7yi7'ds of Southern K/nncri/n. 



3 



have been especially useful in shooting- birds sitting on their 

 uests. 



The best way of ol)taining certain kinds of birds has proved 

 to be by snares. Native boys are always skilful at this 



Text-tiji-. 1. 



^tfesfe->-t^^fe^;i; 



Natives witli their crossbows and arroAvs. 



method, for they have been accustomed from infancy to catch 

 little birds to eat. For birds brought to me thus caught I 

 pay with fish-hooks, which I use as a kind of currency, 

 taking them back again in exchange for larger articles at a 

 certain rate. The wav in which these snares are set on the 



R'^ 



