246 THE DONA-GANG. 



migratory birds, during the night-time, meet with a great 

 lake, and cannot see the opposite shore, they, from heing 

 uncertain if daylight might not overtake them before 

 reaching the land, will not venture to cross the water, 

 but alight at once. 



" The most favourable situations for the ' Donor ' are 

 three in number: 1st. The wooded borders of a large 

 lake, more especially a skogs-uddc, or wooded promontory, 

 of no great width, that stretches out into the water. 2nd. 

 A akogs-backe, or wooded eminence, either in connection 

 with, or at but a short distance from a large wood ; and 

 3rdly A deep and marshy valley, through which Hows a 

 stream or brook, but where, nevertheless, the cover is 

 not too dense. In localities such as described, one com- 

 monly finds the Missel-Thrush in pine-woods ; the 

 Fieldfare amongst underwood, especially juniper; the 

 Song-Thrush and the Blackbird in young wood, consisting 

 either of pine or of deciduous trees, and the lledwing 

 in half-grown woods of the latter." 



The Dona-yang as the pathway by the sides of which 

 the snares are set is called should be situated in marshy 

 ground, intersected by rills and water-courses. It ought 

 to be in order by the month of August ; that is to say, 

 the underwood cleared away, and the lower t \\i-s topped 

 from off the trees to which it is intended to attach the 

 " Donor." The pathway ought to he as serpentine as tin- 

 nature of the ground will admit of, and not too wide; a 

 common forest track, which is frequently selected for the 

 purpose, is sufficiently so. If practicable, three of the 

 trees, but not more, on which it is meant to suspend 

 the snares, should be visible at the same time. 



The "Donor" are of dillerenl kinds, partly with 

 regard to tin- species of bird they are intended to capture, 

 and partly to the locality \\heiv they are placed. They 

 go under the several denominations of lling-Dona, 



