APPENDIX 



HOW A MERU BIRD TRAP IS MADE 



First of all, a number of twigs some i8 inches long, the 

 tops of which are too weak to tempt a bird to perch on 

 them, are procured. These are fixed in the ground 

 close together in a circle which has a diameter of about 

 15 inches. In the fence so formed, a doorway of some 

 8 inches is left, as an entrance for the bird. 



Next, three tough, thin, flexible rods are required, each 

 long enough to admit of being bent into a half-circle, so 

 that when the ends are fixed into the ground the crest of 

 the archway so formed is about on a level with the top of 

 the fence. 



These rods are fixed in the ground, one in front of the 

 opening and one on either side of it, as follows. The first 

 rod is bent to form a half-circle, and fixed firmly in the 

 ground in front of, and close up to, the opening which forms 

 the entrance to the enclosure, as shown in the photograph. 

 A stiff, straight stick is placed on the ground between this 

 and the fence, so that the ends touch the feet of the arch- 

 way and project beyond them for a couple of inches. 



The second rod is fixed on one side of the entrance, as 



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