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at hand, not advisable. It is, notwithstanding this, a very 

 serviceable trap for magpies or jays, particularly in situa- 

 tions necessitating the covering of the gin with moss or 



FIG. 37. DOUBLE SPEING STEEL TEAP. 



thick grass. The traps are light and serviceable, each pro- 

 vided with a good chain, and are 6d. each dearer than the 

 foregoing one with the long name. 



PIG. 38. FOLDING SPEING TEAP. 



.Fig. 38 represents a third wholly steel gin of similar 

 type, and suitable for the birds under discussion. This is 

 termed a " Single Spring Musk Rat Trap," and is in 



