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for nothing, one must either remove the several clusters 

 of beiTies to Avithin the how of the " Dona," and place 

 additional snares outside of the latter, or lower the snares 

 so that they hang opposite to the berries. When now tlie 

 bird in its attempt to seize them flies either beneath or by 

 the side of the " Dona," it is all but certain to be secured 

 in the toils. 



A third motive for the fowler to visit the " Dona- 

 gang " is that, if left long unwatched, Jays and other 

 birds of prey are pretty sure to find their way to the 

 spot, and take the captives from out of the snares. On 

 these occasions, therefore, he should never be without a 

 loaded gun; neither should he neglect to provide himself 

 with a goodly stock of berries, to replace those that 

 have been consumed by the birds, or that have fallen 

 from off the branches of themselves. 



The "Dona-fangst " succeeds best in September, and 

 the first half of October ; subsequently, the captures dimi- 

 nish in number, and by the middle of November, when 

 the snow falls, the fowler usually takes up his snares, and 

 stows them away until the next season. 



The slaughter thus committed amongst the " Krams- 

 Poglar " is often very great. We read, for instance, that 

 in the autumn of 1852 no less than 1,200 of these birds 

 were taken on a small property, in Scania, of less than 300 

 acres in extent. 



Various contrivances besides the " Donor " are also re- 

 sorted to for tlie capture of the " Krams-Foglai"," such as 

 nets, bird-lime, &c. ; and many, likewise, fall to the gun, 

 especially late in the autumn, and during the winter, 

 when, impelled by hunger, they often collect in large 

 flocks near to the homestead, where are in general to lie 

 found several mountain-ash or other trees bearing berries. 

 In parts of the country, indeed, these trees are planted 

 for the pvirpose of luring the birds in the winter-time. 



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