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Kuckahn, have been publifhed in the Pilofo 

 phical Tranfactions (j), of which I mall alfo avail 

 myfelf, and add fuch notes, as will convey an 

 idea to the reader wherein thefe methods .may 

 be improved, and rendered more iimple and 

 familiar. 



The former directs birds in perfect plumage, 

 " to be opened from the upper part of the 

 44 breaft to the vent, with a fharp knife or 

 44 pair of fchTars, the feathers of the breaft and 

 44 belly being firft carefully laid afide by the fin- 

 44 gers, fo as not to hinder the fkin being eafily 

 44 come at. The fkin muft then be carefully 

 44 loofened from all the fleffty parts of the breaft, 

 " body, thighs, and wings ^ after this, cut off 

 44 all the item from thofe parts, and take out 

 44 alfo the entrails and all the infide : then, hav- 

 44 ing got a compofition (/) of burnt alum, cam- 

 <c phor, and cinnamon, of each an equal quan- 

 44 tity, well powdered and mixt together, ftrew 

 " fome of this powder lightly over the whole 

 44 carcafe; but fait is by no means to be ufed 

 * 4 with this compofition, as it always will drop 

 * c and nafty the plumage in moift weather \ pour 

 44 alfo into the body a fmall quantity of camphor 

 44 dilfolved in rectified fpirits of wine (v) ; after 

 " that, fill up the cavity with fine cotton, or 

 44 any foft woolly fubftance, pouring fome of 

 44 the aforefaid fpirits into the cotton or ftuffing. 

 u Open next the mouth, and with a pair of fcif- 



(s) Vol, IX. anno 1770, page 184, and 302. From the 

 fpecimens both thefe methods appear to fueceed. 



(/) For this compofition I fubilitute Kuckahn's dry com- 

 pound, altered in the manner hereafter to be mentioned. 



(i>) The application of fpirit of wine and camphor* js 

 aiways "unneceflary in preferving thefe fubjedts. 



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