CHAPTER XX. 



CATCHING BIRDS, PACKING, ETC. 



Catching Birds Use of the Net Method of Handling 

 Birds Packing Birds The Best Basket How to 

 Furnish Baskets Division of the Basket Packing 

 Egg*- 



CATCHING BIRDS. 



SMALL net, strained on a hoop the shape of 

 [ a racquet, but with a rather longer handle, 

 so that the birds cannot turn when in it, is 

 the best to use. This is easily made of a forked 

 hazel or ash stick. . Press the birds firmly to the 

 ground. Never seize by the legs until you have 

 your other hand well over the back and wings. 

 Never swing birds by the legs, as cruel people do 

 chickens; take them by the thighs, and not by 

 the legs. 



PACKING BIRDS. 



The best baskets are round, about ift. deep, and 

 vary in diameter according to number and size of 

 birds. It is not well to pack too many birds in a 



