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made of steely of from twelve to eighteen inches 

 long, forked at the extremity, and fixed into a 

 wooden handle. It is of great use in stripping 

 bark from decayed trees, digging into rotten 

 wood, round trees, &c. As a companion to this 

 instrument, a good strong clasp knife, having 

 also a saw blade, will be found very useful. 



A Phial, (plate, fig. 13.) or tin bottle, is very 

 convenient in collecting beetles. In this bottle a 

 tube should be introduced, and extended a little 

 way down the bottle, to prevent the insects put 

 into it from escaping ; a phial with a quill 

 passed through the cork, having a cork stopper 

 to the quill, will be very useful for small insects. 

 If spirits be put into the phials, only those 

 beetles which are black or of a dark colour 

 should be put into them. 



Pliers, (plate, fig. 14.) for taking insects out 

 of holes in trees, and from dung, roots of grass, 

 &c. Jl wet finger will also be found very use- 

 ful in taking up insects when stationary or in 

 motion. 



