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towards them, holding the hawk up in such 

 a manner, that he may be obliged to hover 

 with his wings, in order to steady himself, 

 when the sight of him so terrifies the 

 birds, that they will lie close, and enable 

 you to draw the net over them with the 

 greatest ease. 



When you have taken them, you must 

 put them in a cage, with a little red sand in 

 the bottom of it, feeding them on bread, 

 egg, and bruised hemp seed. 



Sky larks ara also takmi with clap nets, 

 trammel netg, noosii, and by doring with 

 a glass. 



ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE 

 YOUNG BIRDS. 



These birds ought to be taken when 

 about ten days old, as you run great risk of 

 losing them if you defer it beyond that 

 period ; indeed, they are sometimes known 

 to leave the nest when only seven or eight 

 days old, especially when they have been 

 disturbed, or in rainy weather ; though one 



