your No. '20 wire about two 

 inches in length and sharpen one end of each (if 

 you do any number of birds you will find that taxi- 

 dermists' pins for large birds and insect pins for 

 birds up to the size of a jay, will be more con- 

 venient. Your dealer can furnish both of these. 

 The large pins come only in one size while you will 

 want Nos. 3 and 6 of the insect pins). 



It makes no diiference which wing is put in posi- 

 tion first, only you will find that it will facilitate 

 matters if, when putting up the right wing, the 

 bird is headed away from you. while in pinning the 

 left wing he should be head on. 



First spread the wing; then fold it seeing that 

 the feathers properly overlap. Lift the scapulars 

 or those back feathers that cover the bend of the 

 wing when it is folded, holding them well up on the 

 back while you put the wing against the side of the 



