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force it right up the leg into the body, 

 and out at the opening, do the same 

 by the other leg, twist the two ends 

 together, and fix them m the artificial 

 body. Now take your needle and 

 thread, and nicely sew up the belly of 

 the bird, and having done this bring 

 the legs into their proper places by 

 pushing them forward, and bringing 

 them together, bend the knee a little, 

 and having bored two holes on the 

 stand about an inch apart, insert the 

 wires into them, and make your bird 

 perch. See now to the shape of the 

 bird ; if it is not full enough, fill up 

 where it is wanting with cotton wool, 

 inserted by means of a wire something 

 like a knitting needle, in at the mouth, 

 or through a hole made under the wing. 

 When it is properly filled get hold of 

 both wings near the body, and lift them 

 up on to the back, see that the feathers 

 lie properly, and fasten the wing by 

 running a sharpened wire through the 

 knuckle into the body. Insert another 

 a little lower down to bear up the quill 

 feathers. Do this on both sides, and 

 then see to the neck and head being- 

 put into proper shape by stuffing with 

 cotton wool. Then put the bird in the 

 attitude it is intended to be in. Be 

 careful that there are no hard lumps of 

 cotton, let the skin feel nice and even 

 when the linger is passed over it, 

 having satisfied yourself that all is 

 right, tie up the mouth, and with a soft 

 cotton "cop" begin by fastening the 

 end of the thread to one of the wires in 

 the wing, and by bringing it over the 

 back and under the belly from wire to 



NATURALIST. 



wire, lay down every feather that is 

 inclined to raise up. This being done 

 your Sparrow is stuffed, and it will 

 have to remain, in summer a fortnight, 

 or in winter a month, before it is ready 

 for putting in a case. 



EXCHANGE. 



Pupae of Brunnea for larvae of Interjecta. — 

 G. C. Bignell, Clarence Place, Plymouth. 



Duplicates. — Progemmaria. Males and 

 females. The latter could be sent alive if 

 desired. Desiderata :• — Numerous Butter- 

 flies and Moths. — Geo. T. Miller, 23, 

 Cromwell Terrace, Bensham, Gateshead. 



I have duplicates of both sexes of Nyssia 

 Zonaria, the Belted Beauty, in good condition. 

 I want Ichneumons and Sawflies, or any of the 

 following Butterflies : — Blandina, Davus, 

 Adippe, W. Album, Adonis, Actaeon, Linea, 

 or Sylvanus. — C. H. H. Walker, 180, Falkner 

 Street, Liverpool, 



African Butterflies wanted in Exchange for 

 British Lepidoptera, or birds' eggs. Damaged 

 specimens not objected to, if not worn or 

 faded. — S. L. Mosley, Primrose Hill, Hud- 

 dersfield. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



We have received an anonymous article, 

 written on both sides of the paper, on the 

 effects of the electric light on vegetation. 

 We cannot print anything without having 

 the author's name, though it need not 

 necessarily be published. Our friends will 

 also please write on one side of the paper 

 only. 



]. W. E, (Liverpool.) — You will find the 

 anatomy of the wings of Diptera fully des- 

 cribed by Walker, in vol, VII. of the Ento- 

 mologist, commencing on page 36 with 

 figures of the various forms of veination. 

 It is a much neglected order, and we are 

 glad to hear you are thinking of taking it 

 up. 



