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of room it is well to incorporate the nest and eggs 

 and natural surroundings for each group. 



The same is true of a collection of mammals; 

 either mount them severely plain or take the space 

 to properly represent the group of each species 

 with its surroundings. 



T Perches. — These are the simplest forms of 

 stands. You can easily make them out of round 

 doweling and pine stock of thickness to correspond 

 to the size. The method of construction can be 

 plainly seen on the marginal sketches opposite 

 this. These can be left in a rough state for temp- 

 orary perches or can be finished a dead white color 

 for museum purposes. 



Turned T Perches. — These are turned, usually 

 out of hard wood, on a lathe and finished with shel- 

 lac and oil at the same time. These make excellent 

 stands for hawks and owls, and are often used on 

 birds for house decoration rather than the natural 

 stumps. The sketch opposite this shows a good 

 form for a turned stand. 



Flat Stands. — Can be made of hard wood and 

 polished or of soft wood either painted or stained. 

 The edges should be beveled. 



