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Mould this around the form, givQ, it a coat of 

 brown paint, and decorate to taste. To give it 

 a rougher appearance, a coarse comb may be 

 drawn over it before painting. 



A very effective way of mounting humming- 

 birds is to form a tree with small palm leaves, 

 or others, attached to a moss-covered stalk, 

 having moss and grasses at its base. Let the 

 hummers have the wings and tails spread, and 

 crests and breast-tufts raised in the most effec- 

 tive manner. They are then attached to single 

 wires starting from the limbs of the tree, with 

 back or breast showing according to the part 

 which is to be displayed. 



Another good way, especially 



where the collection is large, is a 



single wire bent oval, and both 



ends fastened to a block standard. 



To the outside and inside are fixed 



short perches of wire upon w r hich 



iio. 4. t | ie ^vfclg are mounted. 



Birds mounted for ornamental purposes should 



be placed under glass, to protect them from dust 



and insects. A very neat homemade case is 



