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is fastened in the jungle and around him is placed a snare, con- 

 sisting of running knots attached to a central band. The crowing 

 of this fowl soon attracts the wild birds which, coming in to fight, are 

 almost sure to become entangled in one of the nooses. Slip loops, 

 attached to a bent twig and released by disturbing the bait, are also 

 employed in the capture of wild fowl. 



Birds of all sizes are secured by use of bows and arrows, blow guns, 

 or nets. Wooden decoys (Plate XVIII) are tied to the branches of 

 trees in which the hunters are concealed. The bows used are of palma 

 brava, in each end of which notches are cut to hold the rattan bow 

 strings (Fig. i7). The arrow shafts are of light reeds and are fitted 



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FIG. 17. 

 BOWS AND ARROWS. 



FIG. 18. 



Blow Guns and darts. 



with one or two bamboo points. These weapons are effective only for 

 close range, and even then the Bagobo are far from being expert marks- 

 men. Boys use a reed blow gun through which they shoot light darts 

 tufted with cotton (Fig. 18). The missile is not poisoned and is of 

 little use at a distance of more than twenty feet. 



