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" into the fockets by means of a (mall pair of 

 <c nippers introduced at the mouth. The eyes 

 <c will be beft made by letting fall fome drops 

 <c of black fealing wax on a card of the fize of 

 <c the natural ones (s) ; the card muft be cut 

 <r fomething larger than the wax, to prevent 

 " their falling out of the head. Fill the head 

 <c quite full with cotton, pouring fome of the 

 cf fpirits down the throat, with fome of the pow- 

 cc der ; a fmall piece of brafs wire, that has been 

 cf heated in the fire to make it pliable, may be 

 *7 put down the throat, being paffed through one 

 <c of the noftrils, and fattened to the brealt bone, 

 <c to place the bead in any attitude you choofe ; 

 tC next fill up the body, where the flefh has been 

 " taken away, with cotton and your compofition; 

 €C and having a fine needle and filk, few up the 

 " fkin, beginning at the breait, obferving, as you 

 " approach towards the vent, to {tuff the fkin as 

 " tight as it will bear. This will be eafieft ac- 

 €< complifhed by means of a fmall piece of flick 

 <c or ivory, like a fkewer, till the whole is done : 

 " then lay your feathers of the breaft and belly in 

 <• their proper order, and your bird will be com- 

 <c pleted. If you would chufe to put it into an 

 cc attitude, by introducing a fmall piece of the 

 <c wire above-mentioned through the fole of 

 " each foot up the leg, and into the pinion of 



(s) Wax is not a proper fubftance for eyes ; there are perfons 

 in London, whofe bulinefs it is to make glafs eyes of any fize or 

 colour, at a trifling expence, but as tliele cannot be had in voy- 

 ages, it would be proper, while the bird is freih, to take a drawing 

 of the eyes in colours. 



