APPENDIX 



HOW A MERU BIRD TRAP IS MADE 



FIRST of all, a number of twigs some 18 inches long, the 

 tops of which are too weak to tempt a bird to perch on 

 them, are procured. These are fixed in the ground 

 close together in a circle which has a diameter of about 

 15 inches. In the fence so formed, a doorway of some 

 8 inches is left, as an entrance for the bird. 



Next, three tough, thin, flexible rods are required, each 

 long enough to admit of being bent into a half-circle, so 

 that when the ends are fixed into the ground the crest of 

 the archway so formed is about on a level with the top of 

 the fence. 



These rods are fixed in the ground, one in front of the 

 oj>ening and one on either side of it, as follows. The first 

 rod is bent to form a half-circle, and fixed firmly in the 

 ground in front of, and close up to, the opening which forms 

 the entrance to the enclosure, as shown in the photograph. 

 A stiff, straight stick is placed on the ground between this 

 and the fence, so that the ends touch the feet of the arch- 

 way and project beyond them for a couple of inches. 



The second rod is fixed on one side of the entrance, as 



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