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attachment on the skull without tearing it. Press the skin forward 

 until the membrane joining the eyelids with the skin appears. 

 Cut this membrane in such a manner as to avoid injuring the 



Fig. 22. — Severing the tail. 



lids or the skin (fig. 25). Remove the eyes with forceps or knife. 

 Free the skin from the skull clear to the base of the bill. On 

 the lower side cut the membrane below the tongue so that the 

 tongue and the plug of cotton in the throat are free. 



