Finally
the feathers were cleaned and dried by being wiped down with benzoline followed by plaster of Paris, and well beaten out. All sewn edges were worked over with the wax composition, the scutes of the legs, where missing, replaced by modelling-composition, and the legs and all soft parts coloured according to the notes primarily taken.
METHOD OF BRACING A BIRD (KESTREL) DURING THE TIME THE FEATHERS ARE SETTING AND DRYING.
Methods of Setting-up and Mounting