2(56 THK GYK-FALCON TRAP. 



rock for the purpose. The Hen, or Duck, that serves as 

 lure, being protected from injury by a wire covering, is 

 placed directly under the " giller-kors " D< When now 

 the Hawk sees the decoy-bird,* and attempts to seize 

 it, he necessarily touches the " trigger," on which the 

 imprisoned bow is set at liberty, and tin- net unfolding 

 and over-lapping the marauder, seals his late. 



THK ''i I! KM.i ' N THAI 1 . 



Another invention for capturing the Hawk-tribe, more 

 especially the Gyr-Falconone which, intheohh-n times, 



AnartitU-ial l.ir.1 i- preferable to a living one, ... it i- i..,t thm 

 tu look so constantly after tin- trap. Tl..- skin ..f MMM W* f-l uwwen 

 best, being less aflV,-t,-,l I..N n.in or -lamp : Imt ii sl,,,,,l,l be prmi.le.l will. 

 the bill of a land bir.1, UMMUS,. tl.r pvat.T ].;irt ..f l.inU of |.ivy ]..,(',., tli.- 

 lutU-r. Bt-'forr the skin i- -tull'.',!, hmvcv.-r. it >li..ul.n' !! niinii|.iihit.'.l ; 

 Hnd if, in additi...., :i M.mll spiral .-pa.,.- ! pl.i.-.-d in it- neck, and often 



mi.l.-r it- in-s, it ill 1, ..... .. 10 llrxiH.' tl.Mt thr lew! I'tviith of Mir will 



-,-t it in ii.iiti.m. iin'l i.ir-1- "I' |.iw r:inn.>t i.ut npptweiito bcfiving, 



,..,!,,,. ,,f tl,.- .l,-,,y l.ml, it i- to ! n.-ti,-..,l. >ho,,l,l form a nuirk.-.! 

 contra-t to tl,.- ground, us in that ra-r it will ofi.-n l.nv a hawk, s,,arin- in 



il,r air, from an hujredible ili-'ai 



