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THE TAXIDERMIST'S GUIDE. 



MR. BULLOCK'S METHOD OF STUFFING BIRDS. 



Mr. Bullock, of the London Museum, Egyptian Hall, had an- 

 other method of arranging the wires which, after what we have 

 already said, will be easily comprehended by a reference to fig. 

 8, where we have given a figure of his mode. After the skin is 

 taken off and prepared, different sized, nealed, iron wires are pro- 

 cured, according to the size of the bird they are to support. The 

 skin is laid on its back without stretching it ; cut two pieces of 

 wire, the one rather longer than the bird, and the other shorter, 

 so as not to reach to the head of the bird ; twist them together, 

 sharpen the ends of the longer by means of a file, and pass one 



Fig. 8. 



Mr. Bullock's method of inserting the wires in setting up a bird. 



