THE BUR MED SLAENDE NAT-BAGAR. 



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excepting that the lid is fully, instead of half, raised — is 

 very simple, as seen in the above diagram. When 

 the Hawk, in its endeavour to seize the decoy-bird, 

 disturbs the " giller-kors," or trigger, the lid, acted on 

 by two strong circular springs at the back of the Bur, 

 at once falls, and the interloper is made captive. 



THE BUR MED SLaENDE NaT-BAGAR. 



A third device for the capture of hawks is called the 

 " JBur med sldeiide ndt-bagar," or trap with netted bows. 

 The body of this trap, in regard to size and construction, 

 differs but little from the "Slag-Bur" just spoken of; 

 but the w'ay in Avhich it is " gillrad," as seen in fig. 1, 

 is very unlike. A is a heavy weight that, by means of a 

 line and a knot, rests on B, a small angular l^lock of 

 wood. Z, the " giller-kors," the outer end of which, 

 after passing through one of the uprights, supports, by 

 means of the notch, C, the block, B, and D E, the so- 

 called Vdndarmar, implements of iron that act on the 



