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4, the oval and head-wires of a bird separated; 5, the tail-bearers 

 separated ; 6, a leg-ioire separated; 7 the body -wire, the head-wire , 

 the tail-bearer and legs connected. 



Four pieces of wire are then prepared, of the thickness pro- 

 portionate to the size of the bird to be stuffed. The centre-piece 

 should be somewhat longer than the body of the bird. At about 

 a fourth of its length a small ring is formed, by the assisiance of 

 the round pincers or plyers, and the other end is pointed with a 

 file. This w T lre is oiled, and introduced across the skull, and 

 passed into the neck, through the centre of the flax or tow with 

 which it is stuffed, the ring being situated. tow T ard the anterior 

 part of the skull, for the purpose of receiving the points of each 

 of the wires that are passed through the feet and thighs. 



The following is the mode in which this performation is ef- 

 fected : A hole is bored with a brass awl, the calibre of the wire 



