Skinning and Mounting Mammals. 37 



CHAPTER III. 



SKINNING AND MOUNTING MAMMALS. 



When the beginner has once become proficient 

 in skinning and mounting birds, he will have 

 but little difficulty in "setting up " mammals. 

 The same general principles are to be observed 

 with each. 



SKINNING. 



Cut with the scalpel or stout scissors from the 

 breast-bone down to the anus : sever the legs 

 close to body, and treat both legs and head 

 as given for birds. 



Some difficulty may be experienced in skinning 

 the tail. This is readily done if it be a hairy 

 tail, by pushing the skin over the first two or 

 three vertebrae, then seizing the stump with the 

 left hand, pull, at the same time holding the 

 skin back with the right hand. The bone will 

 generally slip out as easily as a sword from ks 



