Possible Clues:

• What a model way to show your affection for the bird!
• Design for copying
• Model or design from which to make clothes, say
• Arrangement of repeated parts of design
• Shape or design
• Design - example
• What a model way to lay hands on the bird!
• The model way to show how much you like the bird?
• The model way to 34 across the bird
• There's a model for Patrick and his bird