Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1860-03-08
NO. 81

or by laying one hole against q saucer Of
water and sucking through the other and
carefClly rinsed>oui. After The wafer is
again blown out, the egg may be allowed
to dry BY placing he larger hole down
wards on blouing or absorbent paper or
cloth. Wien dry the eggs should be-
replaced an the nest, or laid carefully
away, care being taken 10 add a member
or other mark, showing The locality dale,
collector, and supposed species. as welias
relationship to an embryo removed, or, 90
any portion Of ihe parent preserved, i
will in most cases be best 10 give exactly
the same number 10 nest, egg, embryo
and parent belonging together. This
mark may be made neatly on The eggs,
(best with ink and quill Pen.) or on a
label carefelly packed with them. a re-
cord book showing what has sheen taken
and preserved, with dates and explanaio-
ry remarks, should always be kept
Ia making the aperlures IN eggs thai
have peculiar markings. care should be
taken to select some inconspicuous spot
that will leave tie pattern Of colofation
undIsturbed Eggs that are cracked may
be greatly strengthened BY pasiing tissue
or other thin paper along the line Of in-
jury, or what is easier, and in most Eases
even better, BY brushing collodion along
and over the cracks. Il is often wen to
cover the puncluFes or holes cut out, es-
pecially if large, With thin paper or gsld-
beater's skim II 4 piece be removed, il
can usually be easily replaced and kept Ia
by pastiug IhIn paper over il and the line
of separation, or around the latter.
Notwithstanding the apparent fragility
OF eggs, a very little experience will en-.
able any one TO empty them Of their con
tents with great ease and safety. The
principal accident to be guarded against
IS that of crushing the egg by 100 great a
pressure between The fingers; these
should be applied SO as to barely hold the
egg, and no more. IF the operation os
emptyIng be performed over a full basin
Of water, the occasional dropping Of the
egg from the finger into the water will
be attended with no harm.
To paci eggs for transportation, each
one should be wrapped iuio q light enue:
lope Of cotton and layed down in layers
separated by strata of cotton. They
should be kept ia rather small boxes of
wood, or If pasteboard be used, these
should always be transmitted in wooden
boxes, as the eggs ure thereby less likely
10 be broken by a sudden jar or shock. II
the nest is sent along, il may contain the
eggs belonging to it, each one wrapped ia
cotton, and the vacancy Of the nest filed
with the same or other light elastic ma-
teral. Il will be well 10 pin or tie up
each nest in paper 10 keep it secure. and
10 prevent enlangling Of the materials
when several are laid together. "A .etn-
porary box may often be readily construc.
ted OF pas,eboard 10 contain the more de-.
licate or valuable ones.
Whenever practicable, the embrvo or
young found in the egg should be careful.
iy preserved IN alcohol. great care being
of course taken TO mark the specimens.
properly. The better plan will be 10 keep
each set in a small bottle or vial, and. q
slip Of stiff paper or parchment placed In.
side with the number or name. When
ever the abundance Of the eggs viii auth
orize Il, large number with the Young
IN different degrees Of Development, even
as many as fifty Of kind, should be Sc.
cured. The embryos in this case need
not be removed from the egg, which
should, however. be cracked at The blunt
end 10 facilitate the entrance Of The spirit.
Researches at present in progress relat-.
ing to the embryology of birds, promise
results Of the highes; importance id refer,
enee to ornithological classification.