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The Bird-Trappers of the Rivcrina. 



which seemed lo float in the blue. But tlic iiarsli cries oft the 

 Cockatoos put al' oik ^- dreams to flight. 



Foi- awhih' none of the Galahs came near a net. Then 

 till- ( all-birds became vocal, and the trappers crouched lower, 

 intent, keen-eyed, and ready to act. From the shelter I 



An Alijino Galah. These freaks of Nature are worth from .C5 

 apiece upwards. 



watched a flock alter its line of light, and steer for the net, 

 attracted by the notes of the call-birds. The wild, free, 

 Galahs answered their captive fellows, hesitated for a 

 few minutes, then dropped down on to the unseen net. In- 

 stantly the rope controlling the release was pulled by a 

 trapper, and a babel of bird-voices arose. Ten out of about 

 thirty Galahs were caught. ) 



One by one the new captives were taken from the 

 net and placed in a box behind the shelter. Great care was 



