SKINNING- AND PEESERVING BIRDS. 



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towards yonr riglit, and gently lay liold of the cut edge of the 

 skin, which you see shining whitely in front of you ; then with 

 the point of the knife — the cutting edge kept on the flesh — gently 



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loosen the skin above, below, and downwards. Completely reverse 

 the bird, and repeat this for the other side. At this stage 

 the body may be held down, with the knife pressed on the 



