Manual of Taxidermy / A Complete Guide in Collecting and Preserving Birds and Mammals

by C. J. Maynard

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CHAPTER IV.—MOUNTING BIRDS.

Section I.: Instruments.—The instruments necessary for mounting are cutting pliers ([Fig. 12]), or tin shears, straight-nosed pliers ([Fig. 11]), wire of various sizes, tweezers, and other implements used in skin-making; leg awls, for dried skins, and awls for boring stands; also stands of various kinds.

Fig. 11.

Fig. 12.

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