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eighteen inches in length, are inserted upright in the 

 ground on either side of a pathway or other favourahle 

 locality, and across these, again, a third stick is placed, 

 to which, as seen above, the snares are fastened. Over 

 this so-called Stallning, or stand, several pine boughs are 

 placed, as well to conceal the stand as to protect the 

 snares from falling weather. 



These snares one or more in number, according to 

 the breadth of the pathway or opening are sometimes 

 made of twisted horse-hair, but more commonly of wire 

 that has been passed through the fire for the purpose of 

 discolourment, and also to render it more ductile. The 

 snare or snares should hang about three inches from the 

 ground ; and to retain them in their place, they art- 

 secured with blades of grass, or something similar, to 

 the overhanging pine branches. 



Numbers of Capercali are also captured during the 

 autumn in traps, which, though in principle all pretty 

 much the same, go under different denominations. 



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The device, here represented as "//////v/J," or set, is 

 thus constructed: 



A A is a stake, or polo, about four foot long, placed 

 lengthwise on tin- ground, \\horo it is secured by wooden 



