Excerpt from Taxidermy, or the Art of Collecting, Preparing, and Mounting Objects of Natural History: For the Use of Museums and Travellers Some persons struck by the appearance of these animals, tried to 'skin indigenous birds, and to mount them. They succeeded indifferently; the body was too forward, and the thighs came be yond the rump. It may be well to observe, that this fault always happens to those who mount a bird for the first time, even if they have received proper instructions. About the Publisher Forgotten ...
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Excerpt from Taxidermy, or the Art of Collecting, Preparing, and Mounting Objects of Natural History: For the Use of Museums and Travellers Some persons struck by the appearance of these animals, tried to 'skin indigenous birds, and to mount them. They succeeded indifferently; the body was too forward, and the thighs came be yond the rump. It may be well to observe, that this fault always happens to those who mount a bird for the first time, even if they have received proper instructions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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