THE FALL-STOCK. 



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pegs. B B, tlie " drop," consists of two somewhat stoutoi- 

 and longer poles, connected at both ends by cross pieces. 

 These poles, it will be observed, are several inches 

 apart; so that, on falling to the ground, there will be just 

 sufficient space between them for the fixed pole A A. 

 L is a post at the lower end of the " drop," B B, to keep 

 it in its place ; and D, an upright pole at its higher end, 

 to prevent tlie " drop," when descending, from swerving 

 to the right or left. C C are stones laid on the " drop " 

 B B, to accelerate its fall; E, the "f/lllrliiff" apparatus 

 — well known to gardeners and boys as " the figure of 

 4 trap;"* — and F, the " gillcr-junne," a stick extending 

 nearly the whole length of the "Lam." 



When now the Capereali attempts to pass through the 

 opening, he must of necessity touch the giller-pinne F ; 

 when the " drop " B B, being released, falls, and tlie bird 

 is crushed between it and the fixed pole A A. 



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THE FALL-STOCK. 



This trap — also shown wlieu "glllracV' — differs but 

 little in construction from the Ldni. 



* See " Scancliiiavian Adventures," where thi« method of setting a 

 trap is depicted on a mucli larger scale than is the case in the present 

 drawing. 



