Bird Skinning and Mounting. 25 



juvenis or juv. or O, meaning young, and Nupt. 

 for birds in nuptial or breeding plumage. 



STUFFING. 



In the first place we must prepare the wires 

 that we shall need. There are three of these — 



Fig. 2. 



the head wire and two leg wires. The first of 

 these must be about three or four inches longer 

 than the bird as it lies stretched out on the table 

 (Fig. 2, A) ; the second and third two or three 

 inches longer than the leg (C). 



These wires must be perfectly straight (in the 

 case of small wires this may be done by stretch- 

 ing), and have one end sharpened. To do this 



