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Skin

A specimen which has been preserved by the methods used in taxidermy. If a museum skin is not made up into a mounted specimen for display, it will be stored for reference by ornithologists interested in such topics as moult or taxonomy.

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From Peter Weaver's Birdwatcher's Dictionary
Copyright © 1981 by Peter Weaver


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