32 THE KED BIRD OF PARADISE. 



fond of the seed, and when it is ripe comes to eat 

 it. The hunter knows this ; so he gathers the 

 bunch of seed and fastens it to a stick. He has 

 a long piece of cord with him, and thus provided, 

 he walks off into the forest. 



He soon finds a tree on which the birds are 

 likely to come and perch, and he climbs it with 

 the agility of a monkey. Then he ties his bunch 

 of seed to a branch, making it look as if it grew 

 there, and leaving a noose to dangle in such a way 

 that the poor bird is almost sure to get caught in it. 



When all is ready, he gets down and sits under 

 the tree, holding the end of the cord in his hand. 

 Sometimes he has to w^ait a whole day, or even 

 longer, before a bird will come. But he has 

 great patience, and nothing else to do. 



Presently a bird will come and perch on the 

 bough where the ripe seed is displayed. It looks 

 very tempting, and the poor silly bird goes to it, 

 and begins to peck at the bait. Its legs soon get 

 entangled in the cord ; and then the hunter gives 

 it a pull, and down comes the poor bird, and is 

 caught. 



