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THE SLAG-BUR. 



When now the Hawk sees, and makes his swoop on 

 the decoy-bird, he necessarily displaces the " giller-kors," 

 or " hen-ladder" B, on which the weight K descends, 

 and ill its fall draws the net E over the opening, and 

 escape for the depredator is effectually cut off. 



THE SLAG-BLR. 



A. second kind of Hawk-trap, also represented as 

 " gillrad," or set, is called the Slag-Bur. It is about 

 four feet in. height, and the same in diameter. Hs con- 

 struction is similar to that of the "Hok-Bur" just 

 spoken of, excepting that it is provided with a lid (which 

 the latter is without). As with the " Hok-Bur," it stands 

 on a post — or rather on four legs — about four feet high, 

 which is placed in some open and exposed situation, that 

 it may be seen from afar. 



The manner of setting the " Slag-Bur " — which in 

 jirinciple is very similar to our Common Sparrow-trap, 



