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wing from the inside, and clench firmly in the 
body ; wrap the humerus to the natural size with 
cotton, after fastening the supporting wire to the 
bone with fine wire or thread. Push both wires 
into the shoulders of the artificial body at once, at 
the same time pushing the neck-wire and body 
into position. This can be learned by practice. 
Proceed as before, but support the wings while 
setting on either side by long wire clamps. Be 
sure, however, that the supporting wire is strong 
enough to hold the wing in position without these, 
and thus when the wings are dry they will be 
very strong. 
Section V. : Mounting Birds for Screens, 
etc. — Proceed as in specimens with wings spread, 
but sometimes the wings should be cut off, sewed 
on on opposite sides, so that they may be reversed ; 
that is, the back of the wing may be toward the 
breast in cases where it is desired that the back 
of the wings and breast should show. It is usual 
to stretch the wings up over the head, which 
emerges between them. The wings had better 
be kept in position with strips of pasteboard fas- 
tened together with wire. Sometimes both sides 
of the specimen show; or, in other instances, the 
back is covered with paper, silk, velvet, or other 
material. 
