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every way as good for the purpose we want it for as 

 either of the other two. As will be seen, a different kind 

 of spring again is fitted, one termed a folded spring, being 

 very quick in striking and holding very tight. They are 

 very handy, light, and well suited for magpies. Round or 

 square jaws may be had, varying from 4^in. to 6in. Price, 

 143. to i ys. per dozen, with chains. 



These three traps are all of excellent design, and very 

 useful when one desires to set thickly but cannot be cum- 

 bered with the weight of many gins, and their success in 

 taking winged vermin should well warrant their more 

 general adoption. We may appear loud in praise of Lane's 

 gins, but there is no reason, when one finds good articles 

 at cheap prices, to keep the knowledge to one's self. 



The next trap deserving attention is the pretty generally 

 known one represented at Fig. 39, and generally termed 

 "The Hawk Trap," by reason of its being mostly employed 

 for the capture of that class of winged vermin, and about 

 which we shall presently have something to say. These 

 traps are made of iron, the most convenient size being the 

 4in. or 5in. The framework consists of a circular frame, 

 Jin. thick and Jin broad. In this, on opposite sides, are 

 fitted the eye-pieces, into which the jaws are placed. At 

 right angles to these, beneath the frame, runs a cross-piece 

 riveted on to the former, and which carries the plate and 

 flap. The spring is fitted on the catch side of the jaws, 

 of course, being bolted on near one side and formed round 

 till it grasps the jaws at the other, some two inches above 

 the frame. The general features are sufficiently apparent 

 in Fig. 39. This trap is, to the tyro, quite incapable of 



