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THE SLAG- BUR. 



AVhen 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 \\eight K descends, 

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

 escape for the depredator is effectually cut off. 



THE SI..\C!-U1'K. 



A second kind of "J hi \\k-t nip, also represented as 

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

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

 struction is similar to that of the " Ilok-lUir " just 

 spoken of, except in u- tli:it it is provided with a lid (which 

 the latter is without). As with (lie M llok-Hiir," it stands 

 on a post or rather on four le-rs about four feet hi^li, 

 which is placed in some open and exposed situation, that 

 it may lie M-en from alar. 



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

 principle is very similar to our Common Sparrow-trap. 



