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FIGURE 2. Photo by A. B. Axnerson, Jr. 
is added to the upper part (Figure 
2) to form the neck. The body is 
then placed in the bird, so that 
the end of the wire protrudes 
through the mouth. The end of the 
wire is then bent and forced into 
the inside of the upper beak. 
The main cut is sewn together; 
the bill is tied together (Figures) 
and the wings are wrapped with 
brown wrapping paper to hold them 
in place until the specimen has 
dried. The brown paper is in strips 
four inches wide and long enough to 
encompass the bird. The strips are 
held in place with long straight 
pins. In addition to holding the 
wings in place, the paper also 
keeps the feathers arranged in 
order. Two to three days is usual- 
ly sufficient to dry the specimen. 
It is then unpinned.. John H . pitch 
