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MANUAL OF TAXIDERMY. 
Fig. 5. — Page 37. 
Skull of bird, under side : Dotted lines A, A, A, show cuts 
to be made in removing a triangular piece of bone and muscle, 
to which the whole or a portion of the brain will adhere. 
Fig. 6. — Page 42. 
Dissection of a song sparrow, showing male organs of re- 
production : 1 and 2, lungs ; 3, 3, testicles. The four organs 
below these are the kidneys. 
Fig. 7. — Page 43. 
Dissection of a song sparrow, showing female organs of 
reproduction : 4, lungs ; 1, 1, small yellow glands, present 
in both sexes ; 2, ovaries ; 3, oviduct. These last four 
figures are merely diagrams, only sufficiently accurate in 
outline to convey an idea of the position of the parts indicated. 
Fig. 8.— Page 50. 
Tweezers for making skins, mounting, etc. : Several sizes 
are used, but as a rule the points should be longer than 
those given in the cut. 
Fig. 9. — Page 51. 
Drying forms fastened to a board, D, skin in the form. 
I now use these forms detached. See text. Also, see page 
54 for a better method of making skins which I now practise. 
Fig. 10. — Page 54. 
Form of a skin of an oriole : I now use the long label 
given on page 58. A skin should not be made too full ; a 
dead bird laid on its back will convey an idea of the thick- 
ness of the body of a skin. 
