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thers of the wounded part cut away ; having procured along 

 needle, with stout silk, it should be introduced just within 

 the skin, and passing round the bone, should be again passed 

 through the skin, but on the opposite side, the silk should be 

 tied in a hard knot; the wing being laid on a block 

 of wood, and a sharp knife placed about a quarter of an inch 

 below the ligature, with a smart blow of a hammer the 

 iimb will be remoTed ; by this mode no hemorrhage will 

 ensue ; should the wound be in the lower joint of the wing, 

 the same plan should be adopted, excepting that the needla 

 in the first instance should be introduced immediately within 

 the lesser bone : as soon as the operation is performed, the 

 bird may be set at liberty, and a fevr days will generally 

 eifect a cure. 



Considerable difficulty attends the preservation of soft- 

 billed birds, their food belog iasectf^ ; in lieu of which many 

 of the lesser kinds will eat flesh parboiled, (having all fat 

 removed,) cut very small, and mixed with crumbs of bread 

 which should be given them with a quill, and that often, 

 not in large quantities at one time ; as soon as caught, 

 three or four principal quill feathers in each wing, should 

 have their tips tied together with strong thread, which will 

 effectually prevent their fluttering ; and for a fe¥/ days, it 

 will be hpltar to confine them in boxes, Uie sides of which 

 are covered with carpetiijg or other soft substance, to pre- 

 vent their sustaining injury ; the boxes should be kept in a 

 dark room, till the birds evince an inclination to fegd them- 

 ielves, when they may gradually be removed into the light, 

 and caged. Soft billed aquatic birds, or waders, should 

 ha-Tc their wings tied, and be kept in the dark, these will 



