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Guide to Taxidermy 



Handing "Dead Game" Birds 



You may have occasion to hang a bird as though 

 it were dead. Many sportsmen like to have their 

 trophies so mounted. The specimen is to be skinned 

 and wired in the usual manner, except that the 

 wings must be wired as for spread birds. 



A bird may be hung breast out, back out or on its 

 side. In case you are mounting but one bird, we 

 think they usually look the best the latter way. but 

 V\«.v\ft'vw^ it depends largely upon the markings of the bird. 

 Always mount your specimen to show it off to the 

 best advantage. If you hang a pair of birds to- 

 gether it is well to mount one on the side and the 

 other breast out. 



The wings being properly wired, will easily bend 

 to the desired position and stay there. 



The birds must be fastened to a temporary board 

 by driving a stout wire through the middle of their 

 bodies into the board. Drive pins around the birds 

 very obliquely, smooth their feathers well and wind 

 by passing tlie cops from one pin to the other. 



Positions for hanging birds are well illustrated 

 by the marginal sketches on this pa'ge. 



