62 Guide to Taxidermy 



body, pinning it through the wrist joint (the bend 

 in tlie wing). Pull the wing slightly out on the 

 wire ; do not leave it j ammed hard down against the 

 body. Place the tip of the wing on the back or at 

 the side, as your position may call for, and support 

 it there by a wire pushed into the flank of the body, 

 the outer feathers of the wing resting upon this. 



With your tweezers carefully pick all the feath- 

 ers into position. The feathers should lie smoothly 

 on all parts of the bird, with no open spaces any- 

 where, especially in front of the bend of the wing. 

 They should lay smoothly and satisfactorily before 

 the bird is wound; feathers that are out of place 

 can be wound down so that they will look all right 

 but they are apt to "hump" up after the windings 

 are taken off. The only correct way is to have 

 them just right before winding at all. 



The winding is a delicate operation and is per- 

 formed with the soft thread on your cops. The 

 cop shoudl be suspended from the ceiling or some 

 point above your work by means of a wire jDUshed 

 through the small paper cylinder that protrudes 

 from its large end, and then tent in the form of a 

 hook with which to suspend it. Be careful to get 



