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tion of the oU-fasluoncd sieve trap, so arranged, as to he self- 

 actings or, in otlier words, to reqnire no watching. The 

 accompanying sketch will make all clear. A is an inm hoop off 

 a large cask, covered with slack netting. At the point where 

 it touches the gronnd a peg is driven in, to wliich the hoop is 

 tied, or, as it were, hinged. Another short peg is driven in 

 at D, on the top of which rests a cross-piece 0, above which 

 again comes the long upright which snpjiorts the hoop. From 

 each end of the cross-piece C, a piece of twine is carried to 

 A, the twine being oul^' a very little way off the ground. 'This 

 acts as a trin'irer, and the moment a bird feeding under the 

 hoop conies in contact with the twine, the cross-piece C is 

 jerked away, and the trap falls. 



Some breeders prefer large Imskets six feet square by one 

 foot deep, made of strong willow covered with canvas, to the 

 sieve. This is propped up securely, and the pheasants feed 

 under it f(.>r several days before they are caught. It is then 

 I'aiscd by a single stick, from which a long wire (ir cord 

 ]iroceeds to a tree or shelter many yards dista.nt. This is for 

 the purpiise nf pulling away the stick and catcliing the birds 

 that are feednig underueatli it. (Jpen crates ai'c sometnnes 

 recommended to be used in the same Wiw, but they are not 

 desirable, as tlic birds injure themselves in the endea\"oui' 

 to escape. 



Another phni of a somewhat similar character, which has 

 ])i'oved most successful in use, is the catcher represented 

 on the next page. It is made of deal, to be as light as 

 possibh^ and can be painted brown. The size at the bottom 

 should be about 2ft. tin. sipiare, and at the top ab(.)ut 1ft. 

 scpiare, covered with a lid (Fig. 2), to enable the bird to 

 be removed. To set it, as shown in the sketch, a bender is 

 placed round from A to J], care being taken that it does not 

 ([uite reach the front. Two sticks, C and D, are used, a 

 notch should be cut in C about C'in. from the bottom, to 

 admit the top of stick D; the lower end of C resting 

 agaiust the bender; and when the catcher is ])laced on 



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