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BROADLAND SPORT 



roof was fixed ; this in turn was thatched with reeds (litter or 

 boughs would answer equally well) ; an open trellis floor of 

 poles was fixed a couple of feet from the ground, and on this 

 barley in the ear was laid. Underneath it was quite dry, and 

 as we approached an old cock rose from the dust and sneaked 

 out, causing a couple of hen birds, who were pulling down 

 barley from above, to notice us and accompany him. 



" You'll find in the little water-meadow, near Bloodmoor 



A RUSTIC FEEDING HOU! 



Hills, our fourth beat, a similar feeder for partridges, which 

 a foreign gentleman told me to try. It's got a trellis- work 

 floor like this, but is round instead of oblong, and the supports 

 do not rise above the flooring. In the middle it has a post 

 seven feet high, on the top of which a strong circular trap for 

 hawks can be set ; but as I've handled 'bout most of the 

 breed round these parts, there is little use for that. 



" Down the bottom ride there's some work going on I 

 must see, sir, and maybe you'll also be interested it's a 

 pheasant-catcher. 



