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detain the bird without breaking any bones. The traps 

 are well made as rabbit traps, such being the size we have, 

 and being low, are easy to cover. We should certainly like 

 to see some vermin size, say 3in. in the jaw, brought out, 

 as for winged vermin they would prove very useful. We 

 append a sketch of one of them (see Fig. 35.) 



The remarks we have made concerning the jaws of traps 

 being too likely to cut, hold good, of course, only when 

 no bait is used, or, rather, only when the capture of the 

 vermin by their legs is intended, for in the event of some 



FIG. 35. DOUGLASS BEOS.' MITIGATED TEAP. 



lure being placed on the plate of the gin, or in such position 

 as to cause the rook or crow, whichever it may be, to draw 

 it by means of its pecking on the treadle, the jaws, of 

 course, springing up, encompass the neck or head of the 

 bird caught and kill it, if not instantaneously, at least 

 very nearly so. 



As far as crows are concerned (and with these we shall 

 deal first), we prefer always to employ a bait of some 

 kind ; indeed, it is really necessary, for a more unsatisfac- 

 tory way of going to work than setting a gin on the 

 chance that a crow will walk into it, we hardly know. 



